Hebrews 4:11-13 God's Word: Produces faith, cleanses us, brings reconciliation, tells us how to be saved, blesses us, answers life's questions, solves life's problems, helps us weather life's storms, tells us what is right and wrong, produces fruit in our lives, will judge us.

2. Hebrews 4:11-13 Let us therefore be
diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall
according to the same example of
disobedience. 12 For the word of God is
living and powerful, and sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing even to the
division of soul and spirit, and of joints
and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And
there is no creature hidden from His
sight, but all things are naked and open
to the eyes of Him to whom we must give
account.

3. GOD’S WORD
A.God has a purpose for everything He
does.
B.Why do you think God gave us His
Word.
C.There are many reasons for God giving
us His Word.
D.We want to examine some of them this
morning.

4. I.GOD’S WORD PRODUCES FAITH.
A.Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by the word of
God.
B.1 Peter 2:2-3 as newborn babes,
desire the pure milk of the word, that
you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you
have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

5. II. GOD’S WORD CLEANSES US
A. Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your
wives, just as Christ also loved the church
and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might
sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of
water by the word, 27 that He might present
her to Himself a glorious church, not having
spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that
she should be holy and without blemish.
B. 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creature of God is
good, and nothing is to be refused if it is
received with thanksgiving; 5 for it is
sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

6. III. GOD’S WORD BRINGS
RECONCILIATION.
A. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Now all things are of
God, who has reconciled us to Himself
through Jesus Christ, and has given us the
ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God
was in Christ reconciling the world to
Himself, not imputing their trespasses to
them, and has committed to us the word of
reconciliation.
B. Acts 6:7 Then the word of God spread, and
the number of the disciples multiplied greatly
in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests
were obedient to the faith.

7. IV. GOD’S WORD TELLS US
HOW TO BE SAVED.
A. It ultimately doesn’t matter what any professor,
religious leader, parent or grandparent says…God
is the only One who does the saving and so He is
the only One who gets to tell us how that
happens. And He has done that for us in His Word
- Mark 16:16 He who believes and is baptized will
be saved; but he who does not believe will be
condemned.
B. The Bible teaches us how to have a relationship
with God, how to pray, how to be a genuine
Christian - Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone who says
to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of
heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in
heaven.

8. V. GOD’S WORD WILL BLESS US.
A.Luke 11:27-28 And it happened, as He
spoke these things, that a certain woman
from the crowd raised her voice and said
to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore
You, and the breasts which nursed You!"
28 But He said, "More than that, blessed
are those who hear the word of God and
keep it!"
B.John 13:17 If you know these things,
blessed are you if you do them.

9. VI. GOD’S WORD ANSWERS
LIFE’S QUESTIONS.
A. Where did we come from?
B. Why are we here?
C. What is our purpose?
D. Lots of people have lots of interesting ideas
about these areas, but our Creator knows us
better than we know ourselves - Psalm 33:13-
15 The LORD looks from heaven; He sees all
the sons of men. 14 From the place of His
dwelling He looks On all the inhabitants of
the earth; 15 He fashions their hearts
individually; He considers all their works.

10. VI. GOD’S WORD ANSWERS
LIFE’S QUESTIONS.
E. Any who seek answers to life’s questions
will be satisfied if they turn to the Bible -
2 Peter 1:3 as His divine power has given
to us all things that pertain to life and
godliness, through the knowledge of Him
who called us by glory and virtue,

11. VII. GOD’S WORD SOLVES
LIFE’S PROBLEMS.
A. 2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied to you
in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
3 as His divine power has given to us all things
that pertain to life and godliness, through the
knowledge of Him who called us by glory and
virtue, 4 by which have been given to us
exceedingly great and precious promises, that
through these you may be partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in
the world through lust.
B. 1 Timothy 4:8-9 For bodily exercise profits a little,
but godliness is profitable for all things, having
promise of the life that now is and of that which is
to come. 9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of
all acceptance.

12. VIII. GOD’S WORD HELPS US
WEATHER THE STORMS.
A.It will arm us for spiritual battle Ephesians 6:10-
17 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the
power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts
of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take
up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth,
having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and
having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel
of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with
which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

13. VIII. GOD’S WORD HELPS US
WEATHER THE STORMS.
B.It will comfort us when distraught - Psalm
119:107 I am afflicted very much; Revive
me, O LORD, according to Your word.
C.It will help us remain faithful till death -
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the
confession of our hope without wavering,
for He who promised is faithful.

14. IX. GOD’S WORD TELLS US WHAT
IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG.
A. Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter by the narrow gate;
for wide is the gate and broad is the way that
leads to destruction, and there are many who
go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and
difficult is the way which leads to life, and
there are few who find it.
B. John 8:31-32 Then Jesus said to those Jews
who believed Him, "If you abide in My word,
you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free.“

15. X. THE WORD PRODUCES FRUIT
IN OUR LIVES
A.Mark 4:20 But these are the ones sown on good
ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear
fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a
hundred."
B.2 Peter 1:5-9 But also for this very reason, giving all
diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control
perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to
godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly
kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and
abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who
lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness,
and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old
sins.

16. XI. GOD’S WORD WILL JUDGE US.
A.John 12:48 “He who rejects Me, and does
not receive My words, has that which
judges him—the word that I have spoken
will judge him in the last day”.
B.Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead,
small and great, standing before God, and
books were opened. And another book
was opened, which is the Book of Life.
And the dead were judged according to
their works, by the things which were
written in the books.

17. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
A.IS GOD’S WORD WORKING IN YOU?
B.1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this reason
we also thank God without ceasing,
because when you received the word
of God which you heard from us, you
welcomed it not as the word of men,
but as it is in truth, the word of God,
which also effectively works in you
who believe.