Bible Readings:
Genesis 8:20-9:17; Job 1:1-5
Hebrews 9:1-28
Sermon Outline:
Leviticus 17:11 (NKJV)
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’
Hebrews 9:22 (NKJV)
22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
I The Biblical history of sacrificial worship
3 periods – before Moses, Moses, the NT
II The Implications of sacrificial worship
1.The seriousness of sin
2. God’s gracious provision of atonement by sacrifice
3. We must worship through a blood-bought atonement
4. Peace of conscience
Hebrews 9:14 (NKJV)
14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
5. The boldness of access
Hebrews 10:19–22 (NKJV)
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.