Sermon
– “Transformed Living: Jumping in with Both Feet”
Hebrews
10:19-25
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General
Information about Hebrews: A letter that proclaims Jesus as our High Priest and
a perfect sacrifice. The readers are
beginning to drift from their faith because they don’t see God’s promises being
fulfilled in a timely manner. The author
is encouraging them to keep moving forward in their faith and trust in Christ.
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Verse
22 offers four things for us regarding worship: 1) Have a true heart. (God
begins from the inside/out!) 2) Complete assurance in our faith. Keep your
focus on Jesus. This is why we can have
assurance. 3) Have hearts that are sprinkled clean. God forgives us for our sins. We don’t need to carry around guilt. 4) Be washed in pure water. This is a reference to baptism which is how
we enter into God’s family.
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This
passage emphasizes the importance of communal worship, not just private
worship. We all need encouragement!
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What
does it mean to stir one another up?
List some ways we can do this for each other.
John
15:9-17
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V.
13 – Greatest love there is – to lay down your life for others. This text was used a lot during WW I to
encourage young men to fight for their country.
This raises the question on what is worth dying for? How do we know that God is on our side?
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Love
is presented here as a commandment.
Since Jesus loved us, we can also love others. This is how we can offer genuine love – by
receiving the genuine love of Jesus.
Genuine love is what makes us truly human.
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V.
16 reminds us to be humble. Jesus chose
us. In world of many religious options,
it’s important to note that people don’t choose Christianity, the Jesus of
Christianity chooses them. And
hopefully, we respond.
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Question:
Why does Jesus command us to love if love is what it means to be truly
human? Why doesn’t loving others come
naturally? Or does it?
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