Anyone who has swum at the coast in December knows how a rip current works. You don’t feel yourself being pulled. You just look up and realise the shore is a lot further away than it should be. That is the picture behind Hebrews 2:1, and it is where my pastor, Tim Cantrell, started this week at Antioch Bible Church.
The sermon is “How To Avoid Spiritual Drift – Part 1,” on Hebrews 2:1-4. Tim reminds us that the first readers of Hebrews were Jewish Christians under pressure, tempted to slip back under the old covenant, and he asks how many South Africans we know who have been drawn into the Hebrew Roots movement, which goes against the whole point of the letter.
What stood out to me was where he ends up. The answer to drift is not mainly trying harder. It is seeing how great our salvation is, because our Saviour is great. Only a fool would neglect such a great salvation. He also closes with a sobering warning: hearing good preaching for years and walking away only adds to a person’s condemnation.
It is just under an hour. If you have felt yourself coasting spiritually, make time for it.
If the video doesn’t load, you can watch it on YouTube. Preached at Antioch Bible Church, Honeydew, Johannesburg. A short clip from the same sermon, “Do Not Drift,” is also on the channel.
