SERMON SCREENSHOTS & KEY POINTS

How does the arrival of Jesus deal with the problems of fear and death?

• Every fear works because it is governed by the fear of death, and living in fear is slavery (Hebrews 2:15).
• But Jesus has come to rob fear and death of their power by taking death into himself (Hebrews 2:14).

Because Jesus has taken the devil’s primary weapon (death) and turned it back on the devil himself, he has turned fear into confidence, slavery into freedom, and death into life. He has reversed the curse of the impersonal, unholy trinity of fear, slavery, and death. Now there is assurance, liberation, and life in him. So, how should we respond to this?

Hebrews 2:14-15 is an invitation to rely on and believe Jesus instead of ourselves. It’s a call to trust and obey Jesus and not ourselves. Now we can “approach the throne of grace with confidence, knowing we will receive mercy and grace to help in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

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COMMUNITY GROUP QUESTIONS                                                 

1. What stood out to you most about this passage/message?
2. When are you most afraid? And of what?
3. Who do you know who most clearly lives in freedom instead of fear?
4. When do you feel like fear might be controlling you?
5. What about Jesus’ advent and death unravels the power of fear and death?
6. What would it look like for you to have confidence in Jesus when you feel fear rising?
7. From this passage/message, what is the most wonderful thing to you about how Jesus is talked about?