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"The Missed Moment"

Julie had always been a devoted Christian, kind, sincere, and joyful in her faith. One Thursday evening, she met with her best friend, Kayla, for dinner at their favorite Italian café. The air was warm with laughter, and Julie was practically glowing as she sat at the table.

"You won't believe what happened at work today," Julie said as she picked up her menu. “It’s been the craziest day!”

Kayla smiled. “Let me guess—you finally got that promotion?”

Julie nodded enthusiastically, ready to dive into every detail. But before launching her story, Kayla looked at her, suddenly more serious than Julie had ever seen her.

“Hey, Julie…” she said quietly, setting her water glass down. “Do you think it’s essential to believe in Jesus?”

Julie paused momentarily, her mind racing with everything she wanted to share about her work success. She smiled awkwardly, brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, and said, “Oh, we’ll get into that soon! Wait until you hear what happened in the meeting this morning!”

Kayla gave a soft chuckle and let it go. The conversation shifted to work gossip, weekend plans, and favorite dessert recipes. The moment passed, forgotten—at least for Julie.

Three days later, Julie got the call.

A drunk driver had run a red light late Saturday night. Kayla was gone.

Julie sat in her car outside the church, holding the phone to her chest, the world blurring through her tears. Her mind kept returning to that dinner, the soft light over their table, the sound of Kayla’s voice asking that one question.

“Do you think it’s really important to believe in Jesus?”

And she had shrugged it off.

In the days that followed, grief mingled with guilt. Julie knew Kayla had been searching, wrestling with questions about life, death, purpose, and faith. That dinner might have been her one moment of openness, her one chance to ask. And Julie, caught up in the excitement of worldly things, missed it. It broke her.

This Story Isn’t True... But What If It Was?

This story is fictional, but how does it make you feel if it were real?

The emotions it stirs, regret, urgency, and heartbreak, are real for many people who’ve missed moments to share their hope in Jesus. The truth is that people are searching. And we may not always get a second chance to point them to Jesus Christ the One true Savior.

That’s why it’s so important to understand what it means to be saved through Jesus Christ. Salvation isn’t about religion or tradition. It’s about accepting the gift of grace, mercy, acknowledging our need for a Savior, and placing our faith in the One who conquered death.

According to National Library of Medicine,

Studies have revealed that a relationship with God is important to a person toward the end of life when loneliness, anger and symptom distress may be overriding factors in that life. Also, In a study that included 225 Christians, it was found that God is experienced as meeting basic psychological needs with tangible effects on symptoms of depression and stress6. A study of 69 men and 132 women found differences in men and women in regard to perceptions of a loving God; men who perceived a loving God had higher self-esteem/competence, while women who perceived a loving God had low self-esteem7.

Further, a study of 34 men who were prostate cancer survivors, reported, in general, that they turned to God for meaning when confronted with distressing or difficult circumstances. In general, near the end of life, relationship with God is valued. A quality of life study that included 68 hospice patients found that the highest satisfaction scores across all domains were reported for the item asking about relationship with God.

Some say that a relationship with Jesus can bring the following benefits:

A sense of purpose and meaning in life.

(A French philosopher Albert Camus once said “I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is.)

A source of love and compassion.

A sense of peace that surpasses understanding.

The ability to share one's faith with others.

A sense of being able to rely on someone no matter what.

There is another studies by A Pew Research Center survey found that many Americans experience spiritual experiences, including a sense of spiritual peace, a connection with humanity, and a sense of something from beyond this world.

In a survey for Pew Research Center on December 7, 2023, it show that:

In recent decades, Americans have become less likely to identify with an organized religion. Yet a new Pew Research Center survey shows that belief in spirits or a spiritual realm beyond this world is widespread, even among those who don’t consider themselves religious. The survey finds that:

83% of all U.S. adults believe people have a soul or spirit in addition to their physical body.

81% say there is something spiritual beyond the natural world, even if we cannot see it.

74% say there are some things that science cannot possibly explain.

45% say they have had a sudden feeling of connection with something from beyond this world.

38% say they have had a strong feeling that someone who has passed away was communicating with them from beyond this world.

30% say they have personally encountered a spirit or unseen spiritual force.

