Sunday's Sermon Notes

The Promise Of Rest

Hebrews 4:1-13

Just as salvation is multi-faceted (past, present, and future) so is God's rest that is described in Hebrews.

*We should be people who diligently seek the rest of the Lord.  Salvation isn't something to check off the list.  We need to be actively trusting in Christ all the time.

Hebrews 4:1 "Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it."

*We can be confident of God's rest. 

Hebrews 4:3 "Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said,  So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest. " And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world."

On one hand, we should be careful to keep seeking.  On the other hand, we can be confident in the rest we've been given.  It's both/and.

When we actively seek the Lord, we experience the confidence, encouragement, and assurance. 

*God's rest is available today.

(vv 7-9)"Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God."

Resting from my own works and trusting solely in Jesus and His works.

*Only God's people will experience the rest. 
(v.9) There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God."


*You can't fake God out.
(vv 12-13) "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
 

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