What God did for People through Jesus 1 – for our God is a consuming fire.
What God did for People through Jesus 1.  Hebrews 12:18-29 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them. For they could not bear the command, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.” And so
terrible was the sight, that Moses said, “I am full of fear and trembling.” But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel. See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven. And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.” This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire.

What God did for People through Jesus 1 of 5 Part Series
For a few Sunday evenings, we have focused on the conscious roles Jesus served in his earthly ministry. I stressed several times, “It is not a question of what we do for God. It is an understanding of what God did for us in Jesus’ death and resurrection.”
The focus of our faith must not be on our achievements in obedience. The focus of our faith must be on God’s achievements in giving the life of Jesus on the cross and on resurrecting Jesus from the tomb.
For a few weeks, I want us to consider God’s accomplishments (for us) in Jesus’ death and resurrection. This evening I want to focus on this accomplishment: In Jesus’ death and resurrection, God gave us an entirely new way to look at him and to approach him.

* To make the point I wish to make, we must begin with a basic understanding of the writing called Hebrews.

* First, I want to share this understanding.

* When we approach any scripture, we first need to ask ourselves, “What was the problem to writer addressed? How was the problem being addressed in this statement?”

* No writing in scripture was consciously written to 21st century America.
* That does not mean that scripture was not “god breathed” or inspired.
* That does not mean that the messages of scripture are not relevant to our lives today.
* It simply means that if we do not seek to understand the point the author made, we are likely to miss God’s point an make the wrong application of what was said.
* No scripture receives its meaning from us.
* All scripture means what the writer meant as he was moved by God to write–the true point is the point of the writer.
What God did for People through Jesus 1 – most of the Old Testament books were written to Israel

* Originally, each book (especially in the New Testament–most of the Old Testament books were written to Israel) was written to someone or a specific group ...