September 26, 2021 - The Way Forward Following Your Leaders
Passage: Hebrews 13:7–17
Title: The Way Forward Following Your Leaders
Main Idea: God provides us with guides for our spiritual journey.
Thus, we must:
1. Imitate our spiritual mentors (7–8).
a. Remember their teaching.
b. Observe their life choices.
2. Trust Christ’s Sacrifice (9–16).
a. Don’t follow faddish teaching (9).
b. Follow Christ’s path (10–14).
c. Offer God sacrifices that praise him (15–16):
i. Speech that confesses his name
ii. Service that benefits others
3. Submit to your church leaders (17).
a. They watch over your souls.
b. They will give account.
c. The more joyous their task, the more benefit to you
Application Questions:
• Name the spiritual mentors that have impacted your life. What was it about them that made such an impact on you?
• How are you vulnerable to false teaching today?
• What does Christ’s path suggest about the way our lives should look (vv. 12–14)? How does this differ from your current reality?
• What does submitting to your current church leaders mean and not mean? How can we make their work joyous and not a burden?
September 26, 2021
The Way Forward Following Your Leaders
September 26, 2021 • Pastor Phil Burggraff • Hebrews 13:7–17
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