Text: Hebrews 11:17-40 Theme: God’s people follow Him because they believe His promises to them. Key verses: “It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac” (v. 17). “Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, ...
Text: Hebrews 11:7-16 Theme: As foreigners here, we must have faith for a better place. Key verses: “…By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith (v. 7b). “And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith–for he was ...
Text: Hebrews 11:2-6 Theme: Faith is required for a proper perspective of the universe and us. Key verses: Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that ...
Text: Hebrews 11:1 Theme: Faith is required for true, biblical hope. Key verse: “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see” (NLT). “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (NASB). “Now faith is the confidence in what ...
Text: Hebrews 10:32-36 Theme: Patient endurance brings great reward. Key verses: “Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering” (v. 32b). “…You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever. So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! ...
Text: Hebrews 10:26-31 Theme: Expect judgment for deliberate sin. Key verses: “Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins. There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies” ...
Text: Hebrews 10:23-25 Theme: We need each other for encouragement and motivation to do good. Key verses: “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 ...
Text: Hebrews 10:19-22 Theme: Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we can go into God’s presence with complete confidence. Key verses: “And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most ...
Text: Hebrews 10:15-22 Theme: God’s new covenant w/us means heart-change & Throne-access Key verses: “‘This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.’Then he says, ‘I will never again remember their ...
Text: Hebrews 10:8-14 Theme: Jesus’ sacrifice was once for all time to make us holy. Key verses: “For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time” (v. 10). “But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for ...