Advent Week 4: "Born to Bleed"

Sermon Scripture:  ​Hebrews 10:1-10

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Sermon Notes:  

​I. The Old Covenant: We Needed a Better Sacrifice for Sin (10:1-4)

• The Old Testament sacrifices were a temporary _____________ of Christ’s death on the cross. (1)
  • They could not bring ___________ to God.
  • They could not remove _________.
  • They were only external.
• The repetition of sacrifices demonstrated the ongoing _________ of sin. (2-3)
• A _________________ sacrifice is needed to deal permanently with sin. (4)

II. The New Covenant: God Provided a Better Sacrifice in His Son (10:5-10)

• Incarnation: God provided a __________ for Jesus to offer himself as an atoning sacrifice. (5-7)
  • God takes no pleasure in empty rituals. (5-6)
  • Jesus came to do the Father’s will. (7)
    • The Father did not ask his Son to ___________ sacrifices.
    • The Father prepared a body for him and asked him to ________ the sacrifice.
• Salvation: God replaced the old system of the law with the new covenant of grace through Jesus. (8-9)
  • The OT sacrificial system is completed.
  • The better promises of the New Covenant have been established.
• Sanctification: Jesus was born to die in order to make his people __________. (10)
  • We now have ____________ to God.
  • We now have an ______________ before God.

​THE OLD COVENANT

• The command: Stay back in fear.
• The provision: An annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement.
• The elements…
  • A priest entering an earthly sanctuary.
  • The blood of a spotless animal.
  • A sacrifice that would need repeating.
• The effect…
  • A reminder of all our sin.

THE NEW COVENANT

• The command: Draw near in faith.
• The provision: An abiding sacrifice in the death of Christ.
• The elements…
  • A priest entering a heavenly sanctuary.
  • The blood of a sinless man.
  • A sacrifice that will last forever.
• The effect…
  • The removal of all our sin.
    • We are cleansed by His blood.
      • Our guilt is gone.
      • Our conscience is clear.
    • We are washed by His Word.
      • He has put His law on our hearts.
      • He has made His presence our home