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Comes Short Of Grace by Kendall Fox Hebrews 12:14-17 14 Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.  15 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 become defiled;  16 that there be no sexually immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.  17 For you know that even afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.

Will You Be Comforted In Heaven by Tim Gatlin Matthew 6:19-20 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;

Not Discipline by Kendall Fox Hebrews 12:5-11 5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,Nor faint when you are punished by Him;6 For whom the Lord loves He disciplines,And He punishes every son whom He accepts.” 7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?  8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.  9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?  10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.  11 For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.

The Point Of Shedding Blood by Kendall FoxHebrews 12:4A Father’s Discipline4 You have not yet resisted [a]to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;

Quit Scratching With The Chickens by Dennis Deno Colossians 3:1-2 1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.

Run, Endurance, Focus by Kendall Fox Hebrews 12:1-3 12 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us,  2 looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the 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. 3 For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

By Faith by Kendall Fox Hebrews 11:32-38 32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; 36 and others experienced mocking and flogging, and further, chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented 38 (people of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, on mountains, and sheltering in caves and holes in the ground.

Rewards Seekers by Kendall Fox Hebrews 11:6 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.

What Is Faith by Kendall Fox Hebrews 11:1-3 11 Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen.  2 For by it the people of old gained approval. 3 By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what is seen has not been made out of things that are visible.

Confidence And Promise by Kendall Fox Hebrews 10:35-39 35 Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.  36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37 For yet in a very little while,He who is coming will come, and will not delay.38 But My righteous one will live by faith;And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.

No Longer A Sacrifice For Sin by Kendall Fox Hebrews 10:26-31 26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,  27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries.  28 Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.  29 How much more severe punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?  30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”  31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Benefits Of The Assembly by Kendall Fox Hebrews 10:25 25 not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

Stimulate One Another by Kendall Fox Hebrews 10:23-25 23 Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;  24 and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds,  25 not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

Waiting Eagerly by Kendall Fox Hebrews 9:27-28 27 And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment,  28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Beware Of False Teachers by Dennis Deno 2 Timothy 4:1-5 1 I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:  2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.  3 For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires,  4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths.  5 But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.