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Hebrews Explained_ 10 Life-Changing Lessons Every Christian Must Hear · truthunedited

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  Speaker 1: What if everything you ever believed about God was tested,
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  Speaker 1: not in some distant future, but right now. What if
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  Speaker 1: standing firm in your faith meant standing alone? What if
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  Speaker 1: the choice between comfort and commitment to Christ became the
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  Speaker 1: defining moment of your life? And look around the world
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  Speaker 1: is shifting, Truth is being redefined. People are deconstructing their faith,
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  Speaker 1: questioning if Jesus is really enough. Persecution isn't just something
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  Speaker 1: that happened in the early Church. It's happening now. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: not in the form of lions and arenas, but in
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  Speaker 1: the form of pressure, compromise, and the temptation to blend in.
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  Speaker 1: This is exactly what the believers in the Book of
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews were facing. They were tired, they were scared. Some
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  Speaker 1: were even thinking about turning back to their old ways,
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  Speaker 1: convinced that maybe the Law, the temple, or religious rituals
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  Speaker 1: could give them sol curity again. But the message of
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews is clear. Jesus is greater. Jesus is greater than
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  Speaker 1: the Law. Jesus is greater than Moses. Jesus is greater
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  Speaker 1: than the Old Covenant. Jesus is the final, perfect and
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  Speaker 1: eternal high Priest. And in this video we are going
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  Speaker 1: to break down ten of the most powerful messages from
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  Speaker 1: the Book of Hebrews in a way that will change
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  Speaker 1: how you see Jesus forever. Because the truth is, many
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  Speaker 1: of us are facing the same struggles today. Some of
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  Speaker 1: us are exhausted from trying to earn God's approval. Some
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  Speaker 1: of us are tempted to fall back into old habits.
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  Speaker 1: Some of us wonder if Jesus is truly enough. So
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  Speaker 1: let me ask you, what if your greatest test of
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  Speaker 1: faith is happening right now? What if God is calling
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  Speaker 1: you to trust Him completely with no backup plan? What
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  Speaker 1: if the endurance you build today is preparing you for
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  Speaker 1: something greater tomorrow. Because by the end of this Deep
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  Speaker 1: Bile Stories video, you will not only understand the Book
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  Speaker 1: of Hebrews, you will understand how to stand strong, hold
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  Speaker 1: onto your faith and trust in the all sufficient power
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  Speaker 1: of Christ. We have created a complete explain of video
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  Speaker 1: for the Book of Hebrews, breaking it down in a
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  Speaker 1: way that makes it easy to understand. We have also
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  Speaker 1: created a separate e book to help you with your
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  Speaker 1: Bible study. Both are linked in the description. It is
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  Speaker 1: our prayer that these videos help you draw closer to
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  Speaker 1: God and live out your faith with strength and confidence.
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  Speaker 1: Which topic from Hebrews do you struggle with the most?
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  Speaker 1: Drop a comment below. We might cover it in a
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  Speaker 1: future video. With that being said, let's get started. The
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  Speaker 1: first and most life changing lesson we got from going
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  Speaker 1: through the Book of Hebrews is this Geez is the
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  Speaker 1: final and perfect revelation of God. No more guessing, no
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  Speaker 1: more waiting for another prophet, another vision, or another law.
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  Speaker 1: Everything God wanted to reveal about himself, his character, and
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  Speaker 1: his plan for salvation has been fully revealed in Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Think about it. For centuries, God spoke in peaces, through prophets,
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  Speaker 1: through signs, through the law given to Moses. The people
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  Speaker 1: of Israel clung to these revelations, but they were only
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  Speaker 1: glimpses of something greater. It's like staring at the moon
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  Speaker 1: in the darkness, knowing the sun is coming, but not
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  Speaker 1: yet seeing its full glory, and then suddenly the sun rises,
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  Speaker 1: flooding the world with light. That's what happened when Jesus came.
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews one one to three declares this boldly. In the past,
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  Speaker 1: God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times,
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  Speaker 1: and in various ways. But in these last days He
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  Speaker 1: has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed
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  Speaker 1: heir of all things, and through whom also he made
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  Speaker 1: the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory
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  Speaker 1: and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things
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  Speaker 1: by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,
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  Speaker 1: he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty
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  Speaker 1: in heaven. This is the foundation of everything. Jesus is
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  Speaker 1: not just another prophet or teacher. He is the exact
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  Speaker 1: representation of God. If you want to know what God
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  Speaker 1: is like, look at Jesus. If you want to know
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  Speaker 1: how God loves, how he forgives, how he judges, how
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  Speaker 1: he restores, look at Jesus. He is the full revelation
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  Speaker 1: of God's heart and character. But here's the question. If
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  Speaker 1: Jesus is the full and final revelation of God, why
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  Speaker 1: do so many of us still look elsewhere. Some look
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  Speaker 1: to traditions. Others looked a spiritual experiences, chasing feelings rather
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  Speaker 1: than truth. Some look to self help teachings, trying to
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  Speaker 1: mix Jesus with worldly philosophies. But Hebrews makes it clear
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  Speaker 1: God has already spoken through Jesus, there is nothing greater,
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  Speaker 1: nothing higher, nothing beyond him. This is exactly what happened
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  Speaker 1: to the early Jewish Christians. They were used to prophets,
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  Speaker 1: to the law, to the temple system, and when persecution came,
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  Speaker 1: they started wondering, do we really need Jesus or should
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  Speaker 1: we go back to the old ways? And Hebrews answers
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  Speaker 1: them with an emphatic no. Think about Peter, one of
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  Speaker 1: Jesus's closest disciples. In John six, Jesus taught something difficult.
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  Speaker 1: He said people must eat his flesh and drink his
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  Speaker 1: blood to have eternal life. Many of his followers left
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  Speaker 1: because they didn't understand, and Jesus turned to his disciples
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  Speaker 1: and asked, do you want to leave too? Peter's response was,
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  Speaker 1: Powerful Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the
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  Speaker 1: words of eternal life? John six, sixty eight. That's the
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  Speaker 1: question we must ask ourselves today. Where else would we go?
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  Speaker 1: If Jesus is the full revelation of God? What else
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  Speaker 1: are we searching for? We live in a world obsessed
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  Speaker 1: with new revelations, new teachings, and new philosophies. Some people
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  Speaker 1: try to blend Jesus with the latest self improvement trend.
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  Speaker 1: Others mix their faith with new age ideas. But Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: warns us Jesus is enough. He is the complete revelation.
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  Speaker 1: There is nothing greater than him. Think about this in
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  Speaker 1: real life. Imagine your waiting for an important message, may
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  Speaker 1: be a life changing life letter, a final answer about
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  Speaker 1: your future. You get a few hints along the way,
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  Speaker 1: some signs that something is coming. Then one day you
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  Speaker 1: receive the final sealed letter directly from the source. Do
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  Speaker 1: you ignore it and keep waiting for more signs or
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  Speaker 1: do you open it, read it and take it as truth.
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  Speaker 1: That's what God has done. He didn't leave us with
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  Speaker 1: partial messages any more. He sent his son, and the
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  Speaker 1: moment Jesus spoke, lived, died, and rose again, the full
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  Speaker 1: message was delivered. So here's the challenge. Are you living
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  Speaker 1: as if Jesus is truly enough? Or are you still
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  Speaker 1: waiting for another sign, another voice, another confirmation. If you've
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  Speaker 1: been searching for answers, let this be your reminder. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is the answer. If you've been doubting, let this be
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  Speaker 1: your encouragement. God has already sp Look to Jesus. If
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  Speaker 1: you've been running after new teachings. Let this be your
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  Speaker 1: wake up call. Nothing is greater than what God has
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  Speaker 1: already revealed in his son. So let me ask you,
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  Speaker 1: do you truly believe that Jesus is enough? Are you
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  Speaker 1: listening to him? Or are you still searching for something more?
