Hebrews - Week Twenty-Four

Hebrews 10:26-31

Six Ways We Can Endure

  1. Keep your eyes on the supremacy of Christ.

  2. Deny yourself worldly pleasures that diminish your appetite for Jesus.

  3. Fuel your faith with joy in God.

  4. Feed your faith with God’s Word and prayer.

  5. Stop comparing yourself to others.

  6. Rehearse your future reward.

LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  • Have you ever come close to giving up on something important - only to later realize you were closer to the goal than you thought? What helped you persevere? (Or what might have, if you didn’t?)

  • The sermon began with the story of Florence Chadwick. Why do you think finishing strong is often harder than starting strong - in life and in faith?

READ HEBREWS 10:32-39

  1. Hebrews tells us to “recall the former days” after we were enlightened. Why is it important for faith to remember?

  2. The original readers of Hebrews endured persecution, reproach, and even joyful loss of possessions. Verse 34 says they could rejoice in loss because they knew they had “a better and abiding possession.” What does it look like to live as if Jesus is your better and abiding possession?

  3. Verse 35 says, “Do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.” What is that “reward,” and how does keeping your eyes on it change the way you endure difficulty?

  4. The passage quotes Habakkuk: “The righteous one shall live by faith.” How would you explain the difference between “living by faith” and “living by sight”?

  5. Which of the six practical ways to persevere do you most need to grow in right now? Why? How?

    1. Keep your eyes on the supremacy of Christ.

    2. Deny yourself worldly pleasures that diminish your appetite for Jesus.

    3. Fuel your faith with joy in God.

    4. Feed your faith with God’s Word and prayer.

    5. Stop comparing yourself to others.

    6. Rehearse your future reward.

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