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​​​​​​​​​​​​​Greater: A Greater Rest (Hebrews 8)

Pastor John Lane 

August 2, 2026

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Scripture: Hebrews 8-9 

 

1.  When you drive with family, are you the one who drives or the one who falls asleep?  Have you ever awakened in the car not knowing where you were? 

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2.  What parallels are there between falling asleep while traveling and falling asleep spiritually in life? 

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3.  In Hebrews 8-9, the "new" covenant is presented as better than the "old" covenant.  What do you think makes the new covenant better than the old? 

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4.  How would you describe "covenant" to someone who has never heard the word before?  How does a covenant differ from a contract? 

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5.  What "old" things are you tempted to turn back to and why? And how can you go further in the "new" way God has promised?

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​Greater: A Greater Confidence (Hebrews 9 & 10)

Pastor John Lane 

August 9, 2026

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1.  Have you ever known someone with unrelenting confidence?  Where did they get this trait from? What did it look like? 

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2.  Read Hebrews 4:16, 10:19-22 and 35 - What do all of these verses have in common? 

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3.  How would you define "spiritual confidence"?  How does the Hebrew writer define it? 

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4.  What are the implications of believers having "confidence" to approach God?  What does that look like? 

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5.  How is your confidence level in approaching God with every part of your life?  What do these verses teach you about your freedom to approach the Lord with confidence?