Immerse Beginnings - Life is in the Blood
Jesus did what you cannot: fulfill the Law’s blood requirement.
What stood out to you this week?
Was there anything confusing or troubling?
Did anything make you think differently about God?
How might your answers above change the way we live?
Read: Genesis 3:4-6, Leviticus 17:10-12, Hebrews 9: 13-15, 10:1-2, 10
Does all the blood in the Old Testament cause an issue for you? Why or why not?
In what ways do the relationships in your life that you care the most about cost you the most?
How do relationships suffer when there is sin?
What does the Genesis passage tell you about the relationship between people?
Do you think the visual reminder of seeing animals killed for your sins would help you make the right decision? Why or why not? What about a reminder of a person being killed for your sins?
What does baptism mean to you?
Prayer: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we pray, that we might be grounded and settled in your truth by the coming of your Holy Spirit into our hearts. What we do not know, reveal to us; what is lacking within us, make complete; that which we do not know, confirm in us; and keep us blameless in your service through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.