1 / 5

The Epistle to the Hebrews

Explore the importance of endurance and discipline in the Christian race as highlighted in Hebrews 12:1-13. Discover how to run with perseverance, learn from Jesus’ example, and embrace God’s loving discipline for spiritual growth.

lesliecooper
Download Presentation

The Epistle to the Hebrews

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Epistle to the Hebrews Lesson 20 Running with Endurance & Discipline Hebrews 12:1-13

  2. Running with EnduranceHebrews 12:1-4 • Consider the great cloud of witnesses • Lay aside excess weight and ensnaring sin. • We must run with endurance or patience. • Defined as “cheerful or hopefulendurance, constancy” (Strong) • There is a promised prize (1 Cor. 9:24; 2 Tim. 4:7-8) • Look to Jesus • He is the author and finisher of our faith – the One who originated and completed it. • He endured the cross • Despising the shame (Acts 8:33; Gal. 3:13; 5:11) • He endured “for the joy set before Him” • Considering His example will keep us from becoming tired and discouraged – we have not had to shed our blood striving against sin!

  3. Running with DisciplineHebrews 12:5-11 • Chastening or discipline is training through teaching, rebuke, correction and affliction. • We must remember not to despise the Lord’s chastening or be discouraged by His rebuke. • He chastens and scourges the children that He loves and accepts. • “For what son is there whom a father does not chasten?” • This may occur through His word (Revelation 3:19), or through trials of life (2 Corinthians 12:7) • Our reaction to chastening determines the status of our relationship with God (12:7-8)

  4. Running with DisciplineHebrews 12:5-11 • Compare the chastening of our human fathers with the Lord’s chastening • We paid our earthly fathers respect; we owe much more to “the Father of Spirits” • We must “readily be in subjection” to Him! • They chastened us for a few days the way that pleased them, but He chastens us for our profit. • “That we may be partakers of His holiness!” (1 Peter 1:15-17) • While chastening is painful and unpleasant when given, it yields peace and righteousness in the lives of those who have been trained by it. • “Trained” = exercised (from the Greek gymnazo)

  5. Condition and Plan for the RaceHebrews 12:12-13 • To overcome being spiritually lame and unable to run the race, we must… • Strengthen the hands which hang down and strengthen the feeble knees. • We may need mutual encouragement to do these things (Isaiah 35:3-4) • Make straight paths for our feet. • We must ensure that we stay on course! (Proverbs 4:26-27)

More Related