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F L E S H I NG O U T Y O U R FAITH. A STUDY IN HEBREWS. Keeping the Faith. 3:1-15. F L E S H I NG O U T Y O U R FAITH. Who would you consider to be a modern-day 21st century hero?.
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FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH A STUDY IN HEBREWS Keeping the Faith 3:1-15
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH Who would you consider to be a modern-day 21st century hero? What makes a hero? Who do you think was the ultimate hero for the Israelites in the Old Testament?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH Trends in college freshmen 81 percent occasionally attend religious services. 40 percent are guided in everyday life by religious teachings. 40 percent “feel spirituality is a source of joy.” In 1995, 18,000 students were affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ. That number has now grown to 55,000.
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH Are you surprised by these numbers? How does your faith in Christ impact your daily life?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH In what do people in our society place their faith? How do these things bring temporary satisfaction but not lasting hope?
DISCUSSION GUIDE 1. List how Jesus is superior to Moses in the following verses: a. (Heb. 3:1) Jesus is the apostle and high priest of their confession of faith. b. (3:2-3) Moses was faithful to lead Israel, but Jesus was worthy of more glory.
DISCUSSION GUIDE 1. List how Jesus is superior to Moses in the following verses: c. (3:3) Jesus built the house that Moses led. d. (3:4) Jesus is God the builder of all things.
DISCUSSION GUIDE 1. List how Jesus is superior to Moses in the following verses: e. (3:5-6) Moses was a servant, Jesus is the Son. f. (3:6) Faithfully trusting in Jesus until the end yields hope.
DISCUSSION GUIDE 2. Jesus is the person we place our faith in, how can you demonstrate that commitment on a daily basis?
DISCUSSION GUIDE 3. Jesus is worthy of our ultimate praise and glory, how can you bring Him glory?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 4. What impact does it have on your life that Jesus is the Creator and Sustainer of all?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 5a. How does faithful living provide hope for eternal life? b. How should this impact your life?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 6. What is the context of (Psalm 95:7-11) that is quoted in (Hebrews 3:7-11)? Israel had rebelled against God by refusing to enter the Promised Land. The result was they would not enter the Promised Land but die in the wilderness.
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 7. How can “dying in the wilderness” apply to: a. The lost? b. The carnal Christian?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 8. What warning is offered in (v. 12)? Take care not to fall away from God
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 9. What was the “deceitfulness of sin” in which the Israelites were being warned? (v. 13) Outsiders were trying to get the Hebrew Christian’s to renounce their faith and turn back to their Jewish roots without belief in Christ
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 10. What outside influences attack Christian’s today? Or you today?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 11. The Hebrew Christian’s were instructed to “encourage one another” to help any from falling, do you have anyone in your life holding you accountable for spiritual growth?
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 12. What is the author of Hebrews referring to in “holding fast the beginning of assurance firm until the end?” (v. 14) We are promised an eternal life filled with reward for faithful service. Some will be rewarded more than others, because of their sacrificial service
FLESHINGOUT YOUR FAITH 13. How is your eternal life, reward account shaping up?