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Pastor Jensen brings us today's message: "Power in the Blood"
Hebrews 10:19 NKJV
I. There is Power in the Blood to Provide a New Covenant.
a. The author of the book of Hebrews is unknown, throughout church history many have suggested Apollos, Priscilla, Paul, Phillip, and Barnabus. However, the early church recognized its credibility from the beginning circulating its teachings throughout the church.
b. The purpose of Hebrews was to reassure Jewish believers that their faith in Jesus was secure and legitimate. This reassurance was necessary as the context of the early church became increasingly dangerous to the state and soon the Jewish sacrifices would be removed. Hebrews is a book that emphasizes the heavenly reality that the blood of Jesus is enough.
c. The book is divided into several sections that act in a dialectical fashion. That is, the author proposes a thesis that is rooted in the old covenant, discusses the antithesis which is the superiority of the new covenant, and then a synthesis, that is there is in an integration of old and new in how Christ fulfills the old covenant.
d. This brings us to chapter 10, which is our focus today. Hebrews 10 is divided into two sections:
1) a polemic on the finality of Christ’s sacrifice in verses 1-18
2) the believer’s benefit because of Christ’s sacrifice in verses 19-39.
e. In the first section of Hebrews 10, the author draws a striking contrast in dialectical fashion between the old system of sacrifices and the new system of Christ’s body.
f. Now it is in this context that we come to our text of focus, 10:19-22 and moreover, the believer’s benefit from the blood.
II. There is power in the blood to be bold and free.
a. Now we begin with the first benefit for the believer as a result of the blood of Jesus – boldness to enter!
b. So know this beloved: There is no fear in the blood of Jesus, there is no anxiety in the blood of Jesus, there is no judgment in the blood of Jesus and there is no guilt in the blood of Jesus!
Quote:
Inasmuch as Christ’s satisfaction has removed every legal obstacle, and inasmuch as the work of the Spirit in the Christian had made him “meet to be partaker of the inheritance of the saints in the light” (Col. 1:12), there is not only nothing to hinder, but every reason and motive to induce us to draw near unto God and pour out our hearts before Him in thanksgiving, praise, and worship.
Arthur Pink
III. There is Power in the Blood to Enter the Holiest of Holies.
a. Third, let us not forget that the boldness and freedom from the blood is so that we may enter the holiest. Let us now turn our attention to what this encompasses.
b. Now, I would like for us to look more closely at the contents of the holiest of holies so as a believer we see the magnitude of what we have been given access to. And for that, let us turn to Hebrews 9:3-4.
c. In summary, the Blood of Jesus is Enough! The blood of Jesus gives the believer confidence, boldness, authority and freedom! The blood of Jesus mediates our presence in the Holiest of Holies, the very presence of God, so we can partake of those elements in the sanctuary of God in a way that forms us, and in a way that participates in God’s will upon the earth. So we plead the blood of Jesus right now and in this place, cover us, purify us, fill us and deliver us!
There is Power in the Blood of Jesus!
Quote:
Christ as the One by whom He (God) has been placated, as the One by whom His holy wrath against the sins of His people has been pacified, as the One by whom the righteous demands of His law were satisfied, as the One by whom every attribute of Deity was glorified. Christ Himself is God’s resting place…
Arthur Pink