New Life Church Morning Worship
October 12, A.D. 2014
Hebrews 12:1-4
The Church: Militant and Triumphant

Introduction: Defining terms

I. The Church Triumphant
A. Who they WERE and what they DID

B. A Cloud of Witnesses?

II.  The Church Militant
A. Has its great Captain as its great example...and more!

	1. Author and Finisher of our faith

	2. Our Source of strength and courage

B. Enduring and Despising

C. All quiet on the western front?

III. We Have not yet Begun to Fight!
A. The perspective of Matthew 16:18

B. Resisting to the point of bloodshed

Conclusion: Battle Stations! (2 Timothy 2:3,4 and 1 Peter 1:10-13)