Sermon Text: Hebrews 12:28-13:9Companion Text: John 21:9-171.The Importance – “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:28-292.The Intensity – “Let brotherly love continue.” Hebrews 13:1 3.The Inclusion – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:24.The Implementation – “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” Hebrews 13:5

Sermon Text: Hebrews 12:18-29Companion Text: Matthew 27:45-541.The Problem – “For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest…” Hebrews 12:182.The Prospect - “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering…” Hebrews 12:22 3.The Precept – “…and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect…” Hebrews 12:23

Hebrews 11:32-40Daniel 3:13-18 (companion)1.The Composition “And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,” Hebrews 11:32-332.The Complexity “Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.” Hebrews 11:353.The Conviction “Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.” Hebrews 11:354.The Capture “And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.” Hebrews 11:39-40

Luke 22:14-20Hebrews 9:11-14 (companion)1.The Problem “And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him.” Luke 22:142.The Power “And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, ‘This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.’” Luke 22:203.The Product “And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” Luke 22:19

Hebrews 12:1-13John 12:12-191.The Race “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” Hebrews 12:12.The Reason “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.’”3.The Response “Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.” Hebrews 12:12-13

Hebrews 10:19-22(a); 11:1-13Luke 7:1-101.It’s Rational “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation.” Hebrews 11:1-22.It’s Personal “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Hebrews 11:63.It’s Foundational “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:84.It’s Graceful “These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.” Hebrews 11:13

Sermon Text: Hebrews 9:11-14 and Hebrews 10:11-18 Supplementary text: Leviticus 16:11-22

Hebrews 8:1-2, 7-13Jeremiah 31:31-341.The End “Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man.” Hebrews 8:1-22.The Beginning “For he finds fault with them when he says: ‘Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.’” Hebrews 8:8-93.The Difference “And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.” Hebrews 8:11

Hebrews 7:18-27I John 1:5-101.The Need “For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.” Hebrews 7:18-192.The Necessity “…but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:24-253.The Nearness “He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.” Hebrews 7:27

Sermon Text – Hebrews 6:13-20Companion Text - Genesis 22:9-14The Condition “For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, ‘Surely I will bless you and multiply you.’” Hebrews 6:13-14The Character “ So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promisethe unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath…” Hebrews 6:17The Certainty "We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf..." Hebrews 6:19-20(a)