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Living Out
the New
Covenant Hebrews 13:1-8

This Week’s Focus

Our convictions shape our conduct. That reality should give
us a handle on the difference that the good news of Christ can
make. People who have given themselves to Christ will live out
convictions that center on Him. Just remember that we do not
live a certain way for Jesus, but we live a certain way because
of Jesus.
In the final chapter of the Book of Hebrews, the writer
showed believers how they could live out their faith in Christ.
He pointed to the standards that the Lord had established, and
he instructed Christians so they could live those standards out
in their relationships with each other.

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Begin by reading the

Hebrews 13love:1-co8ntinue. 2 Do not neglect to

1 Let brotherly have
sp ita lit y to st ra ng ers, for thereby some
show ho e who
ne d an ge ls un aw ar es. 3 Remember thos
entertai , and those
e in pr iso n, as th ou gh in prison with them t
ar are in the body. 4 Le
at ed , sin ce yo u al so
who are mistre ong all, and let the m
arriage
be he ld in ho no r am
marriage ally immoral
be un de filed , fo r Go d will judge the sexu
bed ve of money,
ad ul te ro us . 5 Ke ep your life free from lo will
and
t w ith wh at yo u ha ve, for he has said, “I
and be conten ntly
u no r fo rs ak e yo u.” 6 So we can confide
never leave yo at can man
e Lo rd is m y he lp er; I will not fear; wh
say, “Th spoke to
e? ” 7  Re m em be r yo ur leaders, those who
do to m e of their way
u th e wo rd of Go d. Consider the outcom
yo me
ita te th ei r fa ith. 8 Jesus Christ is the sa
of life, and im
and forever.
yesterday and today

th is passage in He brews differ from all of the

How does
studied in Hebrews?
other passages you have

om
was made in chapter 13 fr
Why do you think the shift lifestyles?
our
theology to issues about

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Ver e practical application and ins truction f

What is thin verses 1-2?

believers
W hy do you think
to show hospitality? rtain angels?
it mean y to ente
What does have the opportunit
we would

3 - 4
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o
d
Why woulrison?
were in p

in t he context of
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r me n t io n marriag
the write
Why does rsation?
this conve

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 Verses 5-6
How does the promise given in
love of money? verse 5 allow us to live fre
e from the

How does keeping oneself fro

proclamation made in verse m the love of money lead to living the
6?

Verses 7-8
How are you to relate to the
leaders that serve in your ch
urch?

Why is the statement about

a Christian? Jesus in verse 8 so importan
t to you as

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 al Truth
Centr de m a n ds
c o ve n an t
A new
ne w   l i fe.
a 

Now What?
e?
d you do th is week to be more hospitabl
What coul

o ca nn ot he lp themselves. List their

le wh
T hink of a few peop could help them this week.
names and how you

ek to sh ow re spect and honor to the

this we
What could you do ch?
pastors at your chur

need?
sh ow the worl d th at Jesus is all you your
How can your life your actions and words can reflect
What are some ways
satisfaction in Jesus?

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 Personal Challenge
Dwell: Jesus was asked
by an ex pert in the law
commandment was. This what He thought the gre
was obviously an attem atest
Him to say something th pt to trick Jesus and get
at would contradict the
greatest commandment law. Jesus said that the
is to love God with all of
mind. He went on to say your heart and soul and
that the second is like th
as yourself. The Christia e first, love your neighbo
n life is about lov ing Jesu r
affect how we treat othe s and letting that love
rs. It is not just what we
If our theolog y is right, say we believe that matte
then our actions and liv rs.
es should reflect that.
Memorize: Hebrews 13:8

Pray: Let your prayer tod

ay focus on how you tre
greatest challenges when at others. Think about yo
it comes to relationships ur
Ask Jesus to give you th and lift those up to Jesu
e strength to live out wh s.
Him to help you remem at you say you believe. As
ber what He has done for k
others as you have been you so that you can treat
treated.

igging
Keep on D -8 covers several topics is
of
Hebrews 13:1 me tim th
e so
v a nce. Spend nd
practic a l re le
llo w in g passages a
ing the fo erses in
week read in to w hat these v
e r
dig a bit de
ep
g u s. Th e follow ing
re teac h in reater
Hebrews a n d g iv e e ach of us g
ill help a
passages w e today.
to our passag
s ig h t in a Christ-
in
• Th
 e honor of
he brethre
n: arriage:
• Love of t c entered m
2:36 -40, 5:22-33.
Matthew 2 Ephesians
2:7-11. God w ith
and 1 John • Trusting
eeds:
• K indnes
s to all of our n
:25 -34.
strangers: Matthew 6
-19.
Genesis 18

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