• What do you think are the main ideas/themes of Hebrews 12:1-17?
  • Breaking Down the Text
    • Hebrews 12:1-3 
      • Thinks about the analogy the writer is making to athletic games. How does this apply to the exhortation given?
        • Why are “weights” and “sins” distinguished?
        • What was the “joy set before” Jesus?
        • How can we learn to “despise” the shame that the world throws our way?
    • Hebrews 12:4-11 
      • In the context of Hebrews, what is the “discipline” the audience is going through?
      • What might be other ways that God “disciplines” us?
      • Often we think of discipline as punishment. Is this section talking about punishment?
      • According to the text what is implied when a father disciplines his child?
      • What are the benefits of being disciplined? 
    • Hebrews 12:12-17 
      • How can verses 12-13 be applied personally and as a church?
      • What is a “root of bitterness”?
      • How could we act like Esau with our inheritance today?
    • Hebrews 12:18-29 
      • What contrasts do you see between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion?
      • What does it mean that God will “shake” the heavens and earth “once more”?
      • What is the final warning given in this chapter?
  • In what ways does Hebrews 12:1-17 challenge you to grow?