“GOD PROMISED”

(Hebrews 6:13-20)

 Why must God keep his promises?

4 REASONS TO TRUST AND THANK GOD:

HIS PERSON                Who he ____________.

When God makes a promise, he not only w_____ keep it, He m________!

HIS PURPOSE             To redeem the l___________ world.

 John 4:22                Deuteronomy 7:7-11

Why did God choose Israel?  What was Israel meant to be?

1. To proclaim the one true G______. (Isaiah 43:21)
2. To reveal the M____________.
3. To be God’s p___________ nation. (Exodus 19:6)

Priests are to be mediators between G____ and Man/To s_______.

4. To preserve and transmit S______________.
5. To show the faithfulness of G_____________.
6. To show the blessedness of s__________ God. (Psalm 144:15)
7. To show God’s g__________ in dealing with s___________.

Hebrews 9:11-14            Isaiah 14:24

Our purpose?  Why the church?

Romans 9:6-8                         Ephesians 1:3-4

GOD USE US – FOR YOUR PURPOSE!

“GOD PROMISED”

(Hebrews 6:13-20)

Who/What can you really trust?

1 John 5:19-20                       John 8:42-47

THE EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM

“Father of all who believe/trust God”      Romans 4:11           Galatians 3:7

Genesis 22:9-18      Romans 4

Abraham was justified – considered righteous – because he _______ God.

Hebrews 11:5-12, 17-19           Psalm 37:3-7

4 REASONS TO TRUST AND THANK GOD:

HIS PERSON               Who he ____________.

God can ___________ lie.

Whatever God says is ___________.  Whatever he does is __________.

Whatever he promises is ______________.

When God makes a promise, he not only w_____ keep it, He m________!

Titus 1:1-3                              James 1:17

Genesis 22:15-18     Deuteronomy 31:8

Verse 15:  I am to wait p___________________.

Verse 16:  The matter is s__________________________.

TRUST GOD!               THANK GOD!

“BETTER THINGS”
(Hebrews 6:9-12)

After the severe warnings, confidence in better things for God’s people.

What are the better things?

GOD IS FAIR – HE WILL NOT FORGET YOU OR YOUR WORK.

Malachi 3:6-18

WORKS ARE E_________________ OF LOVE FOR GOD.

James 2               1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

LOVE HIS NAME

John 13:34-35

“Helped” is the word “deacon” – which means to m_______/to s__________

3 John 7                  John 21:16-17

UNBROKEN MINISTRY                “Have” and “Still are”

HOW SERVE?

The greatest gift you can give God is _______ and then loving the ________.

1 John 2:9; 3:1, 18; 4:8, 9, 19-21; 5:1

FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE!

“Diligence” = ____________________________________
“Lazy” = ________________________________________
“Imitate” – _______________________________________

You have leaned on others, now it is _____ turn for others to lean on _____!

Hebrews 13:7

“THE TRAGEDY OF NEGLECT”

(Hebrews 6:1-8)

BLESSINGS/ADVANTAGES – WHO HAS THESE?

“ENLIGHTENED” –

Matthew 4:16           John 8:12; 12:35-40; 3:16-21

“TASTED THE HEAVENLY GIFT”

“Tasted” means _________________________

Hebrews 2:9-10                      John 4 & 6 – Water and Bread

“SHARED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT”

“Shared” means: ________________________________________

Romans 8:10, 9       Hebrews 2:14                         2 Corinthians 5:17

“TASTED THE GOODNESS OF THE WORD OF GOD”

“Tasted” means _________________________

Hebrews 4:12                         Jeremiah 15:16        Psalm 34:38

“TASTED THE POWERS OF THE COMNG AGE”

THE WARNING TO ALL OF US

“If fall away” –

“Impossible” –

Why?  “Crucifying him all over again/exposing to public disgrace”

Then what hope do you have?

THE ILLUSTRATION – verse 7-8

“THE TRAGEDY OF NEGLECT”

(Hebrews 6:1-8) 

Think of the many ways to practice neglect.

In verse 1, several words essential to understand:

“Leave” – __________________________________________________

“Go On” – __________________________________________________

“Maturity” – _________________________________________________

INCOMPLETE FEATURES OF THE OLD COVENANT:

“Repentance from acts that lead to death”

Hebrews 9:13-14      Romans 6:23           Acts 20:21; 26:20,23

“Faith in God”

Acts 2:38; 4:12

“Instructions about baptisms”

Hebrews 9:10                         Ezekiel 36:25                          Titus 3:5

“Laying on of hands”

Leviticus 1, 3

We are to “lay hold” of C______________ by f______________.

“Resurrection of the dead”

John 11:25              1 Corinthians 15      1 John 3:2

“Eternal judgment”

Ecclesiastes 12:4    Romans 8:1

THE POINT?                                                    THE POWER?

“GROW UP!”

(Hebrews 5:11-14)

Growing as a Christian?  How do you know?

Colossians 2:17

“Slow to learn” means: _____________________________________

“Dull” is from two words:  “N___” and “P____”    (“Slow” – “Stagnant”)

DULLNESS PREVENTS U____________________

Acts 20:27 – We cannot accommodate teaching to d_____/l_____ Christians.

DULLNESS IS G___________________________

DULLNESS IS UNP________________________

DULLNESS REQUIRES BEING TAUGHT A_______________.

“Elementary Truths” means the ________________.

Romans 2:17-29

THE NEED TO MATURE

Galatians 3:22-24

PROGRESSING OR REGRESSING?

If not progressing, then r__________________.

How know?

D__________________ solid food.  (“Solid” = _________________)

D__________________

C_________________ USE AND T_________________