TODAY:

Jesus Is Greater – Part 10: The Priest-King

BIG IDEA:

Jesus is greater than any religious leader or system

SCRIPTURES:

Hebrews 7, Genesis 14:17-20, Psalm 110:4, Romans 3:20,

8:3, 7:4,6, Galatians 2:21, John 14:6, Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke

22:19-20

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: How much do you think about Jesus when you read the Old Testament?

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple

who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational

mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from

just knowing to actually doing in your life?

Connect with God (UP)...

Q: Read Hebrews 7. How would you compare the old covenant with the new

covenant? How can you let the old covenant point you to the new one in

Jesus?

Q: Why do people struggle to trust God with our world? How can this passage

help reassure people to trust Him?

Q: Why is it important to understand Jesus as both Priest (saves us) & King

(rules us)?

Q: Why are legalism & works-merited religion enticing & appealing to some

people?

Q: Hebrews 7:19 says the old religious system could not make people “perfect”

(complete, fulfilled, accomplished, verified, consummated). Why is it

tempting to look to a religion, institution, organization, leader, code, list of

practices, etc. to complete/fulfill us instead of the Person of Jesus?

Connect with Others (IN)...

Q: People in the Bible sometimes elevated people to positions higher than they

should have, even to a point of competing with or replacing Jesus: Abraham

(nation), Levite Priests (religion), Moses (Law), etc.. How do you still see this

happening today?

Connect with the World (OUT)...

Q: Read 1 Peter 2:9-10. What does it look like to be a “priest of Jesus” & show

the world the goodness & light of God?