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Jesus’ Ministry and the Sanctuary

Lesson 9 for the week of August 23 to August 30

Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 9-10 Jesus’ Ministry and the Sanctuary. New Testament writers have adopted a variety of perspectives on the role which the death of Christ plays in Christian atonement theology. The two most...

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Jesus and the Sanctuary

Lesson 8 for the week of August 16 to August 23

Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 8, 9, 10 and 13 Jesus and the Sanctuary. A tantalizing question in the study of the Bible is how to relate Jesus to the Old Testament. Perhaps the most obvious...

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Jesus and the Covenant

Lesson 7 for the week of August 9 to August 16

Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 8, 9, and 10 Jesus and the Covenant. Both Testaments in Scripture speak of a “new” covenant and an “old” one. And in every case, the new is lauded as good...

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Sanctuary Language in Hebrews

Lesson 6 for the week of August 2 to August 9

Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 9 Sanctuary Language in Hebrews. Though “sanctuary” looms large in the book of Hebrews, a broader perspective is gained by looking at the role which “sanctuary” plays (or does not play)...

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Jesus Our High Priest

Lesson 5 for the week of July 26 to August 2

Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 5 and 7 Jesus Our High Priest. The New Testament writers assign a wide variety of roles to Jesus. While he was on earth, Jesus ministry was more like that of...

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Jesus – Higher and Better

Lesson 4 for the week of July 19 to July 26

Relevant Biblical Passages: Heb 7:7-26; 11:1-26 Jesus – Higher and Better. The passages selected for our discussion today present a Jesus which is higher and better than anything we can imagine. That is a different...

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Jesus – One of Us

Lesson 3 for the week of July 12 to July 19

Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 2 Jesus – One of Us. One of the most precious teachings of the New Testament is that Jesus is like us. He was tempted like we are tempted. And as...

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Jesus Our King

Lesson 2 for the week of July 5 to July 12

Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 1 Jesus Our King. The author of Hebrews lived at a time when royalty was still revered and highly honored. For him Jesus was the king of all kings, a point...

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Jesus and the Book of Hebrews

Lesson 1 for the week of June 28 to July 5

Relevant Biblical Passages: Heb. 1:1-2; 2:3; 4:15; 10:22-23 Jesus and the Book of Hebrews. The Probe Study guide for this quarter focuses on Jesus and the Book of Hebrews, and that is the title for...

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Living the Life of Faith

Lesson 13 for the week of June 21 to June 28

Background Considerations What are the components of a life lived well which would exhibit 1) faith in God and 2) faithfulness to others around us? Both areas of Christian responsibility rest at the heart of...

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Selfless Service

Lesson 12 for the week of June 14 to June 21

Background Considerations The basic idea of service in the Bible: to God – expressed in a life of obedience and in worship, but always based on God’s initiative and empowerment within the context of a...

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Out of the Heart

Lesson 11 for the week of June 7 to June 14

Background Considerations The biblical language of the heart and what it produces (a good Bible dictionary would be useful just now): “Heart” in the Old Testament “Heart” in the New Testament Biblical expressions about how...

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Why Forgive?

Lesson 10 for the week of May 31 to June 7

Background Considerations What motivations might lead someone to forgive another person – Love to God? Love for the person? Fear of the consequences of not forgiving? Getting rid of guilt about it? Surviving relationships? Under...

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Reverence

Lesson 9 for the week of May 24 to May 31

Background Considerations definitions: “numinous unease” – an anthropological term describing attitudes toward a god or God which, while happy with God’s best plans for the people, recognizes still that God is GOD and not a...

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Category: Lessons

Jesus’ Ministry and the Sanctuary

Jesus and the Sanctuary

Jesus and the Covenant

Sanctuary Language in Hebrews

Jesus Our High Priest

Jesus – Higher and Better

Jesus – One of Us

Jesus Our King

Jesus and the Book of Hebrews

Living the Life of Faith

Selfless Service

Out of the Heart

Why Forgive?

Reverence

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

Share Him

Setbacks

Repentance and Forgiveness

Share Him

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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