Hebrews 8

• What are some differences between how God led Israel and how, since Jesus, God works in our lives through the Holy Spirit?
• What would it be like to be constantly mindful of the Holy Spirit during your day? 
• What does it mean to you to be completely forgiven forever?

Hebrews 7

Verses 1-10

• Reflect on how Jesus is (like Melchizedek) the King of Righteousness, the King of Peace, without beginning or end, greater than every human priesthood?

Verses 11-22

• Is there any other teacher that you know, any priest or spiritual leader of any sort, who can be compared to Jesus.  If so, how so.  If not, then who should we pay attention to?  Where do you need to "refocus"?

Verses 23-28

• Give some thought to what it means for Jesus to be eternal -- beyond time and space, and what that means for how He works in your life.  And what it means that He has atoned for you once and forever.

Hebrews 6

Verses 1-3

• How is your faith foundation holding up?  How can you bolster it?

Verses 4-12

• Is your spiritual life feeling productive?  What do you need to do to not feel distant from the Holy Spirit?  Is there something you can do regularly?

Verses 13-20

• How do you share in the hope, in the promises of God to Abraham and the promises to us through Jesus?
• What does it mean to you that those promises are absolute, unchanging, firm and secure?  Are there ways that could change your day if you focused on those promises and their faithfulness?

Hebrews 5

Verses 1-3

• In what ways has Jesus dealt gently with you and had patience with your weaknesses?
• What does it mean to you to have Him providing the atonement that makes you right with God?

Verses 4-6

• Melchizedek is a priest and a king.  That's a different model than the Levite priesthood.  In what ways is Jesus a priest and a king in your life?  How does He give you spiritual direction?  How does He rule in your life?

Verses 7-10

• What does it mean in your life that Jesus experienced suffering?  
• How have you learned faith through your hard experiences and suffering?

Verses 11-14

• How have you grown in your understanding of the scriptures and of Jesus?  in your spiritual maturity?
• In what ways are you learning to make difficult choices that bring you closer to Jesus?

Hebrews 4

As you continue your study of Hebrews with Chapter 4, consider these reflections:

verses 1-5

• What does it mean to you to enter God's rest (to have the hope of God's promises fulfilled)?
• What blessings do you experience when you are aware of His presence in your life?
• What does it mean to you to have the hope of His promises of the transformation of all creation? (c.f. Romans 8:22-25; Rev 21:1-5)

verses 6 - 13

• What are some things that distract you from the Way, that cause you during your day to forget your hope in Jesus and to lose your focus on Him, that could cause you to lose interest in Him, even if momentarily?
• What are areas of your life that the Holy Spirit is judging, exposing, pressing you to change?  
• What steps can you take to be more open, more transparent?

verses 14-16

• What are some things have you been forgiven of?  Reflect on things in you that God has worked on.
• What is it like for you to know the High Priest Jesus who feels all your pain and struggle and yet loves and forgives you of everything?  Reflect on times when that has been especially real for you.
• What are some ways that your past struggles and suffering may have helped you be empathetic with others? ...to help those who've experienced perhaps similar struggles? 

Hebrews 3

As you continue your study of Hebrews with Chapter 3, consider these reflections:

verses 1-6:

• Who are your heroes, the spiritual guides and religious teachers who have been important to you (like Moses to ancient Israel)?
• Do you still feel a devotion to them, still hang onto their teachings?  Are there ways that you need to be more deliberate about letting go in order to truly fix your thoughts and study and devotion on Jesus?
• What are some ways you can let Jesus have more influence in your life?

verses 7 - 19

• The lesson of Israel in the Sinai is that even though we start well, we can lose faith by falling back into old ways.  Are there things that you do regularly, even daily, to invite Jesus into your day, into your life experience?   What would you like to add to your worship life and discipline?
• What are ways you can encourage others in their walk with jesus?  Are there ways that you can regularly participate in fellowships or small groups to share encouragement and maybe thereby also strengthen your own faith?

Hebrews 2

As you study Hebrews Chapter 2, consider these reflections:
verses 1-4:

• What is it that God requires us to "pay careful attention" to?  Where do you go / what do you do to gain a clear understanding of His salvation and what he expects of us in response to it?  Are there certain parts of the Bible that you find most informative or inspirational?  Are there spiritual practices through which God brings you greater understanding/awareness?

verses 5-9

• What does it mean in your life that God has made everything subject to Jesus (that Jesus has all power in heaven and earth)?

verse 10

• Jesus was made perfect (brought to completion) through his degradation and suffering.  How is that reflected in your life?  Are there things that you've gone through that have been difficult or even traumatic but that God has used to bring you closer to Him and to make you more mature spiritually?

verses 11-13

• What does it mean about you that Jesus calls you His brother (sister)?

verses 14-18

• What is it like to share a painful experience with someone who has been through something similar?
• Jesus has experienced the temptations, the pain and suffering, the grief and loss, that makes up our human experience.  He experienced death itself on our behalf.  He has already felt within Himself what we are going through.  How do we put ourselves in a place where He can minister to us?  What can you do to feel His support and empathy and loving acceptance as you go through difficult experiences in your life?