LET US CONSIDER HOW TO SPUR EACH OTHER ON TO GOOD WORKS! (7 OF 12)
Scripture: Hebrews 10:24
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Let Us Consider How to Spur Each Other on to Good Works! (7 of 12)
Series: Let US
Dennis Marquardt
Hebrews 10:24
INTRO: Have you ever been provoked to anger? Probably we have all had that experience. It usually involves someone deliberately working hard to get under our skin, to not only show their contempt for us, but to move us to respond in kind. All of this of course with the intent of causing pain and hurt. In such cases the person who can get that kind of reaction from us feels powerful and in control. They may also feel a sick sense of relief at getting even.
What if we did this in reverse? Instead of provoking someone to anger, we used the same kind of emotional strength and strategy to provoke others to love and good works. This is behind this single verse of Scripture as the third exhortation in Hebrews 10. The invitation to ''Let us...'' is meant to invite all the believers into process of deliberate actions toward others that will move them to love more, and to do good works out of joy. The more we combine our acts of love and good works, the more we move the world toward Christ! We may think our own small contribution won't matter, but when added to other believers we can show the power of God's love.
ILLUS: The story is told of a heavy bronze bell that had sunk into a river in China. The efforts of various engineers to raise it had been of no avail. At last a clever native priest asked permission to make the attempt on the condition that the bell should be given to his temple. He then had his assistants gather an immense number of bamboo rods. These are hollow, light, and practically unsinkable. They were taken down by divers, one by one, and fastened to the bell. After many thousands of them had been thus fastened, it was noticed that the bell began to move, and, when the last one had been added, the buoyancy of the accumulated rods was so great that they actually lifted the enormous mass of bronze to the surface. You may think your bam ...
Series: Let US
Dennis Marquardt
Hebrews 10:24
INTRO: Have you ever been provoked to anger? Probably we have all had that experience. It usually involves someone deliberately working hard to get under our skin, to not only show their contempt for us, but to move us to respond in kind. All of this of course with the intent of causing pain and hurt. In such cases the person who can get that kind of reaction from us feels powerful and in control. They may also feel a sick sense of relief at getting even.
What if we did this in reverse? Instead of provoking someone to anger, we used the same kind of emotional strength and strategy to provoke others to love and good works. This is behind this single verse of Scripture as the third exhortation in Hebrews 10. The invitation to ''Let us...'' is meant to invite all the believers into process of deliberate actions toward others that will move them to love more, and to do good works out of joy. The more we combine our acts of love and good works, the more we move the world toward Christ! We may think our own small contribution won't matter, but when added to other believers we can show the power of God's love.
ILLUS: The story is told of a heavy bronze bell that had sunk into a river in China. The efforts of various engineers to raise it had been of no avail. At last a clever native priest asked permission to make the attempt on the condition that the bell should be given to his temple. He then had his assistants gather an immense number of bamboo rods. These are hollow, light, and practically unsinkable. They were taken down by divers, one by one, and fastened to the bell. After many thousands of them had been thus fastened, it was noticed that the bell began to move, and, when the last one had been added, the buoyancy of the accumulated rods was so great that they actually lifted the enormous mass of bronze to the surface. You may think your bam ...
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