Hebrews 6:1 NKJV Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do if God permits.

Hebrews 6:1- 3

What’s up for me this 2014

4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.

Hebrews 5:11 of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.

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The Refusal to Grow UpWhat are the writer’s OBSERVATIONS?*

Dull of Hearing Should be TeachersNeed Milk not Solid Food - I Cor 3:2Unskilled to the word of righteousness

What are the teachings about righteousness the writer is referring to?

I Cor. 1:30 & 2 Cor. 5:21

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The Refusal to Grow Up

What are the teachings about righteousness the writer is referring to?

I Cor. 1:30 But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy: 2Co 5:21 For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Elementary TeachingsRead Hebrews 6:1-3What elementary teachings does he list?

Foundation of Repentance from dead works (worthless deeds that we can’t shake)Faith toward God (looking to God and God alone as the guide for your life)Instruction of BaptismsLaying on of hands (Jewish practice of laying on of hands had 3 significances; Signs of transference of Guilt, blessings and a sign of setting apart for some special office)

Resurrection of the dead & eternal judgment

What is the reflection of the church in this passage for the coming year?

And this we will do if God permits.(Hebrews6:3)

How Will I Know What God has in store for me

this 2014?

Psalm 92:1 How good it is to give thanks to you, O LORD, to sing in your honor, O Most High God, Psalm 92:2 to proclaim your constant love every morning and your faithfulness every night, Psalm 92:3 with the music of stringed instruments and with melody on the harp.

1. Start Your Day With JESUS

1Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, then, under God's mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time.

1Peter 5:7 Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.

2. Leave Your Worries to God- HE Cares

Psalm 97:5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Jeremiah 20:11 But the LORD is with me. He is like a strong soldier. So those who are chasing me will fall. They will not defeat me. They will fail. They will be disappointed.

3. Experience the Presence of God Daily

…to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.

For we are God’s workmanship,created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

4. Find Your place In Ministry

Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 4:12

Connect Your Passion Into

Your Ministry

“Where you would give your time to serve people or tasks if money or the opinion of others were not factors.”

“A strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm or desire for anything.”

“A burning desire for something that causes your emotions to rise where you desire it more than anything.”

“Something that energizes you to the point that simply doing it is your reward.”

PASSION DEFINITION

Where Passion Originates

It is from the HEART that our passion is derived. Proverbs 27:19 “As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects a man.”

Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else guard your HEART for it is the wellspring of life.”

Matthew 16:26 (The Message)Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.

Your Ministry has been Planned by God

“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.”

Jeremiah 1:5So that you will experience the JOY of living your New life!

“.. I have come that they might have life and have it to the full.”

John 10:10

Ephesians 4:13 And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people, reaching to the very height of Christ's full stature. 4:14 Then we shall no longer be children, carried by the waves and blown about by every shifting wind of the teaching of deceitful people, who lead others into error by the tricks they invent. 4:15 Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.

5. Serve with Love Interdependently

Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Happy 2014to All

God’s Beloved!!!

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