LIFE IS IN THE BLOOD
Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
November 27th, 2022
Leviticus 17:11
*“For the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the Lord. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.” Leviticus 17:11 *
1.- The
“God chose him as your ransom long before the world began,” 1 Peter 1:20
3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. Genesis 4:3-5
*“ Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.” Genesis 8:20 *
“Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.” Genesis 22:13
“Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.” Exodus 12:7
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29
2. The
“The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18
• It
18 “knowing that you were ransomed…not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.” 1 Peter 1:18-19
• It Brings Us
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:13
• It Brings
“He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.” Colossians 1:20
• It
“…the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7
• It Gives
“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,” Revelation 12:11
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!” Matthew 16:23