Hebrews 10:23
Let us…. Draw Near , Hold Fast , Stir up one another
Hebrews 10:19-22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 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.
Recap Draw Near. He’s HERE, draw Near. The call to draw near means
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
QUESTIONS>ANSWERS
One of the biggest things I’ve learned about caring for a church through preaching the word of God is that it is less about giving you all the right answers and more about asking the right questions, so that the Holy Spirit can lead you to The Answer.
Luke 8:15 NASB
“But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.
1 Corinthians 15:1-2
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
You are saved by grace through faith alone, but faith was never meant to stay alone. It was meant to persevere, to bear fruit. Paul and more importantly Jesus cite this perseverance and fruit bearing as what proves that someone actually is saved.
What am I holding fast to?
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
What is this “confession” ? The Gospel
Hope is a Who – Jesus.
Where is your hope?
How do we hold fast?
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Genesis 3:4-6
But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
2 Corinthians 12:10
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Why are you wavering?
Why do we have to hold fast? – HE WHO PROMISED IS FAITHFUL
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
“Jesus, You’re my ONLY hope”