Overall, 70% of U.S. adults can be considered “spiritual” in some way, because they think of themselves as spiritual people or say spirituality is very important in their lives.

Hebrews chapter 10: Is Important on why we believe in Christ and what he did.

📖 Hebrews 10:1–10 (NIV)

📜 Verses 1–4: The Inadequacy of Old Sacrifices

1 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.

In the previous verses, the writer of Hebrews explained how the old covenant was meant as a symbol of the new covenant. The physical qualities of the tabernacle were meant to explain both the weaknesses of the old covenant and the superior nature of the new covenant. In particular, the writer pointed out how the blood of animals was an imperfect sacrifice. Not only did animal sacrifice need to be offered over and over, it did not have the power to actually "cleanse" man from sin, only to "cover" that sin temporarily (Hebrews 9:8–10)-. Here, the same ideas are summarized. The old covenant was not incorrect, or useless. However, its true purpose was not eternal salvation. The real purpose of the old covenant was to point people towards Jesus Christ, as the fulfillment of God's ultimate plan. The phrase "made perfect," as used here, is not a reference to absolute sinlessness. In this context, "perfection" carries the same meaning it usually does in the New Testament, which is that of completion and maturity. The sacrifices of the old covenant could not fully cleanse man in order to stand before God. The new covenant, however, can change the conscience of man and totally remove sin, allowing us to be "perfected"—matured and completed—in the eyes of God.

2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.

3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.

4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

This verse states, directly, what the writer of Hebrews has been implying for several chapters. The animal sacrifices offered by the priests of the Old Testament had to be repeated often (Hebrews 9:6–7). Logically, this means those sacrifices were not actually obtaining forgiveness for sins; they were only covering up those sins, temporarily delaying judgment. Through many quotations in the Old Testament, however, the writer has shown that this was always God's intention. The old covenant was meant to symbolize the new covenant, to prepare mankind to accept the ministry of Jesus Christ. The very flaws which have been pointed out, in fact, were meant to draw mankind's awareness to our need for a single, perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 9:8–10).

🔍 Explanation:

The Old Testament Law and sacrifices were a shadow—a preview, not the full reality

Animal sacrifices had to be repeated because they couldn’t fully cleanse people or remove guilt.

These sacrifices actually reminded people of sin year after year.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Don’t rely on rituals, habits, or good deeds to "earn" forgiveness.

Jesus offers complete forgiveness—you don’t need to live in guilt or try to "make up" for your past.

Let go of religious striving and rest in Christ's finished work.

📜 Verses 5–7: Christ’s Obedience to God’s Will

5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;

This verse states, directly, what the writer of Hebrews has been implying for several chapters. The animal sacrifices offered by the priests of the Old Testament had to be repeated often (Hebrews 9:6–7). Logically, this means those sacrifices were not actually obtaining forgiveness for sins; they were only covering up those sins, temporarily delaying judgment. Through many quotations in the Old Testament, however, the writer has shown that this was always God's intention. The old covenant was meant to symbolize the new covenant, to prepare mankind to accept the ministry of Jesus Christ. The very flaws which have been pointed out, in fact, were meant to draw mankind's awareness to our need for a single, perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 9:8–10). 6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased.

7 Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God.’”

🔍 Explanation

Jesus quotes Psalm 40, showing that God desires obedience, not empty rituals.

Jesus came with a mission—to offer Himself in obedience to God's will.

His body was prepared for sacrifice, unlike animals that had no choice.

Jesus as the “Son of Man” means that Jesus is fully human. This title shows that He lived as a real person like us, experiencing things like hunger, tiredness, and feelings. It also points to a special role He has from God to help and save people.

Jesus is not God’s Son in the sense of a human father and a son. God did not get married and have a son. God did not mate with Mary and, together with her, produce a son. Jesus is God’s Son in the sense that He is God made manifest in human form (John 1:1, 14). Jesus is God’s Son in that He was conceived in Mary by the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:35 declares, “The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.’”

