Opening Prayer:
Prayers of adoration and praise
Opening Music: We Rest on Thee
Attribute of God: Accessible
“From the beginning when God made Adam and Eve, He was accessible, or near. In the covenants God made with the patriarchs, He promised to be in relationship with them always. Later God commanded the people to build the tabernacle so He could live among them. God made Himself even nearer to people when He became a man, the Lord Jesus Christ, the true tabernacle. Now He is accessible in the most intimate way possible. His Spirit lives in every believer. Whenever you pray, He hears you.”
Melchizedek Scriptures
Genesis 14:18-20 Abraham meets Melchizedek
17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
20 And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Psalm 110:4
The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:
“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”
Discussion Questions
Melchizedek the High Priest Hebrews 7:1-10
Question Lesson 2, #10
Genesis 14:18-20 Abraham meets Melchizedek
Jesus Like Melchizedek Hebrews7:11-28
Question Lesson 2, #11
Psalm 110:4
The High Priest of a New Covenant Hebrews 8:1-13
Questions Lesson 3, Questions #1,2,3
Doctrine of Covenant
Pam: The Doctrine of Covenant:
A covenant is a chosen relationship in which two parties make a binding promise to one another. In Biblical language a covenant is a promise of God made to an individual or group. Covenants form the backbone of the Biblical story and collectively serve as the foundation for God’s promise to bring redemption to His people.
Dorothy: The New Covenant:
is the culmination of all God’s promises. Jesus Christ is the mediator of this new covenant. He is the son of Abraham who fulfills the Old Covenant. He is the faithful Israelite who fulfills the law. He is the obedient king from the line of David.
Jeremiah 31:31-34 God’s of need for New Covenant because of the people falling away from the Old Covenant
Shumin 31 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, “declares the Lord.
Josie 33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Mary 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
Moses’ Tabernacle
Breakout Groups
2 Groups, Anne and Cheryl group leaders
The Blood of Christ Hebrews 9:11-28
Questions Lesson 3, Questions #5,6,7,8,9
#5. How can we best understand God’s requirement for shed blood to forgive people’s sins(Hebrews 9:7)? (See also: Leviticus 16:11, 17:11, Hebrews 5:3, 9:22)
#6. When we struggle with guilt, why is Christ’s sacrifice such encouraging good news?(Hebrews 9:8-10)?
#7. What did Jesus Christ secure by His sacrifice, and why is this work important? (Hebrews9:11-28)
#8. What is your personal response to Jesus Christ’s sacrifice? (Hebrews 9:11-28)#9. How does Jesus offer the new covenant, and how is it received? (Hebrews 9:11-28)