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Discussion Questions 1) How does Hebrews 9 help you see that Christ is present even in the Old Testament? What features of the tabernacle stood out to you and why? 2) Does Hebrews 9 change the way you think about the unprecedented access Christians have to God? What does more confidence look like (or not…

Discussion Questions 1) In what ways do you struggle with keeping God’s law only on an external basis? How does this passage help you? 2) How does the new covenant actually make us (perhaps unexpectedly) better law-keepers? What does that say about the role of grace in our lives? 3) How does the rejection of…

Discussion Questions 1) Do you ever struggle with doubts about whether the work of Jesus is really able to save you? How does this passage provide reassurance? 2) What are some of the “sacrifices” you offer to God to try to gain his favor and love? How does this passage help you fight that temptation?…

Discussion Questions 1) How do your inadequacies highlight the imperfection and weakness of a set of rules like the Old Testament Law as the standard for salvation? 2) In what ways have you struggled to not fall back into living according to a set of rules as the basis for your acceptance from God? 3)…

Discussion Questions 1) Do you feel like you read the Old Testament as if it were really about Jesus? How does this passage help you do that better? 2) How does this passage remind you of the importance of noticing every detail in the text? How does it reassure you that the Bible is divinely…

Discussion Questions 1) In what ways do you see people struggling to trust God and His Word today? How are you personally struggling to trust God’s Word? 2) How does this passage help to reassure you that God can be trusted completely? 3) How are you doing in waiting patiently on the LORD? What would…

Discussion Questions 1) Have you known friends or family who have fallen away from their faith in Christ? What impact has that had on you? 2) When you look at the fruit in your life, where are you encouraged that God is at work? Where are you discouraged? 3) How does this passage help you…

Discussion Questions 1) What actions are you currently taking that show that you are excited to hear from God? What is the next step for you as you seek to grow in your excitement? 2) In what ways have you shared God’s truth over these weeks of social distancing? Who in your life needs for…

Discussion Questions 1) Have you put your faith in Jesus as the sacrifice who paid for your sins? Have you repented of your sins? 2) How does it encourage you that Jesus as your great high priest took on human flesh and suffered with you? 3) Do you think that obedience to King Jesus is…

Although we cannot be together please take time to discuss these questions as a family and/or with a group of people. We would encourage you to discuss in groups through the use of video chat. It is important that we continue to have fellowship as the body of Christ. Discussion Questions 1) Why do you…

Although we cannot be together please take time to discuss these questions as a family and/or with a group of people. We would encourage you to discuss in groups through the use of video chat. It is important that we continue to have fellowship as the body of Christ. Discussion Questions: 1) Is there a…

Although we cannot be together please take time to discuss these questions as a family and/or with a group of people. We would encourage you to discuss in groups through the use of video chat. It is important that we continue to have fellowship especially during a time like this. Discussion Questions 1) Are you…

Jesus is Greater Than Our Rebellion We were Slaves “Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses?” (v16) “Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and…

March 8, 2020 Pastor Travis Armstrong Hebrews 3:1-6 Jesus is God’s Representative “Consider Jesus, the apostle” (v1) Moses said, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” (Exodus 3:11) Jesus said, “Everything written about he in the Law of Moses and the Prophets must be…

March 1, 2020 Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18 I. Jesus wins for you by becoming a human high priest. A. What leaps off the page in verse 14 is that Jesus is fully human. Jesus also had flesh and blood, just like you do. Jesus is both fully human and fully God. If you believe that Jesus is…

February 23, 2020 Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-13 I. God’s plan for humanity was for them to be greater than angels. A. Hebrews chapter 2 beginning at verse 5 returns to the subject of angels. The author says that it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come. Well, if it’s not angels who will…

February 16, 2020 Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4 I. You need to pay attention because we tend to drift. A. The author of Hebrews begins chapter 2 by saying, “Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard.” What had this church of Jewish Christians heard? They had heard according to Hebrews 2:3 a message about…

February 9, 2020 Scripture: Hebrews 1:4-14 I. Jesus has a better name than angels. A. In Hebrews 1:4 we read that Jesus has “become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.” In speaking about the name here, the author is referring to the title of the angels…

February 2, 2020 Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3 I. God used to speak through the prophets. A. We see in verse 1 that in the past God spoke to our fathers by the prophets. The fathers in this verse refers to the Hebrew Christians’ Jewish ancestors. God would speak to these ancestors through intermediaries, through prophets. We have…

January 26, 2019 Scripture: Psalm 31 I. You keep serving by surrendering to our faithful God. A. Look at some of the difficulties that King David was facing in his service to God in Psalm 31:1: “In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me.”…

January 19, 2020 Scripture: Psalm 30 We Glorify the LORD Because He is Savior “I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up . . .  you have healed me. . . .O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go…

January 12, 2020 Scripture: Psalm 29 I. You worship God because He is King. A. Psalm 29:1 reads, “Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.” Who are these heavenly beings? We find an answer in Exodus 15:11 where the same Hebrew word that is translated with the words heavenly…

January 5, 2020 Psalm 28 Pastor Travis Armstrong “The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people.” (1 Samuel 13:14) We Call Out to God Because He is our Rock “To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf…

December 29, 2019 Scripture: John 1:1-5, 14  I. Jesus is God, yet distinct from God. A. In the first verse of his Gospel, John echoes the first verse in the whole Bible. Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” But John says, “In the beginning was the Word.” Okay, then.…

December 22, 2019 Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9 I. Jesus is better because He brings God’s truth to the world. A. While the idols are a delusion (Isa. 41:29), a lie, the servant brings God’s truth to the nations. Three times in verses 1 through 4 we read about the servant bringing justice. In verse 4 we…