Hebrews 12:2, 3

12:2- looking unto Jesus- to turn the eyes away from other things and fix them on something; to turn your mind to a certain thing. “Looking off and away to Jesus…” APPLICATION- turn your eyes and thoughts away from things, and places them on Jesus. It may mean that...

Hebrews 12: 5-14

I. Why God allows difficult times: the chastening of God. A. Remember the exhortation regarding the discipline of the Lord. Vs. 5, 6 1. You have forgotten: One great reason for the discouragement among these Jewish Christians was because they saw no reason why God...

2 Peter 3:17, 18

The danger with these Christians wasn’t lack of knowledge. It was that trials were coming, and they might not endure those trials if they did not grow in the grace of God. KNOWLEDGE V. 1- 1Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle …I stir up your pure minds by...

1 Peter 5:6,7

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He might exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. NKJ Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety...

1 Peter 3:15-17

15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; Sanctify- Set apart as holy. Used by pagans when they set certain building apart for religious...