LifeGroup Guide — Hebrews 5:11–6:20
Series: Jesus Is Better · Message: How’s Your Hearing? How’s Your Growing?
Warm Up
- Share about a time you realized you were “hearing” but not really listening. What changed your posture?
- Where do you feel most “anchored” to Jesus right now? Where do you feel a drift?
Read Together
Read Hebrews 5:11–6:20 aloud (one voice or around the circle). Then pray briefly for receptive hearts.
Discuss the Word
1) How’s Your Hearing? (5:11–14)
- In v.11 the writer says they’ve become “dull of hearing.” What might that look like today?
- Milk vs. solid food (vv.12–14): What are examples of “milk” we often stay on? What would “solid food” look like this month for you?
- According to v.14, how is discernment developed? Where could you “practice” obedience this week?
2) Press On to Maturity (6:1–3)
- List the foundational teachings in vv.1–2. Which one do you need refreshed—and which one should you be building on now?
- What would “pressing on” (v.1) require of our group over the next 90 days?
3) A Serious Warning, a Clear Example (6:4–8)
- In your own words, what is the warning in vv.4–6 trying to prevent? Why is abandoning Jesus uniquely dangerous?
- How does the field-and-rain picture (vv.7–8) clarify the point? What fruit confirms genuine faith?
- How can we heed this warning without losing gospel assurance?
4) Encouragement for the Faithful (6:9–12)
- Note the tone shift in vv.9–10. What “things that belong to salvation” do you see in one another right now?
- Where do you need renewed “faith and patience” (v.12) to keep going?
5) Promise, Oath, and Hope (6:13–18)
- Why does the author highlight God’s oath to Abraham (vv.13–17)? What does that add to simple promise?
- How do “two unchangeable things” (God’s promise and God’s nature) steady you in a present storm?
6) Anchor and Forerunner (6:19–20)
- “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.” What is the “this,” practically, for you?
- How is Jesus as Anchor different from trying to anchor yourself with routines, results, or relationships?
- What does it mean that Jesus is our Forerunner who has entered “behind the curtain”? How does that shape your confidence in prayer and your hope for the future?
Live It Out
- Listen Actively: Choose one command from this passage and obey it this week. Share which one with the group.
- Grow Intentionally: Identify one “solid food” practice (e.g., Bible reading plan with notes, prayer calendar, serve on a team, share your faith) and put it on your calendar.
- Hold Fast: Write a 1–2 sentence “anchor statement” (rooted in Heb 6:19–20) to repeat when anxiety hits.
Pray Together
- Thank God for His unchangeable promise and oath; praise Jesus as Anchor and Forerunner.
- Ask for ears that hear and hearts that obey; pray for perseverance (vv.11–12).
- Intercede for anyone drifting; ask God to produce evident fruit in our “field.”
Scripture to Memorize
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf.” — Hebrews 6:19–20
