Hebrews - Our Supreme Messiah #23, You Have Been Utterly Forgiven, So... (Heb. 10:19-25)

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But in a way, as simplistic as this is, and it's a bad example of its simplicity, but it's good because the blood of Jesus is that stamp that covers us that we can walk into the Holy of Holies and be in the presence of God and pray. You get it? It's by the blood of Jesus. Jesus, the greatest high priest, the greatest order of high priesthood. [00:11:17] (28 seconds)  #BloodOfJesusAccess

Our hearts are the innermost part of us. Right? Our hearts are part of our conscience and our understanding. And we should know that because of the blood of Christ we are free. We are forgiven and free to live in Jesus Christ. [00:13:54] (22 seconds)  #BaptismInwardOutward

Therefore, and because of that, the Bible tells us here that we draw near to God with confidence or boldness, if you want to call it that. We can go to Him because of that. And I hope you understand the relationship between that, that you are completely clean. And that does give you the right to boldly go, confidently go before your God. We need know that. We need to practice that. [00:16:03] (31 seconds)  #LivingFaithDaily

So we go with confidence. Confidence, right? Verse 19, we have this confidence by the blood of Jesus. So let us go with confidence. Not, not, not cockiness, okay? Not like, God, you owe me. Please don't ever do that. But with confidence, somebody said it earlier, humility before God. It is not of ourselves. [00:24:03] (26 seconds)  #PrayerWithConfidence

The admonition here is to hold tightly to all the hope you have in Christ. All the hope you have in Christ. Because when I read this, what does he mean by confession of our hope specifically? He doesn't say it specifically, but what does he exactly mean? I know in chapter 6 of the same book, the author confesses Jesus as his anchor, right? Jesus is our anchor, right? We can confess that. But I think the one thing we can start in and we can hone on is that he is our salvation, right? That is our greatest confession of hope, I believe. And I hope it is for you. That we have this salvation, that our sins are forgiven, and our condemnation that was once upon us has been taken away. We are totally forgiven and bound for heaven. [00:26:13] (59 seconds)  #HopeInChristsReturn

Hold tight to confess the confession of your hope with your own personal salvation and in the return of our Savior. He's coming. Hold fast to those two confessions, and that will do you well. There's probably other to and should hold to, but if you hold on to these two, and don't let this world take this from you. Don't let unfortunate circumstances take away your hope. We go through some horrific things as Christians. And so do these Christians we're reading about. But don't let that deter you from the very hope of your own salvation. Amen? [00:31:09] (53 seconds)

Number three, always be thinking of ways to love and encourage. Just don't think about it. Just do it. Nike has a great phrase. There's some other things I may not like about Nike, but I like that. And when I look at all of these, I'm not saying this is the most important, but this one might be the most influential and practical for us. [00:32:09] (29 seconds)

But what I can't see, I can go on my YouTube and say, that's a little encouraging to me, but I can't see their faces. I can't look at their faces and see a concern maybe or a joy maybe. But I can be yours. And I might be prompted by the Holy Spirit to come and lay hands on you. Come and talk to you. Let you kind of unload a little bit. You can't do that online. I'm thankful for online. But it does not compare. We do it online on Thursday group. And it's nice. We have a good time. We pray for one another. But it's not like this. It's not like when we gather together. And really when two or three are gathered, he's there. [00:40:43] (58 seconds)

I want you to get into the habit of when you come to church, every Sunday now, right? On in, man. Fantastic. When we come to church, before you come to church and pray and start your prayer that, man, God's blood is giving me this opportunity to be full for him with great confidence. Pray and ask God, how can I today? How can I come into this place and be a source of encouragement? You might have just gone through the worst week of your life, but if you ask yourself, this question, it will be life-changing for you and for the person that you reach out to. Folks, I tell you, it starts with a smile. That might be one of the best things each and every one of us can do. [00:42:09] (58 seconds)

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