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We are looking at the attitude we need to have when facing difficulty, opposition and suffering in our faith
We were told in the previous verses to take honest stock of our lives, what is hindering us that we need to separate ourselves from
And…Confess and deal with any sin activity that is happening in our lives.
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After that is done
The writer of Hebrews turns his focus onto the next thing we should consider in our contending with hardship
Hebrews 12:1–3 (NL
And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.
Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame.
Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
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We have made a Christian Industry out of what God is going to give us in this life.
The idea that we might have to live with an:
illness,
an unanswered prayer,
unfullfilled ambitions,
setbacks and dissappointments
is not easy for people raised in a culture of ease.
Walking this type of an experience is not a common sermon topic or selling point for the faith.
Jesus was able to face the shame, rejection, betrayal and torture of the cross BECAUSE he was focused on what was beyond it....beyond this life.
If that is what Jesus used to face his life of sacrifice....we should be the same.
State: What is that saying?
Make what is most important to you…the things of heaven
State: Shifting from a Christian cultural mindset that says God wants you to have a lifestyle equal to those around you
The western standard of living and expectation of comfort and ease is staggering
That is why THE WHOLE WORLD wants to come and live here
State: The shift away from such an expectation has to happen.
It is being forced upon us by a changing world
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It says....”Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross”
Notice that the “joy” spoken of here “awaits” Jesus on the other side of the cross.
We are given a rare glimpse into a time Jesus was noticeably full of joy…
These times of joy must have been rare because Luke made mention of the fact that Jesus was filled with joy.
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The disciples joy
The disciples joy should not come from their authority and power (stuff with them here)
But rejoiced because their names ARE registered in heaven
1) Your name is registered in heaven
The disciples names were written in heaven before they got there
Their life of faith was not an audition for salvation
Jesus did not say their names....will be, might be, could be...
He said they ARE!
And yours is also.
2) The joy Jesus wanted them to have was not in the earthly authority and power.....but in their heavenly destination.
Jesus’s Joy
He saw for the first time what the church is going to look like.
He was full of joy because the Father had
“ hiden these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike”
It was a small teaser of what the church would look like..
That made Jesus joyful!
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What we are learning from this passage in Hebrews?
Whate enables us to endure persecution and hardship?
Don’t focus on this life
Focus on the life to come, just as Jesus did.
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