WORD up!

Today, we are wrapping up our study of the book of Hebrews with chapter 13.  We are going to discuss how to effectively Praise God by looking at Sacrifices that please God including submission to authority.   When we walk away from our time together today, I want you to know Christ and godly leaders are worthy of being imitated and this pleases God.   Holy Father, would you please show us today how to please You.   Would You teach us how to treat the leaders over us, and how to be good, godly leaders over others.   In Jesus’ name. Amen.   We have two divisions: 1.Sacrifices that please God (Hebrews 13:1-16) 2.Submit to Authority (Hebrews 13:17-25)   Let’s dive right in to this amazing chapter of Scripture.   Read Hebrews 13:1-4 .   In this first verse of the final chapter, we get a whopper of an instruction: Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters!   Wow!   I don’t know if this meant something...

Divisions ( run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each Division – a truth about God, a truth about man, a truth about God’s relationship to man; a sin to avoid, promise to trust, example to follow, command to obey, truth to believe ): 1.Sacrifices that please God (Hebrews 13:1-16) Principle:   Christ-like character pleases God. 2.Submit to Authority (Hebrews 13:17-25) Principle:   God establishes all authority, and submitting to it pleases Him.   Subject Sentence ( 10-word sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture ): Sacrifices that please God and submission to authority.   Aim (“ To Cause My Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc .): TCMATK Imitating Christ and godly leaders pleases God.   Application ( not yes or no question.   Meant to bring about heart change ): 1.What aspect of Christ-like character would you like God to develop in you? 2.What atti...