On Sunday, October 12, 2025, Teaching Pastor Bruce Hess’ message is “Jesus’ Intercession for us” (Romans 8:34) from our BLESSED! 2 series. Below are some questions for your personal or group reflection.
- Why can we be so inclined to lose sight of many of the ways that God has blessed us?
- Bruce said what we often need is divine perspective, spiritual encouragement… we need to “remember.” What are some practical ways we can do that?
- List some of the practical benefits of knowing Jesus serves as our Advocate (legaal dimension) beofre the Father in heaven.
- List some of the practical benefits of knowing Jesus intercedes as our High Priest in heaven and that He lives to pray for us.
- R. Kent Hughes has said this: Jesus, our high priest, has an unequalled capacity for sympathy (Hebrews 4:15). It goes far beyond the intellectual, because it is truly experiential. Jesus does not just imagine how we feel-He feels it! Whatever we may be going through, there is not a note we can play, not a melody or a dirge, no minor key, no discordant note, that does not evoke a “sympathetic resonance” in Jesus. What does that mean for us in everyday life?
- How can we recall the blessing of Jesus’ intercession for us in such a way that it seres as a “sure and steadfast anchor for our soul” (Hebrews 6:19)?
- Take some time to praise God for His great blessings to us.