It means we'd better get on with it. Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? Keep Your Eyes on Jesus Not Your Baggage. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop. Study how he did it. When they heard the words—“If an animal touches the Mountain, it’s as good as dead”—they were afraid to move. Hebrews 12:1(NASB) Verse Thoughts. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. 12-13 So don’t sit around on your hands! The Message Bible, Dusty Rose Floral Large Print Leather-Look, The Message Devotional Bible LeatherLike, Brown, The Message, Large Print, Brown Trio Leather-Look, My First Message: A Devotional Bible for Kids. Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Hebrews 12:1. Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV) 2. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Hebrews 12:1-3 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources "LOOKING UNTO JESUS." It means we'd better get on with it. Help each other out. Hebrews 12:1 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” King James Version (KJV) It means we’d better get on with it. Hebrews 12:2 says that Jesus is the “pioneer” of our faith. No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Strip down, start running—and never quit! Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Strip down, start running—and never quit! And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,”. No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. No more dragging your feet! When they heard the words—“If an animal touches the Mountain, it’s as good as dead”—they were afraid to move. PREPARATION FOR THE RACE. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. It means we'd better get on with it. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. And now … Study how he did it. Strip down, start running - and never quit! My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline,    but don’t be crushed by it either.It’s the child he loves that he disciplines;    the child he embraces, he also corrects. Study how he did it. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. He is the one who blazed the trail. (MESSAGE) Hebrews 12:1-3 Key Verses: 12:2a, “…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” When we began 2020, we had bright hopes and plans. In training for the Olympics the runners used to tie weights to their bodies. "Lay aside every weight." Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Hebrews 12:2. Even Moses was terrified. No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and take your Bible knowledge to a new level this year! May 28, 2020 by Editor in Chief. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. Do you see what this means--all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? Strip down, start running--and never quit! The Message Hebrews 12:1. Study how he did it. We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. 12 1-3 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? Browse Sermons on Hebrews 12:2. Strip down, start running—and never quit! Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now … 4-11 In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and take your Bible knowledge to a new level this year! Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. 12 1 Do you see what this means - all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? 2 Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. Strip down, start running - and never quit! 12 1 Do you see what this means - all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? He’s treating you as dear children. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed - that exhilarating finish in and with God - he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. If you'll turn in your Bible to Hebrews chapter 12 I want to talk to you about the first four verses. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s. I. Strip down, start running—and never quit! 12 1-3 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? A. Wherefore - This is an inference drawn from the examples produced in the preceding chapter, … No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. 2 Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! 22-24 No, that’s not your experience at all. Jesus is also the “perfecter” of our faith—He is the one who brought it … I was looking forward to our hosting the regional SBC and also traveling throughout Russia, Ukraine, and … And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Hebrews 12:1 The Message Bible << Hebrews 11 | Hebrews 12 | Hebrews 13 >> The Chastening of the Lord. HEART OF A CHAMPION A Message from DAVID August 16, 2020 Intro: Hebrews 12:1 International Children’s Bible (ICB) 12 So we have many people of faith around us. The author calls this work a “message of encouragement” , a designation that is given to a synagogue sermon in Acts 13:15. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? Hebrews 12:1-2 1. It means we’d better get on with it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. Strip down, start running—and never quit! So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. Hebrews 12:1-3-14-17 MSG. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Their lives tell us what faith means. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. Study how he did it. Hebrews chapter 12 verses 1 to 4. Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? 1. Study how he did it. It means we’d better get on with it. Christianity is being conformed in the image of God's Son, Jesus Christ. My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline. So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. And now … Hebrews 12 The Message Bible << Hebrews 11 | Hebrews 12 | Hebrews 13 >> The Chastening of the Lord. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. It means we’d better get on with it. No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep Your Eyes on Jesus Not Your Obstacles Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. Hebrews 12:1-12 NIV 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. Study how he did it. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Hebrews gives us a wonderful list of people who are commended by God for their faith. And now … He’s treating you as dear children. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. It means we’d better get on with it. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. It means we'd better get on with it. HEART OF A CHAMPION A Message from DAVID August 16, 2020 Intro: Hebrews 12:1 International Children’s Bible (ICB) 12 So we have many people of faith around us. Discipline in a Long-Distance Race. Hebrews 12:1.By a bold but rhetorical figure, the apostle, in the beginning of this chapter, represents the patriarchs, judges, kings, prophets, and righteous men, whose faith he had celebrated in the preceding chapter, after having finished their own labours, combats, and sufferings with honour, as standing round and looking on the believing Hebrews while running the Christian race. Hebrews 12:1-3 King James Version (KJV) 12 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down … Strip down, start running - and never quit! Hebrews 12:1-3 MSG. Study how he did it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! 1–3 12 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! The Message Canvas Bible: Coloring and Journaling the Story of God, Leather-Look, Gold Leaf, The Message Large-Print Devotional Bible--soft leather-look, brown, The Message Bible, Compact Soft leather-look, tan, Contemporary Comparative Side-by-Side Bible (NIV, NKJV, NLT, THE Message), The Message: New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs--Personal-Size Edition, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible, Brown/Saddle Tan Leather-Look. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. Their lives tell us what faith means. You’ve come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. Hebrews 12:1-3-1-3 MSG. It means we’d better get on with it. It means we’d better get on with it. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Commentary. It is constantly "looking unto Jesus" trustfully, submissively, lovingly. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed - that exhilarating finish in and with God - he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. ◄ Hebrews 12:1 ► Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). Intro: Our text looks at life as a race with a course to run, and a prize to gain. Hebrews 12:1b-2 (NKJV) 1. No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. And run for it! Hebrews 12:1 Parallel. Even Moses was terrified. 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