Heb. 12:26,27 - The earth was rocked at the sound of his voice from the mountain, but now he has promised, “Once and for all I will not only shake the systems of the world,but also the unseen powers in the heavenly realm!” Now this phrase “once and for all” clearly indicates the final removal …
NO ONE LIKES TO BE DISCIPLINED
Heb.12:5- And have you forgotten his encouraging words spoken to you as his children? He said, “My child, don’t underestimate the value of the discipline and training of the Lord God, or get depressed when he has to correct you. That really goes without saying, no one likes to be disciplined. The times we live …
EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE SHAKEN
Heb.12:28,29 - Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire. What will the end of this age look like? Signs all indicate that we are getting close to the …
STAY IN THE RACE
Heb.12:1 - Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Thankfully the Lord rarely lets us know what our future is going …
WHY I READ DEAD PEOPLE’S BOOKS
Her.12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Like most all of us Christians I thought I knew better than the old dead …
THE AUTHOR AND THE FINISHER
Heb.12:2 - fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. I guess the question we have to ask ourselves is this, what exactly are we looking …
THE PURCHASE OF GOD
Acts 2:33-35 - “Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. “For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, …
ZION
Heb. 12:22 ¶ But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, The amazing thing about this passage is it says we are already brought to Zion. Zion and the New Jerusalem are more than just a place somewhere; they …
TWO MOUNTAINS
Heb. 12:22-24 ¶ But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, …
CLOUD OF WITNESSES
Heb. 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, This is a very powerful picture painted for us in the book …