wants to
his
close.
Hebrews 10:19-22 – 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
With the sacrificial
, you could only
as
as the
.
The
of
makes the followers of
.
1 Corinthians 2:1-2 – 1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Philippians 3:8-10 – 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith– 10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 – 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
What we know about the blood of Jesus:
The
you come to
, the
you will be
.
The
you come to
, the
you will be given
.
The
you lay your
down, the
you will be
.
Hebrews 12:1 – 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
Every
is a
, but not every
is a
.
Small Group Questions:
Where does the Gospel start? Why is that important?
Where does God want to bring his family?
How does God’s presence produce confidence?
How powerful is the blood of Jesus?
Why is the Gospel the first thing the Apostle Paul wanted to teach the churches?