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Sunday, August 1, 2021

Don’t Stray

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20 (NIV) “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶ making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. ¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the Lord’s will is. ¹⁸ Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹ speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, ²⁰ always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Text: Hebrews 5:12-6:12

The writer of Hebrews gives three pastoral warnings to his readers.

Warning #1—Hebrews 2:1-4

          Don’t allow yourself to drift away from the Gospel

Warning #2—Hebrews 3:7-11

          Don’t allow your heart to become hardened.

Warning #3—Hebrews 5:12-6:20

          Don’t stray from the path or reject the plan God has prepared for you.

Hebrews 6:4-6—A very difficult passage, but…….

Who is the writer talking to?

Hebrews 6:7-8—A very stern warning with a dire picture.

Hebrews 6:9-12—A hopeful reminder.

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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Scripture Reading: Psalm 86:5-10 “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. ⁶ Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; And attend to the voice of my supplications. ⁷ In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me. ⁸ Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works. ⁹ All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name. ¹⁰ For You are great and do wondrous things; You alone are God.”

Text: Hebrews 4:12-16; 5:1-4

Rest—

Today—

Tragic Examples of rejecting God’s rest—Psalm 95:7-11; Exodus 17: Numbers 14.

#1–Hebrews 4:12-13—

God’s Word—

Alive—

Active–

Piercing—

#2–Hebrews 4:14-15—

A Superior High Priest—

“Passed through the heavens”—

          Provided a “once and for all” sacrifice.

#3—Hebrews 5:1-4—

Chosen from among men vs Called of God

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Sunday, July 18, 2021

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:28-33 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; ²⁹ and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰ Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? ³¹ “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Text: Hebrews 4:1-10

1. Hebrews 4:1-5

Rest—closely related to walking in right relationship with God. Rest happens when our inner most being—our thoughts, emotions, mind, and our will are in proper alignment with God.

Ephesians 2:8-9—We are saved by grace, not by our works.

Romans 15:7—Our works do not cause God to accept us.

1. Hebrews 4:6-10

God’s rest remains. Today if you hear His voice.

Matthew 11:28-30—God continues to offer rest.

Ephesians 3:14-21–An Apostolic Blessing from the Apostle Paul.

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Sunday, July 11, 2021

Bible Reading: Psalm 150 “Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. {2} Praise him for his mighty acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. {3} Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with harp and lyre, {4} praise him with tembrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, {5} praise him with the clash of cymbals. {6} Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

Text: Hebrews 3:7-11

Review:

Christ is superior to Old Testament prophets—1:1-2.

Christ is superior to angels—1:4-2:18

First Warning—2:1-4

Christ is superior to Moses—3:1-4.

Three major themes in Hebrews.

#1—The Superiority of Christ’s person.

#2—The Superiority of Christ’s Work.

#3—The Superiority of the Christian’s Walk of Faith.

First Warning—2:1-4—Don’t drift away.

          Song of Solomon 2:15—Little foxes

          Ephesians 5:3— “a hint of sexual immorality.”

Second Warning—Hebrews 3:7-4:13.

          Psalm 95:7-11

          Murmuring—a mumbled expression of discontent.

          Two failed tests—Exodus 17:1-7 & Numbers 14:26-35.

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Sunday, June 27, 2021

Bible Reading: Psalm 95:1-7 “Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. ² Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. ³ For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods. ⁴ In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also. ⁵ The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land. ⁶ Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. ⁷ For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.”

Text: Hebrews 3

Review:

Superiority of Christ—Hebrews 1.

First of five warnings: Hebrews 2:1-4—Don’t drift away.

Christi is superior to Moses—Hebrews 3:1-5.

Second of five warnings—Hebrews 3:8-11—Don’t harden your heart.

Numbers 14:1-4, 11-12–Disobedience to God causes our hearts to become hardened.

Numbers 14:26-33–Hardened hearts bring about the judgment of God.

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June 20, 2021

Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 7:14-15 & Proverbs 4:11-12 “I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ¹⁵ But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.” “I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. ¹² When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And, when you run, you will not stumble.”

A Summer in Hebrews #3

Text: Hebrews 12:5-11

The Chastening of the Lord—to instruct; to learn; and to teach.

