hebrews 12:14
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Hebrews Hebrews 12:1412:14
Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships
Pg 1070Pg 1070In Church BiblesIn Church Bibles
Every message has at least Every message has at least four messagesfour messages
Message you Message you prepareprepare to give to giveMessage you Message you actuallyactually give giveMessage you Message you wishwish you gave you gaveMessage you Message you livelive out out
Hebrews Review
Heb 1 Jesus is the message – fully God Heb 2 Jesus great work for us –fully man Heb 3-4 Jesus is our RestHeb 5-10 Jesus our Great High PriestHeb 10-12 Need & means of Endurance in JesusHeb 12 Serious call to press afterHeb 13 Closing practical exhortations
Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships
Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. first and great commandment.
Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships
Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart’…this is firstheart’…this is firstAnd the second is like it: ‘You shall And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’love your neighbor as yourself.’
On these two On these two commandments commandments hang all the Law hang all the Law and the Prophets.and the Prophets.
PursuePursue Context: Aim of our Context: Aim of our racerace Tenaciously Pursuing, Tenaciously Pursuing, progressprogress
Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships
Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart’…this is firstheart’…this is firstAnd the second is like it: ‘You shall And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’love your neighbor as yourself.’
On these two On these two commandments commandments hang all the Law hang all the Law and the Prophets.and the Prophets.
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace All means….AllAll means….All Peace means…Peace means…
1.1. Doesn’t mean friends with allDoesn’t mean friends with all2.2. Doesn’t mean stay in harms wayDoesn’t mean stay in harms way
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves.
Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Matthew 7:6
Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
Matthew 5:43-45
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you
Matthew 5:23-24
Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace andandSeeing Lord with Seeing Lord with Holiness Holiness
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace and! – both, and! – both, interconnected interconnected Seeing Lord with Seeing Lord with Holiness Holiness
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace and! – both, and! – both, interconnected interconnected
• Can’t love God and not Can’t love God and not othersothers
Seeing Lord with Seeing Lord with Holiness Holiness
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace and! – both, and! – both, interconnected interconnected
• Can’t love God and not Can’t love God and not othersothers• Can’t love others and not Can’t love others and not GodGod• Holiness w/o peace - Holiness w/o peace - legalismlegalism• Peace w/o Holiness - Peace w/o Holiness - liberalismliberalism
Seeing Lord with Seeing Lord with Holiness Holiness
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace andandSeeing Lord with Seeing Lord with Holiness Holiness
Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships
Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart’…this is firstheart’…this is firstAnd the second is like it: ‘You shall And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’love your neighbor as yourself.’
On these two On these two commandments commandments hang all the Law hang all the Law and the Prophets.and the Prophets.
1 Corinthians 1:2
To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and oursSaints used over 70 times for Christians
Isaiah 35:8
A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.
Revelation 21:27
But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
2 Corinthian s7:1
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Psalm 15:1-2
Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his
heart
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace andandSeeing Lord with Seeing Lord with Holiness Holiness Seeing Lord is the aimSeeing Lord is the aim Holiness is the meansHoliness is the means
Paul’s Testimony – Phil 3Paul’s Testimony – Phil 3v.4-6 If life were found in _____ v.4-6 If life were found in _____
I would have found it…didn’tI would have found it…didn’tv.7-11 Found Excellence of v.7-11 Found Excellence of Knowing ChristKnowing Christ
Thus Emptiness of everything Thus Emptiness of everything elseelsev.12-14 Therefore Presently v.12-14 Therefore Presently pursing Christpursing Christv.15-16 All Christians are going v.15-16 All Christians are going this waythis wayv.17-19 Otherwise end is v.17-19 Otherwise end is destruction destruction
Philippians 3 Church Bibles pg 898
PursuePursueall people with peaceall people with peace andandSeeing Lord with Seeing Lord with Holiness Holiness
Life is about RelationshipsLife is about Relationships
Jesus said … Jesus said … ‘You shall love the ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Lord your God with all your heart’…this is firstheart’…this is firstAnd the second is like it: ‘You shall And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’love your neighbor as yourself.’
On these two On these two commandments commandments hang all the Law hang all the Law and the Prophets.and the Prophets.
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