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  Speaker 1: Because as we continue through Hebrews, we're going to see
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  Speaker 1: this theme over and over again. Jesus is greater than
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  Speaker 1: the Old Covenant. Jesus is greater than angels. Jesus is
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  Speaker 1: greater than the high priests. Jesus is greater than the
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  Speaker 1: sacrifices of the Temple. And if Jesus is greater than
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  Speaker 1: all of these things, he is also greater than your doubts,
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  Speaker 1: greater than your struggles, greater than anything this world could
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  Speaker 1: offer you. Moving forward, let's dive even deeper into Hebrews,
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  Speaker 1: because if this first lesson has shown us anything, it's
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  Speaker 1: that everything we believe hinges on who Jesus is. And
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  Speaker 1: the next thing Hebrews teaches us he's not just the
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  Speaker 1: final revelation, He's also greater than the angels. Stay with me,
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  Speaker 1: this is about to get even more powerful. The second
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  Speaker 1: and perhaps one of the most urgent lessons we got
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  Speaker 1: from going through the Book of Hebrews. Is this, If
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  Speaker 1: we don't pay attention to the truth, we will drift away,
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  Speaker 1: not crash, not fall, not suddenly walk away, drift slowly,
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  Speaker 1: silently without even realizing it, like a boat that loosens
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  Speaker 1: from its anchor and wakes up miles from the shore.
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews two one to three warns us in no uncertain terms,
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  Speaker 1: we must pay the most careful attention therefore to what
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  Speaker 1: we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
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  Speaker 1: For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and
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  Speaker 1: every violation and disobedience received, it's just how shall we
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  Speaker 1: escape if we ignore so great a salvation? Think about that,
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  Speaker 1: how shall we escape? The writer of Hebrews isn't talking
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  Speaker 1: to unbelievers. He's talking to believers, people who already know
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  Speaker 1: the truth, people who had already accepted Christ, and yet
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  Speaker 1: they were still at risk of drifting. Because drifting doesn't
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  Speaker 1: happen in an instant. It happens when you stop paying attention.
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  Speaker 1: Look at your own life. Have you ever noticed how
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  Speaker 1: easy it is to get caught up in the routine
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  Speaker 1: of life? At first, your faith is strong, your praying,
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  Speaker 1: reading scripture fully engaged. But then maybe work gets busy,
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  Speaker 1: maybe you start skipping prayer. Maybe you get comfortable thinking
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  Speaker 1: I already know God's truth. I don't need to be
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  Speaker 1: as intentional, and before you realize it, your passion is weaker.
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  Speaker 1: You aren't as connected to God as you once were.
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  Speaker 1: You didn't walk away, you drifted. This is what was
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  Speaker 1: happening to the early Christians. They were being pressured by culture,
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  Speaker 1: tempted by old traditions, and worn down by life's struggles.
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  Speaker 1: They weren't openly rejecting Christ. They were just paying less attention.
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  Speaker 1: And Hebrews is shouting at them. Wake up, hold on
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  Speaker 1: to what you've heard, because drifting doesn't just lead to
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  Speaker 1: distance from God, it leads to destruction. The Bible is
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  Speaker 1: filled with examples of people who started strong but drifted.
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  Speaker 1: Look at Samson, a man chosen by God, set apart
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  Speaker 1: from birth, filled with supernatural strength, but he stopped paying attention.
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  Speaker 1: He drifted, little compromises, little distractions, until one day he
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  Speaker 1: woke up and didn't even realize the presence of God
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  Speaker 1: had left him Judges sixteen twenty. Look at Solomon, a
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  Speaker 1: man who was the wisest in the world, given divine wisdom, power,
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  Speaker 1: and favor, but he stopped paying attention. He drifted into compromise,
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  Speaker 1: marrying foreign women, worshiping other gods, until his heart was
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  Speaker 1: no longer fully devoted to the Lord. First Kings eleven
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  Speaker 1: to four. It's not always the big sins that pull
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  Speaker 1: us away, it's the slow drift. And that's why Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: gives us the warning we must pay the most careful attention,
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  Speaker 1: because salvation isn't something we just acknowledge once and forget about.
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  Speaker 1: It's something we hold on to every single day. Think
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  Speaker 1: of it like this. Imagine you're driving on a highway.
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  Speaker 1: You don't have to jerk the wheel hard to end
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  Speaker 1: up in danger. All you have to do is stop
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  Speaker 1: paying attention. If you stop watching the road, even for
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  Speaker 1: a little while, you'll slowly drift into the next lane,
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  Speaker 1: and before you know it, you're in a collision. That's
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  Speaker 1: why Hebrews is so urgent, because in a world full
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  Speaker 1: of distractions, full of things that are constantly pulling us
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  Speaker 1: away from God, drifting is easier than ever. Social media, entertainment, work, relationships.
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  Speaker 1: None of these things are bad in themselves, but when
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  Speaker 1: they become more important than your time with God, you
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  Speaker 1: begin to drift. When you start listening more to culture
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  Speaker 1: than to scripture, you begin to drift. When you start
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  Speaker 1: letting sins slide because it's not that big of a deal,
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  Speaker 1: you begin to drift. And drifting leads somewhere. Hebrews two
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  Speaker 1: three asks the most critical question, how shall we escape
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  Speaker 1: if we ignore so great a salvation? The truth is
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  Speaker 1: we won't. But here's the good news. If drifting happens
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  Speaker 1: when we stop paying attention, then staying anchored happens when
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  Speaker 1: we choose to focus. So how do we stop drifting?
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  Speaker 1: First we return to God's word daily, not occasionally, not
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  Speaker 1: when we feel like it daily, because the less yes
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  Speaker 1: we read His word, the easier it is to forget it. Second,
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  Speaker 1: we stay connected to strong believers. Accountability is key. The
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  Speaker 1: people you surround yourself with will either help anchor your
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  Speaker 1: faith or cause you to drift even further. Third, we
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  Speaker 1: stay in prayer. Prayer keeps our hearts aligned with God's will.
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  Speaker 1: Without it, we lose our connection, and without that connection,
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  Speaker 1: we drift. This isn't just about avoiding sin, It's about
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  Speaker 1: holding on to the greatest treasure we have, our salvation
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  Speaker 1: in Christ. So let me ask you, are you drifting.
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  Speaker 1: Be honest, have you been paying attention to God the
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  Speaker 1: way you used to? Is your heart still on fire
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  Speaker 1: for him? Or have you slowly let distractions pull you away?
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  Speaker 1: Because drifting is dangerous. But here's the hope. If you
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  Speaker 1: realize your drifting, it means you can turn back. It's
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  Speaker 1: never to late. God is always ready to pull you
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  Speaker 1: back to anchor you in him, to remind you of
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  Speaker 1: the truth. But the choice is yours. Will you hold
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  Speaker 1: on to what you've heard or will you drift away?
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  Speaker 1: Moving forward, Hebrews will continue to challenge us because if
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  Speaker 1: Jesus is the final and perfect revelation of God, then
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  Speaker 1: we must pay attention. And in the next lesson we'll
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  Speaker 1: see another powerful truth. Jesus is greater than Moses, and
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  Speaker 1: that changes everything. Stay with me because we're only getting started.
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  Speaker 1: The third and perhaps one of the most eye opening
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  Speaker 1: lessons we got from going through the Book of Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: is this Jesus is greater than Moses, and he alone
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  Speaker 1: can bring us into true rest. This isn't just a
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  Speaker 1: theological statement, it's a reality that changes everything about how
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  Speaker 1: we live, work, and trust in God. Hebrews z. Three
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  Speaker 1: one through six compares Jesus to Moses, the great leader
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. Now to fully grasp why this is such
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  Speaker 1: a powerful statement, we have to put ourselves in the
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  Speaker 1: mindset of the early Jewish Christians who were receiving this letter.
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  Speaker 1: To them, Moses was everything. He was the one who
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  Speaker 1: led their ancestors out of Egypt. He was the one
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  Speaker 1: through whom God gave the law. He spoke with God
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  Speaker 1: face to face. He was faithful in everything God commanded
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  Speaker 1: him to do. But Hebrews makes a bold claim Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is greater, not because Moses was unimportant, but because Moses
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  Speaker 1: was only a servant in God's house, while Jesus is
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  Speaker 1: the son over God's house. Moses led the people to
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  Speaker 1: the edge of the promised land, but he couldn't bring
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  Speaker 1: them in. Jesus, on the other hand, is the one
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  Speaker 1: who leads us into true rest. But here's the warning.
