Theme: God's People are Reminded that the Root of Christ Produces the Fruit of Christian Obedience. I. Called to the Love of Our Fellow Believers – vv. 1-3 A. Called to Brotherly Love – v. 1 B. Entertaining Strangers (and possibly angels) – v. 2 II. Called to Faithfulness as God is Faithful – vv. 4-6 A. Marriage is Honorable, but Fornicators and Adulterers will be Judged – v. 4 B. Content with What we Have (including the Presence of the Holy Spirit) – v. 5 C. The Lord is My Helper, I Will Not Fear – v. 6 III. Founded on the Solid Foundation of Christ – vv. 7-9 A. Remember Those who Preach – v. 7 B. Christ Does Not Change – v. 8 C. Our Hearts are to be Established on Solid Teachings – v. 9

Theme: Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses, Believers Press Forward to the Goal of the Kingdom which Shall Not be Shaken. I. Pursue Peace and Holiness – vv. 14-17 A. Pursue Peace and Holiness (without which no one will see the Lord) – v. 14; Ro 14:19; 12:18; 2 Co 7:1 B. Care not to Fall Short of the Grace of God – vv. 15-17; Ga 5:4; Ge 25:33; 27:38-40 II. Approaching the Heavenly Jerusalem – vv. 18-24 A. Not Approaching an Earthly Mountain like Sinai – vv. 18-21; Ex 19:12-13; 20:18-26 B. Coming to the City of the Living God – vv. 22-24; Re 21:10; 7:9; 20:12; I Ti 2:5; Heb 10:22 III. Preparing for the Kingdom Which Cannot be Shaken – vv. 25-28 A. We Dare Not Refuse God's Word – vv. 25-26; Heb 2:2-3; Hag 2:6 B. The Removal of the Earth at God's Judgment – vv. 27-29; Is 65:17; Mt 24:4-8; I Co 15:58; 2 Th 1:8

Theme: Believers Run the Race, Enduring Hardship, Following Christ's Pattern in Seeking the Joy Set Before Them. I. Running With Endurance the Race Set Before Us – vv. 1-4 A. Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses – v. 1 B. Looking to Our Greatest Witness, Christ – v. 2-3 C. We have not even resisted to bloodshed – v. 4 II. Receiving the Lord's Chastening in Hope – vv. 5-10 A. God's Exhortation not to Despise the Lord's Chastening – vv. 5-6 B. God is Dealing with us as Children (Sons) – vv. 7-8 C. God's Chastening is Perfect – vv. 9-10 III. Being Strengthened and Healed, Producing Fruit – vv. 11-13 A. Chastening is Training – v. 11 B. Strengthened by Training – vv. 12-13