1. Scripture Focus: Hebrews 10:19-36 The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
Scripture Focus:
Hebrews 10:19-36

2. The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
The Word to Live By:
Since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith.
Hebrews 10:19-22a

3. The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
Session Truth:
We can live confidently with the assurance, “If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31

4. Is confidence always possible? Why or why not?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
Are you confident?
Is confidence always possible?
Why or why not?

5. Why might we lack confidence to enter God’s presence?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
Why might we lack confidence to enter God’s presence?
How can we have confidence to enter the “Most Holy Place” when people under the old covenant lacked that confidence?

6. How is our “great priest” different from those under the old covenant?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
How is our “great priest” different from those under the old covenant?
Why can we confidently draw near to God?
Why should we “hold unswervingly to the faith we profess”?

7. How can we motivate each other to “acts of love and good works”?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
How can we motivate each other to “acts of love and good works”?
Does “meeting together” mean more than just attending worship?
Can we “encourage one another” if we “give up meeting together”?

8. To those who think Christ’s sacrifice might not be sufficient
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
Warning!
To those headed to the
To those who think Christ’s sacrifice might not be sufficient
To those who think Jesus might be a way, but not the way

9. What three things does a person do when they willfully reject Christ?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
What three things does a person do when they willfully reject Christ?
Why is it dangerous to take lightly the sacrificial death of Christ on the Cross?

10. Why should believers take seriously the warnings of Hebrews 10:26-31?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
Why should believers take seriously the warnings of Hebrews 10:26-31?

11. How can we “throw away our confidence”?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
Why was it good to remind the Hebrews of the trials they had gone through?
How can we “throw away our confidence”?

12. What is the “great contest” ?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
What is the “great contest” ?
Whose example should the Hebrews follow by returning to the fullness of their faith?

13. What reason do we have for maintaining confidence?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
What reason do we have for maintaining confidence?
What is the one thing necessary to maintain confidence and receive a reward?

14. Can we live the Christian life in isolation?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
How is the lifestyle of believers described in Hebrews 10 different from that promoted within today’s society?
Can we live the Christian life in isolation?

15. How is the believer’s confidence different from that in the world?
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
How is the believer’s confidence different from that in the world?
Why is confidence important to Christian life?
What steps can we take if we lack confidence?

16. in the center of Your will.
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
The Center of His Will Prayer
Lord, I long to live
in the center of Your will.
Show me what is right,
and enable me to do it.

17. Give me a right perspective
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
The Center of His Will Prayer
Give me a right perspective
on life,
and teach me to care
about the things
that matter to You.

18. and let me give myself faithfully in Christlike ministry to others.
The Better Way: Hebrews
No Other Gospel: Galatians
11: THE BETTER CONFIDENCE
The Center of His Will Prayer
Empower me for service,
and let me give myself faithfully
in Christlike ministry to others.
I pray in Christ’s strong name. Amen.