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  Speaker 1: Just like the Israelites in Moses time failed to enter
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  Speaker 1: God's rest because of their unbelief, we too can miss
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  Speaker 1: out if we harden our hearts. Think about that God
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  Speaker 1: had promised Israel a land flowing with milk and honey.
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  Speaker 1: He had already prepared it for them. All they had
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  Speaker 1: to do was trust him and walk forward in faith.
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  Speaker 1: But what happened? They doubted, they complained, They let fear
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  Speaker 1: of the giants in the land overshadow their faith in
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  Speaker 1: God's promise, and so in entire generation missed out on
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  Speaker 1: the rest God had prepared for them. They wandered in
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  Speaker 1: the wilderness for forty years, not because God didn't want
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  Speaker 1: to bless them, but because they refused to trust Him.
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  Speaker 1: And Hebrews is warning us don't make the same mistake.
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews four one through two says, since the promise of
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  Speaker 1: entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that
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  Speaker 1: none of you be found to have fallen short of it,
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  Speaker 1: For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us,
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  Speaker 1: just as they did. But the message which they heard
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  Speaker 1: was of no value to them because they did not
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  Speaker 1: share the faith of those who obeyed that right there
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  Speaker 1: is the key faith, you see, Entering God's rest isn't
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  Speaker 1: just about believing in him, it's about trusting him completely.
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  Speaker 1: But let's make this practical. What does it mean to
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  Speaker 1: enter God's rest to day? It means you don't have
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  Speaker 1: to strive for approval. Jesus has already won it for you.
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  Speaker 1: It means you don't have to carry the weight of
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  Speaker 1: your burdens alone. Jesus is your rest. It means you
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  Speaker 1: don't have to live in fear of the future. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is your security. So many of us are living like
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  Speaker 1: the Israelites, wandering in a spiritual wilderness, exhausted, striving, and anxious,
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  Speaker 1: when all along Jesus is calling us to enter into
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  Speaker 1: his rest. Matthew eleven twenty eight to thirty echoes this
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  Speaker 1: truth when Jesus says, come to me, all you who
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  Speaker 1: are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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  Speaker 1: Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for
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  Speaker 1: I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will
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  Speaker 1: find rest for your souls. Think about your life right now.
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  Speaker 1: Are you truly resting in Jesus or are you still striving?
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  Speaker 1: Are you trusting in His grace or are you caught
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  Speaker 1: up in the pressure to prove yourself? Are you walking
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  Speaker 1: in faith or are you letting fear hold you back
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  Speaker 1: from the promises of God? Because Hebrews makes it clear
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  Speaker 1: the promise of rest is still available, but we must
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  Speaker 1: choose to enter it. And here's the challenge. Unbelief is
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  Speaker 1: the greatest enemy of rest. Just like the Israelites saw
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  Speaker 1: the Promised Land but never stepped into it, Many Christians
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  Speaker 1: to day hear about God's promises but never fully embrace them,
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  Speaker 1: and the result spiritual exhaustion. So what's the solution. How
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  Speaker 1: do we enter God's rest? First we trust in the
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  Speaker 1: finished work of Christ. Hebrews four to ten says, for
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  Speaker 1: any one who enters God's rest also rests from their works,
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  Speaker 1: just as God did from his. This doesn't mean we
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  Speaker 1: stop doing good, but it does mean we stop striving
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  Speaker 1: for what God has already given us freely. Second, we
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  Speaker 1: hold fast to faith. Hebrews three fourteen says we have
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  Speaker 1: come to share in Christ if indeed we hold our
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  Speaker 1: original conviction firmly to the very end. Faith isn't just
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  Speaker 1: a one time decision, It's a daily walk. Third, we
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  Speaker 1: refuse to harden our hearts. Hebrews three fifteen warns to day,
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  Speaker 1: if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.
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  Speaker 1: If God is calling you to trust Him in a
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  Speaker 1: deeper way, don't resist. Obedience leads to rest. So let's
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  Speaker 1: bring this home. Are you still striving or are you
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  Speaker 1: resting in Jesus? Trusting in your own efforts, or are
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  Speaker 1: you relying fully on what Christ has already done? Because
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  Speaker 1: here's the reality. Moses was faithful, but he couldn't bring
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  Speaker 1: the people into the promised land. Only Jesus can bring
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  Speaker 1: us into true rest. And this leads us directly into
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  Speaker 1: the next powerful lesson. Jesus is our perfect high priest,
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  Speaker 1: interceding for us and making a way where we couldn't.
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  Speaker 1: We're just getting started, so let's keep going. The fourth,
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  Speaker 1: and perhaps one of the most powerful lessons we got
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  Speaker 1: from going through the Book of Hebrews is this, Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is our high Priest, and because of him we can
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  Speaker 1: hold fast to our faith with confidence. This isn't just
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  Speaker 1: a religious concept. This is the foundation of why we
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  Speaker 1: can stand firm even in the most difficult seasons of life.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine for a moment you are in a courtroom. You
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  Speaker 1: are on trial. The evidence against you is overwhelming. Every sin,
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  Speaker 1: every failure, every moment of weakness is brought up. You
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  Speaker 1: have no defense. You are guilty. But then someone steps forward,
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  Speaker 1: not just any person, Jesus Christ himself, and he says,
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  Speaker 1: I will take their punishment. I will stand in their place.
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  Speaker 1: This is what it means that Jesus is our high priest.
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews four fourteen to sixteen says, since then we have
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  Speaker 1: a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: the Son of God. Let us hold fast our confession,
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  Speaker 1: for we do not have a high priest who is
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  Speaker 1: unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in
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  Speaker 1: every respect has been tempted as we are yet without sin.
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  Speaker 1: Let us, then, with confidence, draw near to the throne
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  Speaker 1: of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace
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  Speaker 1: to help in time of need. Break this down. First,
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  Speaker 1: Jesus has passed through the heavens. In the Old Testament,
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  Speaker 1: the high priest would enter the most holy place once
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  Speaker 1: a year, on the day of Atonement. He would bring
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  Speaker 1: a sacrifice and offer it for the sins of the people.
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  Speaker 1: But it was only temporary. Year after year, sacrifices had
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  Speaker 1: to be made. The priest had to go in again
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  Speaker 1: and again. But Jesus is different. When he died on
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  Speaker 1: the cross, he didn't enter an earthly temple. He entered
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  Speaker 1: heaven itself. He made the final sacrifice once and for all,
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  Speaker 1: and now he sits at the right hand of the
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  Speaker 1: Father interceding for us. Do you realize what that means.
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  Speaker 1: It means you are not alone. It means you have
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  Speaker 1: an advocate in heaven right now praying for you, standing
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  Speaker 1: for you, covering you in grace. It means your failures
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  Speaker 1: do not disqualify you, because Jesus has already made a
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  Speaker 1: way for you to be forgiven. But here's where it
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  Speaker 1: gets even more personal. Hebrews four fifteen says, for we
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  Speaker 1: do not have a high priest who is unable to
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  Speaker 1: sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who, in every respect
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  Speaker 1: has been tempted as we are. Yet without sin, Jesus understands.
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  Speaker 1: He knows what it's like to feel weak. He knows
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  Speaker 1: what it's like to be tempted. He knows what it's
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  Speaker 1: like to be betrayed, rejected, and abandoned. And yet he
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  Speaker 1: never sinned. Think about that. The same Jesus who walked
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  Speaker 1: on water, who calmed the storm, who cast out demons
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  Speaker 1: and healed the sick, that same Jesus also experienced hunger, exhaustion, grief,
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  Speaker 1: and deep sorrow. When you cry out to God, you're
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  Speaker 1: not praying to someone who is distant and indifferent. You're
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  Speaker 1: praying to someone who has walked in human skin, who
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  Speaker 1: has felt the weight of temptation, who has endured suffering
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  Speaker 1: beyond anything we can imagine. And because of that, Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: four sixteen gives us one of the greatest invitations in
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  Speaker 1: all of scripture. Let us, then, with confidence, draw near
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  Speaker 1: to the Throne of Grace, that we may receive mercy
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  Speaker 1: and find grace to help in time of need. Did
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  Speaker 1: you catch that? You don't have to come to God
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  Speaker 1: in fear. You don't have to come to God feeling ashamed.
