Listen up, little ones
Listen for the words let us.
Reading
Hebrews 4:14-16—Let Us Approach with Boldness
Optional Reading
Psalm 34:1-10
Keys for kids
- God calls us to live the Christian life together.
- So, let’s hold fast our confession of Jesus as Savior.
- And let’s come together boldly to God’s throne of grace.
Questions
- Why is Christianity a corporate matter?
- How can we hold fast our confession?
- Why can we come boldly to God’s throne of grace?
Notes
(See below for all authors.)
Christianity is a corporate matter. While Jesus saves sinners one by one, His plan is never that His people live by themselves. Fourteen times the author of Hebrews instructs his readers (and us) in the “let us” aspect of our Christian lives. That comes twice in these three verses.
Let us hold fast our confession (v 14). Since we have a great high priest let us hold fast—hold on to Him for dear life! To paraphrase Paul in his letter to the Philippians, we will hold fast with fear and trembling, for it is God who holds on to us.
Let us approach God’s throne of grace with boldness. We’re weak and foolish sinners—we all are. But the call is based on the righteousness of Jesus. As Gooding calls, come boldly in spite of it all. You need not come cringingly. Come and stand openly at his mercy seat. He knows and sees all; but come boldly, and you will find mercy for every failure. We richly deserve his judgment, but come boldly to him and you will find his mercy for all past mistakes and his grace to bring you through every difficulty and land you safe in your eternal inheritance. So approach with boldness—together!
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 9a, 111a
Prayer
- Pray that we come boldly to God's throne of grace tomorrow.
- Pray for the reading and preaching of God’s word tomorrow.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.