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The Oath The Collateral Faith & Patience Christ is the Oath & the full Payment The Oath = His Word The Collateral = His Being Taking Hold = Enduring Faih He is Returning

The danger of spiritual drift A serious warning to a drifting church View 1: Loss of salvation   View 2: Hypothetical / Loss of Reward   View 3: Exposure Without Regeneration Press on with confident perseverance   Application: Check for drift not just sin Move from consumption to contribution Don’t panic – persevere

FROM STRIVING TO ABIDING Unhurried time in God’s presence Honest, ongoing prayer – not impressive prayer Obedience in small things Prayer for 2026: “Lord, teach us how to abide!”

Love took on flesh Love came near Love has a face Love is full of grace and truth Application points: Let Jesus define love for you Stop hiding from God when He has come near Stop loving from a distance

1. TRUE JOY STARTS WITH WHO GOD IS, NOT HOW LIFE FEELS Mary’s theology creates her joy Mary’s joy is not rooted in what she understands, but in who God is Mary’s joy comes from God’s initiating grace Mary’s joy is rooted in God’s unchanging character Mary’s joy foreshadows the joy of all believers Mary’s joy points to Jesus 2. TRUE JOY GROWS WHEN WE SEE GOD REVERSING WHAT THE WORLD BUILDS 3. TRUE...

1. BEFORE JESUS BRINGS PEACE TO THE WORLD, HE MUST END OUR WAR WITH GOD 2. THE PRINCE OF PEACE WINS PEACE BY ENTERING OUR BROKENNESS 3. BECAUSE THE KING HAS MADE PEACE WITH GOD, WE CAN NOW LIVE IN PEACE WITH OTHERS 4. PEACE BECOMES OUR MESSAGE TO A WAR-TORN WORLD Where are you still at war with God? Who do you need to pursue peace with? Will you let Christ’s peace rule your heart this Christmas? W...

1. Hope speaks before the light breaks 2. Hope has a name 3. Hope breaks chains not just darkness 4. Hope reigns forever   Application: Lift your eyes, even if you don’t feel like it   Step out of the chain He already broke   Anchor your hope in the kingdom that’s coming

Move The Ball Forward What Is Christian Apologetics? Why Is Christian Apologetics Important? Methods: Creation Origin Of Science Science Emerging From Within Christian Society  Some Arguments For The Existence Of God: The Cosmological Argument Historical Argument For The Resurrection Where Do We Go From Here? Don’t Sleepwalk Through Your Time Here Use your gifts The Great Commission Recommended Re...

The High Priest Must Be Chosen The High Priest Must Be Sympathetic The High Priest Must Be Able

1. Our Great High Priest 2. Our Sympathetic High Priest 3. Our Accessible High Priest

1. God’s promise demands a response of faith Don’t just hear the Word—respond to it Guard your heart against familiarity 2. God’s rest is still open Trust Jesus today Trust deeper 3. God’s Word Cuts Through the Counterfeits Let the Word Search You Daily Stop Hiding Behind Religion

1. Believe God “Today” 2. Hold Firm Until The End 3. Learn From The Failure Of Others

1. Consider Jesus - Our Greater Calling - slow down your mind - shift your focus 2. Jesus is Greater Than Moses- The Faithful Son - don't settle for the shadow - hold fast to hope 3. Hold Fast - Because You Belong to the House - keep showing up - boast in hope  

1. Jesus Restores What Adam Lost - Let Jesus define who you’re becoming - Live like a child of God, not an orphan 2. Jesus Died to Destroy Death - Remember who went first - Replace fear with faith 3. Jesus Became Like Us to Help Us - Run to Him, not from Him - Remember: you have a High Priest, not a judge   Summary: "The Son of God became the Son of Man, so that the sons and daughters of men might...

1. Don’t drift - anchor yourself daily in God’s Word - stay tied to God’s people - keep the cross in view 2. The seriousness of God’s Word - treasure the Gospel daily - act on what you hear 3. The greatness of our salvation - declared by the Lord Himself - confirmed by eyewitnesses - validated by God’s power - witness of the Spirit’s gifts - use your gifts boldly

Jesus: the Eternal Creator Angels: Mediators, Servants, and Usurpers Jesus: the Messianic Son and Firstborn Inheritor

1. God has spoken - slow down - ask questions - respond in prayer 2. The final Word - Jesus - stop looking for a backup plan - run everything through Him - let Him have the last word 3. Who is this Son -worship Him - trust Him - rest in His finished work 4. Better than angels - do a throne check - reorder your loves

1. Help me see more of You than ever before (More of Him) 2. Reveal to me just how little I know of You (Less of me) Whose sin are you focused on? Who is the first to be served? 3. Make what I do know more alive in my life (More like Him)

1. Don’t boast in religion - Check where you find your worth - Recognize the temptation to downplay the cross so people won’t think less of you - Stop comparing yourself to others spiritually - Ask yourself: what do I talk about most? 2. Boast in the cross - Shift your identity from what you do to what Christ has done - Stop living like you’re still chained - Start walking in Spirit-empowered obed...

1. Restore the fallen with gentleness - We need to be reminded that the church is not a museum for perfect people - We cannot ignore sin - We need gentleness - We need to be reminded that the work of restoration is gospel work 2. Carry the weight – don’t let people be crushed alone - Look around, not just within - Step in even when it’s messy - Be willing to be carried 3. Keep sowing even when it...

The Spirit Brings Victory Over The Flesh Because: Christ Has Set us Free From The Law The Spirit Provides Us With A New Reality The Spirit Leads Us Away From Sin  

Freedom in Christ… Will not negotiate with the slavery of your self-made righteousness Is the realization of the New Covenant Looks like selfless service and love of one another