1. T HE C ONGREGATION OF A D ISCIPLE H EBREWS 10:19-31

2. 19 T HEREFORE, BROTHERS, SINCE WE HAVE BOLDNESS TO ENTER THE SANCTUARY THROUGH THE BLOOD OF J ESUS, 20 BY THE NEW AND LIVING WAY THAT H E HAS INAUGURATED FOR US, THROUGH THE CURTAIN ( THAT IS, H IS FLESH ); 21 AND SINCE WE HAVE A GREAT HIGH PRIEST OVER THE HOUSE OF G OD, Hebrews 10:19-21

3. 22 LET US DRAW NEAR WITH A TRUE HEART IN FULL ASSURANCE OF FAITH, OUR HEARTS SPRINKLED [ CLEAN ] FROM AN EVIL CONSCIENCE AND OUR BODIES WASHED IN PURE WATER. 23 L ET US HOLD ON TO THE CONFESSION OF OUR HOPE WITHOUT WAVERING, FOR H E WHO PROMISED IS FAITHFUL. Hebrews 10:22-23

4. 24 A ND LET US BE CONCERNED ABOUT ONE ANOTHER IN ORDER TO PROMOTE LOVE AND GOOD WORKS, 25 NOT STAYING AWAY FROM OUR MEETINGS, AS SOME HABITUALLY DO, BUT ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER, AND ALL THE MORE AS YOU SEE THE DAY DRAWING NEAR. Hebrews 10:24-25

5. 26 F OR IF WE DELIBERATELY SIN AFTER RECEIVING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH, THERE NO LONGER REMAINS A SACRIFICE FOR SINS, 27 BUT A TERRIFYING EXPECTATION OF JUDGMENT, AND THE FURY OF A FIRE ABOUT TO CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. Hebrews 10:26-27

6. 28 I F ANYONE DISREGARDS M OSES ’ LAW, HE DIES WITHOUT MERCY, BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES. 29 H OW MUCH WORSE PUNISHMENT, DO YOU THINK ONE WILL DESERVE WHO HAS TRAMPLED ON THE S ON OF G OD, Hebrews 10:28-29a

7. REGARDED AS PROFANE THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT BY WHICH HE WAS SANCTIFIED, AND INSULTED THE S PIRIT OF GRACE ? 30 F OR WE KNOW THE O NE WHO HAS SAID, V ENGEANCE BELONGS TO M E, I WILL REPAY, AND AGAIN, T HE L ORD WILL JUDGE H IS PEOPLE. 31 I T IS A TERRIFYING THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING G OD ! Hebrews 10:28b-31

8. C OME TO CHURCH TO DRAW NEAR TO G OD ( VS. 19-23) W E HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS TO G OD W E DRAW NEAR TO H IM WITH CONFIDENCE

9. C OME TO CHURCH TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS ( VS. 24-25) B E CONCERNED ABOUT ONE ANOTHER P ROMOTE GOOD WORKS E NCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER

10. C OME TO CHURCH TO STAY SAFE ( VS. 25-31) S TAY SAFE ( REMAIN FAITHFUL ) BY COMING TO THE MEETINGS. – P RAISE /W ORSHIP – P RAYER – P ROCLAMATION /B IBLE S TUDY – P RESENTATION /G IVING

11. C OME TO CHURCH TO STAY SAFE ( VS. 25-31) S TAY SAFE ( REMAIN FAITHFUL ) BY COMING TO THE MEETINGS. S TAY SAFE BY USING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS AND BUILD UP THE CHURCH. S TAY SAFE BY HEEDING THE WARNINGS GIVEN.

12. P ROGRESSION FROM V. 25 TO V. 26: F IRST WE BEGIN TO DRIFT. T HEN WE BEGIN TO DOUBT. N EXT WE QUIT HEARING. F INALLY WE FIND OURSELVES WILLFULLY SINNING.