Living a Shameful Life Joyfully - The Path of Endurance
Explore the powerful message from Hebrews 12:1-3, encouraging us to lay aside weights and sins, run with endurance, and look to Jesus as our model. Discover how heroes of faith like Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and Moses ignored shame to fulfill their purposes. Gain insights into facing shame with joy and perseverance, inspired by the example of Christ on the cross.
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Living a Shameful Life, Joyfully Heb. 12:1-3
TextHeb. 12:1-3 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Looking at the TextHeb. 12:1-3 Hebrews 11 Heroes of Faith Not perfected without us v. 40 Are they the witnesses, who watch us run the race? 12:1 Consider the perfect model who has run and won the race = Jesus Failure to do this and we will become discouraged and weary v. 3 The race is hard, to the ignorant, it is shameful v. 2 The principle for us ignore the despised, and see the joy v. 2
Two Worlds Looking at Same Events World s View Looks only at the present Demands instant gratification Jesus View When Looking at Crucifixion The shame of crucifixion Psa. 22:6-8; 69:19-20 He despised the shame ( thinking nothing of the shame ) & endured Actual View Looks to the future Delays gratification for one greater Looking at others who ignored the world s view of their choices
Perry honor 8. Moses - Shame for associating with the marginalized 9. Rahab - Shame for associating with another race and religion Heroic Witnesses Who Thought Nothing of the Shame Abel, ignored shame of worshiping faithfully Enoch, ignored shame of walking closely with the Lord in an evil world Noah, ignored shame of obedience in building an ark in a rainless world Abraham, ignored shame of going against his parents and culture Sarah, ignored shame of society and its view of worth of a childless wife Abraham, ignored shame of ending life of his child, knowing resurrection Joseph, ignored shame of prison life, leading to saving of the nation Moses, ignored, shame of association with slaves and worthless people Hagar, ignored shame of leaving pagan gods (false religion) to believe in God Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets, too many to list!
Path to Becoming Like Jesus Believe Heb. 11:6 Repent Acts 17:30 Confess Faith in Him Rom. 10:9 Be Baptized Into Him Gal. 3:27 Added to His Church, His Kingdom, His Family, His One Body Be Faithful Rev. 2:10
