Bible Readings:
Hebrews 11:23 – 12:29
Sermon Outline:
Hebrews 1:1–2 (NKJV)
1God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
Hebrews 11:39–40 (NKJV)
39And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,
40God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
Hebrews 12:22–24 (NKJV)
22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
23to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
I What was the problem?
II The answer to the problem is Christ’s single, once-for-all sufficient sacrifice
Hebrews 9:22 (NKJV)
22And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
III Biblical revelation is… Progressive, Redemptive, Historical
IV The final destiny of redeemed humanity is to serve and worship God