3: Jesus, The Promised Son – Teaching Plan

Key Thought: God promised Adam and Eve a son who would deliver them from the enemy, recover the inheritance that they lost, and fulfill the promise for which they were created.
January 15, 2022

1. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 1:1-4.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
What is the central theme of these verses?
Personal Application: Name some of the promises God fulfilled in the past; How should this help us to trust Him for the promises not yet fulfilled? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states, “What does it mean that Jesus was the brightness of God’s glory and the express image of His person? Weren’t we all made in the image of God? How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 1:2-4..

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What are some of the things this passage teaches us about Jesus?
Personal Application: Since Jesus was above the angels by inheritance, what does that say about Christians whom Christ has promised would inherit all things? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your friends states, “How can I reconcile the Jesus of the New Testament with the God of the Old Testament? One seems to be forgiving and loving; the other seems judgmental and condemning?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read H4ebrews 1:2,3; Isaiah 44:24..

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
God said He created the world along and He is the only God; how could God create the universe through Jesus?
Personal Application: I Corinthians 10:1-4 tells us Jesus was the God that led Israel out of Egypt. How do you help people understand that Jesus is the God of the Old Testament that led Israel, protected them, and guided them in good times and bad? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Was Jesus some kind of secondary God that God allowed to be a part of Creation and share in His glory and rulership?” How would you respond to your relative?
(Note: Jehovah stated that there was no God formed before Him, and there are no gods after Him. There are no secondary gods. Jesus is Jehovah, the Creator God, one of three coeternal persons of the Godhead that have existed from eternity.)

4. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 1:5.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What promise to David did Paul apply to Jesus?
Personal Application: How is Jesus the only begotten Son of God is Jesus is eternal? Share your thoughts.
(Note: This is not a statement of the nature of Christ, but a statement of His role in the plan of salvation. John 3:16)
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).

Amen!