First General Baptist

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews  

Text: Hebrews 13:1-4  

One verse messages  

Vs 1  

“Let the family continue to care for one another.”  

Vs 2  

Vs 3  

Vs 4  

Ephesians 5:25, 33

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews

Text: Hebrews 12:18-29

God is great, God is good

Acts 17:23-31

Lord of heaven and earth:

Stephen Hawking, “We now know that our galaxy is only one of some hundred thousand million that can be seen using modern telescopes, each galaxy itself containing some hundred thousand million stars.”

Lord of each one of us:

As of August 2022, there are 7.97 billion of us.

Desperate to save each of us:

John 3:16

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews  

Text: Hebrews 12:12-17  

Be Careful  

When you are tired/discouraged/depressed:  

~Be careful how you let it affect and change you.  

~Pursue peace & purity. Look out, look up, don’t look in (too much)  

Matthew 11:28-29  

The problem: this race is tiring you out.  

The answer: get back in the race-the right way.

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews  

Text: Hebrews 12:5-11  

Disciplined Training  

Discipline: To punish. To Instruct, to train  

~Philippians 4:11-12  

Learned contentment  

~Philippians 1:23-24  

Heaven and earth  

~Philippians 4:4-7  

Peace you can’t explain  

Growth always comes thru difficult times, not our easy times.

Message: Desperation leads to Jesus  

Text: Luke 8:40-55  

Your desperation:  

“Millions of people are happy without Jesus.”  

Desperation of others:  

Matthew 25:34-40  

How do you get close to Jesus?

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews

Text: Hebrews 12:1-2

Weight Loss

The Sin:

“Sin is always a form of insanity.”

1 Corinthians 6:12

The Weight:

Weight of others

Philippians 3:7-14

Weight of things

Weight of yourself

2 Corinthians 12:9

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews

Text: Hebrews 12:1-4

No Greater Love

What is Jesus’ joy?

John 15:9-13

Consider Him in comparison

George MacDonald, "Because you don't see what can be done, you say God can do nothing--which is like saying there cannot be more within His scope than there is within yours."

John 15:5 and Philippians 4:13

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews  

Text: Hebrews 12:1-4  

Your Journey…

Aware but focused 

Instead of just aware of what is going on around us, we’re focusing on that.  

The discipline of not allowing the unGodliness and unfaithfulness of others discourage us.  

This race isn’t against each other. We each have our own course.  

Instead of just aware of ourselves, we’re focusing on ourselves.  

Ephesians 6:12  

I’m very aware of what is going on around me and in me, so I stare at Jesus.

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews  

Text: Hebrews 11:40 (Msg, NLT)  

Your Journey…  

Someone is anxious to see you!  

People are waiting for you:  

1 Corinthians 11:33  

Henri Nouwen, "A man can keep his sanity and stay alive as long as there is at least one person who is waiting for him. The mind of man can indeed rule his body even when there is little health left. A dying mother can stay alive to see her son before she gives up and struggle, a soldier can prevent his mental and physical disintegration when he knows that his wife and children are waiting for him. But when nothing and nobody is waiting, there is no chance to survive in the struggle for life."  

Revelation 21:3-5  

Jesus is waiting for you:  

Psalm 116:15  

Romans 3:23, 6:23, 10:9-10, John 1:12

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews

Text: Hebrews 11:32-40

Your Journey…

Success is Obedience

Our view of success is often achieving desired results.

God’s view of success is obedience. His desired result is always eternal.

Our view and God’s view are often very different.

Luke 2:10-11

The gospel is an announcement, a proclamation…not a debate topic.

Acts 9:15-16