03/08/20- Drifting Part 1- Pastor Adrian Mills
http://bible.com/events/7130573 Hebrews 2:1 Understanding the Greek word “drift” • It is NOT a falling away or sudden crash • It is slippage, like sand slowly through our fingertips or something that slips past us unseen • Drifting is not sudden, but sub
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http://bible.com/events/7130573 Hebrews 2:1 Understanding the Greek word “drift” • It is NOT a falling away or sudden crash • It is slippage, like sand slowly through our fingertips or something that slips past us unseen • Drifting is not sudden, but subtle and gradual.
Hebrews 1:1-2 The background of Hebrews 1 • Hebrews 2:1 is the first command in the book of Hebrews, but we must refer to Hebrews 1 for its context • Hebrews 1 is about recognizing who Jesus is as Creator and Sustainer and Owner and Ruler and Redeemer of the world • This is much like John’s gospel begins....”In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God”
In summary, Hebrews 1 says that the Son of God (Jesus) is: • the heir of all things (verse 2), • the creator (world made through him) (verse 2) • the radiance of God’s glory (verse 3) • the exact representation of God’s nature (verse 3) • the sustainer (he sustains all things by his power) (verse 3) • the purification for sins (verse 3) • at the right hand of God’s majesty (verse 3) • greater than any angel (verse 4) • worshipped by the angels (verse 6) • the mighty God (verse 8)
Understanding Hebrews 1 gives us important context when it says “therefore” in Hebrews 2:1:
Two guiding principles in regards to drifting from Hebrews 2:1....
1. Focus matters..... • We are all listening to something....Driven by something...In step with something.... •“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” Augustine •We are instructed to pay attention, tune in, and remember who Jesus is 2. Urgency matters.... • This is not a message of convenience, or a message of “when I’m in crisis, then do it”. • We shouldn’t be fearful, but we should be urgent. Bottom Line: (In God’s design) If you’re standing still, you’re drifting
We must swim against the stream of sin, the stream of indifference, the stream of doing what everyone else does.
Hebrews 12:1-2 We must keep our eyes on Jesus (focus) We must run the race marked out for us (urgency)
The good news: our God passionately pursues every one of us, even those who are drifting.