Sermon
Strengthened in Jesus
Stonebrook Community Church
Speaker: Brad Barrett, with Matt Heerema
April 21, 2024 · 43 min
Summary
Hebrews 12:1-13 calls believers to run the race of faith with endurance by laying aside hindrances and sin, fixing eyes on Jesus, and understanding that God disciplines His children out of love to shape them into Christ's likeness. The pastor argues that suffering has redemptive purpose—it is God's training method to mature believers and produce holiness.
Highlights
God is using the hard things to shape us from the inside out, to refine us, to help us grow in holiness.
You need to let them help you carry your load—that's harder for me. It's easier for me to want to carry your load. It's harder for me to let you help me. It's humbling.
God has not designed you nor has he saved you to walk to run in this race alone. You are simply not designed that way.