Sermons on Hebrews 12:1-28:

Drop The Weight Of Trivial Pursuits Series

Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007

This backpack I am wearing has stones, rocks within it that weekly we are exposing, and laying them down, giving them to God. Well, today we are talking about the weight of trivial Pursuits, the weight of the pursuing meaningless things.

Drop the Weight of Trivial Pursuits Over the past few weeks we have been talking about dropping the weight, dropping the weight of junk we are carrying that tire us out, wear us down, and cause all sorts of problems in our relationships with each other, and our relationship with God. This ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

Looking Unto Jesus

Contributed by W. Alderman on Aug 15, 2007

This is a message from my Hebrews Comentary that shows "the sin that doth so easily beset us"

LOOKING UNTO JESUS Hebrews 12:1-17 This chapter is introduced with the transitional word, “Wherefore” which strongly connects back to the eleventh chapter which is known for its treatment of the subject of faith. In hermeneutics, one may recognize a principle that is called, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Dont Lose Heart

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Aug 16, 2007

(3) Principles for Overcoming the temptation to lose heart and grow weary. 1. Preceive The Great Cloud Of Witnesses 2. Persevere In The Race Set Before Us 3. Pursue Christ, the author and finisher of our faith

Introduction • The author of Hebrews defines faith as: being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (Hb. 11:1). In my walk with Christ, this has been one of the most difficult lessons I have had to learn, namely, how to live a life of faith without losing hope, even when things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Orthodox

Dangers Of Letting Bitterness Take Root - Detox Today Series

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007

We all have unfair and unjust things happen to us; that’s a part of life. When we are hurt, we can choose to hold on to that pain and become bitter, or we can choose to let it go and trust God to make it up to us.

Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14-15

Denomination: Charismatic

A Trip Through The Mountains

Contributed by Judith Hand on Aug 22, 2007

Following the revelation of God and our worship through the mountains of Sinai, Calvary to Zion.

A Trip through the Mountains Text readings: Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 A lot of us have been taking trips through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia this summer to try to escape the heat and soon more will be heading out to see the fall leaves. But this morning ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:18-29

Denomination: Methodist

Hindrances To Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 23, 2007

3rd in a series on Christian Growth. Every Christian experiences hindrances to Christian growth. This message deals with some of them.

READ Hebrews 5:11-14 In this series of messages on spiritual growth, we have established two things. The first truth we have established is that the Christian life is not a once-for-all event but a continuous process. At conversion, we become a new person in Jesus Christ. Then, for the rest of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14, Hebrews 12:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Irreducible Cross

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Mar 23, 2005

As much as our culture, or we, might try, to remove it as a barrier...as much as the world might like to make it into only a symbol, and rob it of its eternal meaning, the cross is irreducible. It’s irreducible in time. It’s irreducible in eternity.

The Irreducible Cross TCF Good Friday sermon March 25, 2005 I found this quote a few weeks ago in an article on a very popular TV preacher. This guy sells tickets to his national tour, and fills 15-20,000-seat arenas with his positive message. In this quote, he describes his own church, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Maundy Thursday - He Thought Of Me

Contributed by John Kah on Mar 24, 2005

There is one idea that ties all of the events of Maundy Thursday together and explains why Jesus pressed on - the idea that Jesus thought of me.

“He Thought of Me” Hebrews 12:2 The words that I just shared with you out of the Gospel of Matthew {reading Matt. 26:26-29, 36-46}tell part of the story about what happened to Jesus on the evening of that first Maundy Thursday. We know that He instituted the Lord’s Supper. We know the story ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Lutheran

Holiness

Contributed by Lucky Ekentason on Apr 10, 2005

REMINDING BELIEVER WE ARE CALLED TO BE HOLY UNTO THE LORD. GOD EXPECTS EVERY BELIEVER TO SHOW FORTH THE GLORY OF GOD IN OUR WALK WITH HIM; IN PURITY OF HEART.

Holiness is the very nature of God. It is impossible for God to sin. It is not about Him not willing to sin; but in His nature He can not sin. Prophet Habakkuk gives us an insight to the nature of the God of Heaven. In Habakkuk 1:13 "Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14

Denomination: Holiness

Looking Unto Jesus

Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005

Every problem you encounter there is someone in the "great cloud of witnesses: encouraging you to look to Jesus. This message will show how we are to Look unto Jesus.

INTRO. It seems that in this day and time we are living in a world that is changing each and every day. Just think about how just in the past few years how things have totally changed in how people think and how they do things and what is expected of the child of God. ILLUSTRATION: “Yesterday ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Lords Base Ball Game

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Apr 16, 2005

THE LORDS BASEBALL TEAM PLAYING THE DEVILS TEAM.

HEB 12:1-3 TITLE THE LORD"S BASE BALL GAME I PREACHED THIS TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH YOU CAN ADD YOUR ON MEAT TO IT. FREDDY AND THE LORD STOOD BY TO OBSERVE A BASE BALL GAME .THE LORD"S TEAM WAS PLAYING SATAN"S TEAM. THE LORD"S TEAM WAS AT BAT THE SCORE WAS TIED ZERO TO ZERO AND IT ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Staying On Course With God

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on Apr 18, 2005

Deals with remaining in Christ

“STAYING ON COURSE WITH GOD” TEXT: HEBREWS 12:1-2a Sunday, July 4, 2004 There is a sense that, in summer, church kind of slows down. Sometimes you get the feeling that church kind of shuts down. Well it doesn’t shut down; but it just kind of slows down. Being a Christian is a year-long thing; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Get In The Game! Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 26, 2005

Sermon one in a series designed for a giving campaign named, "Get In The Game!"

Ed Young, Jr., Senior Pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, tells the following story from his days as a college basketball player: During my freshman season at Florida State University, Greg Collingsworth and I did not play that much. In fact, there was a fifteen game stretch where we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

How Can We Maintain Spiritual Momentum? Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 26, 2005

Your Spiritual Journey — Post 40 Days #2 see in Word format at www.praiseag.org

HOW CAN WE MAINTAIN SPIRITUAL MOMENTUM? Your Spiritual Journey — Post 40 Days #2 Hebrews 12:1-2 INTRODUCTION: How many of you remember your physics class in high school? The PG paraphrase of Newton’s first law of motion states “Unless acted upon by a force an object at rest will stay at rest and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Running Unhindered

Contributed by Glenn Branham on May 9, 2005

Dedication to Christ requires that we run the race of faith without the hinderances of sin and flesh.

"Running Unhindered" Heb. 12:1 Intro: The Bible sometimes describes the Christian life as a race. In those days the Olympic games of Greece and the Isthmian games of Corinth were all the rage. They were the sporting events of the day. Athletic races were well known as feats of endurance, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Pentecostal