Washed and Welcomed: Finding Peace in God's Grace
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"Despite the chaos and imperfections in our lives, God invites us to come to Him as we are. He promises to cleanse us and welcome us through His grace, offering peace in the midst of our struggles. The world tells you that there's only one option: I'm going to deactivate you, I'm going to shut you down. But God says very differently. God says, no, come to me and I will clean you up." [00:04:45]
"In Leviticus 8, we see that God publicly asked for Aaron, the high priest, the first high priest, to be washed, to be cleaned, and he was going to be then clothed and welcomed into His service. God was going to make him ready. And we'll see in the book of Hebrews too that Jesus is that great high priest. Aaron was the first high priest, but Jesus is the great high priest, the last high priest." [00:05:00]
"Jesus willingly entered into the Waters of baptism. He didn't have to be baptized, but he said, suffer it for all righteousness' sake. He didn't have to suffer the cross, but he suffered it, and he did all that so that you and I could be washed by his blood. And that's what I'm just trying to focus on this morning, the Lord's Supper from a different angle, and we're looking at how we can be washed clean." [00:05:56]
"Our cleansing is not just a one-time event but an ongoing process of sanctification. It's repentance for our whole life, but your status never changes. You're secure in Christ. There is also a warning not to abuse Grace; we shouldn't abuse it. But why then do I need to be washed? Because God is holy, and that sin separates us." [00:15:06]
"We are encouraged to find peace in the chaos by resting in the assurance that we are washed and welcomed by God. The Lord's Supper serves as a reminder of this truth, symbolizing the body and blood of Christ that secured our eternal cleansing. We must believe by faith in that finished work of Christ. It is finished, he cried on the cross." [00:26:11]
"Jesus is the one who saved. Jesus is the one who welcomes. Jesus is the one who washes. So can I take the communion if I'm not a Christian? No, you can take it, obviously, but I would not encourage you to do that because you first must receive Christ. You must know in your heart of heart, I'm a Believer. I have confessed my sin." [00:29:46]
"Let us take the Lord's table, your son's table, with confidence, knowing that we're washed and welcomed. Help us in Jesus' name, amen. So welcomed and washed, finding peace in your chaos or your crisis, you could even say as well. Just a bit of context for Leviticus. Leviticus was first originally for the Levites, you know, how to live, how to live a holy life." [00:08:23]
"Jesus is that great high priest. He's the one that offered himself once for all. All sin, all stains, all pain can be taken away. And this is it. That was Hebrews 10:1. This is Hebrews 9:12. Neither by the blood of goats or calves, but by his own blood, he entered once into the holy Place, having obtained an eternal Redemption for us." [00:19:17]
"Your past is Purity. This is Hebrews 79 and 10. We just selected verses. Hebrews 79 and 10. Your past is Purity. So again, the old sacrifices, they never really removed sin. They were a picture. They had to keep getting repeated, all of that in Leviticus. And this is in Hebrews 1011, and every priest standeth daily ministering and offering sometimes the same sacrifices." [00:22:30]
"Jesus at the table, picture Jesus now looking at you. Do you hear him saying, come, come, you're welcome, come, well done, my good and faithful servant, come today, right now, come because you and I, we're either washed and welcome or we're still standing outside. I don't want anyone to stand outside. I want everyone to know here that everybody is welcome, everybody can be washed." [00:30:26]
"Let the spirit remove each item. Don't let them cling to you. Let the spirit wash you clean. Let's learn from that. There may be a possibility that you have to name your stain, name the thing that's causing you pain, name it, and then pray about and say, Spirit of Christ, wash me clean, wash me head to foot instead of trying to hide the stain, hide the fears." [00:18:06]
"Jesus willingly entered into our mess. He came into our mess. He came into our stress. He even said, I have a baptism that you can never have. Did I have that? And he did that in our place. He took our filth. He took our filth, and he went to the cross, and he was washed clean even though we didn't need to." [00:25:38]
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"In Leviticus 8, we see that God publicly asked for Aaron, the high priest, the first high priest, to be washed, to be cleaned, and he was going to be then clothed and welcomed into His service. God was going to make him ready. And we'll see in the book of Hebrews too that Jesus is that great high priest. Aaron was the first high priest, but Jesus is the great high priest, the last high priest." [00:05:00]
"Jesus willingly entered into the Waters of baptism. He didn't have to be baptized, but he said, suffer it for all righteousness' sake. He didn't have to suffer the cross, but he suffered it, and he did all that so that you and I could be washed by his blood. And that's what I'm just trying to focus on this morning, the Lord's Supper from a different angle, and we're looking at how we can be washed clean." [00:05:56]
"Our cleansing is not just a one-time event but an ongoing process of sanctification. It's repentance for our whole life, but your status never changes. You're secure in Christ. There is also a warning not to abuse Grace; we shouldn't abuse it. But why then do I need to be washed? Because God is holy, and that sin separates us." [00:15:06]
"We are encouraged to find peace in the chaos by resting in the assurance that we are washed and welcomed by God. The Lord's Supper serves as a reminder of this truth, symbolizing the body and blood of Christ that secured our eternal cleansing. We must believe by faith in that finished work of Christ. It is finished, he cried on the cross." [00:26:11]
"Jesus is the one who saved. Jesus is the one who welcomes. Jesus is the one who washes. So can I take the communion if I'm not a Christian? No, you can take it, obviously, but I would not encourage you to do that because you first must receive Christ. You must know in your heart of heart, I'm a Believer. I have confessed my sin." [00:29:46]
"Let us take the Lord's table, your son's table, with confidence, knowing that we're washed and welcomed. Help us in Jesus' name, amen. So welcomed and washed, finding peace in your chaos or your crisis, you could even say as well. Just a bit of context for Leviticus. Leviticus was first originally for the Levites, you know, how to live, how to live a holy life." [00:08:23]
"Jesus is that great high priest. He's the one that offered himself once for all. All sin, all stains, all pain can be taken away. And this is it. That was Hebrews 10:1. This is Hebrews 9:12. Neither by the blood of goats or calves, but by his own blood, he entered once into the holy Place, having obtained an eternal Redemption for us." [00:19:17]
"Your past is Purity. This is Hebrews 79 and 10. We just selected verses. Hebrews 79 and 10. Your past is Purity. So again, the old sacrifices, they never really removed sin. They were a picture. They had to keep getting repeated, all of that in Leviticus. And this is in Hebrews 1011, and every priest standeth daily ministering and offering sometimes the same sacrifices." [00:22:30]
"Jesus at the table, picture Jesus now looking at you. Do you hear him saying, come, come, you're welcome, come, well done, my good and faithful servant, come today, right now, come because you and I, we're either washed and welcome or we're still standing outside. I don't want anyone to stand outside. I want everyone to know here that everybody is welcome, everybody can be washed." [00:30:26]
"Let the spirit remove each item. Don't let them cling to you. Let the spirit wash you clean. Let's learn from that. There may be a possibility that you have to name your stain, name the thing that's causing you pain, name it, and then pray about and say, Spirit of Christ, wash me clean, wash me head to foot instead of trying to hide the stain, hide the fears." [00:18:06]
"Jesus willingly entered into our mess. He came into our mess. He came into our stress. He even said, I have a baptism that you can never have. Did I have that? And he did that in our place. He took our filth. He took our filth, and he went to the cross, and he was washed clean even though we didn't need to." [00:25:38]
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