OK class, it’s time to put our faces in The Book. Hebrews 10: 22-24 offers great encouragement and sound advice for those who desire a relationship with Jesus. There is a great hymn that states, “I need the prayers of those I love,” and this text from Hebrews speaks to that hymn. Let’s challenge ourselves to uplift our neighbors and never lose hope.

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. 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.