Sunday's Lesson Sept. 16,2012

Steadfast Fortitude ;-Heb. 12:1-11
Fortitude. Means

strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

Hebrews - Chapter 12:1-4

Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Heb 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Heb 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Heb.1-4 is a picture of one running a race, with this race being the Christian race. What is the Christian race? A. It is the race for heaven B.it is the race to live with God forever. C.it is the race to knowGod,to commune and fellowship with God both now and forever.
One point is this we have a bread cloud of witnesses who believed God and stood fast for God against all kinds of trials, temptation , and opposition . What our grands endurance should stir and inspire us to believe in our belief

We know disciplines are required in any race, must drink much water, must eat the wright diet. Must not be weighted down with excuses clothing correct shoes so one won't trip us, you got it ok

In this Christians race it also requires disciplines A. To lay aside every weight & the sins that so easily trips us. The word " Lay aside" (apothemenoi) Means to take of, strip off, and to remove as in taking off clothes. All serious athletes train and train to remove all excess weight right

The Christian runner must strip off the sin which so Easley trips or besets him. The words " Easley besets" (euperistation) means the sin which cling, distracts, entangles, and trip up the Christian runner, it is the picture of clothing flapping around a person while he is running . Example pride, pleasure, worldly friends. Possessions these are a few thing can slow the Christian runner down
Job 11:14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
Rom 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof
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Heb 12:5-11 let us know who over trainer is Jesus Christ you know athletes will pay good money for the best trainer. Sometime the the trainer have to chastened







from 3811; tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction:--chastening, chastisement, instruction, nurture.

Our trainer is a perfect trainer it is because of him Jesus we can run the race because he finish the race on Calvary He took all our sins that would cause us to loose the race
He corrects us by his Holy Spirit and we must under the reason a. To assure us we are his children 's v8 B. to save us and to stir us to truly live. V9

V5 we are not to despise( meoligori) discipline the word means scorn to treat lightly
We are not to "faint" (exluou) the word means give up; to loose heart to buckle under

Eph 3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.