Strangers and Pilgrims (handout)

How did the Patriarchs stay focused on heaven despite their many distractions?

          I.         THEY WERE ________________ – 13a

·                    We must be _______________ if we are to keep our vision clear (1 Jn.5:13).

       II.         THEY HAD _________________ – 13b

·                    We must __________  __________ than the present if we are to stay focused (1 Pet.2:11; Eph.2:19).

     III.         THEY WERE ___________________________ – 14

·                    Despite _____________ that come our way, we must not get distracted (1 Pet.5:8; Eph.6:16).

    IV.         THEY HAD _____________________ – 15-16a

·                    We must be able to ________________ between the temporal and the eternal (2 Cor.4:18; Matt.6:19-21).

      V.          THEY KNEW THEY WERE _______________ – 16b

·                     We must understand, if we are on God’s side, we are ___________ (Jn.10:28; Rom.8:28).

Shane Robinson

8/27/08

Hebrews 11:13-16

How did the Patriarchs stay focused on heaven despite their many distractions?

          I.         THEY WERE ________________ – 13a

·                    We must be _______________ if we are to keep our vision clear (1 Jn.5:13).

       II.         THEY HAD _________________ – 13b

·                    We must __________  __________ than the present if we are to stay focused (1 Pet.2:11; Eph.2:19).

     III.         THEY WERE ___________________________ – 14

·                    Despite _____________ that come our way, we must not get distracted (1 Pet.5:8; Eph.6:16).

    IV.         THEY HAD _____________________ – 15-16a

·                    We must be able to ________________ between the temporal and the eternal (2 Cor.4:18; Matt.6:19-21).

      V.          THEY KNEW THEY WERE _______________ – 16b

·                     We must understand, if we are on God’s side, we are ___________ (Jn.10:28; Rom.8:28).

Shane Robinson

8/27/08

Hebrews 11:13-16