Hebrews studies series
Hebrews 13:8-16
THE ONE WE WORSHIP
HEBREWS STUDY #31
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Name some things that people worship which
they should not worship.
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Why do people worship other gods besides
the Trinity?
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Why do we worship the Lord Jesus Christ?
In Hebrews 13:8-13 we see the one we worship, the Lord Jesus
Christ. We learn why and how we worship Him.
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In what ways has
Christ not changed?
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How does the
stability of Christ encourage you?
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Why is the
unchangeable Christ worthy of our worship?
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Vs. 9 – What are some “strange doctrines” that people
follow today?
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Are there any “strange doctrines” that Christians are
particularly succeptable to?
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How may a Christian’s heart be “established with
grace”? Why is this a good thing?
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Why is a diet for religious reasons not profitable?
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Vs. 10 – Where is the altar at which Christians eat?
John 6:53-58 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood,
ye have no life in you. [54] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath
eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. [55] For my flesh is
meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. [56] He that eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. [57] As the living Father hath
sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by
me. [58] This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers
did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
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What does it mean to feed on Christ? How do we do it?
John 15:4-5 - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. [5] I am
the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
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Why do those that serve the Tabernacle have no right
to eat at the altar were we eat?
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Vs. 11 – On the Day of Atonement the sacrifices for
sin were not eaten by the priests. Other sacrifices on other days were. The bodies were burned outside the “camp” or
city.
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Vs. 12 - Jesus suffered outside of the camp. Where was he crucified?
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How did Jesus sanctify us?
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Vs. 13 – In what sense were Jewish Christians “outside the
camp”?
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In what sense are we as Christians “outside the camp”?
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What does going to him “outside the camp” have to do with
personal sanctification?
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How do we bear his reproach?
2 Timothy 3:12 - Yea, and all that
will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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Vs. 14 – How does this verse help us to cope with life?
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What city are we looking for?
Revelation 21:1-3 - And I saw a new
heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed
away; and there was no more sea. [2] And I John saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband. [3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be
his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
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Vs. 15 – Why is praise an adequate sacrifice for the
Christian to offer?
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Why do we fail to offer this sacrifice as much as we should?
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What can we do to make this sacrifice a greater reality in
our lives?
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Vs. 16 – What have you seen Christains do in the name of
Jesus that was a good work?
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To communicate is to share.
Who are some of the people that we as Christians should be sharing with?
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Why should we want to offer these spiritual sacrifices to God?