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Bible Essentials

Hebrews 9:11-28

Jesus is the Final Sacrifice

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Opening

  • Share life updates
  • Review highs and lows of the week
  • Share prayer requests and praises

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Icebreaker

  • Describe a time when you gave up an old pattern, habit, or way of thinking to start a new and better pattern, habit, or way of thinking.

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Hebrews 9:11-28

  • Read the passage
  • What is the context for this passage?
    • Tabernacle, Most Holy Place, High Priest
    • First covenant and the Law
    • Sacrifices, Ceremonial cleansing
    • New covenant
    • Blood of Christ, Ransom

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Hebrews 9:11-28

  • Read the passage again, in a different version if available.
  • Summarize the passage in your own words.

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What does the passage say about God?

  • Jesus is our high priest.
  • Jesus is not part of creation.
  • Jesus is part of the Trinity.
  • God only takes sacrifices that are unblemished.
  • God is a living and eternal God.
  • God and Jesus are in heaven.

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What does the passage say about people?

  • People under the old law could be ceremonially clean by the blood and ashes of animals.
  • People can serve God if they are cleaned with the blood of Christ.
  • Some people are called to follow Christ.
  • People can be free from sin through Christ’s sacrifice.

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What does the passage say about people?

  • People create a will that will take effect upon death.
  • People are destined to die once, and then to face judgment.
  • People should be waiting for Jesus’ second coming.

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What does the passage say about God’s plan?

  • God’s plan is that Jesus’ blood gives us eternal redemption.
  • God’s plan is that Jesus’ blood cleanses us from sin.
  • God’s plan is that Jesus brings a new, better covenant.
  • God’s plan is that Jesus’ sacrifice brings us an eternal inheritance.
  • God’s plan was that Jesus would pay the ransom to set people free from sin.

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What does the passage say about God’s plan?

  • God’s plan is that blood must be shed in order to forgive sin.
  • God’s plan was that Jesus would only have to offer himself as a sacrifice one time.
  • God’s plan is that Jesus will appear a second time to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

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Discussion

Old Covenant

New Covenant

Human high priest

Jesus as high priest

Human-made tabernacle/sanctuary

Perfect tabernacle/heaven

Created

Not created

Enter Most Holy Place by blood of goats and calves

Enter Most Holy Place by his own blood

Temporary redemption (once per year)

Eternal redemption (once for all time)

Cleansing made people outwardly clean

Cleansing makes people inwardly clean

Focus on acts that lead to death

Focus on life in Christ

Requires blood of animals for the forgiveness of sins

Requires blood of Christ for the forgiveness of sins

Blood sacrifice was for Israelites only

Blood sacrifice is for everyone

Awaiting the Messiah (Christ)

Awaiting Christ’s second coming

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Discussion

  • What else strikes you about this passage?
  • How does the passage affect how you view God? How you view yourself?
  • How does this passage affect how you will live your life?