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Victorious Faith, Identity, and Outcome
FOUNDATIONAL TEXT: “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the
word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their
faith” (Heb 13:7). I. My ____________… A.
What do I believe? In whom do I trust? For what am I hoping? For whom
am I living? B. Input from Hebrews: 1. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped
for, the conviction of things not seen” (Heb 11:1). 2. Hebrews 13:7 introduced “the word of
God.” 3. Hebrews 13:20 describes “the God of peace
who brought again from the dead…Jesus.” 4. Hebrews 11:6 assures us that “without faith
it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must
believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” II.
My faith will shape my ________ of ___________ A.
Am I walking towards God or away from him? With myself at the center
or God at the center? In
holiness or unholiness? Righteousness or unrighteousness? In the light
or in darkness? Bearing
the works of the flesh or the fruit of the Spirit? B.
“Now may the God of peace…equip you with everything good that you
may do his will, working in
us that which is pleasing in his sight” (Heb 13:20-21). III.
My way of life will generate _____________________ A.
Hebrews 13:7 encouraged us to “remember” our “leaders” and “imitate
their faith.” B. Which leads to a sobering question: if
someone imitates my faith, my character, my priorities, what will be the result? (3
John 11; 1 Cor 11:1) IV. My way of life will also come to define the
________________ of my _______________
A. Take enough steps in a given
direction and your steps come to form a path; exist long enough with a worldview, character,
priorities, and your way of life comes to form an identity. B.
Hebrews 13:20-21 makes clear: the God of peace desires that Jesus
would be your Lord,
shepherd, and deliverer; he desires a covenant relationship with you.
If you are his and he is
yours, this is the essence of a victorious identity. V.
The pathway of my identity will lead to an ultimate
_______________. A. Which is why Hebrews 13:7 encouraged us to
“consider the outcome of their way of life.” B.
Each and every way of life ultimately leads to an encounter with the
Lord Jesus (2 Thes 1:5-12).
C. Glory forever and ever
belongs to Jesus Christ (Heb 13:20-21). When my way of life reaches its ultimate outcome, will I share
in that glory because his name was glorified in me during my time on this earth, or will I be the
recipient of vengeance because I did not obey him? D.
If my current pathway is heading in the wrong direction, it’s not too
late (2 Cor 5:17-21). |