During His trial before the Jewish leaders, the High Priest demanded of Jesus, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God” (Matthew 26:63). “‘Yes, it is as you say,’ Jesus replied. ‘But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven’” (Matthew 26:64). The Jewish leaders responded by accusing Jesus of blasphemy (Matthew 26:65-66). Later, before Pontius Pilate, “The Jews insisted, ‘We have a law, and according to that law He must die, because He claimed to be the Son of God’” (John 19:7). Why would His claiming to be the Son of God be considered blasphemy and be worthy of a death sentence? The Jewish leaders understood exactly what Jesus meant by the phrase “Son of God.” To be the Son of God is to be of the same nature as God. The Son of God is “of God.” The claim to be of the same nature as God—to in fact be God—was blasphemy to the Jewish leaders; therefore, they demanded Jesus’ death, in keeping with Leviticus 24:15. Hebrews 1:3 expresses this very clearly, “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being.”

So, Jesus is both God and human at the same time—He is God the Son (divine) and the Son of Man (human). That’s why He can understand us perfectly and help us!

💡 Real-Life Application:

God wants your heart and obedience, not just religious activity.

Ask daily: "Am I doing God’s will, or just going through spiritual motions?"

Surrender your life like Jesus did—"Here I am... I have come to do Your will."

📜 Verses 8–10: Christ’s Once-for-All Sacrifice

8 First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law.

9 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second.

10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

🔍 Explanation:

Jesus fulfilled God's plan by replacing the old system with a new covenant.

His obedience and sacrifice made us holy—set apart for God—once and for all.

No more offerings are needed because Jesus’ death was sufficient.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Stop trying to earn God’s love. You are already holy because of Jesus.

When you feel unworthy or guilty, remind yourself: “I am made holy through Jesus.”

Live like someone who’s been cleansed, not condemned.

✅ Summary of Lessons:

Verse TruthReal- Life Application

1–4 Old sacrifices couldn't take away sin Don’t depend on rituals—trust Jesus

5–7 Jesus obeyed God's will perfectly Offer God your heart, not just routine

8–10 Jesus’ sacrifice makes us holy Rest in grace and live with confidence

Absolutely! Here's Hebrews 10:11–18 (NIV) along with a clear explanation and real-life application for each verse or section.

📖 Hebrews 10:11–18 (NIV)

📜 Verses 11–14: Jesus’ Once-for-All Sacrifice

11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

This means that a large part of God's intent in arranging the old covenant was to prepare us for Jesus. The purpose of the tabernacle, and the old covenant, was to explain our own weakness, and foreshadow the coming of One who would offer a single, perfect, permanent payment for human sin (Hebrews 9:7–12). Part of this symbolism is in the fact that the priests are said to be "standing," a contrast to Christ as described in the next verse.

12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,

Verses 12 and 13 repeat images applied to Christ in earlier verses. Christ was previously described as "seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven" (Hebrews 8:1). This phrase symbolizes two important aspects of Christ and His ministry. First is the idea of Christ "sitting down," implying that His work is finished. The prior verse specifically referred to the old covenant priests as "standing," a contrast which shows their work was never done. The second image is that of Christ's position at the right hand of God. Symbolically, this was the seat of ultimate honor and power.

13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool.

14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

🔍 Explanation:

The Old Testament priests stood daily, repeating sacrifices that could never fully cleanse sin.

In contrast, Jesus offered one perfect sacrifice, then sat down, showing His work was finished.

He is now exalted, awaiting the final victory over evil.

Through His sacrifice, believers are made perfect in standing before God, even as they’re being transformed in holiness.

💡 Real-Life Application:

You don’t need to earn forgiveness repeatedly—Jesus already paid the full price.

You can rest in assurance, even when you’re still growing spiritually.

Trust in Jesus’ finished work, and walk confidently in your identity as someone already perfected by grace.

📜 Verses 15–17: The Spirit Confirms God’s Promise

15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:

16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord.

This verse is quoted from Jeremiah 31:33. The same verse was mentioned earlier in the book of Hebrews, to show that God had promised to replace the old covenant. God's intent was never to use the Levitical priesthood as mankind's ultimate solution for sin. Instead, the rituals and objects of the old covenant were meant to point mankind towards the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The writer is very careful to support these claims using God's own Word, from the Old Testament Scriptures. The prior verse explicitly reminds the reader that those are God's words—the Holy Spirit speaking to us—as a way of encouraging the reader to take such words seriously. Jeremiah 31:33 emphasizes a key aspect of the new covenant. While the old covenant was external and dependent on written laws, the new covenant is internal and "written" on the hearts and minds of God's people. The following verses will include an additional segment from Jeremiah to wrap up this discussion on God's ultimate plan for our salvation. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”

17 Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”

🔍 Explanation

The Holy Spirit affirms the new covenant: God's law isn’t just external commands, but written on our hearts and minds.

