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Intro:*· *We celebrate the Lord’s Supper this morning*
o Bread – reminding us of the death of His body
o Juice – reminding us of the shedding of His blood
· Usually we go to the 1 Cor 11 passage to discuss this
o Today Hebrews
· *Hebrews is a book written to show how Christ is superior to angels, Moses, to the sacrificial system...to everything.*
o In this section (9-10) there is comparison between the OT sacrifices and Christ’s sacrifice
o Vs 12 – Christ did this once for all
o Vs 15 – Brought us the New Covenant (More in a moment)
o Vs 22 – Shed his blood – reminded it is needed for forgiveness
o 10:11-12 – Superiority of Christ
§ Took away sin
§ Did this once
o 10:15-17 – Blessings of New Covenant
§ Salvation puts God’s Word in our heart –in the real us
· Gives us the ability to move forward
§ Salvation brings forgiveness of sin
· Gives us the ability to forget the past
o *10:19-21 – Two “since” statements*
§ Since we have confidence
· To come before God
· Because of Christ’s blood
§ Since we have a great high priest
· That being Christ
· Who is over the house of God
§ We have a Father~/Child relationship with God
· IOW – we are in His family
· *And with that family relationship come privileges! (22-25)*
I.
we can draw near to God
A. What Does This Mean?
1.
To come close to someone understanding the are welcoming that closeness
*2. **There is no barrier between you and God*
a.
He is not angry
b.
He is not distant
c.
He is not too busy
d.
You are not too insignificant
B. When Can We Do This?
1. Present tense verb — continuous action – ALWAYS!
2. No waiting list
3. No queue
a. @ Santa Clause – wait — get the photo —requests – away you go!
C. How Do We Do This?
*1. **With a True Heart*
a. *True* = real — honest — open
b. *Heart* = the real us
c. IOW
(1) Draw near to God completely open
(2) No posing — manipulation — fear
*2. **In Full Assurance of Faith*
a. Completely assured that what you believe is true
/(1) //2 Timothy 2:13 - Our faith may fail, his never wanes— For thus he is, he cannot change!
(ISV)/
/(2) //Numbers 23:19 - 19God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind.
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D. What Makes This Possible?
*1. **Our hearts have been sprinkled*
a.
In the OT, the high priest went once a year into the Holy of Holies to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat as a picture of cleansing from sin
(1) Had to be repeated every year
(2) It did not in itself actually cleanse people
b.
But Christ offered His own sinless blood as a sacrifice
(1) He sprinkled it once
(2) When you receive Christ, that blood cleanses you from sin
*2. **Our bodies have been washed*
a. Baptism?
(1) NO - @ There were no pure water – animals!
(2) Besides that, baptism does not have any part of making you clean before God – it too is a symbol of what happens at salvation
*b. **What is it?*
(1) The cleansing from sin that happens at salvation
(2) /Baptism/ is used to show the completeness of the cleansing
(a) IOW — inside and outside — up and down — all around — we have been cleansed!
c. Perfect Tense Verb
(1) One-time action in the past with ongoing results
(2) Salvation is not just a past experience
(3) We enjoy the benefits every day!
E. Application
*1. **Have you put your trust in Christ for salvation?*
a.
If not – you CANNOT draw near to God!
b.
No peace — joy — assurance — confidence — expectation — etc
c.
But ask for forgiveness — commit your life to Christ
*2. **Christian – are you enjoying this benefit?*
a. Are you taking advantage of fellowship with God?
b. Do you realize He invites you to come to Him, to know Him, to ask from Him, to depend on Him, to receive comfort from Him? \\ \\
II.
We can hold fast (23)
A. What Does This Mean?
1.
To hold onto and believe something without letting go
2. What do we hold onto?
*a. **The confession of our hope*
(1) All we know to be true about our relationship with Christ
(2) All that the relationship does for us past, present, future
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**IOW — b~/c of salvation, nothing can shake our confidence!*
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