God's Rest

God's Rest 
Christ Proclamation Church
Sunday, 1/22/2022

Sermon Theme: Fear is appropriate if you are not following Jesus with a sense of urgency. But believers can enter God's rest now and will enter it fully and completely in the future. And God's effective word motivates them to diligence as they actively pursue the glorious salvation God has promised for His people. 

I. Reality of Entering - (Hebrews 4:1-5)

    A. Disobedience Falls Short - (v. 1)

    B. Hearing is Not Enough - (vv. 2-3a)

    C. God Finishes His Work - (vv. 3b-5)

        1. Creation

        2. New Creation 

II. Urgency of Entering - (Hebrews 4:6-10)

    A. Rest Under Joshua - (vv. 6-8)

    B. Rest in the Future - (vv.9-10)

        1. Celebration 

        2. As God Rested

III. Importance of Entering - (Hebrews 4:11-13)

    A. Strive to Enter - (v.11)

    B. Exposed by God's Word - (vv. 12-13)