Let Brotherly Love Continue

Hebrews 13:1-3

About the Sermon

The book of Hebrews has taken us to the heights of our theology, the truth we believe about Christ, and even the very place he takes us, to the throne of God in heaven. Now, in Hebrews 13:1–3 we come down from the clouds not to leave that glorious truth behind, but to show it off. What does it look like to show off the truth that we have received an unshakable kingdom? It looks like the love of the saints for one another in local churches, love for Christian strangers traveling through, even love for those who are locked up somewhere else, for they belong to us.

About the Series

“I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly” (13:22). That’s how the author of the book of Hebrews ends his letter. While the book of Hebrews is famous for its exposition of the Old Testament in light of Christ, showing Christ to be our great high priest, all of that teaching is for an urgent exhortation: do not fall away. Or, as he put it in 2:1 , “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Jesus is an anchor for our souls. He is anchored in heaven and his work is perfectly fitted to keep us in the midst of every trial and temptation.
“I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly” (13:22). That’s how the author of the book of Hebrews ends his letter. While the book of Hebrews is famous for its exposition of the Old Testament in light of Christ, showing Christ to be our great high priest, all of that teaching is for an urgent exhortation: do not fall away. Or, as he put it in 2:1 , “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Jesus is an anchor for our souls. He is anchored in heaven and his work is perfectly fitted to keep us in the midst of every trial and temptation.

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