In Hebrews 6:9–12, the author turns from one of the strongest warnings in Scripture to a tender word of encouragement: “Beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation.”

In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin explores how God uses His warnings like spiritual rumble strips and guardrails. They are not meant to drive true believers into despair, but to wake them up, keep them alert, and preserve them all the way to the end.

Hebrews reminds us that spiritual drifting is dangerous. We can grow sluggish, sleepy, and inattentive to Christ. But true believers hear God’s warnings and respond. Genuine faith wakes up when God speaks, keeps going through weariness, continues loving and serving the people of God, and presses on in faith and patience until the promises are inherited.

True faith is not perf ...