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  • Holiness: The Answer To Doing What Comes Naturally Series

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Apr 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,281 views

    Christians are constantly tempted to live by the standard of the world. God repeatedly reminds us that the answer to this call is live in Holiness.

    HOLINESS: THE ANSWER TO DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY INTRODUCTION The longer I live and the more I read and hear, the more concerned Ii have become regarding Christians living according to the sinful nature. This is variously called, living according to the desires of the flesh, carnal nature and ...read more

  • Running After What? Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,492 views

    what it is that is really worth running after?

    Running After What? Hearing God Through Hebrews 12 Heb 12:14-17 Mar 18, 2007 (4th week of Lent) Intro: I am not a morning person. In fact, I describe myself as an “anti-morning” person. Ask any of the other members of the team that went to Bolivia with me in January, they’ll tell you: “Steve ...read more

  • Why Did Jesus Die - To Liberate Us From Sin Series

    Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,567 views

    How to deal with the guilt of sin and walk into freedom.

    ‘Passion for a purpose- Why did Jesus die? To liberate a people to run away from sin Audio version Intro I recently heard Greg Haslam say that as Christians we are left here on earth to cause trouble, to destabilise things. I suppose that is especially true of preachers. According ...read more

  • The Disciplines Of A Disciple Of Christ Series

    Contributed by David Richardson on Feb 28, 2007
     | 3,627 views

    Throw off everything that entangles and run the course marked off for you.

    Title: The Disciplines of a Disciple of Christ, part II In part I we mentioned Robert Baxter and what he said concerning the materialistic direction of people and the church. Let’s look at that again. "It is a most lamentable [regrettable] thing to see how most people spend their time and their ...read more

  • Choice And Consequence Series

    Contributed by James Jack on Aug 20, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,248 views

    God is a consuming fire - just yet merciful. We fall away from him at our peril.

    Almost every single passage in Hebrews that we have looked at over the past few months has given us, at its heart, a very simple message. There’s often been a complicated rationale behind it, complex yet profound explanations of the old and new covenants, we’ve really got into the solid theological ...read more

  • Audacious Actions Advocate Atonement Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Nov 11, 2007
     | 2,405 views

    The writer to the Hebrews attempts to show that the Offering of Christ at Calvary was far better than that of Abel. Abel offered up the first human animal sacrifice to atone for his sins, as good as that was-it pales in comparison to what Christ offered.

    HEBREWS 12:1-24 AUDACIOUS ACTIONS ADVOCATE AN ATONEMENT I. ADAM’S ADVERSITY: A. Acknowledgement. B. Atonement. C. Adorning. II. ABEL’S ACTIONS: A. Acquaintance. B. Attestation. C. Acceptance. III. ANOINTER’S ...read more

  • Approachable Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,819 views

    Some people are turned off from church but the Church Jesus instituted is attractive and approachable.

    THE CHURCH JESUS BUILDS Part 5-Approachable Hebrews 12:14-29 Sunday, March 18, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction Read Scripture • Comment on history of Hebrews 12 (from Exodus 19) • Highlight the heart of God in being approachable o Adam & Eve in the garden & God was broken hearted when ...read more

  • An Empty Bowl

    Contributed by Jeff Osborne on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,574 views

    Sin will cost you evey thing

    An Empty Bowl Text: Heb 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the lord: 15. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of god; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; 16. Lest there be ...read more

  • Running The Race Of Your Life Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 31, 2008
    based on 31 ratings
     | 15,966 views

    Sermon 13 in Hebrews Series

    Running the Race of Your Life How to Persevere? (Hebrews 12:1) Remove Sin (Hebrews 12:1, 14-17, 25-27) (Apostasy) Receive God’s Encouragement (12:1, 5, 12) From the People of Faith (12:1) From the Perfecter of Faith (12:3-4) Receive God’s Discipline (12:5-11) Give God Thanks (12:28a) Give ...read more

  • Sad N Bad Things Happen To Christians Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,206 views

    Sad n Bad things happen, we can’t deny them or confess them away. You can also listen to this message at www.preaching.co.nr (Nov 2008)

    A Hard things for Christians to do is accept Sad & Bad things happen to them. Some Christians Live in Denial of Reality claiming/confessing “I am not Sick/Sad nothing bad ever happens to me” Acts full of Power & Persecution & Prison fro those who ...read more

  • The Disease Of Jonah - That Ain't Right Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 11,870 views

    We don’t often dwell on the last chapter of Jonah - it’s a real downer. We last see Jonah still sulking over Nineveh’s salvation. What possible reason could God have for ending the book this way?

    OPEN: How many of you have heard the story of Jonah? (every hand went up) Now, how many of you believe Jonah was a righteous man? (most raised their hands) How many of you believe he wasn’t a righteous man? (a small show of hands) I personally believe Jonah was a righteous man. In fact, I believe ...read more

  • True Conversion

    Contributed by Ian Lyall on Oct 20, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,311 views

    Many people claim to have ’made a decision for Christ’. But are they truly converted. Their perseverance will be the test

    I’m no carpenter. That’s the understatement of the year! But I understand that in carpentry there’s a term "clinching the nail". If I have it right: In rough work, a nail is driven through several boards so that the point of the nail sticks through the back. Then the workman gives a blow of the ...read more

  • Hanging In There Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 7, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,370 views

    Are you at the end of your rope? Suffering from trials and troubles? Perhaps it is the Lord’s discipline- given out of love for your good. Find hope and help in the first part of Hebrews 12.

    The Apostle Peter to me is one of the great men of the Bible - not because he was so perfect and strong and patient and so much like the Lord - but because he was so imperfect and impetuous and impatient and so much like us! One of my favorite stories about Peter is found in Matthew chapter 14. ...read more

  • What Does Serving God Look Like?

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,161 views

    Are you a follower of Jesus Christ? Before you answer let’s look at God’s Word together today. Our text today shows us two ways that we can know that we are following Christ.

    Hebrews 12:12-17 Purpose: To describe how a Christian should live his life. Aim: I want the listener to find needed changes in their walk with Christ. INTRODUCTION: Today we are going to look a text that is imbedded in the book of Hebrews. We find the word THEREFORE three times in this chapter. ...read more

  • Not For Sale

    Contributed by Terry Moore on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,054 views

    Staying Saved

    “NOT FOR SALE” HEB.12:14-17 IN GEN 25:29-34 WE FIND THE STORY OF ESUA SELLING HIS BITHRIGHT TO HIS BROTHER JACOB. ESUA WAS A HAPPY GO LUCKY KIND OF GUY WHO WAS MORE INTERESTED IN THE PLEASURES OF THE WORLD THAN THE TEACHING OF HIS FATHER CONCERNING THE THINGS OF GOD!! ESUA WAS 1ST ...read more