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  Speaker 1: You don't have to wait until you get it all together.
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  Speaker 1: You can come boldly. You can run to Him when
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  Speaker 1: you fail. You can call on him when you are tempted.
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  Speaker 1: You can fall at his feet when you feel weak.
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  Speaker 1: Because Jesus is not just a high priest, He is
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  Speaker 1: your high priest. This is what separates Christianity from every
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  Speaker 1: other religion in the world. Every other religion says you
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  Speaker 1: must work your way to God. The Gospel says God
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  Speaker 1: has come to you. Every other religion says, earn your forgiveness.
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  Speaker 1: The Gospel says Jesus has already paid the price. Every
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  Speaker 1: other religion says, try harder, do better, and maybe you'll
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  Speaker 1: be accepted. The Gospel says, come as you are, and
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  Speaker 1: I will make you new. So here's the question. Are
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  Speaker 1: you holding fast to your confession? Are you standing firm
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  Speaker 1: in your faith knowing that Jesus is interceding for you?
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  Speaker 1: Or are you letting fear, shame, or doubt keep you
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  Speaker 1: from drawing near to the throne of grace? Because Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: is clear, Jesus is not just a historical figure. He
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  Speaker 1: is alive, He is active, and he is fighting for
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  Speaker 1: you even now. And this brings us to our next lesson.
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  Speaker 1: If Jesus is our high priest, then that means we
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  Speaker 1: must grow in maturity and stop living on spiritual milk.
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  Speaker 1: We are going deeper, so let's keep going. The fifth
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  Speaker 1: and perhaps one of the hardest hitting lessons we got
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  Speaker 1: from going through the Book of Hebrews is this, You
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  Speaker 1: were not meant to stay in the same place. Spiritually,
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  Speaker 1: growth is not optional, Maturity is not a suggestion. God
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  Speaker 1: calls us to move forward, to deepen our understanding and
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  Speaker 1: to live out our faith with wisdom and strength. And
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  Speaker 1: yet so many believers stay stuck. They come to Christ,
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  Speaker 1: experience salvation, and then they stop growing. They live off
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  Speaker 1: the same basic truth they learned years ago, never going deeper,
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  Speaker 1: never moving forward. They still struggle with the same sins,
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  Speaker 1: the same doubts, the same immaturity. They remain spiritual infants.
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  Speaker 1: But Hebrews five twelve to fourteen confronts this head on.
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  Speaker 1: For though by this time you ought to be teachers,
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  Speaker 1: you need someone to teach you again the basic principles
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  Speaker 1: of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.
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  Speaker 1: For every one who lives on milk is unskilled in
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  Speaker 1: the Word of righteousness, since he is a child. But
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  Speaker 1: solid food is for the mature, for those who have
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  Speaker 1: their powers of discernment, trained by constant practice to distinguish
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  Speaker 1: good from evil. Let's break this down. By this time
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  Speaker 1: you ought to be teachers. That means there's an expectation
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  Speaker 1: as time goes on you should not only be growing,
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  Speaker 1: you should be able to teach others. But instead, the
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  Speaker 1: writer of Hebrews says, you need some one to teach
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  Speaker 1: you again the basic principles of God's Word. Imagine a
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  Speaker 1: grown adult still drinking baby formula. It would be unnatural,
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  Speaker 1: something would be wrong, But that's exactly what many Christians
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  Speaker 1: do in their faith. They stay in the spiritual nursery,
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  Speaker 1: still needing the basics, still unable to digest anything deeper.
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  Speaker 1: And what does Hebrew say? You need milk, not solid food.
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  Speaker 1: Milk is good for babies, it's necessary. But at some
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  Speaker 1: point you're supposed to grow spiritually. That means moving beyond
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  Speaker 1: the basics of salvation. It means wrestling with deeper truths,
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  Speaker 1: learning how to apply God's word to real life situations,
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  Speaker 1: and developing discernment so you can navigate life with wisdom.
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  Speaker 1: But here's the problem. Many people avoid solid food because
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  Speaker 1: it requires effort. Milk is easy, you don't have to
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  Speaker 1: chew it, you just swallow. But solid food that takes work,
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  Speaker 1: that takes commitment, that takes spiritual discipline. So let me
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  Speaker 1: ask you what are you eating? Are you still living
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  Speaker 1: off the same verses you learned years ago? Are you
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  Speaker 1: still depending on others to feed you instead of learning
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  Speaker 1: how to feed yourself from God's word? Are you still
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  Speaker 1: struggling with the same habits and sins because you've never
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  Speaker 1: moved beyond the basics. Because Hebrews six one gives us
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  Speaker 1: a challenge. Therefore, let us leave the elementary doctrine of
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  Speaker 1: Christ and go on to maturity. This doesn't mean we
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  Speaker 1: abandon the gospel. It means we build upon it. Think
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  Speaker 1: about it like this. When you go to school, you
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  Speaker 1: don't stay in kindergarten forever. You start with the basics,
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  Speaker 1: learning letters and numbers, but then you move on. You
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  Speaker 1: start forming words, then sentences, then paragraphs, then essays. The
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  Speaker 1: same is true spiritually. You start with salvation. You learn
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  Speaker 1: about faith, repentance, and grace. But then you go deeper.
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  Speaker 1: You study God's character, You learn how to rightly handle scripture.
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  Speaker 1: You develop spiritual discernment. You move beyond just knowing about
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  Speaker 1: Jesus to actually walking in his power. But here's where
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  Speaker 1: it gets real. When you refuse to grow, you open
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  Speaker 1: yourself up to deception. Hebrews five point fourteen says, but
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  Speaker 1: solid food is for the mature, for those who have
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  Speaker 1: their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish
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  Speaker 1: good from evil. Did you catch that discernment is something
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  Speaker 1: that must be trained. It doesn't come naturally. And how
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  Speaker 1: do you train it? By constant practice? By constantly going
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  Speaker 1: back to God's word, by constantly asking the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 1: for wisdom, by constantly learning how to distinguish truth? From lies,
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  Speaker 1: God's will, from your emotions, and holiness from compromise. And
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  Speaker 1: in a world filled with confusion where right is called
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  Speaker 1: wrong and wrong is celebrated. If you don't grow in maturity,
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  Speaker 1: you will fall for deception. So let me ask you,
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  Speaker 1: where are you in your spiritual growth? Are you still
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  Speaker 1: drinking milk or are you eating solid food? Are you
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  Speaker 1: pressing into deeper truths or are you still stuck in
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  Speaker 1: the basics. Because the truth is growth is a choice,
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  Speaker 1: and this brings us to our next lesson. When you
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  Speaker 1: are mature in your faith, you realize that hope is
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  Speaker 1: not just a feeling, it's an anchor for your soul.
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  Speaker 1: Let's keep going. The sixth and perhaps the most powerful
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  Speaker 1: lesson we've encountered in the Book of Hebrews is this.
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  Speaker 1: There is no sacrifice, no effort, and no religious ritual
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  Speaker 1: that could ever compare to the power of the blood
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  Speaker 1: of Jesus. For centuries, people tried to reach God through sacrifices.
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  Speaker 1: They brought offerings, they followed religious laws, they observed rituals,
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  Speaker 1: all in an attempt to atone for their sins. But
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  Speaker 1: no matter how many sacrifices they made, it was never enough.
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  Speaker 1: Why Because the blood of bulls and goats could only
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  Speaker 1: cover sin, it could never remove it. It was a
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  Speaker 1: temporary fix, not a permanent solution. But then came Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews nine eleven to twelve says, But when Christ appeared
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  Speaker 1: as a high priest of the good things that have come,
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  Speaker 1: then through the greater and more perfect tent, not made
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  Speaker 1: with hands that is not of this creation, he entered
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  Speaker 1: once for all into the holy places, not by means
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  Speaker 1: of the blood of goats and calves, but by means
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  Speaker 1: of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. Did
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  Speaker 1: you catch that once for all Jesus did what no
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  Speaker 1: earthly priest could do. He didn't just enter an earthly temple.
