Cooperstown, NY
Canton, OH
Springfield, MA
Enshrined In
The Hall
A Tour Of “Biblical Halls”
Enshrined In The Hall
A Tour Of “Biblical Halls”
Heaven’s “Hall Of Fame” Heb 11
• Entrance requirements outlined vv. 1, 6
• Faith = “substance of things hoped for”
“evidence of things not seen”
• Must have this to even please God
• Those enshrined are clearly distinguished
Enshrined In The Hall
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Heaven’s “Hall Of Fame” Heb 11
• Those enshrined are clearly distinguished
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They stood alone v. 7
They faced the unknown v. 8
They sacrificed tremendously vv. 17-19
They rejected worldliness vv. 24-26
They acted contrary to “logic” v. 30
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Heaven’s “Hall Of Fame” Heb 11
• Those enshrined are clearly distinguished
• They endured immense suffering vv. 35-38
• Enshrinement doesn’t require perfection
• Rahab v. 31
• Samson v. 32
• David v. 32
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Enough faith to follow
God…repent when you
have failed
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Heaven’s “Hall Of Fame” Heb 11
• God doesn’t want us to “tour” this hall just
to be impressed with past greatness
• It is meant to be instructive Heb 12:1-3
• This “great cloud of witnesses” perpetually
testify, “You can join us!!” cp. 11:39-40
• We must do what they did to join them
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Heaven’s “Hall Of Fame” Heb 11
• It is meant to be instructive Heb 12:1-3
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Lay aside every weight of sin v. 1
Run the race set before us v. 1
Fix our eyes upon Jesus v. 2
Do not grow weary…lose heart…quit v. 3
Enshrined In The Hall
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Sadly, there exists another “Hall”
It, too, is filled with those known for
their deeds that got them “enshrined”
Hell’s “Hall Of Shame” Rev 21:8
• Those immortally enshrined in this “hall”
are under-achievers
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Hell’s “Hall Of Shame” Rev 21:8
• “Cowardly”  shrink in fear Heb 10:38
• “Unbelieving”  no faith or one who has
betrayed his trust 1 Tim 5:8 Jn 20:27
• “Abominable”  a “foul stench” Ex 5:21
• “Murderers”  willingly take the life of
another human Acts 3:14 7:52
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Hell’s “Hall Of Shame” Rev 21:8
• “Immoral”  prostitute self to another for
unlawful sexual behavior Heb 13:4
• “Sorcerers”  prepare & use magical
remedies of drug inducements to find
“supernatural phenomena”
• “Idolaters”  false worship Col 3:5
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Hell’s “Hall Of Shame” Rev 21:8
• “All Liars”  deceiver or spreader of
falsehood Acts 6:13
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Conclusion
• Only the “greats” make a “Hall Of Fame”
• Many a “good player” did not qualify
• Within these “spiritual” Halls, there is a
pedestal for everyone Mt 25:32-33
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Conclusion
• To get into “Heaven’s Hall Of Fame” will
require great faith Heb 11:1, 6
• Enshrinement is not earned Eph 2:8-9
• Life-long faith in knowing what God says in His
word and doing it Rom 10:17 Rev 2:10
• Yet, it is very “do-able” for each of us!!
Enshrined In The Hall
A Tour Of “Biblical Halls”
Conclusion
• Getting into “Hell’s Hall Of Shame” requires
nothing
• At most, it requires one live selfishly and
without moral restraint 2 Pet 2:12
In Which “Hall” Will You
Be Enshrined?
Your
Pedestal
Awaits