Sermons on Hebrews 12:1-9:

Discipline Or Warfare, Which?

Contributed by George Bannister on Oct 10, 2002

Helps the believer to determine whether he is experiencing God’s discipline or Spiritual Warfare.

TEXTS: Hebrews 12:5-11; Ephesians 6:10-17 ESS: The believer must learn to discern the difference between Spiritual Warfare and God’s Discipline. OSS: To help the believer to determine if he is under God’s discipline or Spiritual warfare. PQ: How do I determine if I am undergoing Spiritual Warfare ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-11, Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons Of Loneliness

Contributed by Rex S. Wignall on Oct 25, 2002

First in a series from J. Ellsworth Kalas’ book, IF EXPERIENCE IS SUCH A GOOD TEACHER, WHY DO I KEEP REPEATING THE COURSE?"

The Lessons of Loneliness By Rex S. Wignall, Chaplain, Valley Christian Home Genesis 2:8-9, 15-25; Matthew 27:45-46; Hebrews 12:1-3 Introduction to the Series: A few years ago, a teacher of preaching named Ellsworth Kalas wrote a book with a catchy title: If Experience Is Such A Good ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:8-25, Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist

Hanging In There Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 7, 2005

Are you at the end of your rope? Suffering from trials and troubles? Perhaps it is the Lord’s discipline- given out of love for your good. Find hope and help in the first part of Hebrews 12.

The Apostle Peter to me is one of the great men of the Bible - not because he was so perfect and strong and patient and so much like the Lord - but because he was so imperfect and impetuous and impatient and so much like us! One of my favorite stories about Peter is found in Matthew chapter 14. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-17

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

True Reality - The Amazing Race Series

Contributed by Lin Smalec on Nov 10, 2005

Through the lens of a popular reality TV show, this sermon encourages believers to commit to the amazing race of the Christian life.

Rev. Lin Smalec Salem Church, Waynesboro, PA TRUE REALITY - THE AMAZING RACE 13 November 2005 How many of you have ever been in a foot race or marathon? Wow! I really admire people who can put out the physical effort needed to run in a race like that. Words like endurance, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Life Of Christ #1 - He Lived... Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 5, 2005

Part 1 in this series, focusing on what we can learn not just from the words and events surrounding Jesus’ life, but what He modeled for us.

The Life of Christ Part 1: He Lived... Various Scriptures March 6, 2005 Introduction In its "Man of the Millenium" issue in December of 1999, TIME magazine had this to say: MAN OF THE MILLENIUM "The memory of any stretch of years eventually resolves to a list of names, and one of the useful ways ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:3

Denomination: Wesleyan

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

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

The Upward Look

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Feb 6, 2004

LOOK AT THE PERSON WHO DRAWS,THE POWER WITH WHICH HE DRAWS,THE PEOPLE HE DRAWS,AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH HE DRAWS.

THE UPWARD LOOK Hebrews 12:2-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 at the right hand of the throne of God. I heard the story about a man in New York city who one day begin to look ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

Obedience And Submission

Contributed by Bruce Morrison on Feb 9, 2004

A not too popular subject, but one that is essential to successful Christian living, family living, and congregational living.

Obedience and Submission Introduction We live in a permissive world, a world where the absolutes of God hold diminished influence. This should not surprise us for the Bible tells us that lawlessness will characterize the days that precede the Second Coming of Christ. Believers in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Ultra-Runners

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 17, 2004

Have you ever wondered - "What’s the secret of sticking with it spiritually?" An examination of Paul’s secrets of spiritual endurance, discovering how we can have the endurance of an "ultrarunner."

SCRIPTURE READING: "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at things which are seen, but at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Holiness

Fix Our Eyes On Jesus

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 9, 2003

PENTECOST 13(C) - Fix our eyes on Jesus because Jesus is the Author of our faith and Jesus is the Perfecter of our faith.

FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS Hebrews 12:1-13 - Sept. 7, 2003 HEBREWS 12:1-13 1Therefore, 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, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Disciplina Divina

Contributed by Ramiro Araujo on Sep 9, 2003

¿Nos damos cuenta de que el propósito de la disciplina divina no es CASTIGAR ? No tiene como fin el hacernos pagar un pecado no confesado, ni que Dios le permita al Diablo que nos ataque para pagar nuestra culpas? ¡NO! Disciplina es crecer en madurez, lle

INTRODUCCIÓN: Como cristianos a veces queremos botar la toalla, gritar ¡basta! ¡Es difícil la vida cristiana! ¡Mejor es el mundo! Si Ud. se ha sentido así, considere por un momento como se habrá sentido la gente para quienes esta epístola fue escrita. Eran gente que se sentían acosados de lado y ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:3-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed