Hebrews 2:1-4

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Hebrews 21-4
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How to Avoid Spiritual Failure

• The Danger of Drifting

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The Danger of Drifting

1. Who is in danger of drifting? the context
   to see who is being addressed
2. Why do Christians drift? the cause of
   drifting
3. How can we prevent drifting? the cure for
   drifting

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting? the context
  to see who is being addressed
• Hebrews 21 Therefore we ought to give the
  more earnest heed to the things which we have
  heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
• Who are the we of our passage?

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting? the context
  to see who is being addressed
• Hebrews 31 Wherefore, holy brethren,
  partakers of the heavenly calling
• Hebrews 1032-35 v. 32 But call to
  remembrance the former days, in which, after ye
  were illuminated received the light, ye endured
  a great fight of afflictions you endured a hard
  struggle with suffering

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting? the context
  to see who is being addressed
• Hebrews 1033 Sometimes you were publicly
  exposed to insult and persecution at other times
  you stood side by side with those who were so
  treated
• Hebrews 1034 You sympathized with those in
  prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of
  your property, because you knew that you
  yourselves had better and lasting possessions.

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting? the context
  to see who is being addressed
• Hebrews 1035 Cast not away therefore your
  confidence dont throw away your confidence,
  which hath great recompense of reward

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting? the context
  to see who is being addressed
• Hebrews 21 Therefore we ought to give the
  more earnest heed to the things which we have
  heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
• They are Christians!

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The Danger of Drifting

• We are either making spiritual progress
• or
• we are spiritually drifting!
• There is no standing still

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting?
• Christians are in danger of drifting!
• Why do Christians drift? the cause of
  drifting

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The Danger of Drifting

• Why do Christians drift? the cause of
  drifting
• We fail to hold fast to the things we have heard.
• Hebrews 21 Therefore we ought to give the
  more earnest heed to the things which we have
  heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

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The Danger of Drifting

• We fail to hold fast to the things we have heard.
• Hebrews 21 Therefore we ought to give the
  more earnest heed to the things which we have
  heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
• to give the more earnest heed pay close
  attention to be really concerned about be in a
  state of alert attention let your ears be
  attentive

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The Danger of Drifting

• We fail to hold fast to the things we have heard.
• Hebrews 21 Therefore we ought to give the
  more earnest heed to the things which we have
  heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
• things which we have heard the Biblical
  truths of Scripture things about which God has
  talked to us.
• let we should let them slip to drift away
  from, gradually neglect like a ship drifting
  without anchorage to drift off course or to be
  pushed off course to be careless.

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The Danger of Drifting

• We fail to hold fast to the things we have
  heard.
• The Hebrew writer does not define the currents
  with which these Christians are struggling, but
  it is clear they are in danger of drifting
  spiritually.
• Illustration of a air plane cross winds pushing
  it off course.
• We are constantly being pushed by the winds of
  opinion our friends, co-workers, peer
  pressure, culture, things we read or see
• pressure our work, things we must do, things
  we want to do.

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The Danger of Drifting

• We fail to hold fast to the things we have
  heard.
• We neglect appropriatng all of Gods provisions.
• Hebrews 23 How shall we escape, if we neglect
  so great salvation which at the first began to
  be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us
  by them that heard him
• He is writing to Christians! - They are already
  saved.
• God has provided more than getting saved in His
  great salvation.
• He has provided entire sanctification to
  cleanse our hearts of self-centeredness and fill
  us with the Holy Spirit.

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The Danger of Drifting

• We fail to hold fast to the things we have
  heard.
• We neglect appropriatng all of Gods provisions.
• He is writing to Christians! - They are already
  saved.
• God has provided more than getting saved.
• He has provided entire sanctification to
  cleanse our hearts of self-centeredness and fill
  us with the Holy Spirit.
• If you dont purposefully appropriate truth, if
  you dont walk in all the light God gives you,
  you are neglecting part of Gods plan of
  salvation.
• If we fail to press on in our walk with God, fail
  to stay filled with the Spirit, it will be from
  failing to hold fast and neglecting.

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting?
• Christians are in danger of drifting!
• Why do Christians drift?
• Christians fail to hold fast what they have
  heard and they neglect to appropriate all God has
  provided in His plan of salvation.

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The Danger of Drifting

• We are either making spiritual progress
• or
• we are spiritually drifting
• There is no standing still

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The Danger of Drifting

• Who is in danger of drifting?
• Why do Christians drift?
• How can we prevent drifting? the cure for
  drifting

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The Danger of Drifting

• How can we prevent drifting? the cure for
  drifting
• HEED what you have heard pay careful attention
  to it be mentally and spiritually alert!
• HOLD FAST to what you have heard dont drift
  away from it. Dont let yourself be pushed off
  course. Appropriate all of Gods provisions!

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The Danger of Drifting

• How can we prevent drifting? the cure for
  drifting
• HEED what you have heard!
• HOLD FAST to what you have heard!
• HAVE CONFIDENCE in what you have heard from Gods
  Word.

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The Danger of Drifting

• How can we prevent drifting? the cure for
  drifting
• HAVE CONFIDENCE in what you have heard from Gods
  Word. (Three reasons why)
• a. It was communicated to us from God
  through Jesus.
• Hebrews 23 How shall we escape, if we neglect
  so great salvation which at the first began to
  be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us
  by them that heard

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The Danger of Drifting

• HAVE CONFIDENCE in what you have heard from Gods
  Word.
• a. It was communicated to us from God
  through Jesus.
• b. It was confirmed to be trustworthy.
• Hebrews 23 How shall we escape, if we neglect
  so great salvation which at the first began to
  be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us
  by them that heard
• Hebrews 24 God also bearing them witness, both
  with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles,
  and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own
  will?

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The Danger of Drifting

1. Who is in danger of drifting? the context
   to see who is being addressed
2. Why do Christians drift? the cause of
   drifting
3. How can we prevent drifting? the cure for
   drifting

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The Danger of Drifting

1. HEED what you have heard pay careful attention
   to it be mentally and spiritually alert!
2. HOLD FAST to what you have heard!
3. HAVE CONFIDENCE in what you have heard from Gods
   Word.

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The Danger of Drifting

• We are either making spiritual progress
• or
• we are spiritually drifting
• There is no standing still

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How to Avoid Spiritual Failure

• The Danger of Drifting

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• I will mind God
• no matter what others do,
• I will mind God
• and do as He bids me do
• Whether the way
• be rough or steep,
• I will mind God, I will mind God!

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• Yes, Lord, yesTo Your will and to Your way.Ill
  say, Yes, Lord, yesI will trust You and obey.
  When Your Spirit speaks to me,With my whole
  heart Ill agree,And my answer will beYes,
  Lord, yes!