Let Us Draw Near

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Let Us Draw Near
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The Setting Message of Hebrews- Jesus Christs
Supremacy Big Idea- Draw near to God through
Jesus Christ- for salvation and for daily
living.
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• Overview of Hebrews 9-10
• (1019-22)
• Since we have confidence to enter the holy place
• Since we have a great priest over the house of
  God

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SO WHAT?!! Three Exhortations 1. Let Us Draw
Near (1022) 2. Let Us Hold Fast (1023) 3. Let
Us Love Well (1024-25)
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Three Exhortations 1. Let Us Draw Near
(1022) ? Intimacy
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• Drawing Near to God
• Hebrews 416 Therefore let us draw near with
  confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may
  receive mercy and find grace to help in time of
  need.
• Hebrews 725 Therefore He is able also to save
  forever those who draw near to God through Him,
  since He always lives to make intercession for
  them.
• Hebrews 1022 let us draw near with a sincere
  heart in full assurance of faith, having our
  hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience
  and our bodies washed with pure water.

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• Why do we grovel as we draw near to God?
• gt No Relationship- come to Christ

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• Ephesians 213-22
• But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were
  far off have been brought near by the blood of
  Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made
  both groups into one
• And He came and preached peace to you who were
  far away, and peace to those who were near for
  through Him we both have our access in one Spirit
  to the Father. So then you are no longer
  strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens
  with the saints, and are of God's household,
  having been built on the foundation of the
  apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being
  the corner stone, in whom the whole building,
  being fitted together, is growing into a holy
  temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being
  built together into a dwelling of God in the
  Spirit.

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• Why do we grovel as we draw near to God?
• gt No Relationship- come to Christ
• gt Our Past- renew our minds

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• Romans 121-2
• Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies
  of God, to present your bodies a living and holy
  sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your
  spiritual service of worship. And do not be
  conformed to this world, but be transformed by
  the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove
  what the will of God is, that which is good and
  acceptable and perfect.

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• Why do we grovel as we draw near to God?
• gt No Relationship- come to Christ
• gt Our Past- renew our minds
• gt Our Present- confess sin forgiveness,
  repentance

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• Drawing Near to God
• Isaiah 2913 Then the Lord said, Because this
  people draw near with their words and honor Me
  with their lip service, but they remove their
  hearts far from Me, and their reverence for Me
  consists of tradition learned by rote,
• James 48 Draw near to God and He will draw near
  to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners and
  purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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Three Exhortations 1. Let Us Draw Near
(1022) ? Intimacy 2. Let Us Hold Fast
(1023) ? Faithfulness
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• Why do we grovel as we draw near to God?
• gt No Relationship- come to Christ
• gt Our Past- renew our minds
• gt Our Present- confess sin forgiveness,
  repentance
• gt Our Future- Jesus is our hope

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Three Exhortations 1. Let Us Draw Near
(1022) ? Intimacy 2. Let Us Hold Fast
(1023) ? Faithfulness 3. Let Us Love Well
(1024-25) ? Community
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• New Testament "One Another" Exhortations
• How Christians ARE to relate to one another...
• Accepting- Rom. 157
• Admonishing- Rom. 1514 Col. 316
• Bearing burdens- Gal. 62 Col. 313
• Building up- Rom. 1319 1 Thess. 511
• Caring for- 1 Cor. 1225
• Comforting with words- 1 Thess. 418
• Confessing sins- James 516
• Being devoted to in brotherly love- Rom. 1210
• Encouraging- 1 Thess. 511 Heb. 313, 1024-25
• Having fellowship- 1 John 17
• Having forbearance (restraining anger)- Eph. 42
• Forgiving- Col. 313 Eph. 432
• Giving preference to one another in honor- Rom.
  1210

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• New Testament "One Another" Exhortations
• How Christians ARE to relate to one another...
• Greeting one another with a holy kiss- Rom. 1616
• Being humble- 1 Peter 55
• Being hospitable without complaint- 1 Peter 49
• Being kind- Eph. 432
• Living in peace- 1 Thess. 513 Be at Peace- Mk.
  950
• Loving- John 1334,35 1512,17 Rom. 138 (owe
  nothing except love) 1 Thess. 312, 49 2
  Thess. 13 1 Peter 122 (from the heart), 48 1
  Jn. 311, 323, 47,11,12 2 Jn. 15
• Praying for- James 516
• Regarding others as more important- Phil. 23
• Being of the same mind- Rom. 1216 155
• Serving- Gal. 513 1 Peter 410
• Speaking- truth (Eph 425) in psalms, hymns, and
  spiritual songs (Eph. 519)
• Being subject- Eph. 521

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• New Testament "One Another" Exhortations
• How Christians ARE NOT to relate to one
  another...
• Challenging- Gal. 526
• Complaining against- James 59
• Devouring- Gal. 515
• Envying- Gal. 526
• Hating- Titus 33
• Injuring- Acts 726
• Judging- Rom. 1413
• Lying- Col. 39
• Speaking against- James 411

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• SUMMARY
• Draw Near to God
• Dont Quit
• Draw Near to Each Other

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• Pray that we will
• Draw Near to God-
• Salvation
• Daily Living- Worship Prayer, Suffering
• Confession Forgiveness Repentance
• Be Faithful-
• Finish well
• Dont lose our first love
• Draw Near to Each Other-
• Love and encourage others
• Get connected in a small groups

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• Pray for Our Vision
• Evangelize the Lost- Every resident of B/CS
  within a generation every student at AM Blinn
  within 5 years.
• Disciple Believers- 100 of our congregation will
  be committed to a small group within 5 years
  every interested college student will have an
  adult mentor.
• Equip Leaders- Within 5 years we will annually
  equip and mobilize 200 servant leaders.
• Multiply Churches- Plant four churches (two
  locally, and two internationally) by 2010.