The Dangerous Advent of Jesus

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Hebrews 12:14-29 The Dangerous Advent of Jesus Sermon Outline for November 27, 2005 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri I. 1:1-4 The Father’s Final Word - The Bright and Shining Son LINK TO II. – 1:4 “having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. II. 1:5-2:18 A Better Name Than Angels - Son of God and Son of Man LINK TO III. – 2:17 “that He might be  a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God” III. 3:1-5:10 A Better High-Priest: Source of Faithfulness, Rest, Compassion LINK TO IV. – 5:9,10 “And  having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, called by God as High Priest  “  according to the order of Melchizedek,  ” IV. 5:11-10:39 Christ, A Priest Like Melchizedek , High Priest of GoodThings  to Come Link to V – 10: 10:36 -39 “You have need of endurance …,the just shall live by faith ” V. 11:1-12:13 We should live with faith and endurance. Link to VI – 12:13 “Make Straight Paths” VI. 12:14-13:19 Strong Hands, Straight Paths - Living in Heavenly Community on Earth VII. 13:20-25 Benediction: Completeness Unto Every Good Work Overview of Today’s Text: A. Command with Warning – Pursue Peace and Holiness B. Don’t Fall Short of Grace (Like Secular Esau) C. You’re Not At Sinai D. But At Zion C’. Therefore Listen! B’. Have Grace A’. Command with Warning – Serve with Reverence and Fear Lessons From Today’s Text: 1. We serve God by pursuing peace on earth. 2. We exercise holiness by having reverence and fear of God 3. If we do not pursue peace and holiness, we shall only see God’s wrath eternally. 4. God’s grace undergirds these activities. 5. We are warned against presumption, bitterness and secularism 6. Worshipping at Zion , we have inestimable privileges. 7. Worshipping at Zion , we have inestimable danger. 8. The advent of Jesus brings blessing and danger. Hebrews 12:14-29 A. Command with Warning – Pursue Peace and Holiness 14 Pursue peace with all people , and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: B. Don’t Fall Short of Grace (Like Secular Esau) 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;16 lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. C. You’re Not At Sinai 18 For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,19 and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words , so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.20 (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.”21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”) D. But At Zion 22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. C’. Therefore Listen! 25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks . For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” 27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken , as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, B’. Have Grace let us have grace, A’. Command with Warning – Serve with Reverence and Fear by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire. Questions from Hebrews 12:14-29 for Young Hearers 1. This is part of the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ section of Hebrews. 2. This text begins and ends with a ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 3. At the center is Mount ___ ___ ___ ___ and a ___ ___ ___ ___. 4. This is where ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ set up a worship center. 5. The ___ ___ ___ ___ ‘ ___ Prayer is also a call to work. 6. We are to help ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 7. If others sin at church it hurts ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 8. We are to ___ ___ ___ ___ each other not to sin. 9. ___ ___ ___ ___ thought food was more important than God. 10. Esau’s “perfect” brother was ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 11. ___ ___ ___ shows that some descendants of Esau were godly. 12. Mount ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ was where God spoke with Moses. 13. This mount was like the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 14. At which Mount did the people get to come close to God? 15. Which mount was more dangerous? 16. This season is called ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 17. We should rejoice but we must also be careful to ___ ___ ___ ___. 18. Blessed are the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.