COP - 2016 BIBLE STUDY & HOME CELL OUTLINE WEEK 12 (20/03/16)

THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2016 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE

WEEK 12 – SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 2016

TOPIC: JESUS CHRIST, OUR ELDER BROTHER

Main Text: Hebrews 2: 14-18

Memory Verse: Hebrews 2: 11 Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

Introduction

Brotherliness in the natural sense involves blood relations among individuals. It deals with common destinies as well as common aspirations and values. In the spiritual sense, however, brotherhood involves spiritual birth by the Spirit of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Faith in Jesus Christ is significant for the fact that he chose to become like us in all things. For this reason He is our elder brother in redemption.

Discussion Questions

1. For what natural reason did Jesus Christ share in our humanity? Verse 14a

2. For what redemptive reasons did Jesus Christ share in our humanity? Verse 14b-15

3. Why was Jesus Christ made in every way like His brothers? Verse 17

4. Why is Jesus Christ able to help His brothers when they are tempted? Verse 18

5. In what ways can you say that Jesus Christ is indeed your elder brother?

Conclusion

Easter reminds Christians the world over of the shame, pain, agony, and death of Jesus Christ on the cross. These are things we all try to avoid. And if any of our loved ones is caught in any shameful act we try to avoid being identified as their relation or friend. But Easter is not all about suffering, loneliness, and rejection. It also comes with songs of God’s love for humanity, Jesus’ sacrificial death, his burial and resurrection. Indeed his resurrection sheds new light on mankind’s afterlife. It gives assurance to all of us who believe in Jesus Christ that we shall also resurrect to eternal life if we die before the rapture. This assurance is also for believers who have gone into glory. Easter is also a time for jubilation and evangelism for believers in Christ. It reminds us of the death of Jesus, our Elder Brother to destroy the devil, overcome the power and sting of death, and secure our release from bondage to sin. A new dawn was opened for mankind to be reconciled to God. For the unbeliever, to celebrate Easter without sober reflection on the need for cleansing by the blood of Jesus is mere waste of time, energy, and constitutes self-deception.

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THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2016 HOME CELL OUTLINE

WEEK 12 – SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 2016

ACTIVITY: SERMON DISCUSSION / PASTORAL CARE GROUPINGS & VISITATION

On this day, members could share the sermon heard in church, consider how to implement them practically and pray. Members could then meet their pastoral care leader or visit one another.

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