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  Speaker 1: He entered the very presence of God. He didn't bring
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  Speaker 1: an animal sacrifice, he offered himself. And when he shed
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  Speaker 1: his blood, he didn't just cover sin, he washed it away.
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  Speaker 1: This changes everything, because if jesus blood is enough, then
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  Speaker 1: that means you don't have to live in guilt over
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  Speaker 1: your past. You don't have to try to earn God's love,
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  Speaker 1: you don't have to rely on religious rituals to make
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  Speaker 1: yourself clean. You are forgiven, fully, completely, forever. Think about
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  Speaker 1: it this way. Imagine you owe a massive debt, a
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  Speaker 1: debt so large that no matter how hard you work,
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  Speaker 1: no matter how much you sacrifice, you will never be
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  Speaker 1: able to pay it off. Now, imagine someone steps in,
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  Speaker 1: writes a check and pays your debt in full. That's
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  Speaker 1: what Jesus did for you. His blood didn't just help
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  Speaker 1: pay for your sins, It completely paid the price. Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: nine fourteen makes this clear. How much more will the
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  Speaker 1: blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, offered himself
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  Speaker 1: without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works
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  Speaker 1: to serve the living God? Did you notice that phrase,
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  Speaker 1: purify our conscience from dead works? That means you don't
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  Speaker 1: have to keep striving, keep trying, keep doing religious acts
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  Speaker 1: to make yourself right with God. Jesus already did it.
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  Speaker 1: But here's the reality. Many believers to day still live
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  Speaker 1: as if jesus sacrifice wasn't enough. They still try to
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  Speaker 1: earn their salvation. They still carry shame from sins that
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  Speaker 1: Jesus already forgave. They still think they have to perform
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  Speaker 1: to be accepted by God. But that's the old way.
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  Speaker 1: That's religion, that's living under the law, and Hebrews tells
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  Speaker 1: us jesus blood is greater. So let me ask you,
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  Speaker 1: are you still trying to earn what Jesus already paid for?
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  Speaker 1: Are you living as if his sacrifice wasn't enough? Because
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  Speaker 1: the truth is the blood of Jesus completely changes your identity.
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  Speaker 1: You are not a slave to sin any more. You
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  Speaker 1: are not defined by your past. You are not bound
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  Speaker 1: by religious rules to make yourself worthy. You are forgiven,
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  Speaker 1: you are redeemed, You are free. And this brings us
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  Speaker 1: to the next lesson. If we truly understand the power
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  Speaker 1: of jesus sacrifice, then we must live by faith, trusting
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  Speaker 1: him completely. Let's keep going. The seventh and perhaps the
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  Speaker 1: most eye opening lesson we've encountered in the Book of
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews is this. No amount of religious effort, good works,
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  Speaker 1: or personal discipline can replace the necessity of faith. Without faith,
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  Speaker 1: it is impossible to please God. Not difficult, not unlikely, impossible.
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews eleven six states it plainly, and without faith, it
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  Speaker 1: is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw near
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  Speaker 1: to God must believe that He exists and that he
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  Speaker 1: rewards those who seek him. Think about that, you can
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  Speaker 1: go to church every Sunday, serve in ministry, donate to charity,
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  Speaker 1: and even read your Bible daily. But if faith isn't
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  Speaker 1: at the core of it all, it means nothing. Why
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  Speaker 1: Because faith is the foundation of our entire relationship with God.
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  Speaker 1: Faith is believing that God is who he says he is,
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  Speaker 1: even when life feels un uncertain. Faith is trusting his
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  Speaker 1: promises even when you don't see them fulfilled yet. Faith
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  Speaker 1: is holding on when everything in you wants to let go.
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  Speaker 1: And faith is what pleases God. Look at the people
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  Speaker 1: in Hebrews eleven, the Hall of Faith. What do they
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  Speaker 1: all have in common? Noah built an ark when there
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  Speaker 1: was no sign of rain. Abraham left his home without
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  Speaker 1: knowing where he was going. Sarah believed she could have
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  Speaker 1: a child even though she was barren. Moses chose to
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  Speaker 1: suffer with God's people rather than live in Pharaoh's palace.
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  Speaker 1: Raehab risked her life because she believed in the power
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's God. None of these people had proof when
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  Speaker 1: they made their decisions. None of them saw the fulfillment
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  Speaker 1: of God's promises immediately, but they believed anyway, and God
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  Speaker 1: counted it as righteousness. Faith is what separates those who
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  Speaker 1: merely know about God from those who truly walk with him.
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  Speaker 1: Let's get real for a second. Have you ever struggled
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  Speaker 1: with doubt? Ever wondered if God is really working behind
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  Speaker 1: the scenes, Ever felt like it's hard to trust when
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  Speaker 1: you don't see the results. You're not alone. Every great
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  Speaker 1: man and woman of faith has faced moments where they
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  Speaker 1: had to choose between believing or giving up. But here's
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  Speaker 1: what Hebrews is telling us. Faith isn't based on what
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  Speaker 1: you see. It's based on who God is. Imagine you're
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  Speaker 1: in a dark tunnel, you don't see the exit, you
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  Speaker 1: don't know how far you have to go, and you
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  Speaker 1: don't feel like you can keep walking. Faith is the
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  Speaker 1: decision to take the next step anyway, not because you
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  Speaker 1: see the way, but because you trust the one who
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  Speaker 1: is leading you. Jesus made it clear faith the size
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  Speaker 1: of a mustard seed can move mountains Matthew seventeen twenty.
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  Speaker 1: Not faith in yourself, not faith in circumstances, faith in Him.
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  Speaker 1: So let me ask you, are you walking by faith
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  Speaker 1: or are you waiting to see before you believe? Because
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews makes it clear God rewards those who seek him
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  Speaker 1: that doesn't mean life will always be easy. It doesn't
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  Speaker 1: mean you'll get everything you want, but it does mean this,
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  Speaker 1: your faith will never be in vain. God sees you,
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  Speaker 1: God honors faith, and God will come through in ways
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  Speaker 1: you can't even imagine. And that brings us to the
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  Speaker 1: next lesson. If we truly walk by faith, then we
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  Speaker 1: must also endure when trials come. The eighth and perhaps
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  Speaker 1: one of the most urgent lessons we've encountered in the
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  Speaker 1: Book of Hebrews is this faith isn't just about believing,
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  Speaker 1: it's about enduring. If you've ever run a race, you
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  Speaker 1: know that starting strong is easy. The adrenaline is high,
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  Speaker 1: the excitement is fresh, and the motivation is strong. But
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  Speaker 1: somewhere along the way, when the pain kicks in, when
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  Speaker 1: the finish line feels far away, when your legs start burning,
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  Speaker 1: that's when the real test begins. This is exactly how
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  Speaker 1: faith works. Hebrews twelve one through two gives us a
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  Speaker 1: powerful image of the Christian life. Therefore, since we're surrounded
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  Speaker 1: by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw
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  Speaker 1: off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles,
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  Speaker 1: and let us run with endurance. The race marked out
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  Speaker 1: for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and
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  Speaker 1: perfector of faith, for the joy set before him. He
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  Speaker 1: endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at
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  Speaker 1: the right hand of the throne of God. Notice the
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  Speaker 1: language run with endurance, not sprint, not jog when it's convenient,
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  Speaker 1: not stop and start whenever you feel like it. Endurance
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  Speaker 1: because faith isn't a short race. It's a lifelong marathon.
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  Speaker 1: And here's the truth. Many people start their walk with
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  Speaker 1: Jesus on fire, passionate and full of excitement. But when
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  Speaker 1: trials come, when struggles arise, when life gets hard, they
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  Speaker 1: slow down, they stumble, Some even stop running altogether. But
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews is warning us, don't stop, don't quit, keep running.
