1:13 Superiority of Christ over the Prophets

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11-3 - Superiority of Christ over the
Prophets 14-218 - Superiority of Christ
over the Angels 31-413 - Superiority of
Christ over Moses 414-728 - Superiority of
Christs Priesthood 81-13 Superiority
of Christs Covenant 91-1018 Superiority
of Christs Sanctuary Sacrifice
1019-1325 - Superiority of A Christians Life
Assurance of faith 1019-Chp. 11 Endurance of
faith chp. 12 Call to love chp. 13
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We have such a High Priest!
Having such a High Priest...
What do we have?
11-728
81-1018
1019-1325
A High Priest Who Is
He is more than H.P.
Therefore, let us...
104
Divine
801
The King
Draw near
1022
210
Redeemer
802
Minister in the heavens
Hold fast
1023
301
Apostle
415
Perfect
Consider each other
1024
806
Mediator of a better covenant
703
Eternal
726s
Suits Us
Live by faith
111

• Holy
• Innocent
• Undefiled
• Set Apart
• Exalted
• Offered Himself
• Son made perfect

913s
Sacrifice w/o spot that cleanses our conscience
Throw off every-thing that hinders
121
Show our gratitude to God
1228
924
Our entrance into Gods presence
Love each other
1301
Go to Him
1313
Offer sacrifices of praise good deeds
1315
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Superiority of A Christians Life - 1019-1325 A
Call to Love Chp. 13
1317 - Obey your leaders and submit to their
authority. They keep watch over you as men who
must give an account. Obey them so that their
work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would
be of no advantage to you.
Refers to their spiritual leaders (see v. 7), not
civil authorities.
Obey submit because of the authority God gives
to them God has their back!
Such submission is necessary to the welfare of
the church, and there should be a willingness to
yield submit to those whom God sets over us in
the Lord.
They watch for your own welfare, so you should
submit to these arrangements. This shows the
prin-ciple on which authority should be
exercised i.e., in such a way as to promote the
salvation of the people --all that is done should
be to that end.
The authority given is real must be used to
keep watch. Your submission must be genuine
and sin-cere. The purpose of both is to help you
be saved.
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Superiority of A Christians Life - 1019-1325 A
Call to Love Chp. 13
1317 - Obey your leaders and submit to their
authority. They keep watch over you as men who
must give an account. Obey them so that their
work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would
be of no advantage to you.
The leaders must give account to God for what
they teach and for the measures they adopt as
they serve as watchmen. This truth will motivate
them to lead you only in ways that will be for
your spiritual good.
Submit in a way and with a disposition that makes
it a joyful, rewarding experience for them.
Dont make yourself a burden to them.
If your leaders must give a poor account of you,
it will not be a good thing for you. Rather,
they should be filled with joy over your growth
and your resulting salvation
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Superiority of A Christians Life - 1019-1325 A
Call to Love Chp. 13
In closing, heres a quick reference quide to
what you need to be focusing on
Love each other Be hospitable Help those in
prison Be faithful in your marriages Be content
with what you have Imitate the faith of your
departed leaders Dont be taken away by strange,
false teaching Understand the exalted privilege
we have of eating at the altar of
Christ Continually, offer up sacrifices of
praise, good deeds, sharing with others
who need help Obey (submit to) your leaders in a
profitable way Pray for us to be restored to you
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Superiority of A Christians Life - 1019-1325 A
Call to Love Chp. 13
1320-25 - Now the God of peace, who brought up
from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep
through the blood of the eternal covenant, even
Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to
do His will, working in us that which is pleasing
in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be
the glory forever and ever. Amen. But I urge
you, brethren, bear with this word of
exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
Take notice that our brother Timothy has been
released, with whom, if he comes soon, I shall
see you. Greet all of your leaders and all the
saints. Those from Italy greet you. Grace be
with you all.
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Luke shimmied up a side pole, grabbed the
crossbar and, in only 6 seconds, went rapidly
across the top, hand-over-hand. And he went
quickly back the other way. Then he dropped to
the ground, look at me issued a challenge
Okay, Dadyour turn! I know you can do it!
Luke had lots of endurancecould go over over.
I gave it all I had, fizzled, excused myself
from further proofs of my manhood. But it taught
me something about faith in Heb. 1032-39.
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1032-39 - But remember the former days, when,
after being enlightened, you endured a great
conflict of sufferings, partly, by being made a
public spectacle through reproaches and
tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with
those who were so treated. For you showed
sympathy to the prisoners, and accepted joyfully
the seizure of your property,
Sufferings Public spectacle Reproaches Tribulation
s Property seized
1135-40 - Women received back their dead by
resurrection and others were tortured, not
accept-ing their release, in order that they
might obtain a better resur- rection and others
experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also
chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they
were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were
