Key Thought : This week we will look at some of the themes of sacrifice that help us understand Jesus and what He was doing through the sacrificial system.
May 10, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 10:3-10.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What does this passage teach us about the sacrifices offered in the Old Testament?
3. Personal Application: How can we protect ourselves from simply going through the motions of Christianity? How can we experience depending totally in Jesus’ sacrifice for us as our only hope for salvation? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “If the animal sacrifice didn’t actually save people, then why did they offer them at all? Was it because they were saved by obedience in the Old Testament?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Exodus 12:1-11; Isaiah 53:7,8; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Revelation 5:6.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What do these passages teach us about Jesus as the Passover sacrifice?
3. Personal Application: How can we better reflect the character of Jesus in our own lives? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What can we learn about God through the fact that the plan of salvation was already in place before we needed it?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Haggai 2:7-9.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What did Haggai say about the new temple being more glorious than the previous one? What did he mean by that?
3. Personal Application: Besides the cross, what are other ways we can see and experience the reality of God’s love? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “This is a cold and uncaring world. If God doesn’t exist, there would be no help or hope for anyone. But if Jesus came to die for us and save us, why is there still so much death, hatred, and misery in this world?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 6:1-5, Revelation 4:7-11.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What elements of these two visions are similar? Pay attention to the order of events.
3. Personal Application: Why was the life, death, and resurrection of Christ the only means by which the human race could be saved? What does such a cost tell us about how bad sin must be? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(“Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.” Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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