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  Speaker 1: And how do we do that by fixing our eyes
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  Speaker 1: on Jesus. Think about runners in an Olympic race. They
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  Speaker 1: don't look around at the crowd, they don't focus on
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  Speaker 1: their pain, they don't worry about the competition. They lock
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  Speaker 1: their eyes on the finish line and run with everything
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  Speaker 1: they have. That's exactly what we're called to do. If
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  Speaker 1: we focus on our struggles, we'll get discouraged. If we
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  Speaker 1: focus on other people, we'll get distracted. If we focus
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  Speaker 1: on our failures, we'll feel defeated. But if we focus
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  Speaker 1: on Jesus, we will endure because he is the pioneer
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  Speaker 1: and perfector of our faith. He's already run the race,
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  Speaker 1: he's already endured the cross, he's already overcome sin, shame,
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  Speaker 1: and death, and he's standing at the finish line calling
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  Speaker 1: us forward. But here's where it gets personal. Maybe you're tired,
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you've been running for so long and you feel
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  Speaker 1: like you have nothing left. Maybe life has hit you
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  Speaker 1: so hard that quitting feels like the easiest option. Listen
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  Speaker 1: to me, keep going, because endurance isn't about running with ease.
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  Speaker 1: It's about running even when it hurts. Jesus endured the
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  Speaker 1: cross for the joy set before him. He didn't enjoy
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  Speaker 1: the pain, he wasn't smiling through the suffering, but he
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  Speaker 1: saw what was ahead, the victory, the resurrection, the salvation
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  Speaker 1: of the world, and he pressed on. And now he's
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  Speaker 1: calling you to do the same. So let me ask
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  Speaker 1: you what is stopping you from running with endurance? Is
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  Speaker 1: it doubts, appointment, fear, weariness, and whatever it is, throw
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  Speaker 1: it off. That's what Hebrews says, throw off everything that
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  Speaker 1: hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. Picture a
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  Speaker 1: runner trying to sprint while dragging a heavy weight behind them.
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  Speaker 1: They might still be moving, but not nearly as fast
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  Speaker 1: as they should be, and that's exactly how many Christians live,
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  Speaker 1: dragging around baggage, holding on to sin, weighed down by distractions.
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  Speaker 1: But to day, you have a choice. You can let go,
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  Speaker 1: You can throw off whatever is slowing you down. You
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  Speaker 1: can fix your eyes on Jesus and run with fresh
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  Speaker 1: endurance because the race isn't over yet, and that brings
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  Speaker 1: us to the next lesson. God disciplines those he loves,
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  Speaker 1: and sometimes endurance means trusting his correction. Let's keep going
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  Speaker 1: the ninth and perhaps one of the hardest lessons in
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews is this God's discipline is not punishment, it's proof
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  Speaker 1: of his love. Think about when was the last time
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  Speaker 1: you went through something painful and asked, why is God
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  Speaker 1: allowing this? Maybe it was a setback, a loss, or
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  Speaker 1: a season of waiting that felt unbearable. Maybe it was
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  Speaker 1: a moment where sin had to be confronted and the
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  Speaker 1: process of letting go was harder than expected. Maybe it
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  Speaker 1: was a time of correction that stung more than you
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  Speaker 1: wanted to admit. Have you ever thought, if God loves me,
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  Speaker 1: why is this happening? This is exactly what Hebrews speaks to,
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  Speaker 1: my son, Do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
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  Speaker 1: nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord
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  Speaker 1: disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son whom
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  Speaker 1: he receives Hebrews twelve five through six. God's discipline isn't rejection,
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  Speaker 1: It's confirmation that you belonged to him. A father who
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  Speaker 1: doesn't correct his child isn't loving, he's neglecting. A teacher
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  Speaker 1: who never challenges their student isn't helping, they're hurting. A
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  Speaker 1: coach who never pushes their athlete to train isn't preparing
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  Speaker 1: them for victory, They're setting them up for failure. That's
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  Speaker 1: why God disciplines his children. But let's be honest. Discipline
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  Speaker 1: is uncomfortable. No one enjoys it in the moment. It
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  Speaker 1: often feels like a struggle, not a blessing. It feels
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  Speaker 1: like resistance, not love. But if faith was never tested,
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  Speaker 1: how could it grow? If comfort was never shaken, how
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  Speaker 1: could endurance be built? The Bible makes it clear discipline
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  Speaker 1: isn't about punishment, It's about preparation. Look at every great
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  Speaker 1: man and woman in scripture. Moses spent forty years in
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  Speaker 1: the wilderness before leading Israel. Joseph endured betrayal, slavery, and
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  Speaker 1: prison before rising to power. David was anointed as king,
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  Speaker 1: but spent years running for his life before he sat
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  Speaker 1: on the throne. Even Jesus himself, though sinless, learned obedience
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  Speaker 1: through suffering Hebrews five eight. And if they weren't spared
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  Speaker 1: from the refining process, why should we expect to be.
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  Speaker 1: Discipline isn't about paying for past mistakes. It's about preparing
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  Speaker 1: for future purpose. The Bible says to endure hardship as
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  Speaker 1: discipline because God is treating you as his children. If
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  Speaker 1: God never corrected his people, it wouldn't mean he loves
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  Speaker 1: them more. It would mean he doesn't care. But he
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  Speaker 1: does too much to let his children stay where they are.
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  Speaker 1: It's in discipline that faith is strengthened. It's in discipline
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  Speaker 1: that character is built. It's in discipline that God removes
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  Speaker 1: what is weak and replaces it with something unshakable. That's
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  Speaker 1: why Hebrews twelve eleven says, no discipline seems pleasant at
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  Speaker 1: the time but painful later on. However, it produces a
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  Speaker 1: harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been
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  Speaker 1: trained by it. Think about that, a harvest of righteousness
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  Speaker 1: and peace. Maybe this season has been one of refining.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe God has been convicting your heart about things that
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  Speaker 1: need to change. Maybe patience is being tested, trust is
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  Speaker 1: being stretched, or faith is being deepened. At whatever it is,
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  Speaker 1: don't resist it, embrace it, because discipline is proof of love.
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  Speaker 1: God isn't trying to hurt anyone. He's trying to make
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  Speaker 1: them stronger. He isn't trying to break anyone. He's trying
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  Speaker 1: to build them. And the very thing that seems unbearable
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  Speaker 1: now could be the foundation for something greater. And that
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  Speaker 1: brings us to the final lesson, the unshakable Kingdom. Everything
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  Speaker 1: in this world will pass away, but what God is
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  Speaker 1: building in his people will lust forever. The most important
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  Speaker 1: lesson we got from going through all the discipline and
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  Speaker 1: refining of our faith is this. At the end of
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  Speaker 1: it all, God is building something unshakable. Everything in this
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  Speaker 1: world will fade, but what He establishes will last forever.
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  Speaker 1: And when we realize that the only response is worship,
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  Speaker 1: but not just any kind of worship, true, reverent, or
• 48:28
  Speaker 1: filled worship. In Hebrews twelve twenty eight to twenty nine,
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  Speaker 1: we are given a clear picture of this. Therefore, since
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  Speaker 1: we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let
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  Speaker 1: us be thankful and so worship God acceptably, with reverence
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  Speaker 1: and awe For our God is a consuming fire. Worship
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  Speaker 1: is not just singing a song. It is a posture
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  Speaker 1: of the heart. It is the recognition of who God
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  Speaker 1: is and the response of a life that honors him.
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  Speaker 1: But here's the thing. Many people have lost sight of
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  Speaker 1: what it means to worship God with reverence. It's easy
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  Speaker 1: to go through the motions. It's easy to stand in
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  Speaker 1: a church service, lift hands, and yet have a heart
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  Speaker 1: that is far from him. It's easy to treat God casually,
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  Speaker 1: to approach him with entitlement rather than humility, to expect
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  Speaker 1: his blessings while ignoring his holiness. But Hebrews reminds us
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  Speaker 1: God is a consuming fire, not a weak God, not
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  Speaker 1: a passive God, not a God who bends to the
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  Speaker 1: will of culture. He is holy, powerful, and sovereign, and
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  Speaker 1: the closer we get to him, the more we should
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  Speaker 1: stand in awe. Think about the moments in Scripture when
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  Speaker 1: people encountered God's presence. Moses took off his sandals at
• 49:50
  Speaker 1: the burning bush because the ground was holy. Isaiah cried out,
• 49:55
  Speaker 1: woe to me, I am ruined when he saw the
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  Speaker 1: glory of the Lord. John, the disciple Jesus loved, fell
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  Speaker 1: at his feet as though dead when he saw him
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  Speaker 1: in his heavenly glory. These weren't casual encounters. These were
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  Speaker 1: life altering moments, and yet to day, so many people
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  Speaker 1: approach God with a mindset of convenience instead of reverence.
