1 Peter 3:1-6 — Submission in the Home
SUBMISSION OF WIVES TO HUSBANDS
Hebrews 13:18-25 — Closing Personal Instructions
THE DYNAMICS OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER AND ENCOURAGING FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT OUR GOAL OF TRUSTING OUR GREAT SHEPHERD TO EQUIP US TO DO THE WILL OF GOD
Hebrews 13:7-17 — Practical Exhortations Regarding Religious Duties
SUSTAINING PERSEVERANCE REQUIRES:
– STABILITY IN GRACE AND FAITH
– SACRIFICES OF PRAISE AND GOOD WORKS AND
– SUBMISSION TO OUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS
Hebrews 13:1-6 — 3 Practical Exhortations Regarding Social Duties
OUR LOVE AND REVERENT SERVICE TO GOD MUST BE COUPLED WITH CULTIVATING:
– AGGRESSIVE LOVE TOWARDS THE BRETHREN
– MARITAL FIDELITY AND
– CONFIDENT CONTENTMENT
Hebrews 12:18-29 — Greater Privileges Mean Greater Accountability
THE SUPERIORITY OF THE NEW COVENANT BRINGS GREATER JUDGMENT IF WE FAIL HEED GOD’S WARNINGS
Hebrews 12:12-17 — Response to Divine Discipline
ENCOURAGE THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY:
– TO PERSEVERE IN RUNNING THE RACE AND
– TO PURSUE PEACE AND PURITY
Hebrews 12:4-11 — Benefiting from Divine Discipline
DIVINE DISCIPLINE (IN THE FORM OF SUFFERING) COMES FROM THE HAND OF OUR LOVING FATHER FOR OUR GOOD
Hebrews 12:1-3 — Persevere in Faith by Focusing on Jesus
PERSEVERANCE IN FAITH AND MINISTRY REQUIRES MINIMIZING OBSTACLES AND MAINTAINING OUR FOCUS ON JESUS CHRIST
Hebrews 11:32-40 — Heroism and Reward of the Champions of Faith
THESE FINAL HEROES OF FAITH HIGHLIGHT GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS, ENDURANCE THROUGH SEVERE SUFFERING AND THE HOPE OF ETERNAL REWARDS
Hebrews 11:23-31 — From Egypt to Jericho — From Bondage to Victory
FAITH FOCUSES ON THE UNSEEN GOD TO GAIN ETERNAL REWARD BY:
– CHOOSING GOD
– DELIVERING FROM DEATH AND BONDAGE
– CAPTURING ENEMY STRONGHOLDS TO ACHIEVE VICTORY
Hebrews 11:8-22 — Forward-Looking Faith of the Patriarchs
ONLY A LIFE OF FAITH PLEASES GOD – HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF THE FAITH OF THE PATRIARCHS THAT LOOKED FORWARD TO GOD’S PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE
Hebrews 11:4-7 — Earliest OT Examples of Living by Faith
ONLY A LIFE OF FAITH PLEASES GOD – HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF ABEL, ENOCH AND NOAH