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Hebrews 13:7-17

Hebrews 13:7-17. 12:28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. . Hebrews 13:7-17.

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Hebrews 13:7-17

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  1. Hebrews 13:7-17 12:28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

  2. Hebrews 13:7-17 12:28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. Worshiping God through: -Brotherly Love -Loving Strangers -Loving the mistreated -Honor Marriage & God’s design for sexuality -Free from love of money

  3. Hebrews 13:7-17 13:7 Remember your leaders… Worshiping God through: -Proper attitude toward Spiritual Leadership

  4. Hebrews 13:7-17 13:7 Remember your leaders… Worshiping God through: -Proper attitude toward Spiritual Leadership

  5. Hebrews 13:7-17 13:7 Remember your leaders… “For scientific leadership give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems no way out, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” Endurance pg.14 Worshiping God through: -Proper attitude toward Spiritual Leadership

  6. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders…

  7. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.

  8. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Impart knowledge of God and his Word - central to Christianity - must have verbal communication

  9. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Acts 20:18 “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now I have done the Lord’s work humbly and with many tears.... I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.” Impart knowledge of God and his Word - central to Christianity - must have verbal communication

  10. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Impart knowledge of God and his Word - central to Christianity - must have verbal communication Proverbs 14:27 “Fear of the LORD is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death.”

  11. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Impart knowledge of God and his Word - central to Christianity - must have verbal communication -can take many forms

  12. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.

  13. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Observable fruit from their life -not shallow ‘fruit’ -deep change is a result of Holy Spirit Jn. 15:5 -assumes closeness with leaders -Do they sacrifice? Jn. 10

  14. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Observable fruit from their life -not shallow ‘fruit’ -deep change is a result of Holy Spirit Jn. 15:5 -assumes closeness with leaders -Do they sacrifice? Jn. 10 John 15:5“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.”

  15. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Observable fruit from their life -not shallow ‘fruit’ -deep change is a result of Holy Spirit Jn. 15:5 -assumes closeness with leaders -Do they sacrifice? Jn. 10

  16. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. John 10:11-15“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.” Observable fruit from their life -not shallow ‘fruit’ -deep change is a result of Holy Spirit Jn. 15:5 -assumes closeness with leaders -Do they sacrifice? Jn. 10

  17. What do spiritual leaders look like? 13:7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Observable fruit from their life -not shallow ‘fruit’ -deep change is a result of Holy Spirit Jn. 15:5 -assumes closeness with leaders -Do they sacrifice? Jn. 10 John 10:11-15“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.”

  18. Why do we need spiritual leaders? 13:8-9 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.”

  19. Why do we need spiritual leaders? 13:8-9 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.” Protection from tangents

  20. Why do we need spiritual leaders? 13:8-9 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.” Protection from tangents -maintain proper emphasis -snake handling -what does the bible emphasize? Grace

  21. Why do we need spiritual leaders? 13:17 Obey you spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.”

  22. Why do we need spiritual leaders? 13:17 Obey you spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.” Provision from God for our growth -can see blind spots -usually have better perspective on big picture -can be resisted, but it’s your growth suffering

  23. How do we follow spiritual leaders? 13:7 “Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.” ESV “imitate their faith”

  24. How do we follow spiritual leaders? 13:7 “Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.” ESV “imitate their faith” Imitate pattern of life -not mannerism etc., no mini-me’s -subjective areas/attitudes best learned through modeling -ministry skill, interpersonal relating, etc. -again assumes closeness 1 Thess. 1:5-7

  25. How do we follow spiritual leaders? 13:7 “Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.” ESV “imitate their faith” 1 Thessalonians 1:5-7 “And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the sever suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece-throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.” Imitate pattern of life -not mannerism etc., no mini-me’s -subjective areas/attitudes best learned through modeling -ministry skill, interpersonal relating, etc. -again assumes closeness 1 Thess. 1:5-7

  26. How do we follow spiritual leaders? 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.”

  27. How do we follow spiritual leaders? 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” Submission -not toe-dragging, waiting for orders… -dirty word in our culture, last resort -1 Peter 5:5-7 submission before honor

  28. How do we follow spiritual leaders? 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” 1 Peter 5:5-7 “In the same way, you younger men must accept (ESV ‘be subject to’) the authority of the elders. And all of you, serve each other in humility, for ‘God opposes the proud but favors the humble.’6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” Submission -not toe-dragging, waiting for orders… -dirty word in our culture -1 Peter 5:5-7 submission before honor

  29. How do we follow spiritual leaders? 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” Submission -not toe-dragging, waiting for orders… -dirty word in our culture -1 Peter 5:5-7 submission before honor

  30. How do we follow spiritual leaders? -First step is meeting Jesus -Submission to God & leaders intertwined -Start early

  31. How do we follow spiritual leaders? -First step is meeting Jesus -Submission to God & leaders intertwined -Start early Joshua Samuel King David Jonathan King Josiah Jeremiah Daniel Shadrach Meshach Abednego Mary mother of Jesus John Mark John the Apostle Timothy

  32. How do we follow spiritual leaders? Joshua -Numbers 11:28 “…had been Moses’ assistant since his youth.” -First step is meeting Jesus -Submission to God & leaders intertwined -Start early Joshua Samuel King David Jonathan King Josiah Jeremiah Daniel Shadrach Meshach Abednego Mary mother of Jesus John Mark John the Apostle Timothy

  33. How do we follow spiritual leaders? King Josiah: 16 years old when he committed his life to God -2 Chron. 34:1-3 “Josiah was eight years old when he became king…During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David” -First step is meeting Jesus -Submission to God & leaders intertwined -Start early Joshua Samuel King David Jonathan King Josiah Jeremiah Daniel Shadrach Meshach Abednego Mary mother of Jesus John Mark John the Apostle Timothy

  34. How do we follow spiritual leaders? Prophet Jeremiah: -Jeremiah 1:6-8 “O Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” The LORD replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken!” -First step is meeting Jesus -Submission to God & leaders intertwined -Start early Joshua Samuel King David Jonathan King Josiah Jeremiah Daniel Shadrach Meshach Abednego Mary mother of Jesus John Mark John the Apostle Timothy

  35. How do we follow spiritual leaders? John Mark: -Mark 14:51-52 “One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked.” -First step is meeting Jesus -Submission to God & leaders intertwined -Start early Joshua Samuel King David Jonathan King Josiah Jeremiah Daniel Shadrach Meshach Abednego Mary mother of Jesus John Mark John the Apostle Timothy

  36. How do we follow spiritual leaders? -First step is meeting Jesus -Submission to God & leaders intertwined -Start early Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego: probably around 14 or 15 when selected by Nebuchadnezzar. -Daniel 1 “But Daniel was determined not to defile himself…God gave these four men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom.” Joshua Samuel King David Jonathan King Josiah Jeremiah Daniel Shadrach Meshach Abednego Mary mother of Jesus John Mark John the Apostle Timothy

  37. Hebrews 13:7-17Spiritual Leadership Comments? Questions? Experiences?

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