The Conviction of Things Unseen

Hebrews 10.26-11.3
The Conviction of Things Unseen

A. OUR EXPERIENCE: Trouble

      1.  The early Christians

      2.  Christians in every age

               a.  Hard times

               b.  Cost of discipleship

               c.  Common stresses and strains of life

               d.  Pull and pressure of the world

               e.  Assaults of the evil one

B. OUR RESPONSE: Endurance

      Hold firmly to our confidence, conviction, and hope to the end  [3.6, 14]

      Hold firmly to the faith  [4.14]

      Show the same diligence to the very end  [6.11-12]

      Hold unswervingly to the hope we profess  [10.23]

      He persevered  [11.24-26]

      Run with perseverance  [12.1]

C. OUR ABILITY: Faith

      1.  Seeing God’s righteousness in us  [11.4]

      2.  Seeing God’s salvation  [11.7]

      3.  Seeing into the future  [11.9-10]

      4.  Seeing  beyond death  [11.13]

      5.  Seeing Christ Himself  [11.27]

John Olson