As we go through the year on the Theme 'With Glad and Sincere Hearts" we begin by taking a unique look at our lord and savior Jesus Christ. This book is a urgent reminder to be steadfast faithful and be mindful of not shipwrecking our Faith

1. "Listen"
The Georgetown Church of
Christ
Sunday Service

2. POINT 1
Pay attention

3. Hebrews 2:1-2 (NIV)
We must pay the most careful attention,
therefore, to what we have heard, so that
we do not drift away. 2 For since the
message spoken through angels was
binding, and every violation and
disobedience received its just
punishment,

4. •The world is filled with voices and
many distractions
•We can be lured into the comfort
of “Normalcy”
•This can take us off the path

5. James1:22-25 (NIV)
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and
so deceive yourselves. Do what it
says.23 Anyone who listens to the word
but does not do what it says is like
someone who looks at his face in a
mirror 24 and, after looking at himself,
goes away and immediately forgets what
he looks like. 25 But whoever looks
intently into the perfect law that gives
freedom, and continues in it—not
forgetting what they have heard, but doing
it—they will be blessed in what they do.

6. POINT 2
Anchored

7. Hebrews 2:1-2 (NIV)
We must pay the most careful attention,
therefore, to what we have heard, so that
we do not drift away. 2 For since the
message spoken through angels was
binding, and every violation and
disobedience received its just
punishment,

8.  To “slip away”
 To go in the wrong
direction
 *To drift (as a ship
that is carried off by
the current)
What does it mean to “drift away”?

9. 1. My sense of wonder wanes
2. Nearness to God feels like ancient history
3. My love and desire for God’s Word falls short of
what I see in Psalm 119 (Walk acc. to God)
4. The realities of heaven and hell fade into the
background
5. I am unaware of the ever present “pull” of the
world, the flesh, and the devil
6. Prayer, Bible study, sharing, and going to church
are a duty, not a delight
7. I lack joy and gratitude to God and don’t recognize
it.
8. I’m looking for something “more” outside
Scripture, and outside of Christ
I am drifting when . . .

10. Matthew 13:18-23 (NIV)
18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and
does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown
along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to
someone who hears the word and at once receives it with
joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short
time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the
word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the
thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the
worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke
the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on
good soil refers to someone who hears the word and
understands it. This is the one who produces a crop,
yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”.

11. POINT 3
Lest I forget

12. Hebrews 2:3-4 (NIV)
3 how shall we escape if we ignore so
great a salvation? This salvation, which
was first announced by the Lord, was
confirmed to us by those who heard
him. 4 God also testified to it by signs,
wonders and various miracles, and by
gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed
according to his will.

13. The writer goes on to say that this salvation is
validated in four ways:
it was announced by the Lord himself,
it was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
God confirmed it by miracles, and
God confirmed it by distributing the gifts of the
Holy Spirit.

14. Encouragement
1. Let us strive to remain attuned to
Christ
2. Be very careful of who we are and
to whom we belong
3. Never ever trade in your faith for
anything that will fail.