NEAC - Newtown: Erskineville Anglican Church

Follow the Leader (Hebrews 12:1-3)

Big Idea: Run the exhausting race of faithful living with the eyes of faith fixed on Jesus.

A. The Challenges of the Race

1. The weights of life

2. Sin’s entanglement

B. The Strategy of the Race

1.Where are your eyes?

2. What is faith?

3. Jesus as example

4. Jesus as mediator

C. The Goal of the Race

1. Endurance

2. Faithfulness

3. Glory

After three talks from Hebrews over the Weekend Away, Andrew reminds us of the implications of drawing near to God through Jesus.

Keeping the Faith in Community (Hebrews 10:19-25)

Big Idea: Jesus’ ministry enables us to come to God and keep the faith in community.

A. The Results of Jesus’ Ministry

1. Come

2. Cling

3. Consider

B. Jesus’ Ministry and the Community of the Church

1. Gathering together

2. Stirring up

3. Encouraging one another

Keeping the Faith in Community (Hebrews 10:19-25)

Big Idea: Jesus’ ministry enables us to come to God and keep the faith in community.

A. The Results of Jesus’ Ministry

1. Come

2. Cling

3. Consider

B. Jesus’ Ministry and the Community of the Church

1. Gathering together

2. Stirring up

3. Encouraging one another

The Father’s Speech and the Son’s Seat (Hebrews 1:1-4)

Big Idea: God’s definitive speech to us is through his Son, who now sits enthroned in heaven.

A. Speaking of God Speaking

1. The priority of God’s speech

2. The progression of God’s speech

3. The power of God’s speech

B. God’s Speech through His Son

1. Creation

2. Purification

C. The Son Sat Down

1. Where?

2. Why?

3. So what?

The Mediator’s Ministry (Hebrews 8:1-6)

Big Idea: Our Mediator’s ministry rests on his finished work and God’s unbreakable promises.

A. The Main Point

1. Fast forward: Hebrews 2-7

2. A Great High Priest

B. The Mediator’s Ministry

1. The vocabulary of Jesus’ ministry

2. The geography of Jesus’ ministry

3. The certainty of Jesus’ ministry

The Mediator’s Ministry (Hebrews 8:1-6)

Big Idea: Our Mediator’s ministry rests on his finished work and God’s unbreakable promises.

A. The Main Point

1. Fast forward: Hebrews 2-7

2. A Great High Priest

B. The Mediator’s Ministry

1. The vocabulary of Jesus’ ministry

2. The geography of Jesus’ ministry

3. The certainty of Jesus’ ministry

The Father’s Speech and the Son’s Seat (Hebrews 1:1-4)

Big Idea: God’s definitive speech to us is through his Son, who now sits enthroned in heaven.

A. Speaking of God Speaking

1. The priority of God’s speech

2. The progression of God’s speech

3. The power of God’s speech

B. God’s Speech through His Son

1. Creation

2. Purification

C. The Son Sat Down

1. Where?

2. Why?

3. So what?

Scripture:

2 Samuel 7: 1 - 17

Luke 23: 32 - 43

Scripture:

2 Samuel 7: 1 - 17

Luke 23: 32 - 43