Jeremiah 31:33, stating, "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

God now changes us from the inside out.

He also completely forgives, never bringing our sins back up.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Let the Spirit guide you daily—not out of fear, but from a transformed heart.

Stop living in guilt over sins that God has already forgiven and forgotten.

Focus on growing in relationship with God, not just on religious rules.

📜 Verse 18: No More Sacrifice Needed

18 And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.

🔍 Explanation:

If your sins are truly forgiven, there is nothing else you need to do to be accepted by God.

The old system is no longer needed—Jesus’ sacrifice is completely sufficient.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Stop striving to “make up” for your failures.

Worship, serve, and obey not to earn forgiveness—but because you are forgiven.

Live in freedom, not fear.

This is know as Christian Freedom or Christian Liberty.

The Bible states emphatically in Galatians 5:1 that believers are free in Christ: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1). Before Jesus died on a cross, God’s people lived under a detailed system of laws that served as a moral compass to guide their lives. The Law, while powerless to grant salvation or produce true freedom, nevertheless pointed the way to Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:19–24). Through His sacrificial death, Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law, setting believers free from the law of sin and death. God’s laws are now written in our hearts through the Spirit of God, and we are free to follow and serve Christ in ways that please and glorify Him (Romans 8:2–8). In a nutshell, this is the definition of Christian freedom.

But what does Christian freedom look like in a practical sense? What are we free to do and not do? What can we watch on TV? What can we eat and drink? What can we wear to the beach? What about smoking and drinking? Are there limits to Christian freedom? In 1 Corinthians 10, the apostle Paul gives a practical illustration of Christian freedom: “‘Everything is permissible’—but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible’—but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others” (1 Corinthians 10:23–24, NIV84). In writing to the church in Corinth, Paul mentions members who were attending meals in pagan temples, just as they had done before receiving Christ. They felt free to continue participating because they thought these festivals were merely a normal part of the social culture. They didn’t see their actions as pagan worship. Paul laid out several warnings, reminding the Corinthians of Israel’s dangerous flirtation with idolatry in the Old Testament. Then he handled the practical concern of eating meat that had been sacrificed to idols. “Everything is permissible,” the Corinthians were saying. True, Paul says; Christians have a great deal of freedom in Christ. However, not everything is beneficial or constructive. Our freedom in Christ must be balanced by a desire to build up and benefit others. When deciding how to exercise our Christian freedom, we ought to seek the good of others before our own good.

📖 Hebrews 10:19–31 (NIV)

📜 Verses 19–22: Confident Access to God

19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,

21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

🔍 Explanation:

Because of Jesus' sacrifice, we now have bold, direct access to God's presence.

The “curtain” (once separating people from God's presence in the temple) symbolizes Jesus' body—His death opened the way.

Jesus is our High Priest, and we are called to draw near to God sincerely and confidently, cleansed by His grace.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Approach God boldly in prayer, not timidly or with shame.

Trust that you are fully accepted and cleansed because of Jesus.

Don’t let guilt or insecurity keep you from intimacy with God.

📜 Verses 23–25: Hold on and Encourage Each Other

23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,

25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

🔍 Explanation:

We’re encouraged to stay firm in our faith and hope, knowing God is faithful.

The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone—we need to build each other up.

Meeting together (church, fellowship, small groups) is essential for encouragement and spiritual growth.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Stay committed to your faith community—don’t isolate yourself.

Make a habit of encouraging others in their walk with God.

In a world full of discouragement, choose to be someone who builds others up in faith.