God’s discipline is always a call for us to do better.

Ephesians 4:17-24—

Psalm 103:8

Jeremiah 29:11

Hebrews 2:1

James 4:8

An “old soul”—

“God, in His Ways and in His Word, can make each of us an “old soul.” He guides us into the disciplines of life that will cause us to avoid pitfalls, and to walk the path He has created for us.”

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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Scripture reading: Hebrews 4:14-16 “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. ¹⁵ For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. ¹⁶ Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Summer in Hebrews #2: Hold Fast

Text: Hebrews 1:5-14; 2:1-4

Why settle for #2 when you can have #1?

Hebrews 1:5-14—Jesus is superior to angels.

            Verse 4—A more excellent name.

            Angels are created beings. Jesus has been eternally self-existent.

            John 1:1-4—

Seven Old Testament Quotes in Hebrews 1:5-14—Psalm 2; 2 Samuel 23; Deuteronomy 32:43; Psalm 104:4; Psalm 45:6-7; Psalm 102: 25-27; Psalm 110.

The purpose of the book of Hebrews: Hebrews 13:22 “And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation [encouragement], for I have written to you in few words.”

The book of Hebrews contains 5 warnings (encouragements): 2:1-4; 3:7-4:13; 5:11-6:20; 10:19-39; & 12:25-29.

First Warning: 2:1-4. “Don’t drift away from the word.”

Verse 3—If rejecting the Law carried penalties, how much more so does rejecting salvation through Jesus?

Drifting away—

Ephesians 4:20-23—Putting Off & Putting On.

Our sinful nature is described in Galatians 5:19-21 (NLT)–

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)–

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Sunday, June 6, 2021

Bible Reading: Colossians 1:15-18 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶ For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions orprincipalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. ¹⁷ And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. ¹⁸ And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.”

Hebrews: The Superiority of Christ

Text: Hebrews 1:1-4

Purpose of Hebrews: Hebrews 13:22—To encourage; comfort; admonish to stay faithful.

Hebrews 1:2-3—Seven Statements about Christ

#1—He was appointed heir of all things.

            Colossians 1:16; Matthew 28:18

#2—He made everything.

#3—He is the radiance of the Father’s glory.

            Acts 10:38; Luke 9:28

#4—He is the exact representation of God’s nature.

#5—He upholds all things by His powerful word.

            Colossians 1:17; Jeremiah 29:11; John 10:10

#6—He made purification for our sin.

#7—He sat down at the right hand of the majesty of heaven.

            John 19:30

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Sunday, May 23, 2021

Scripture Reading: Psalm 145:1-3, 8-9 “I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. ² Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. ³ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.” 8 “The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. ⁹ The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.”

Text: John 14:16-18, 26

Let’s review:

“In the beginning”—

          Creation—Genesis 1:2

          The Holy Wind (Life)—Genesis 2:7

          Breath—Romans 8:11

“Author”—

          2 Peter 1:19— “a more sure word” (KJV)

John 14:16-18—

          “another helper”—one just like me

          V17-18—with us; in us; and by us

          Orphan—comfortless, helpless & hopeless

John 14:26—The Helper

          Advocate—1 John 2:1

          Teach—

          Remind—

Luke 24:49—The Promise of the Father

“The question is whether we are going to allow Him to walk with us; dwell in us; and be by us throughout our daily life.”

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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 9:6-7 “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. ⁷ Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”

Text: 2 Peter 1:16-21

To Russia with love—

Review from two weeks ago:

Holy Spirit at creation—brought order to chaos; purpose; form; and usefulness.

Holy Spirit breathes life into Adam—

            Ruach ha Kodesh—The Holy Wind

            Pneuma—breath

Holy Spirit as author—

            2 Timothy 3:16—All Scripture—

                        God breathed—Theopnuestos.

            1 Peter 1:16-21—

                        Luke 9:28-36—

                        “As they were moved along”—

The Bible—40 different writers; spread out over 1500 years; ONE AUTHOR

Hebrews 4:12— “living and powerful”

            A dynamic quality. It does things. It penetrates and deep into our inner most being. The place where our thoughts originate; the place where our emotions originate; and the place where our will originates.