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5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.
More context on this if i read it.
Introduction:
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this week we have a few events coming up. Tuesday prayer night at Inez Smiths house. Please enter into a new level of prayer joining hands and being led by the Spirit together.
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Zoo field trip for our children’s group aug 6th @10am
Midlands EMS luncheon also on august 6th @11am-12.
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Today we are in the Book of Hebrews....But before we dive in i have a story this morning, or really more of a memory
Binoculars story
My grandparents when they were still working, My grandfather is a retired Colonel Chaplin. For awhile he was stationed at fort Bragg . We would, we being me and my sisters. Would through out the summer go spend time with them for about a week. Give my mums a break.
The house that they had was pretty nice. All brick home on the corner of a quiet little neighborhood. The layout was pretty inside as well. You would walk inside the front door and on your right you would see what could have been a den but was more like a study room. Desk with a Computer. The type of computer that would make noises when connecting to the internet okay. But its an nice quiet room. Its the area where around 1am-2am…youll find the hippest grandma scrolling through facebook and laughing her behind off at the most silly memes she could find on her timeline.
Continue explaining the house layout to the kitchen……
The kitchen had this recessed table area you could sit at and enjoy a nice quick meal. Something like a San which and bag of chips.
However one morning i found myself in the kitchen while grandma was whipping up some bacon eggs and pancakes. When i remember she stopped and said ohh look, See my grandma had a little hobby i imagine. Because she had these little stick in the back yard that would house a bird feed on it.
At this specific moment she had just seen a red cardinal and I remember her pointing at it explaining where it was and when i had finally seen it she had come up to me and gave me a set of binoculars.
Now this moment she put the binoculars up to my face and i looked through them.
Now at this point i was old enough to be respectful to my elders, So in my kindest heart after peering through the binoculars a short time said “oh wow”
in my most sincere way. As my grandma said “can you even see through those and began to touch the top of the binoculars and change what i would later learn is the focus.
Then in a real awe and fascination I said “Oh wow”
With the right tool proper setting and correct usage binoculars are very very neat. I could now see in detail and almost up close and personal the birds wings and how they sway back and forth. it was beautiful.
See many of us know the functionality of binoculars, we know how they work, we know the purpose behind a set of binoculars is to see something far away really close.
But what im afraid is some of you in this room if we began to hand out a pair of binoculars some may leave the caps on the end, some may not know which moving slide can affect the focus.
Im afraid we know the functinality but we dont know how to dial it in.
And no im obvisously not talking about binoculars anymore.
Im talking about the Churches Faith.
We know the functinality of christianity. we understand that is our salvation we lean on. We understand that we must lean on God and accept the Blood of jesus for our lives to be saved.
Explain Jesus life death and cruixfiction.
See we understand functianlity of chritianity brings our salavatiion.
So we use our faith to keep our salvation.
However we stop there. And i can prove to you the church stops here. Because there isnt any change.
If we dial in what Christianity is then we can make a fight worth fighting count.
We know the functinality of christianity but we dont know how to change lifes.
But listen.....its okay. This isnt me coming after the church....no no no....
This isn’t anything like that. Its just the proof is where the pudding is....idk sounds like a statement.
Its okay because in the book of hebrews we see a similar situation. But we also see the answered perspective.
Today i want us to understand the
Title: Beauty of a Dialed in Faith.
Title: Beauty of a Dialed in Faith.
But just like the binoculars we need the right tool, proper setting and Correct application for us.
Today we are going to start a new chapter for Ignite Fellowship. We’re going to dive into the scriptures in ways we haven’t gone before.
Today we are going to open up the book of Hebrews and if we have time we will break down the first few scriptures of this passage.
I say if we have time because theres some explanation to do.
Let me adjust the focus on what we are trying to look at here because the book of hebrews is a little different.
For example anyone in this room able to tell me the author of this book?
