I Won't Go Back - Hillsboro Church Of Christ Sunday Service

Описание: In this sermon, we step into a moment of tension every believer knows well, the pull between moving forward in faith and returning to what feels familiar and safe. Together we walk through Hebrews 10, a passage written to weary believers who were tempted not to rebel, but to retreat.

Hebrews reminds us that faith is not fueled by pressure or fear, but by assurance rooted in what Christ has already done. The call of this passage is not simply to believe more, but to live differently because belief has already taken root.

This message marks a turning point in Hebrews, where doctrine becomes discipleship and theology becomes lived faith. What we believe about Jesus must now shape how we live before God and with one another.

In this sermon, we cover:
• Why moving forward in faith can feel harder than standing still
• Why retreat is often about comfort, not rebellion
• How Hebrews shifts from explanation to exhortation
• Why Jesus is not an improvement, but the fulfillment
• How belief is meant to shape behavior
• Why becoming starts with access, not achievement
• What it means to draw near with a clean conscience
• Why clean does not mean perfect, but no longer disqualified
• How assurance comes before maturity
• Why spiritual growth requires releasing baggage
• The difference between pretending to be healed and being honest enough to be healed
• Why becoming is a journey, not an arrival
• How Christ’s blood gives us confidence to move forward
• Why we can say with humility and confidence: We won’t go back

This message reminds us that the Christian life is not about pretending we have arrived. It is about faithfully becoming — stepping forward with confidence because Christ has already opened the way.

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⏱️ Chapter Markers
00:00 – When Moving Forward Feels Harder Than Standing Still
01:05 – The Temptation to Retreat to What’s Familiar
02:15 – Hebrews Speaks to the Weary Believer
03:35 – Hebrews as a Turning Point: Belief to Behavior
04:55 – Jesus Is Better: Fulfillment, Not Improvement
06:20 – Theology That Demands a Response
08:00 – Becoming Starts With Access, Not Achievement
10:35 – Confidence Through the Blood of Jesus
13:05 – Drawing Near With a Clean Conscience
16:20 – Clean Does Not Mean Perfect
20:10 – Assurance Before Maturity
24:15 – Letting Go of Baggage to Move Forward
28:05 – Becoming Means We Can Move Forward
31:00 – Invitation: We Won’t Go Back