The Hero of Heroes: JesusHebrews 12:1-2

Weekly Study Guide - August 18th 2019This guide, beginning with Sunday’s main Bible passage,

provides additional study & reflection for group discussions and/or personal study. Let these thoughts help you learn from God’s Word so you can thrive in

Christ! Also, enjoy growing with God personally with our complimentary “All Church Focus” daily devotional,

available in the church lobby!

A) Name your favorite fictional hero! Why are they your favorite?

B) How might God have been speaking to you as you read parts of our All Church Focus daily devotional booklet recently?

C) Review Hebrews 12:1-2. What points of this Sunday’s passage, or the sermon based on it, resonated with you? How were you encouraged or challenged? What questions came to mind?

D) Who are the “witnesses” Hebrews 12:1 refers to? Read Hebrews 11:1-40. How did these witnesses become heroes? How can they inspire us today to run “the race that is set before us?”

E) Hebrews 12:1-2’s main call is to run “the race that is set before us.” In verse 1, what gets in our way? In verse 2, who is our example? How can His example help us run this “race” well?

F) Check out 1st Peter 2:20-21. What example did Christ set for us? In 1st Peter 2:22-23, how did this example get lived out? How does this relate to Jesus’ example in Hebrews 12:2?

G) Read Matthew 14:22-33. How was Peter able to do the miraculous? What caused him to flounder? How is the lesson Peter learned then similar to what Hebrews 12:2 calls us to?

H) What “weight” or “sin” do you need to “lay aside” (Hebrews 12:1) in order to run the “race” God’s called you to? Confess, repent, and stride forward in confidence!

I) One way to grow with God and serve Him during this 2019 “All Church Focus” is to understand who He has made us to be, so we invite you into some self-reflection with our SHAPE survey. SHAPE helps us understand our 1) Spiritual Gifts, 2) Heart, 3) Abilities,

4) Personality, and 5) Experiences. Understanding these can help us identify where and how to serve God well. Tune in next week for our first installment!

The Hero of Heroes: JesusHebrews 12:1-2

Additional Resources - August 18th 2019“Every Hero is a Shadow of Jesus”

Five Key Elements of the Hero Initiative

1) We have a Fellowship

2) We are to Shed Hindrances 1st Peter 5:7

3) We are to Prepare 1st Peter 4:10Luke 2:52

4) We are to Serve 1st Peter 2:21Mark 10:45Ephesians 2:10

5) We are to Focus on Jesus 1st Peter 5:10

Watch a great video overview and chart explaining the bible book of Hebrews at thebibleproject.com/explore/hebrews

The Message paraphrase of John 1:14 is “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved

into the neighborhood.” Jesus crossed the barrier from heaven to earth to show His love to us.

We’re to follow Jesus’ lead in loving our neighbors. We want to spend a couple minutes each week focusing on how we can better love our neighbors for their good, our good, and God’s glory.

Attached is a Block Map. If you recall this from last year’s All Church Focus, see if you’ve improved in your neighbor knowledge!

Your home is the one in the middle. Write in: a) Names, b) Basic info you could only learn if you talked to them, c) career plans or dreams, fears, spiritual beliefs, etc.