June 24, 2007

Hebrews - Part 6 : Drawing Near to God

Steve Lane

A. Review/Introduction

Finding security and a haven of rest in things that seem good but bring death

Superiority of Jesus

Three groups:
True believers: Need to take the next step. In danger of apathy
Intellectually convinced, but have not made a full commitment.
Those attracted to the gospel, but may not be truly convinced about Jesus

Hebrews 1: 3
Colossians 2: 9

The road to Canaan

Responding to God is a must for staying on course

B. Introduction - Drawing Near to God

Hebrews 7: 18 - 19
Two primarily things necessary in drawing near to God:
Keeping clear in our minds that Jesus is the way to the inner room
Faith -- Simply looking to Jesus. Hebrews 12: 2a Hebrews 3: 1

God desires to communicate
Hebrews 10: 19 - 24
Be obedient in what the Holy Spirit reveals. Keep moving.

C.
Jesus, Our Great Priest

Hebrews 5: 1 - 10
Access to the Holy of Holies by our High Priest Jesus

D.
Stern Warnings

Backward steps are difficult to recover from and even impossible in some cases
Hebrews 5: 11 - 14

If you are not growing -- not responding to God, you are headed back to the wilderness.

The cycle of doubt and disobedience that can follow is difficult to pull out of
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Truth stacking

These things keep our hearts soft towards God and keep us hearing from God