put to death with the sword they went about in
sheep-skins, in goatskins, being destitute,
afflicted, ill-treated (of whom the world was not
worthy), wander-ing in deserts and mountains and
caves and holes in the ground. And all these,
having gained approval through their faith, did
not receive what was promised,
To be so mistreated for so long, and to
helplessly watch children family be treated so
brutally, w/o escape we wouldnt need just
ordinary faith we would need faith that
endures (i.e., can last it out, no matter what or
how long.)
But many of the ancients had it much worse than
you
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. . . FAITH THAT ENDURES . . .
Will-o-the-wisp faith
like a 50 yd. dash startsover in few
seconds anyone can handle that! --can take 20
minutes2-3 daysa week --but unending?!
Were often fickle, inconsistent in our faith.
--like 4th grade class sending teacher a card
after surgery
Dear Mrs. Fisher, Your 4th grade class wishes you
a speedy recovery By a vote of 15-14.
The class wants you to get well, but with mixed
feelings! We have faith in you, Godbut with
mixed feelings.
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. . . FAITH THAT ENDURES . . .
My faith looks up to You, Lord, until . . .
the medicine stops working the disease comes
back the power goes off I cant pay the
bills my job goes sour, or Im laid off at a
critical time I lose my mate of my child A
hurricane or earthquake kills 100s some of my
?s are answered. The pain lasts longer than I
think I can stand. It just doesnt stop it
wont go away!
James 12-4 - Consider it all joy, my brethren,
when you encounter various trials, knowing that
the testing of your faith produces endurance.
1. Faith is not enoughendurance is the keylet
it run its course. 2. We learn endurance 1 day at
a time.
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. . . FAITH THAT ENDURES . . .
If such faith had not been demonstrated before,
we might have reason to shrink back give up,
but chp. 11 shows many severe trials endured by
faith thru the past ages proof positive that it
is possible to live by faith that endures.
1. He lists 17 people with enduring
faith--people just like us no halo, no
perfect upbringing people who struggled,
sometimes failed, doubted had times when was
difficult to keep the faith but kept on going
some w/o names but lengthy, brutal testssome
w/happy ending, some w/disastrous ending, but
all endured by faith
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But . . . Im not that kind of person! Im not
on their level!
Abel raised, sold animalsnot ordained Noah
farmerconstruction for 100 years Abram
businessmanraised by idolatrous parents Sarah
homemaker Jacob businessman, animal
broker Joseph slave, convict, politician,
ruler Moses princesheep herder Rahab
harlot Judges mostly shepherds farmers David
shepherd, songwriter, soldier, king
Noah drunkeness shamed by Canaan Abram lied
about Sarah on occasion to save his own
skin Sarah laughed at Gods promise Jacob
deceiver, chiseler Moses seen as
murder/fugitive resisted Gods assignment Rahab
background of promiscuity lust Samson pride,
uncontrolled passions
We tend to see their best qualities and say
When I reach their level, then I can live by
faith!
Point were already there. They simply
believed that God is and gave themselves to
Himeven with personal failures weaknesses
finally trusting in Him instead of in themselves.
Most had weaknesses to deal with
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How does that kind of faith relate to our
circumstances?
A. The odds always are going to be overwhelming
e.g., what odds?
of the flood occuring? a 90 year old woman
conceiving? Against nature. the Red Sea
opening up? Unthinkable. The walls just falling
down? Impossible.
B. The final outcome is not always pleasant.
V. 35 shows us a 2nd point Women received back
their dead by resurrection and others were
tortured, not accepting their release, in order
that they might obtain a better resurrection
Must not believe that if we have faith, nothing
will go wrong. Faith may not change my
circumstances, but it can change me and the
way I handle my circumstances Faith may not
restore a loss, bring a cure, fix my marriage,
cause my child to obey the gospel, or keep a
hurricane from hitting, but it can enable to
me handle whatever comes. My glasses dont alter
what is on the screen,my perception of it
--Faith does not alter my circumstances it
alters my perception of my circumstances.
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CONCLUSION I LEARNED 2 THINGS ON THE SWINGSET
1. Lukes muscles could do me no good at all
neither can someone elses faith.
2. I didnt need more muscles I just needed to
exercise those I already had.
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FAITH IS (by Pamela Reeve)
Faith is confidence in Gods faithfulness to me,
in an uncertain world, on an uncharged
course, in an unknown future Faith is recognizing
that God is the lord of time, when my idea
of timing doesnt agree with His. Faith is
resting in the fact that God has an objective in
leaving me on the scene, when I feel useless
to him and a burden to others. Faith is claiming
Gods strength to accept and endure weariness,
pain, and decline, with patience. Faith is
refusal to worry when I havent the faintest clue
to what God would have me do with my
life. Faith is cooperating with God in changing
me, rather than in taking refuge in piously
berating myself. Faith is realizing that God is
the God of now, carrying on His purposes in
every tedious, dull, boring, empty minute of my
life. Faith is refusing the thinking that God
loves the popular, attractive, talented
Christian more than He loves plain old me. Faith
is thanking God that, when I am left with
shattered plans, He has better plans.
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