Let Us Draw Near to the Throne of Grace

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Hebrews 4:16 Let Us Draw Near to the Throne of Grace Sermon Outline for May 29, 2005 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. I. Textual Comments A. You All Draw Near Therefore With Confident Speech B. To The Throne Of Grace C. To Receive Mercy And Grace C.’ And To Find Timely Good Help II. Pastoral Comments A. Once more, we are exhorted to attend the worship services (prayers) of the Church. B. By implication, we are also to be characterized as men and women of daily prayer. C. By implication, we are to have families of prayer as well. D. We are to pray confidently and boldly, forgetting neither throne nor grace. E. The future of such a praying people is bright beyond all imagining. Questions from Hebrews 4:16 for Young Hearers 1. The New Testament is written in ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 2. The first Greek word in today’s verse is the same word used to talk about drawing near to God in the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 3. This verse is talking about Sunday ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 4. It also urges us to pray in our ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and when we are ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 5. When we see the word “therefore” in the Bible, we should ask what it is ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ for. 6. The “therefore” here points us back to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 7. We are to pray ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___! 8. Christians used to pray with their hands ___ ___ ___ ___, and their eyes looking ___ ___. 9. Usually, we should pray with our (or our leaders’) ___ ___ ___ ___ moving. 10. To avoid two ditches in the prayer road, we need to remember two words when we pray: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ and ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 11. We should show ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ to others. 12. We should pray when we are in ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 13. Will you commit today to pray regularly and confidently?