The Epistle To The Hebrews - Executable Outlines
The Epistle To The Hebrews - Executable Outlines
The Epistle To The Hebrews - Executable Outlines
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INTRODUCTION<br />
Stability In Our Service <strong>To</strong> God<br />
<strong>Hebrews</strong> 13:7-17<br />
1. Throughout his epistle, the author has exhorted his readers to “steadfastness”...<br />
a. With a warning not to drift away - He 2:1<br />
b. With a promise of becoming partakers of Christ - He 3:14<br />
c. With exhortations to be diligent - He 4:11; 6:11-12<br />
d. With a reminder of God’s faithfulness - He 10:23<br />
e. With a promise of great reward - He 10:35-36<br />
Mark A. Copeland<br />
2. As the epistle draws near to its end, we find some final exhortations that appear to encourage such<br />
steadfastness...<br />
a. <strong>The</strong>y are sprinkled throughout He 13:7-17<br />
b. <strong>The</strong>y are given in view of the danger of “various and strange doctrines” - He 13:9<br />
3. <strong>The</strong> need for such exhortations is no less today as it was then...<br />
a. <strong>The</strong>re are many various and strange doctrines today<br />
b. It is easy for us to forget the simplicity that is in Christ<br />
[If we are not to be carried about with various and strange doctrines, then “Stability In Our Service <strong>To</strong><br />
God” is what we need. What can we glean from our text that will aid us in our steadfastness? First,<br />
there are...]<br />
I. THINGS TO REMEMBER (7-14)<br />
A. THOSE WHO FAITH IS WORTHY OF EMULATION... (7)<br />
1. In the original context of the epistle...<br />
a. <strong>The</strong> author here may have in reference those leaders who originally spoke the word of<br />
God to them<br />
b. That may have included the apostles themselves - cf. He 2:3<br />
c. “...considering the outcome of their conduct” may imply that they were dead, and that<br />
their faith served them well<br />
2. But it would be appropriate to remember the faithfulness of our “leaders” today<br />
a. Those elders who have spoken God’s word to us<br />
b. Those elders whose faith enabled them to magnify Christ in both life and death<br />
3. Not only remember them, but “whose faith follow”<br />
a. We should seek to emulate all those whose faith has set a good example - Ph 3:17<br />
b. Especially those whose faith sustained them to the end!<br />
B. “JESUS CHRIST, THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER...” (8)<br />
1. In what way is “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever”?<br />
a. Certainly not in every respect, for He was once “in the flesh”, but not today<br />
b. <strong>The</strong> context must determine, and the context pertains to:<br />
1) <strong>The</strong> word of God which has been spoken - He 13:7<br />
2) Various and strange doctrines - He 13:9<br />
Sermons From <strong>Hebrews</strong> 121