When the going gets tough!
What is going to happen to your relationship with God when hardship strikes?
Do not to drift away from Jesus.
1) Toughen up together – v 12-17
“Toughen up” – v 12-14.
“together” – support one another in following Jesus.
(Hebrews 3:13, 4:1, 4:11, 6:11, 10:25)
Verse 14 – “make every effort to live at peace with one another”
Verse 15 – “See to it that no one misses out on the grace of God”.
Verse 15 – We need to be people who treat each other with grace.
Verse 15 – “Ensure that no bitter root grows up among us”
Verse 16 – sexual immorality and godless living.
2) Know God is awesome
God was not to be trifled with… he is awesome.
Verse 25 – warned to heed his word.
3) Worship acceptably with reverence and awe – v 28
…let God’s word set the agenda.
Hebrews so far …
… worship = all about serving him.
Chapter 2, 5 & 6, 10, 12.
all of God’s word
Questions
Are you refusing God’s word?
Are you allowing God’s word to set the agenda on what it means to worship God acceptably with reverence and awe?