Module 2: Begin with the end in mind – The ultimate prize of endurance
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“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince
Reflect and Journal: How does our need of endurance relate to the quote above?
Read Hebrews 11:1-12:2; you have received a kingdom that cannot be shaken 12:18-29
Session 1: Read Hebrews 11:1-7. Do a 4-column study on this passage
- What do you learn about God from the passage?
- What do you learn about people from the passage?
- What does this passage teach you about faith in the ultimate prize for which you endure?
- What obedient step is God asking you to take with what you have learned?
- Journal any other thoughts or insights you have on faith and hope in the promise of God’s ultimate prize and how it affects your endurance.
Session 2: Read Hebrews 8-12. Do a 4-column study on this passage
- What do you learn about God from the passage?
- What do you learn about people from the passage?
- What does this passage teach you about faith in the ultimate prize for which you endure?
- What obedient step is God asking you to take with what you have learned?
- Journal any other thoughts or insights you have on faith and hope in the promise of God’s ultimate prize and how it affects your endurance.
Session 3: Read Hebrews 11:13-22. Do a 4-column study on this passage
- What do you learn about God from the passage?
- What do you learn about people from the passage?
- What does this passage teach you about faith in the ultimate prize for which you endure?
- What obedient step is God asking you to take with what you have learned?
- Journal any other thoughts or insights you have on faith and hope in the promise of God’s ultimate prize and how it affects your endurance.
Session 4: Read Hebrews 11:23-31. Do a 4-column study on this passage
- What do you learn about God from the passage?
- What do you learn about people from the passage?
- What does this passage teach you about faith in the ultimate prize for which you endure?
- What obedient step is God asking you to take with what you have learned?
- Journal any other thoughts or insights you have on faith and hope in the promise of God’s ultimate prize and how it affects your endurance.
Session 5: Read Hebrews 11:32-40. Do a 4-column study on this passage
- What do you learn about God from the passage?
- What do you learn about people from the passage?
- What does this passage teach you about faith in the ultimate prize for which you endure?
- What obedient step is God asking you to take with what you have learned?
- Journal any other thoughts or insights you have on faith and hope in the promise of God’s ultimate prize and how it affects your endurance.
Session 6: Read Hebrews 12:1-4. Do a 4-column study on this passage
- What do you learn about God from the passage?
- What do you learn about people from the passage?
- What does this passage teach you about faith in the ultimate prize for which you endure?
- What obedient step is God asking you to take with what you have learned?
- Journal any other thoughts or insights you have on faith and hope in the promise of God’s ultimate prize and how it affects your endurance.
Session 7: Read Hebrews 12:18-29. Do a 4-column study on this passage
- What do you learn about God from the passage?
- What do you learn about people from the passage?
- What does this passage teach you about faith in the ultimate prize for which you endure?
- What obedient step is God asking you to take with what you have learned?
- Journal any other thoughts or insights you have on faith and hope in the promise of God’s ultimate prize and how it affects your endurance.
Reflections on Module 2: What are the most important insights you will take away about how endurance relates to our love and longing for God’s ultimate purpose? How will you put those insights into practice?