📜 Verses 26–31: A Sobering Warning

26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

his verse is controversial and subject to varied interpretation. The language used in this passage can be taken in more than one way. However, the overall context of the passage, the book of Hebrews, and the entire New Testament, still stands. As difficult as these verses might be to pin down, they should not be interpreted in a manner inconsistent with the rest of Scripture. As a passage dealing with apostasy, this warning either applies to saved Christians who suffer punishment for their disobedience, or those who were never truly saved in the first place, and who experience particular wrath for so blatantly rejecting Christ. The Greek phrasing here is sometimes interpreted as to "go on sinning," or as "willfully sinning." There is a subtle difference between these, and how one interprets the rest of the passage greatly influences how these words are understood. The wider context of this passage, however, seems to favor the second view.

27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

🔍 Explanation:

This is a serious warning against willfully rejecting Jesus after knowing the truth.

Continuing in deliberate, unrepentant sin after experiencing Christ's grace is not a light matter—it’s an insult to His sacrifice.

God's judgment is real. His grace is amazing, but He is also holy and just.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Take sin seriously. Grace isn’t a license to live however we want.

Dont treat sin as if it is a part of your life style, crush that idea. The Bible makes its very clear what sin is. 2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,”

The description here of God's word is the Greek theopneustos. This is very literally translated as "God-breathed." Human authors put the words to paper, through their own personal perspectives and styles. But the ultimate source of this information is not human, but divine. The Greek language makes this particular description even more layered. The Greek root word pneo is used for wind, breath, a spirit, or "the" Spirit. This is a wordplay Jesus uses when speaking to Nicodemus (John 3:8). In a symbolic sense, in Greek, the word Paul uses is a model of the Bible itself: an extension of God's will, formed out of His spirit, in written form. As such, this written Scripture is perfect (Psalm 19; 119). Because all Scripture is perfect, it is "profitable" for many areas of life

If you're drifting spiritually, come back to God now—don’t harden your heart.

Walk in gratitude and reverence for what Jesus has done, not carelessness.

✨ Reflection & Challenge:

Prayer – Are you approaching God boldly and often?

Community – Who can you encourage in their faith today?

Conviction – Is there any area where you need to stop justifying sin and return fully to Christ?

📖 Hebrews 10:32–39 (NIV)

📜 Verses 32–34: Remember Your Endurance

32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.

Here, however, the tone shifts towards something more encouraging. A major theme of this letter has been the need to "hold fast" during struggles and hardships. The original audience of this work was the large number of persecuted Jewish Christians of the early church. Most of them, if not all of them, had already experienced some level of hardship for the sake of their faith. The writer is encouraging them to look back on their prior victories, where they were able to "hold fast," as motivation that they can continue to do so. This follows in the same sense as the writer's earlier words of support and praise (Hebrews 6:9–12).

33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.

34 You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.

🔍 Explanation:

The writer reminds the believers of how they endured suffering and persecution after first becoming Christians.

They had supported others who suffered and even lost their property for their faith, yet they remained joyful because they looked forward to eternal rewards.

Their focus was on heavenly possessions, not earthly ones.

💡 Real-Life Application:

Reflect on how God has brought you through past trials—your past endurance is a source of encouragement for current struggles.

Choose eternal priorities over temporary comforts.

Stand with others who are suffering, and find joy in God's promises, not in material things.

📜 Verses 35–36: Don't Give Up

35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

🔍 Explanation:

The believers are urged to hold on to their confidence in Christ.

Perseverance is key—it’s through faithful endurance that we inherit the promises of God.

There is great reward waiting, but it comes through doing God’s will with endurance.

💡 Real-Life Application:

In hard times, remember: don’t quit—God rewards faithfulness.

Stay focused on God’s promises when life feels discouraging.

Set long-term, eternal goals—not just short-term comfort.

📜 Verses 37–39: Live by Faith, Not Fear

37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”

38 And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”

39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

🔍 Explanation:

A quote from Habakkuk 2 is used to emphasize faith and endurance.

Jesus will return, and we must live in faith, not fear.

True believers persevere—they don’t “shrink back” in fear or quit when it's hard.

This is a strong word of encouragement and identity: "We are not quitters—we are people of faith!"

💡 Real-Life Application:

When you're tempted to give up spiritually or morally, remind yourself of who you are in Christ.

Live today with the return of Jesus in mind.

Walk by faith—even when you can't see the outcome, trust God.

Then talk about the baseball game and why we do this.