“The Perfect High Priest – Part 6”

As you continue to study about our Perfect High Priest, ask Him for understanding as you study - take time to focus on Him as He makes you aware of what He has done for you so completely through His Blood!

Review this Week’s MEMORY VERSE (Heb 9:14).  Meditate, Review! Thank Him for the power in the Blood!

DISCUSS: What did I learn in the Sunday School lesson and the sermon about “Cleansing through His Blood?”

Meditate upon (Heb 9 – 10) using 2PROAPT (on the back or at the bottom if online).  Be still before Him and think about what you have just read. In your own words, summarize what Christ’s death on the cross means to you.

• According to the writer, what requirement must be met for a covenant to take place?  Why?
• What does the repetition of the sacrifices under the old covenant say about their power? (Heb 9:9-10)
• In what ways does Christ’s sacrifice differ from the repeated sacrifices of the law?
• What does the author mean by the phrase “He sets aside the first to establish the second”?  (Heb 10:9)

Apply the Word

• Read (Psalm 110). What does it mean for Christ’s enemies “to be made his footstool”?  
  
• What does it mean to you to enter “the Most Holy Place” and what does it mean to have our hearts “sprinkled”?  (Heb 10:19-22)
  
• Take time to enter the Most Holy Place now and thank Him; worship Him; praise Him; enjoy His presence!
  

(Resource – Faith Foundations Study Guide, Alan Perkins)

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Intimacy with God: Your Quiet Time –2PROAPT

Two key elements in having intimacy with God are prayer and the Word.  We come to the Word of God not just to read it, but to understand what He is saying to us and to determine how He wants us to apply it to our lives; asking Him for the strength and will to apply it.  Finally, writing it down and sharing it with another so that they might also learn.

Study a short passage (couple of paragraphs) using an acrostic called: 2PROAPT.

• Pray – Ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate the passage and give you understanding. Remember, your goal is to meet with Him, so spend time in Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication (ACTS) – the supplication is to understand the Word, to know Him and to enjoy Him!
  
• Preview – Read the passage quickly; what’s the topic or theme? Did you notice anything in particular?
  
• Read – Read the passage again more slowly.  Is God trying to tell you something?  Is there something you haven’t noticed before?  
  
• Observe – Read the passage again out loud.  Look at each word; each phrase; underline or mark key words; vary the emphasis you place on the words.  What is He saying to you; what is He asking you to do?  Paraphrase the passage in your own words.
  
• Apply – Is there a command to obey; a sin to confess or an action to take?  How can you apply this scripture to your life?  Does He want you to do it now?
  
• Pray – Pray that He would enable you to do what He has told you to do in applying the scripture. Memorize (Phil 2:13); stand upon its truth. Be still before Him, listen, and let the Word saturate your thoughts and your heart.
  
• Tell – Write in your journal what He has revealed to you, then share with someone what you have learned. Don’t place your light under a basket (Mt 5:15). Remember to have a plan, a place, a purpose (to meet with Him), and finally – PERSEVERE, even when you don’t feel like it or don’t think you have the time, give God the “first fruits” of your day! Early mornings are wonderful in His presence; set your alarm clock 20 minutes earlier.