Better Promises - WK 4 : GROUP GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPEN QUESTIONS
As you gather with your group or study partner, take some time to reflect on how you felt God’s transforming power this week. Share even if you didn’t see any obvious changes. Share as much as you are comfortable.
HEAD
HEART
HANDS
This week we are challenged to open ourselves up to the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Take some time this week to pray for the Holy Spirit to come into your heart. Make that your daily prayer.
LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
Hebrews 10:23-25 (NLT)
"Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near."
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPEN QUESTIONS
As you gather with your group or study partner, take some time to reflect on how you felt God’s transforming power this week. Share even if you didn’t see any obvious changes. Share as much as you are comfortable.
HEAD
- According to Hebrews 8:6, how is Jesus’ ministry superior to the old covenant? What makes the new covenant “better”?
- Hebrews 8:10-12 quotes a prophecy from Jeremiah about God writing His laws on hearts. How does this show the difference between the old and new covenants?
- Hebrews 9:11-12 speaks about Jesus as the High Priest who entered the Most Holy Place once for all. How is His sacrifice different from the sacrifices made under the old system?
- Hebrews 10:19-22 encourages us to boldly enter God’s presence. What made this bold access impossible under the old covenant, and how has Jesus changed that?
HEART
- Hebrews 8:10 talks about God writing His laws on our hearts. Do I experience an internal desire to follow God, or am I relying on external rules to guide my faith?
- Hebrews 9:14 says Jesus' blood will "purify our consciences." Are there areas of guilt or shame in my life that I need to surrender to Jesus' cleansing?
- Hebrews 10:19-22 invites us to come boldly into God’s presence. Do I approach God with confidence, or do I struggle with fear or hesitation? Why?
- Jesus’ once-for-all sacrifice means we don’t have to keep “earning” forgiveness. Do I fully embrace this, or do I sometimes live as though I need to earn God’s love?
- Hebrews 10:25 emphasizes the importance of community. Am I fully engaged with my faith community, or have I been isolating myself?
HANDS
This week we are challenged to open ourselves up to the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Take some time this week to pray for the Holy Spirit to come into your heart. Make that your daily prayer.
LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
Hebrews 10:23-25 (NLT)
"Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near."
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