PPT-Hebrews 12.1-3

Reading from Gods Word 1 Therefore since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses let us also lay aside every weight and sin which clings so closely and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Partakers of the Things of God. partake. metechos. “to partake of, share in”. meta. (“with”), . echo. (“to have”). 1. Partake of the Heavenly Calling. Hebrews 3:1. We are called by the gospel . Background Information. The High Priest. Source: Dr. Constable’s Notes. Background: Date. Before 70 AD. Author does not mention the destruction of the Temple. He speaks of the Temple in present tense. World History. Grade 8. The Hebrews. Also known as Israelites. Their religion had a great influence on the world. Judaism – Jewish religion. Most early Hebrews were nomadic or traveling merchants. Made goods from gold, copper, and ivory. 8.. 1. ABRAHAM AND MOSES LEAD THE HEBREWS. A people called the Hebrews (HEE-. brooz. ) appeared in Southwest Asia sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC. Their writings describe the laws of their religion, . “By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.. Church is a glorious institution. 教會是一個榮耀的群體. 。. 你 . 們 卻 是 . 來 到. 錫 安 山 和 永 活 的 　 神 的 城 ， 就 是 天 上 的 耶 路 撒 冷 ； 在 那 裡 有 千 萬 的 天 使 聚 集. Priestly Place. Priestly Promises. . Desire to Obey . (. Deut. 5:29 vs . Ez. 36:26). . Ability to Obey . (Rom 8:2-4 vs . Ez. 36:27). Better than your Inadequacy. Obedience is NOT solely Obligation. And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and . Jephthah. , also . of.  David and Samuel and the prophets: . 33 . who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, . Hebrews 11:1. Faces of Faith. Hebrews 12:1. Conviction…. A Firmly Held Belief. A belief you hold and will not change. Faces of Faith. Joseph’s Faith. Genesis 37-50. Is Unwavering. Genesis 37:2-4. 2. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have entertained angels without knowing it. . 3. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.. “…and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” . -- Numbers 13:33. Background. . (Numbers 13-14). Israel faced great challenges traveling to the Promised Land . The Possibility of being Complete. Only the Lord can make us . complete. 20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 . 2. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have entertained angels without knowing it. . 3. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.. Hebrews 4:16. Hebrews. “A better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.”. Hebrews 7:19. Hebrews. Therefore, since we have confidence to enter the holy places . . . let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”.