LET US HOLD FIRMLY TO THE FAITH! (2 OF 12)
Scripture: Hebrew 4:14-16, Matthew 4:1-11
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Let Us Hold Firmly to the Faith! (2 of 12)
Series: Let Us
Dennis Marquardt
Hebrew 4:14-16; Matthew 4:1-11
INTRO: Starting off in faith is a good thing, but staying in faith is a great thing! We need to be cautious that we don't lose a firm grip on our faith, for if we do we will find ourselves really floundering with an unproductive spirituality.
There are two things that can help us hold firmly to the faith:
(1. Christ as our high priest understands our weaknesses and is sympathetic to helping us - we don't have to be alone!
(2. Christ gives us His own example on how to fight the various kinds of temptations that Satan uses to draw us away from keeping our faith focused properly.
If there is one thing the Bible is clear about, it is that faith has to be exercised in order for us to stay firm in it! This will certainly be the case as we come into the last days where the Bible states that many will be deceived, and even the elect of God must be careful that they are not deceived!
The one thing we can be sure of is that we will be tempted! If we yield, we will not have firm faith. We need to understand the nature of HUMAN FLESH, and the nature of HOLY FAITH!
PROP. SENT: The Bible teaches us that when we are tempted God is willing to help us, Christ faced temptation and beat it, and what He used is available to us today too - so, ''let us hold firmly to the faith!''
I. ENCOURAGEMENT TO KEEP FAITH FIRM! Heb. 4:14-16
A. Deliverance and Sympathy Heb. 4:14-15
1. People quit when they feel they are alone and no one understands!
a. No one likes the feeling that something can't succeed.
b. No one likes facing something that seems overwhelming.
2. So often we feel God doesn't understand the pressures we go through, that in His perfection He couldn't possibly know pain and loneliness.
3. This is where the incarnation comes in! Jesus came in human flesh as God so that there would be a way for Him to ''feel'' and know our human weaknesses.
4. ...
Series: Let Us
Dennis Marquardt
Hebrew 4:14-16; Matthew 4:1-11
INTRO: Starting off in faith is a good thing, but staying in faith is a great thing! We need to be cautious that we don't lose a firm grip on our faith, for if we do we will find ourselves really floundering with an unproductive spirituality.
There are two things that can help us hold firmly to the faith:
(1. Christ as our high priest understands our weaknesses and is sympathetic to helping us - we don't have to be alone!
(2. Christ gives us His own example on how to fight the various kinds of temptations that Satan uses to draw us away from keeping our faith focused properly.
If there is one thing the Bible is clear about, it is that faith has to be exercised in order for us to stay firm in it! This will certainly be the case as we come into the last days where the Bible states that many will be deceived, and even the elect of God must be careful that they are not deceived!
The one thing we can be sure of is that we will be tempted! If we yield, we will not have firm faith. We need to understand the nature of HUMAN FLESH, and the nature of HOLY FAITH!
PROP. SENT: The Bible teaches us that when we are tempted God is willing to help us, Christ faced temptation and beat it, and what He used is available to us today too - so, ''let us hold firmly to the faith!''
I. ENCOURAGEMENT TO KEEP FAITH FIRM! Heb. 4:14-16
A. Deliverance and Sympathy Heb. 4:14-15
1. People quit when they feel they are alone and no one understands!
a. No one likes the feeling that something can't succeed.
b. No one likes facing something that seems overwhelming.
2. So often we feel God doesn't understand the pressures we go through, that in His perfection He couldn't possibly know pain and loneliness.
3. This is where the incarnation comes in! Jesus came in human flesh as God so that there would be a way for Him to ''feel'' and know our human weaknesses.
4. ...
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