May 20, 2018

Don’t Hold Back

Marathon Fellowship

Don’t Hold Back

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Scripture: Hebrews 4:14–16

Dr. Joe Allen teaches from Hebrews 4:14–16, urging believers to cling to their confession of faith and draw near to Christ—our sympathetic and sinless High Priest—who offers mercy, grace, and timely help in every need.

Lesson Outline:

We have a great high priest (Hebrews 4:14a)
1. He passed through the heavens
2. He is the Son of God
Hold fast to your profession (Hebrews 4:14b)
He can sympathize with our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15)
1. He was tempted as we are
2. He never yielded to sin
Draw near with confidence (Hebrews 4:16)
1. To the throne of grace
2. To receive mercy and grace
3. To find timely help

Joe Allen

Dr. Allen became the Chaplain at Dallas Theological Seminary after having pastored churches for more than 30 years. He came to DTS from the First Baptist Church of Cairo, GA, where he had been Lead Pastor since 2003. He completed his ThM degree in 1988 from DTS and his DMin degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1994. Dr. Allen is married to Lindsey and they have two children, Joey (ThM, 2007) married to Christy (ThM, 2004), and Bethany married to David. They also have two grandchildren. Dr. Allen enjoys playing with the grandkids and watching football.