Yeah So hebrews has no authorship.....
time frame some time before the fall of The Temple in Jeresulaem.
Nero Persecutions
lasted 31 years
Nero claimed a huge fire that burned down a bunch of old structures, which he then rushed to and put up
This book is written to a persecuted church.
1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
Today were going to touch base with the first few scriptures but first I want us to realize how much alike we are to the current level of this passage.
I want us to see how much what they were facing as the Church of Christ, are similar in many many ways to you and I on this very day.
5 Things I want us to look at and ultimately realize before we reach some verses in Chapter one.
1. It looks to me like this is written to a people that are expressing a falling away.
a. It looks like the numbers of whoever this is written to are shrinking away.
b. It looks like people in the body are leaving the church
c. It looks like faith in the messiah is on the decline among those who are receiving this word
2. Followers of Jesus feel like they are being pressured
a. Like they are outcast of their country
b. They are jews, but feel like others don’t except them like they are jews.
3. Several of them began to feel the record of Jesus maybe didn’t stand up to the questions the rabbis were posing.
a. It seems like they were nervous because they came to faith, and then the rabbis began to ask questions and they didn’t feel like they had the answers in them.
b. So a lot of these people concluded that maybe their faith wasn’t real.
aka the Christian faith was wavering because of jewish religious leaders bigotry.
4. Some of the respected leaders they were following in the faith appeared to be waffling wavering and defecting.
a. If the guy who leads you to Christ is leaving the faith, what does that do to your Faith?
b. A person can leave for unknown answers but also, allowing the sensual desires of ones life become more prominent then the Spiritual Desires we really crave.
c. Aka. Okay a case where someone’s desires were bigger in this life than their hope for the next
5. This seem to be a demoralized group
a. they lack direction
b. they need correction
c. they need instruction,
d. they need gentle rebuke,
i. they seem demoralized.
- Having lost confidence or hope: disheartened.
how do we really know that yeshua is not just our savior he is God himself?
How do you know Jesus is God.
Evidence offers 5 proofs.
1-4 Structures the whole book.
God spoke
To us in his son
He made the world
vs3 he is exact representation
he sat down
vs4 inherited a more excellent name
vs5
which angels did he say you are my son?
do you ever remember God calling anyone else his son other than God?
Is there any angelic being that preexisted the Body that God called son.
Because it is fundamental.
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets and many times and in various ways, but in the last days he has spoken to us by His son….
God spoke.... through prohets like elijah, Jonah whom we talked about last week…and so on.
God also speaks to his people through burning bushes,
Balems donkey
remember The author is writting to a hopeless timid christian bases.
He reminds them of the love of God and how he whom is seated upon the throne is speaking to us!
Last days:
7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
Knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say “where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”
Emanuel: people will come against you. Just as this church is facing ridicule from who they thought was family. See the issue with them And maybe the same stool we are standing on. When the questions came in from the educated, from the family, from the coworkers. The question we had no answers to The questions your pastors weren’t answering from the pulpit. The Hard truths and impossible notions that are brought against you in the world.
Just like the Hebrews in the second century church you and I are faced with this same formality.
Those who come against you with trifle questions that cause you to doubt your own faith. They turn around and do what they will.
See I understand. Trust me I do. Hebrews opens up directly into theological truths and as we walk our way through these scriptures and passages we will unfold them in our day to day life.
The thing is we have to have an understanding. Hebrews reminds the church. And for us enlightens us to have a fresh look on the Old Testament. And understanding why how and on what grounds we stand on this New Testament.
The thing is church The Old Testament is told but the New Testament is fulfilled.
Prophets
Luke 1 67-72
70: as he said through his holy prophets of long ago.
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
22 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.
23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the Lord’s people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.
25 Grace be with you all.
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
22 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.
23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the Lord’s people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.
25 Grace be with you all.
Opportunity for alter time:
In the beginning i said its okay....but what i have to add is iif we stay in this its not okay.