A Disciplined Runner
(Hebrews 12)

This week’s questions:

1. How do feel about the “huge crowd of witnesses” to the faith (v. 1)? Are you encouraged? Intimidated? Motivated?

2. In v. 1 the author instructs us to “strip off every weight that slows us down.” Another translation (NIV) says, “Throw off everything that hinders.” In [...]

Faith, You Need It For Your Journey (Hebrews 11:1-40)

This week’s questions:

1. Hebrews says that faith is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen; the evidence of things we cannot see (11: 1). In other words, it means that we believe in God and His promises though we have no [...]

Let’s Hold On; We Can Make It Together! (Hebrews 10:1-39)

This week’s questions:

1. From the onset, Hebrews has consistently argued for the supremacy of Christ over all of creation. Drawing from a variety of OT images and references, He has been depicted as being the ultimate high priest and advocate to the [...]

New and Improved! (Hebrews 8:1-13 & 9:11-28)

This week’s questions:

1. Hebrews’ author believes that the Old Covenant (OC) was deficient (8:7). According to the writer, even God found fault with it (8: 8)! How can this be? What did the OC entail? Did God make a mistake?

2. In 8: 13 the writer says that God rendered [...]

February 10, 2008
Moving Forward, Not Backward
(Hebrews 5:11—6:20)

This week’s questions:

1. The author compares some Christians to babies who are only able to digest milk (5: 13). The writer insists that they have not matured enough to handle the “solid food” of our faith (5: 14). How should we understand this “solid food” of the Christian faith? [...]

February 3, 2008
The Most Sympathetic Ear
(Hebrews 4:14 – 5:10)

This week’s questions:

1. A couple of weeks ago, we discovered that Hebrews depicts Jesus as a “faithful high priest” (2:17). Then we looked to the Old Testament for High Priest references in order to get a better understanding of the author’s illustration. This week the ministry [...]

February 3, 2008
The Most Sympathetic Ear
(Hebrews 4:14 – 5:10)

This week’s questions:

1. A couple of weeks ago, we discovered that Hebrews depicts Jesus as a “faithful high priest” (2:17). Then we looked to the Old Testament for High Priest references in order to get a better understanding of the author’s illustration. This [...]

January 27, 2008
Hard Head, Hard Heart, Hard Time!
(Hebrews 3:1—4:13)

Discussion Questions:

1. In this week’s passage, Hebrews’ author is interpreting Psalm 95 in light of Jesus. He tells us to “think” about Him. Read the Psalm in its entirety. What is the significance of the author’s sense of urgency in thinking about and [...]

January 27, 2008
Hard Head, Hard Heart, Hard Time!
(Hebrews 3:1—4:13)

Discussion Questions:

1. In this week’s passage, Hebrews’ author is interpreting Psalm 95 in light of Jesus. He tells us to “think” about Him. Read the Psalm in its entirety. What is the significance of the author’s sense of urgency in thinking about and “listening to Jesus’ [...]

January 20, 2008
Perfect Through Suffering
(Hebrews 2:5-18)

Discussion Questions

1. Hebrews is replete with OT references. In chapter 2 the author quotes Psalm 8: 4-6; 22: 22 and Isaiah 8: 17, 18. Read these texts in their context. What is the significance of the author of Hebrews putting the words of the Psalm 22 and Isaiah in Jesus’ [...]