𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗨𝗣

• Tell us about one item you only use for special occasions or a specific purpose. What makes it special?

• What’s something you look at or rely on daily? Why is it important to you?

• How do you think you have grown as a person in the last five years? Share one or two things that you have learned along the way that are crucial to who you are today.

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗

𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴. 𝗛𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝟭:𝟭–𝟰

The book of Hebrews was written for Christians who needed to look forward with hope for the future. These believers had to know that their present suffering and the persecution they were experiencing would lead to an eternal reward. They may have been tempted to return to their old religious habits. Although they highly respected angels, prophets, and the Law, some may have missed the spirit and design which God had intended for these. The author of Hebrews reminded them that there is one more superior to all of these: Jesus.

Today, in our lives, let’s look closely into what makes Jesus the better choice. Beyond any person, religion, or worldview, Jesus is better because He is God’s Son and heir, the Creator and sustainer of the world, and the perfect image of God.

𝟭. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿.

. . . 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 . . . 𝗛𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝟭:𝟮

Today, an heir has no authority until the ancestor dies and passes it on. However, when the book of Hebrews was written, an heir may be a co-ruler, sharing authority with the reigning monarch. Unlike the rest of mankind, Jesus has a special relationship with God: He is a Son and heir. Jesus Himself has supreme authority. This is why we need to look no further than Jesus. According to this verse, what is Jesus heir of? How can this change the way we view Him and ourselves?

𝟮. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

. . . 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. . . . 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝗛𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝟭:𝟮–𝟯

Jesus is the best choice because He is the supreme life-giver. He 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. Any other person or thing that we may look to for hope and encouragement are merely part of His creation. There is no better option in life than to look to our Creator. Based on this passage, how powerful is Jesus? What makes you say so?

𝟯. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱.

𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴. 𝗛𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝟭:𝟯–𝟰

Jesus is superior because He is the perfect representation and exact imprint of God. He perfectly and fully reflects the Father. This means He is in a position of power, superior above all others. He is superior to humanity, prophets, and angels. Even more astounding, we were created in God’s image as well, though not as the exact imprint of God. How do you live knowing you bear the image of God and are His imprint on earth?

Jesus is sovereign over creation, worthy of worship, and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. As we realize that He is better than every other choice, we can only respond with faith and devotion to Him.

𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

• What’s one area of your life (i.e., work, relationships, or decisions) where you need to trust Jesus more fully? This week, how can you intentionally submit that area to His authority and respond with faith and devotion to Him?

• The world we live in is chaotic. What’s one way you can remind yourself every day that Jesus is in control, is powerful, and sustains the world?

• You are made in God’s image and called to reflect Him. How can you reflect Jesus more clearly in your daily life this week? To whom can you share the truth about Jesus this week?

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥

• Thank God for revealing Himself through Jesus—our Creator, sustainer, and Savior—and for the hope we have in Him. Ask Him to give you faith to believe He is in charge, despite what you see around you.

• Ask God to help you daily put your trust in Jesus, the Creator and sustainer of the world. Pray to depend on His power in every situation.

• At a time when everyone seems to have their own “truth,” ask God for courage to stand firm and proclaim His word. Pray for a heart that loves people and the boldness to tell others why Jesus is always better.