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STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF!

STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF!. Have the attitude of the Bereans…. … take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]!. The of FAITH !. Part One:. WHAT do you KNOW that MOVES you ?.

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STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF!

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  1. STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF! Have the attitude of the Bereans… … take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]!

  2. The of FAITH! Part One:

  3. WHAT do you KNOW that MOVES you?

  4. WHAT do you KNOW that MOVES you… • … toDO what you DO? • … to BEHAVE the way you BEHAVE? • … to BELIEVE what you BELIEVE? • ... to HOPE for WHAT you HOPE for?

  5. Perhaps the ANSWERS are rooted in… • … what we INHERITED from our FAMILYEXPERIENCE(?) • … what we were TAUGHT in a CHURCH(?) • … LIFE’SREWARDS or DISAPPOINTMENTS(?) • … what MADE you FEELGOOD(?) – or what MADE you FEELBAD(?)

  6. QUESTIONS? • HOWDOES what you KNOWEFFECT your FAITH? • Have you ever questioned WHAT you BELIEVE? • – while TELLING someone else WHAT you BELIEVE?

  7. QUESTIONS? • Have you ever DOUBTED what you have been TAUGHT because of HYPOCRISY at HOME or at CHURCH?

  8. The FATAL FLAW… • … may be ME! • … may be YOU! • … may be yourVIEWING POINT • versus yourPOINT of VIEW • versus yourPOINT of REFERENCE

  9. HEBREWS gives us a POINT of REFERENCE • This POINT of REFERENCE is given in ONEWORD…

  10. Hebrews 2:2-4 • [2] For ifthe WORDSPOKEN through angels proved UNALTERABLE (stedfast[stable]), • and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, • [3] HOW SHALL we ESCAPE if we NEGLECT so GREAT a SALVATION? …

  11. [3] … After it was at the first SPOKEN through the LORD, • it was CONFIRMED to us by those who heard, • [4] GODalsoBEARINGWITNESSwith them, • both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit accordingto HISOWNWILL.

  12. Hebrews 9:13-14 • [13] For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, SANCTIFY for the CLEANSING of the FLESH,

  13. [14] how much more will the BLOOD of Christ, • Who through the ETERNALSPIRIT offered Himself WITHOUT BLEMISH to God, • CLEANSE your CONSCIENCE from DEADworks to SERVE the LIVING God?

  14. Hebrews 10:29 • How muchSEVERER PUNISHMENT do you think they will DESERVE • who have TRAMPLED under foot the Son of God…

  15. Hebrews 10:29 • … and have REGARDEDasUNCLEAN the BLOOD of the COVENANT • by which they were SANCTIFIED, • and have INSULTED the SPIRIT of GRACE?

  16. The POINT of REFERENCE is JESUS?

  17. Hebrews 4:14 • [14] Since then we HAVE a GREATHIGHPRIEST • Who has passed through the heavens, JESUS the SON of GOD, • let us HOLD FAST(our)[the]CONFESSION.** • **(… the faith we profess [NIV])

  18. So WHAT He is SAYING is… • SinceYOUhaveJESUS • HOLDFIRMLY to the FAITHYOUPROFESS!

  19. Hebrews 12:1 • [1] Therefore, SINCE we have so great a cloud of witnesses… • Hebrews 11:13 adds, • [13] ALL these DIED in FAITH, WITHOUTRECEIVING the PROMISES,

  20. For 21 centuries the Jews… • … BELIEVED that God would do something IN the world FOR the world – through Abraham • … LOOKEDFOR what God would do IN the world FOR the world – through Abraham

  21. Hebrews 11:13 • All these DIED in FAITH,WITHOUTRECEIVING the PROMISES, • buthaving SEEN them • andhavingWELCOMEDthem from a distance, • and havingCONFESSED that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

  22. The PROMISE – In Genesis 22:18, God said, • [18] “And in your SEEDall the nations of the earth shallbeBLESSED, because you have obeyed My voice.”

  23. The PROMISE Fulfilled –Galatians 3:16 • Now the PROMISES were SPOKEN to Abraham and to his seed. • He does not say, “And to seeds,” as (referring) to many, • but (rather) to ONE, • “And to your SEED,” that is, CHRIST.

  24. Discipleship Lesson #1 from Genesis 22:18 and Galatians 3:16 • JESUSIS what God HASDONEIN the world and FOR the world!

  25. Question • If they whoDID NOT RECEIVE the PROMISECONTINUEDtoLOOKfor that PROMISE? • How much more should we WHO HAVINGSEENand WHOHAVINGRECEIVEDtheBLESSINGS of the PROMISE REMAINFAITHFUL? CONTINUEDtoLOOKfor that PROMISE? andWHOHAVINGRECEIVEDtheBLESSINGS of the PROMISE REMAINFAITHFUL?

  26. If they would not let go of the PROMISE? • Why would you let go of the PROMISE?

  27. Hebrews 12:1 • [1] Therefore, SINCE we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, • let us also LAY ASIDEeveryENCUMBRANCE [HINDERENCE]…

  28. Hebrews 12:1 • [1] Therefore, SINCE we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, • let us also LAY ASIDE… • … the SIN which so easilyENTANGLES us…

  29. Hebrews 12:1 • [1] Therefore, SINCE we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us… • … and LET US RUN with ENDURANCE • the RACE that IS SET BEFORE US,

  30. Hebrews 12:1-2 • [1] … LET US RUN with ENDURANCE the RACE that IS SET BEFORE US, • [2] FIXING [G872 + G1519] our EYES on JESUS… • More Literally: • “intentionally and intentlylooking [G872]toward [G1519]Jesus…”

  31. Perhaps your religious experience has fixed your eyes on a… • Preacher / Priest / Elder • church • Bible • some doctrine • some experience • some circumstance

  32. Discipleship Lesson #2 from Hebrews 12:1-2 • RUNNINGthe RACE with ENDURANCE… • BEGINS with FIXINGYOUREYES ON a person • JESUS!

  33. Discipleship Lesson #3 from Hebrews 12:1-2 • [2] fixing our eyes on Jesus, • the AUTHOR [G747] • [ORIGINATOR, PIONEER] • and PERFECTER [G5051] • [COMPLETER, FINISHER] • of (our) [THE]FAITH,

  34. Hebrews 12:2 • … Who for the JOY set before Him • ENDURED the cross, • DESPISING the shame, • and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  35. Hebrews 12:3 • [3] … CONSIDER [357] HIM…

  36. Discipleship Lessons #4 and #5 from Hebrews 12:3 • [3] … CONSIDERHIM… • BEGINtoCONSIDERHIM • BEGINtoRECONSIDERHIM

  37. Discipleship Lesson #6 from Hebrews 12:3 • [3] … CONSIDERHIM… • CONSIDERHISTEACHING – • not what you have been TOLD He taught!

  38. Discipleship Lesson #7 from Hebrews 12:3 • [3] … CONSIDERHIM… • CONSIDERHISCLAIMS – • not what people have CLAIMED about Him!

  39. Hebrews 12:3 • [3] … CONSIDER HIM… • … WhohasENDURED suchHOSTILITY… • … bysinnersagainst Himself…

  40. Discipleship Lesson #8 from Hebrews 12:3 • [3] … CONSIDERHIM… • … so that youmay not growWEARY and LOSEHEART. • (i.e., metaphorically lose faith)

  41. Is your FAITH WEAK? • Are you LOSING your FAITH?

  42. UPON WHAT is the FAITH you DOHAVEFOCUSED? • some Person • some doctrine • some circumstance • some ( you fill in the blank ) • some church • some Experience

  43. FIX Your on JESUS! Here is Your Invitation to

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