The Solid Rock in the Storms of Life

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Anchored in Christ
The Solid Rock in the Storms of Life
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The Gospel is the Foundation for Life
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Romans 116 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,
for it is the power of God for salvation to
everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also
to the Greek.
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Powerless Gospel Powerless Foundation
Powerless Living
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We must live and teach a Gospel with power if we
are to be
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ANCHORED IN CHRIST
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A POWERFUL PROVISION
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God has provided an anchor for your soul.
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Hebrews 617-20 19 This hope we have as an
anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and
steadfast and one which enters within the veil,
20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for
us, having become a high priest forever according
to the order of Melchizedek.
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The Gospel What God has revealed in and through
Jesus Christ
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What has God revealed in Jesus that we must live
and teach?
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A POTENT GOSPEL
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Who Jesus is
Jesus Christ is Gods son
Hebrews 11-3
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in
the prophets in many portions and in many ways,
in these last days has spoken to us in His Son,
whom He appointed heir of all things, through
whom also He made the world.
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There is not one square inch in the whole
domain of human existence as to which Christ who
is sovereign over all does not cry out, Mine!
And if Jesus, looking at all of life, cries
out, Mine!, the churchs task is to cry out,
His! Abraham Kuyper
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
What Jesus is
and our high priest.
Hebrews 81 Now the main point in what has
been said is this we have such a high priest,
who has taken His seat at the right hand of the
throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
What Jesus did
After making purification for sins,
Hebrews 13
And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact
representation of His nature, and upholds all
things by the word of His power. When He had made
purification of sins, He sat down at the right
hand of the Majesty on high
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
Where Jesus is now
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
Hebrews 11-3
And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact
representation of His nature, and upholds all
things by the word of His power. When He had made
purification of sins, He sat down at the right
hand of the Majesty on high
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
What Jesus is doing now
Where He intercedes for us
Hebrews 723-25
Hence, also, He is able to save forever those
who draw near to God through Him, since He always
lives to make intercession for them.
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
Where He intercedes for us and runs all things by
the word of His power.
What Jesus is doing now
Hebrews 13
And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact
representation of His nature, and upholds all
things by the word of His power. When He had made
purification of sins, He sat down at the right
hand of the Majesty on high
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
Where He intercedes for us and runs all things by
the word of His power.
He preserves us thru suffering, trials,
and temptations
What Jesus has purposed
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Jesus saves us daily
Hebrews 723-25
Hence, also, He is able to save forever those
who draw near to God through Him, since He always
lives to make intercession for them.
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Faith in our Confession Preserves us
Heb. 1039 But we are not of those who shrink
back to destruction, but of those who have faith
to the preserving of the soul. Heb. 111 Now
faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the
conviction of things not seen. Heb. 112 For by
it the men of old gained approval.
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
Where He intercedes for us and runs all things by
the word of His power.
He preserves us thru suffering, trials, and
temptations by giving us grace and mercy
What Jesus promises
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He promises mercy and grace
Hebrews 416 Let us therefore draw near with
confidence to the throne of grace, that we may
receive mercy and may find grace to help in time
of need.
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
Where He intercedes for us and runs all things by
the word of His power.
He preserves us thru suffering, trials, and
temptations by giving us grace and mercy
If we draw near to Him and hold fast
our confession.
What believers must practice
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TO EXPERIENCE HIS PEACE AND POWER WE MUST
Draw Near Hold
Fast
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Draw Near! Hold Fast!
Hebrews 414-16
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who
has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of
God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do
not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with
our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in
all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore
let us draw near with confidence to the throne of
grace, so that we may receive mercy and find
grace to help in time of need.
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
Where He intercedes for us and runs all things by
the word of His power.
He preserves us thru suffering, trials, and
temptations by giving us grace and mercy
If we draw near to Him and hold fast
our confession.
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A PREVAILING PROBLEM
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Dont Drift
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WARNING!
Hebrews 21-3
For this reason we must pay much closer attention
to what we have heard, lest we drift away from
it. For if the word spoken through angels proved
unalterable, and every transgression and
disobedience received a just recompense, how
shall we escape if we neglect so great a
salvation?
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WATCH OUT FOR UNBELIEF!
Hebrews 312-14
Take care, brethren, lest there should be in any
one of you an evil, unbelieving heart, in falling
away from the living God. But encourage one
another day after day, as long as
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WATCH OUT FOR UNBELIEF!
Hebrews 312-14
it is still called "Today," lest any one of you
be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we
have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast
the beginning of our assurance firm until the end
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GOD SWORE
No Rest!
FOR UNBELIEF
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A PRECIOUS PROMISE
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Grace and Mercy
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A PREDETERMINED PURPOSE
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GODS PURPOSE
To teach His creatures that they cant have grace
and mercy without a relationship with Jesus
Christ.
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When Jesus speaks an event or relationship into
being, it is to teach us the truth about
ourselves.
Hebrews 412-13 For the word of God is living and
active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and
piercing as far as the division of soul and
spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to
judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
And there is no creature hidden from His sight,
but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes
of Him with whom we have to do.
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Jesus is shaking what we depend on instead of Him
Hebrews 1226-27
And His voice shook the earth then, but now He
has promised, saying, YET ONCE MORE I WILL SHAKE
NOT ONLY THE EARTH, BUT ALSO THE HEAVEN. This
expression, Yet once more, denotes the removing
of those things which can be shaken, as of
created things, so that those things which cannot
be shaken may remain.
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GODS PURPOSE
To test and produce the same kind of faith
as that of Jesus Christ in
His people an
unshakable faith.
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A PREVAILING PRACTICE
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Draw Near! Hold Fast!
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Find a place to repent of unbelief!
Hebrews 121-2
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of
witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside
every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily
entangles us unbelief.
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Find a place to repent of unbelief!
Hebrews 1215-17
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of
God that no root of bitterness springing up
causes trouble, and by it many be defiled that
there be no immoral or godless person like Esau,
who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
For you know that even afterwards, when he
desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected,
for he found no place for repentance, though he
sought for it with tears.
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Fix your eyes on Jesus!
Hebrews 121-2
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of
witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside
every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily
entangles us unbelief, and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us, fixing
our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of
faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at
the right hand of the throne of God.
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Give thanks to God
Hebrews 1228-29
Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which
cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which
we may offer to God an acceptable service with
reverence and awe for our God is a consuming
fire.
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Draw Near! Hold Fast!
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Jesus Christ is Gods son
and our high priest.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Father
Where He intercedes for us and runs all things by
the word of His power.
He preserves us thru suffering, trials, and
temptations by giving us grace and mercy
If we draw near to Him and hold fast
our confession.
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Draw Near! Hold Fast! Have you neglected the
gospel?
Hebrews 23
how shall we escape if we neglect so great a
salvation?
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Lets Practice

• Your child refuses to obey.

• Your spouse hurts or offends you.

• The car has a flat on the freeway.

• Your teenager has no heart for God.

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Lets Practice

• Your parents wont let you go see a movie.

• Your little brother threw up on your bed.

• Your friends didnt invite you to a party.

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Powerless Gospel God loves you so much that He
sent His son to die for your sins and demonstrate
His love. If you choose to invite Jesus into your
heart, you wont perish but have eternal life.
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Whats Right With This Gospel?
God does love His people.
God did send His son.
Jesus did die for sins.
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Whats Wrong With This Gospel?
Gives wrong ideas about God, man, sin, the power
and work of the Holy Spirit
Suggests God is reacting to man.
Puts man in control
Gives a wrong idea of faith
Theres not a biblical basis for forgiveness
The basis for confidence and security is
compromised
It isnt applicable to every event in life