Category Archives: Sunday Study Questions

Luke 22:39-62 Key Verse: 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” 1. Why did Jesus ask his disciples to pray at this moment (40,46)? What kind of temptation might the disciples face? (31-32) 2. Why is Jesus praying for earnestly? (42-44; cf. Hebrews 5:7) How does Jesus illustrate what prayer is? (42) 3. Why were the disciples unable to pray? (45-46) 4. How did the disciples react in the Read more [...]

Luke 22:1-23 Key Verse: 22:20 “In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.’” 1. What did the Passover commemorate? (1-6; Exodus 12:8-14; Deuteronomy 16:1-3) 2. What is the significance of Jesus’ eating the Passover with his disciples? (15; John 13:1) 3. Why did Jesus choose to die during the Passover? (Exodus 12:12-13; John 1:29; 1Corinthians Read more [...]

Hebrews 9:23-10:18 Key Verse 10:14 “For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” 1. What was the purpose of the sacrifices in the Biblical times? (9:13,22) What do people do today to be cleansed of their consciences? 2. What is the importance of Christ’s sacrifice being once for all? (23-26) What does it mean that Jesus will appear a second time to bring salvation? 3. What is the function and limit of the sacrificial Read more [...]

Hebrews 8:1-9:22 Key Verse 9:15 “For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.” 1. What was the first covenant God made with the Israelites? (Exodus 24:7-8) How did the high priests serve under the first covenant? (5; Exodus 25:40) 2. What was the problem with the first covenant (7-8a)? Read more [...]

Hebrews 7:1-28 Key Verse: 7:25 “Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” 1. Read Genesis 14:18 and verses 1-3 and find out who Melchizedek is. In what respects is Melchizedek greater than Abraham? (4-10) 2. How did Scripture prophesy the coming of Jesus’ priesthood? (11-15) On what basis is Jesus’ priesthood established (12-17; Psalm 110:4b)? 3. What does it mean that the Read more [...]

Hebrews 5:11-6:20 Key Verse: 6:19 “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.” 1. Why do some Christians remain like an infant, unwilling to know Christ deeply? (5:11-6:3) 2. Given that the Bible teaches the eternal security for those who are in Christ (cf. John 6:37), who are the people the author is referring to in verses 6:4-6? 3. How did the author encourage and counsel his listeners Read more [...]

Hebrews 4:14-5:10 Key Verse 4:14 “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.” 1. What were the qualifications and roles of the high priest in the Old Testament? (5:1-2) 2. In what respect is Jesus similar to Aaronic priests? (5:5; cf. Exodus 29:44, Leviticus 10:10-11) 3. How is Jesus different from Aaronic priests in terms of his identity and the nature of his Read more [...]

Hebrews 3:7-4:13 Key Verse 4:11 “Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.” 1. Why does the author use the Israelites’ time in the wilderness as a warning against unbelief? (7-15; cf. Exodus 16:2-3; Numbers 14:1-3) 2. Why does one’s heart become hardened? (13,15) Think about sin’s deceitfulness. 3. Why does he place a significant emphasis on “Today”? (13; 4:7; Read more [...]

Hebrews 3:1-6 Key Verse 3:1 “Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.” 1. What does it mean to fix our thoughts on Jesus? (1) 2. What does it mean to acknowledge (confess) Jesus as our apostle and high priest? (1b) 3. In what sense is Jesus greater than Moses (2-6a)? Think in 3 aspects: in his office (1); in his works (2-4); in his person (5-6). 4. Read more [...]

Hebrews 2:1-18 Key Verse 2:10 “In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.” 1. Why must we pay careful attention to the message of salvation? (1-4) 2. What is God’s glorious hope for mankind? (5-8) How does Jesus enable us to have that hope? (9) What does it mean that Jesus tasted death for everyone? 3. What Read more [...]