Teague Bible Church

Teague Bible Church **** HEBREWS **** An Introduction Started today 6/7/15
Sermon One: Please listen to sermon at teaguebiblechurch.org
F.F. Bruce, “ Others find themselves out of their depth when they come across references to, ‘the blood of bulls and of goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean,’ and wonder what all this has to do with knowing God? The writer to the Hebrews, in fact, is concerned to argue that all this has nothing to do with knowing God; but he is dealing with people who had been brought up to think that it had much to do with it. But what has his argument to say to readers today,,,? It has this to say; that knowing God or the worship of God is not tied to externalities of any kind. Our author is insisting on the inwardness of knowing God.”
( Ck. I Samuel 15:22, Isaiah 1: 11-15, Acts 15:10, Romans 7:4, Galatians 2:20, 3:21-29)
Read Hebrews 1: 1-3 Why this progressive unfolding of God’s plan? Why not all at once?
Sin caused incredible damage to the relationship between God and man, so man must “learn how to walk all over again” by lessons that prepare him for the fullest revelation in Christ.
Ex. The wooden gun
Ex. The parent who wants to be friends with their kids first and belives that disciple, respect, knowledge,
discernment, and love will come automatically. It creates little monsters.
The Old Testament shows the need for all the “training wheel” lessons ( Galatians 3:24)
before the reality of the fullness of revelation in Christ.
The book of Hebrews answers many of the most important questions you will ever have about life and God’s plan for you in that life.
Such questions as;
How do I know I am really saved?
What is the predominate sign that I am saved?
How can I face my upcoming physical death with hope and courage, and not dread fear?
How do I know my sins will not come back to condemn me?
What if I did not try hard enough to keep saved?
Am I the one keeping me saved?
Does God understand, and can He help me when I am tempted to sin?
Is there a real daily peace and daily rest I can have as I face each day in this fallen world?
Since I are not perfect yet, how could I ever desire to come to God often and enjoy His company?
God would have to be disappointed with me most of the time, right?
Since Christ is so different than me, does He really understand my struggles?
Why does life have to be so hard?
How do I recover from long , dry spells in my walk with God, and have a joyful, vital walk with God?
How can I learn to think more deeply and activate knowledge of God and get it on the ground?
How can I “connect- the- dots” and get the big picture of God’s plan?
Why is going to church so important?
How do I have confidence in the midst of a doubting world?
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