- What is the main reason for making every effort to live in peace and be holy?
- What happens when a root of bitterness is allowed to grow?
- Review the story of Esau in Genesis 25: 19-34; Genesis 27:30-45) Why was Esau considered irreverent for selling his birthright?
- God’s grace does not fail, and yet people fail to depend on God’s grace. What sins as identified in verses 15-17 risk robbing us of the enabling of God’s grace?
- The account of Esau warns us to NOT live for what?
- Which two mountains are compared in verses 18-24 and what do they represent?
- Who are the citizens that make up to population of the city of the living God?
- Why does Jesus’s sprinkled blood speak a better word than the blood of Abel? (Review Abel’s story in Genesis 4:1-16)
- How does contemplating the glories of heaven help during the hard times in this life?
- How is God speaking to us today?
- What types of shakeable things do people build their life upon?
- What truths keep us steady in this shakeable world?
Application:
- Is there anyone in my life that I am not at peace with or is not at peace with me? What efforts can I make to try to reestablish peace?
- What has God’s grace enabled me to do?
- Why am I thankful for receiving God’s unshakable kingdom?
- Does my worship show God the reverence and awe due Him? Why or why not?
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