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  Speaker 1: Worship becomes about how we feel rather than who he is.
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  Speaker 1: Church becomes about what we get rather than what He deserves.
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  Speaker 1: Faith becomes about what God can do for us rather
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  Speaker 1: than our surrender to him. But Hebrews reminds us we
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  Speaker 1: are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Everything in
• 50:40
  Speaker 1: this world will pass away, money, success, status, even the
• 50:45
  Speaker 1: physical world itself. But what God is doing in his people,
• 50:49
  Speaker 1: what he is building in his kingdom, will last forever,
• 50:54
  Speaker 1: and that should change everything about how we worship. Worship
• 50:58
  Speaker 1: isn't about getting, It's about giving. Everything. It's about bowing
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  Speaker 1: before a holy God and saying you are worthy. It's
• 51:08
  Speaker 1: about living in obedience, not just emotion. It's about surrender,
• 51:12
  Speaker 1: not self importance. It's about awe, not entitlement, because at
• 51:17
  Speaker 1: the end of the day, worship is not about a song.
• 51:20
  Speaker 1: It's about a lifestyle. This means worship happens not just
• 51:25
  Speaker 1: in church, but in how we live, how we work,
• 51:28
  Speaker 1: how we treat others, how we respond to trials, how
• 51:31
  Speaker 1: we remain faithful when no one is watching. And the
• 51:35
  Speaker 1: truth is worship will cost something. For Abraham, worship meant
• 51:39
  Speaker 1: being willing to sacrifice Isaac. For David, worship meant dancing
• 51:44
  Speaker 1: before the Lord even when others mocked him. For Paul
• 51:48
  Speaker 1: and Silas worship meant singing in a prison cell in
• 51:51
  Speaker 1: the darkest hour. True worship requires surrenders, and Hebrews calls
• 51:56
  Speaker 1: us back to this, to live a life of reverence
• 51:59
  Speaker 1: not routine, To stand in awe of God, not take
• 52:03
  Speaker 1: him for granted. To remember that our faith is not
• 52:06
  Speaker 1: built on something weak or temporary, but on the eternal,
• 52:10
  Speaker 1: unshakable kingdom of God. So here's the question, when was
• 52:16
  Speaker 1: the last time you worshiped with true awe. When was
• 52:20
  Speaker 1: the last time you approached God not with a list
• 52:23
  Speaker 1: of requests, but with a heart of surrender. When was
• 52:27
  Speaker 1: the last time you realize that everything else will fade,
• 52:31
  Speaker 1: but what He is doing will remain forever, Because that
• 52:35
  Speaker 1: is what Hebrews calls us to, a faith that endures,
• 52:39
  Speaker 1: a heart that honors, and a life that truly worships.
• 52:44
  Speaker 1: And as we come to the end of this study,
• 52:46
  Speaker 1: we are left with a choice. Will we live as
• 52:49
  Speaker 1: people who stand in awe of God? Or will we
• 52:52
  Speaker 1: continue treating him casually? Will we give him our leftovers
• 52:57
  Speaker 1: or will we give him everything? Will we build our
• 53:00
  Speaker 1: our lives on things that can be shaken, or will
• 53:03
  Speaker 1: we hold on to the only kingdom that will last forever?
• 53:07
  Speaker 1: That is the challenge. And now, as we close, let's
• 53:11
  Speaker 1: take a moment to pray, asking God to give us
• 53:14
  Speaker 1: hearts that worship in spirit and truth, lives that reflect
• 53:18
  Speaker 1: His glory, and faith that remains unshakable no matter what
• 53:22
  Speaker 1: comes our way. The most important lesson we got from
• 53:26
  Speaker 1: going through all the discipline and refining of our faith
• 53:30
  Speaker 1: is this, At the end of it all, God is
• 53:34
  Speaker 1: building something unshakable. Everything in this world will fade but
• 53:40
  Speaker 1: what he establishes will last forever. And when we realize
• 53:44
  Speaker 1: that the only response is worship, but not just any
• 53:48
  Speaker 1: kind of worship, true, reverent or filled worship. In Hebrews
• 53:57
  Speaker 1: twelve twenty eight to twenty nine, we are given and
• 54:00
  Speaker 1: a clear picture of this. Therefore, since we are receiving
• 54:04
  Speaker 1: a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful
• 54:08
  Speaker 1: and so worship God acceptably, with reverence and awe for
• 54:12
  Speaker 1: our God is a consuming fire. Worship is not just
• 54:17
  Speaker 1: singing a song. It is a posture of the heart.
• 54:21
  Speaker 1: It is the recognition of who God is and the
• 54:24
  Speaker 1: response of a life that honors him. But here's the thing.
• 54:29
  Speaker 1: Many people have lost sight of what it means to
• 54:31
  Speaker 1: worship God with reverence. It's easy to go through the motions.
• 54:36
  Speaker 1: It's easy to stand in a church service, lift hands,
• 54:40
  Speaker 1: and yet have a heart that is far from him.
• 54:44
  Speaker 1: It's easy to treat God casually, to approach him with
• 54:47
  Speaker 1: entitlement rather than humility, to expect his blessings while ignoring
• 54:53
  Speaker 1: his holiness. But Hebrews reminds us God is a consuming fire,
• 54:59
  Speaker 1: not a week God, not a passive God, not a
• 55:02
  Speaker 1: God who bends to the will of culture. He is holy,
• 55:06
  Speaker 1: powerful and sovereign, and the closer we get to him,
• 55:10
  Speaker 1: the more we should stand in awe. Think about the
• 55:14
  Speaker 1: moments in Scripture when people encountered God's presence. Moses took
• 55:19
  Speaker 1: off his sandals at the burning bush because the ground
• 55:23
  Speaker 1: was holy. Isaiah cried out, woe to me, I am
• 55:27
  Speaker 1: ruined when he saw the glory of the Lord. John,
• 55:31
  Speaker 1: the disciple Jesus loved, fell at his feet as though
• 55:34
  Speaker 1: dead when he saw him in his heavenly glory. These
• 55:38
  Speaker 1: weren't casual encounters. These were life altering moments, and yet
• 55:42
  Speaker 1: to day, so many people approach God with a mindset
• 55:46
  Speaker 1: of convenience instead of reverence. Worship becomes about how we
• 55:51
  Speaker 1: feel rather than who he is. Church becomes about what
• 55:55
  Speaker 1: we get rather than what He deserves. Faith becomes about
• 55:59
  Speaker 1: what God can do for us, rather than our surrender
• 56:02
  Speaker 1: to him. But Hebrews reminds us we are receiving a
• 56:07
  Speaker 1: kingdom that cannot be shaken. Everything in this world will
• 56:11
  Speaker 1: pass away, money, success, status, even the physical world itself.
• 56:17
  Speaker 1: But what God is doing in his people, what he
• 56:20
  Speaker 1: is building in his kingdom, will last forever, and that
• 56:25
  Speaker 1: should change everything about how we worship. Worship isn't about
• 56:29
  Speaker 1: getting something, It's about giving everything. It's about bowing before
• 56:34
  Speaker 1: a holy God and saying you are worthy. It's about
• 56:39
  Speaker 1: living in obedience, not just emotion. It's about surrender, not
• 56:43
  Speaker 1: self importance. It's about awe, not entitlement. Because at the
• 56:48
  Speaker 1: end of the day, worship is not about a song.
