Secured With Confidence

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1 5 Scurd With Confidnc Hbrws 4:14 5:6 This Wk s Focus Popl wondr if following Jsus actually maks a diffrnc. Thy may qustion if H s rally aliv or if H vn dsirs a prsonal rlationship with thm. Som popl hav com so far to think of Jsus as nothing mor than anothr rligious figur who livd in th distant past. Hbrws 4:14 5:6 offrs valuabl instruction about bing confidnt in our rlationship with Christ. In this passag, w larn how to honor Him as our grat High Prist. Bcaus of His sacrific, Jsus Christ scurd our salvation. Now H walks with us. In that rlationship, w can liv in th confidnc of His prsnc and in th wondr of His mrcy and grac. 28 Explor th Bibl Studnts

2 Bgin by rading th passag through two tims. Hbrws 4:14-5:6 14 Sinc thn w hav a grat high prist who has passd through th havns, Jsus, th Son of God, lt us hold fast our confssion. 15 For w do not hav a high prist who is unabl to sympathiz with our waknsss, but on who in vry rspct has bn tmptd as w ar, yt without sin. 16 Lt us thn with confidnc draw nar to th thron of grac, that w may rciv mrcy and find grac to hlp in tim of nd. 5:1 For vry high prist chosn from among mn is appointd to act on bhalf of mn in rlation to God, to offr gifts and sacrifics for sins. 2 H can dal gntly with th ignorant and wayward, sinc h himslf is bst with waknss. 3 Bcaus of this h is obligatd to offr sacrific for his own sins just as h dos for thos of th popl. 4 And no on taks this honor for himslf, but only whn calld by God, just as Aaron was. 5 So also Christ did not xalt himslf to b mad a high prist, but was appointd by him who said to him, You ar my Son, today I hav bgottn you ; 6 as h says also in anothr plac, You ar a prist forvr, aftr th ordr of Mlchizdk. Vrs 14 rfrs to a confssion. What confssion do you think th writr is rfrring to and how would you hold fast to that confssion? What do ths vrss tll you about th spcific rol that Jsus plays in your lif? Sssion 5 29

3 high prist: bordinat prists su th T h rol of th f o s ti li bi rsponsi as th popl 1. To ovrs th r himslf as wll offring fo 2. To offr a sin y of holis on th Day ol 3. To ntr th h aton for th sins of th mrcy sat to sprinkl blood on to t n m n to A f o opl for th yar p th d n a lf s im h Vrss Basd on your undrstanding of th rol of th it man that Jsus has bcom our grat High high prist, what dos Prist? Idntify 3 qualifying charactristics of Js us to srv as our grat High Prist. Vrs 16 Th author ncourags us to approach th thron of grac with boldnss. Basd on what you discovrd in vrs 15, why is it possibl for us to hav boldnss as w approach God s thron? What is th diffrnc btwn mrcy and grac? Why is it important for us to rciv mrcy and grac at th propr tim? 30 Explor th Bibl Studnts

4 5:1-4 In what ways is Jsus diffrnt from othr high prists? Rad Lviticus 10:8-11. How wr th prists xpctd to liv diffrntly than th popl thy srvd? Vrss 5-6 Why do you think th writr mad such a big dal about Jsus not xalting Himslf to th rol of high prist? Th writr rfrncs Jsus as a High Prist in th ordr of Mlchizdk. Rad vrs 10. Why was Jsus rfrrd to as a High Prist in th ordr of Mlchizdk? Sssion 5 31

5 Cntral Truth W can approach God with confidnc bcaus of th work of Jsus as our grat High Prist. Now What? List 3 problms that you ar facing in your lif. Now list 3 popl you know who you could trust to talk to about ths problms. Was Jsus on your list? Why or why not? What hav you larnd about Jsus in this sssion that would giv you th dsir to includ Him on your list? 32 Explor th Bibl Studnts

6 Prsonal Challng Dwll: Jsus is our grat High Prist and H is intrcding for us. Bcaus of this w can approach th thron of grac with confidnc. Spnd som tim this wk thinking about situations whr you ar in dsprat nd of hlp or dirction. Instad of going to a frind, first go to th thron of grac. Jsus has mad th way for us to approach Him in our tim of nd. Mmoriz: Hbrws 4:16 Pray: Ask Jsus to giv you strngth today to hav th confidnc that you nd to approach th thron of grac with boldnss. Thank Him for srving as your High Prist and undrstanding your waknsss. Kp on Digging Rad th following vrss to undrstand mor about th rol of th High Prist and th pristhood of Mlchizdk: Lviticus 8 Hbrws 7 Gnsis 14:18-20 Psalm 110:4 Sssion 5 33