Hebrews 12 calls believers to run their race in light of the cloud of witnesses already described. The teaching ties endurance to God’s loving discipline, warns against bitterness and drifting and lifts the vision of the community toward the unshakable kingdom they belong to.

Text: Matthew 4:1-4, Matthew 17:14-21, Acts 14:23, Matthew 6:16-18

Deny the lesser to gain the greater.