• 56:51
  Speaker 1: It's about a lifestyle. This means worship happens not just
• 56:56
  Speaker 1: in church, but in how we live, how we work,
• 57:00
  Speaker 1: how we treat others, how we respond to trials, how
• 57:04
  Speaker 1: we remain faithful when no one is watching. And the
• 57:07
  Speaker 1: truth is worship will cost something. For Abraham, worship meant
• 57:12
  Speaker 1: being willing to sacrifice Isaac. For David, worship meant dancing
• 57:17
  Speaker 1: before the Lord even when others mocked him. For Paul
• 57:20
  Speaker 1: and Silas worship meant singing in a prison cell in
• 57:24
  Speaker 1: the darkest hour. True worship requires surrender, and Hebrews calls
• 57:29
  Speaker 1: us back to this to live a life of reverence
• 57:32
  Speaker 1: not routine, To stand in awe of God, not take
• 57:36
  Speaker 1: him for granted. To remember that our faith is not
• 57:39
  Speaker 1: built on something weak or temporary, but on the eternal,
• 57:43
  Speaker 1: unshakable kingdom of God. So here's the question. When was
• 57:48
  Speaker 1: the last time you worship with true awe? When was
• 57:51
  Speaker 1: the last time you approached God not with a list
• 57:54
  Speaker 1: of requests, but with a heart of surrender. When was
• 57:58
  Speaker 1: the last time you realized that everything else will fade,
• 58:01
  Speaker 1: but what He is doing will remain forever. Because that
• 58:05
  Speaker 1: is what Hebrews calls us to, a faith that endures,
• 58:09
  Speaker 1: a heart that honors, and a life that truly worships.
• 58:14
  Speaker 1: And as we come to the end of this study,
• 58:16
  Speaker 1: we are left with a choice. Will we live as
• 58:20
  Speaker 1: people who stand in awe of God or will we
• 58:23
  Speaker 1: continue treating him casually? Will we give him our leftovers
• 58:28
  Speaker 1: or will we give him everything? Will we build our
• 58:30
  Speaker 1: lives on things that can be shaken, or will we
• 58:34
  Speaker 1: hold on to the only kingdom that will last forever?
• 58:37
  Speaker 1: That is the challenge. And now, as we close, let's
• 58:41
  Speaker 1: take a moment to pray, asking God to give us
• 58:44
  Speaker 1: hearts that worship in spirit and truth, lives that reflect
• 58:47
  Speaker 1: His glory, and faith that remains unshakable no matter what
• 58:52
  Speaker 1: comes our way. We've walked through the deep, powerful truths
• 58:56
  Speaker 1: of Hebrews. We've been reminded that Jesus is greater than
• 59:00
  Speaker 1: than everything that He is our high Priest, our Savior,
• 59:04
  Speaker 1: and the unshakable foundation of our faith. We've seen the
• 59:08
  Speaker 1: dangers of drifting away the call to endure the power
• 59:12
  Speaker 1: of faith and the urgency of worshiping God with reverence
• 59:16
  Speaker 1: and awe. And now, after everything, we are left with
• 59:20
  Speaker 1: one final question, will we hold fast to Jesus no
• 59:25
  Speaker 1: matter what comes? Because faith isn't just about what we know.
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  Speaker 1: It's about what we cling to when everything else is
• 59:32
  Speaker 1: falling apart. It's about choosing Christ when the world offers
• 59:37
  Speaker 1: easier paths. It's about trusting Him when life gets hard,
• 59:42
  Speaker 1: when doubts creep in, when storms rage, And for that
• 59:46
  Speaker 1: we need strength, not our own strength, but His. So
• 59:51
  Speaker 1: right now, let's pray together wherever you are, whether you're
• 59:55
  Speaker 1: at home, in your car, watching this late at night,
• 59:59
  Speaker 1: or listening in the middle your struggles. Let's come before
• 1:00:02
  Speaker 1: God and ask him to give us the strength to
• 1:00:05
  Speaker 1: hold fast to Jesus. Heavenly Father, we come before you
• 1:00:09
  Speaker 1: in awe of who you are. You are holy, unshakable,
• 1:00:13
  Speaker 1: and greater than anything we could ever face. You have
• 1:00:17
  Speaker 1: called us to something deeper, something stronger, a faith that
• 1:00:21
  Speaker 1: doesn't waver, a trust that doesn't fade, a love that
• 1:00:26
  Speaker 1: doesn't grow cold. But Lord, we confess that we are weak.
• 1:00:31
  Speaker 1: We confess that we are often distracted, often tempted to drift,
• 1:00:35
  Speaker 1: often struggling to hold on. So right now we ask
• 1:00:40
  Speaker 1: for your strength. Give us endurance to run the race,
• 1:00:43
  Speaker 1: with perseverance, to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the
• 1:00:47
  Speaker 1: author and perfector of our faith. When trials come. Help
• 1:00:51
  Speaker 1: us not to shrink back, but to stand firm when
• 1:00:54
  Speaker 1: doubts whisper. Remind us of your promises, when the world
• 1:00:58
  Speaker 1: tries to shake our faith, anchor us in the truth
• 1:01:01
  Speaker 1: that you are greater. Lord. We surrender everything to you.
• 1:01:06
  Speaker 1: The burdens we've been carrying, the fears we've been battling,
• 1:01:10
  Speaker 1: the sins we've been wrestling with. We lay them all
• 1:01:12
  Speaker 1: at your feet. Teach us to trust you more, to
• 1:01:16
  Speaker 1: worship you with reverence and awe, to live as people
• 1:01:19
  Speaker 1: who are not swayed by the temporary things of this world,
• 1:01:23
  Speaker 1: but who stand firm in the eternal kingdom you have promised.
• 1:01:28
  Speaker 1: We thank you for Jesus, our high Priest, our Savior,
• 1:01:31
  Speaker 1: our unshakable hope. We thank you that through him we
• 1:01:36
  Speaker 1: have direct access to your throne of grace, that when
• 1:01:39
  Speaker 1: we fall we can run to you. That when we
• 1:01:43
  Speaker 1: are weak, you are strong, That even when we are faithless,
• 1:01:47
  Speaker 1: you remain faithful. Lord, Let our lives be a reflection
• 1:01:51
  Speaker 1: of this truth. Let our words, our actions, our choices,
• 1:01:56
  Speaker 1: and our worship show that we belong to you. Let
• 1:02:00
  Speaker 1: us not grow weary, Let us not give up. Let
• 1:02:03
  Speaker 1: us not trade what is eternal for what is temporary. Instead,
• 1:02:07
  Speaker 1: help us to hold fast to you, no matter the cost.
• 1:02:10
  Speaker 1: And Father, we pray for those who are struggling right now,
• 1:02:13
  Speaker 1: those who feel like they're losing their grip, those who
• 1:02:16
  Speaker 1: are tired, those who are facing battles they never expected.
• 1:02:21
  Speaker 1: Wrap them in your presence, strengthen their faith, Remind them
• 1:02:25
  Speaker 1: that they are not alone, that you are near, that
• 1:02:28
  Speaker 1: you see them, that you are working even in the waiting. God,
• 1:02:32
  Speaker 1: we thank you for the power of your word. We
• 1:02:35
  Speaker 1: thank you that Hebrews has reminded us of who you
• 1:02:38
  Speaker 1: are and who we are called to be. As we
• 1:02:42
  Speaker 1: walk away from this study, let these truths take root
• 1:02:46
  Speaker 1: in our hearts. Let them transform how we live, Let
• 1:02:49
  Speaker 1: them shape how we love. Let them define how we stand.
• 1:02:53
  Speaker 1: Because you are greater, You are greater than our fears.
• 1:02:56
  Speaker 1: You are greater than our failures. You are greater than
• 1:02:59
  Speaker 1: the world world around us. You are greater than anything
• 1:03:02
  Speaker 1: we will ever face. So we put our faith in you.
• 1:03:05
  Speaker 1: We put our trust in you. We put our lives
• 1:03:08
  Speaker 1: in your hands, and we declare right here, right now,
• 1:03:12
  Speaker 1: that no matter what comes, we will hold fast to
• 1:03:15
  Speaker 1: Jesus in his mighty name. We pray Amen. If this
• 1:03:20
  Speaker 1: deep Bible story study has encouraged you, don't let it
• 1:03:23
  Speaker 1: stop here. Go deeper, keep studying, keep growing, keep seeking Jesus.
• 1:03:29
  Speaker 1: And if you know someone who needs this message, share
• 1:03:32
  Speaker 1: it with them. You never know how one word of
• 1:03:35
  Speaker 1: truth can change a life. And if you want to
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for being part of this journey. Keep standing firm,
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  Speaker 1: keep holding fast, and never forget the best is yet
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