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Hillside United Methodist Church
03/06/2022 Church service
周日礼拜
The Blood
血液
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Eph 1:7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
以 弗 所 書 1:7: 在基督之中，我们凭借他的血（死），
享有自由，罪孽得到赦免，是根据他那丰富的恩典所赐。(pg 1894)
Romans 9:16 - It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy
罗马书 9:16: 由此可见，这不在于人的意愿，也不在于人的努力，而在于施怜悯的神。(pg 1834)
Col 1:20: - And by the blood of his cross, everything in heaven and earth is brought back to himself—back to its original intent, restored to innocence again!
歌罗西书 1:19,20: 因为上帝乐意让一切的丰盛住在祂里面，
又借着祂在十字架上所流的血成就了和平，使天地万物借着祂与上帝和好。(pg 1909)
Romans 5:9 - And there is still much more to say of his unfailing love for us! For through the blood of Jesus we have heard the powerful declaration, “You are now righteous in my sight.” And because of the sacrifice of Jesus, you will never experience the wrath of God.
羅 馬 書 5:9: 由于基督血的奉献，我们得到了上帝的认可，所以，通过基督，我们肯定会得以拯救，免遭上帝的愤怒。(page 1828)
Heb 10:10 - For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.
希 伯 來 書 10:10: 凭上帝的意旨，耶稣基督只牺牲了自己的身体一次，便使得我们永远圣洁。(pg 1950)
Heb 10:19 - Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus
希 伯 來 書 10:19: 所以，兄弟姐妹们，我们有信心借助耶稣的血进入至圣处 (pg 1951)
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The Blood of Jesus
Ephesians 1:7-10
Ash Wednesday has come and gone… we are now in the season of Lent
The season of Lent leads us to Easter
Easter Sunday is so beautiful. I always think (showing my age) of bright Easter colors and ladies and little girls wearing white gloves (does anyone wear them anymore?)
But to get to Easter, we first have to go through the cross. Good Friday
Just like our salvation.
Today we celebrate Holy Communion together. The bread and the cup
It is a New Testament version of Passover.
Old Testament Passover was a celebration/commemoration of the original Passover
God sent the Death Angel to slay every first born child in every household
There is no passing over (no “Passover”) without the blood on the doorposts
If the Children of Israel had not applied the blood, they would have lost their children, too.
With the Blood came protection. Without it, there was only death.
Jesus is: The lamb of God, slain for the sins of the world. (John 1:29)
Some things are difficult for our minds to process without the Holy Spirit to reveal them to us.
John 6:53: Then Jesus said unto them, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.”
John 6:60: Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, “This is an hard saying; who can hear it?”
“This teaching is too hard. Who can listen to it?”
Every morning I approach the Throne of Grace by first recognizing I am nothing of my own effort. I cannot earn the privilege of His presence.
Through the Blood of Jesus, we have redemption from our sins
The sins that would have otherwise sent us to an eternity in hell.
Forever separated, not only from our loved ones, but from God Himself.
Through the blood of Jesus, we are redeemed from our past.
We regain right standing with God. Righteousness. Our dignity is restored.
“Sin hath left a crimson stain…”
“Oh, precious is that flow…”
We have nothing without Jesus shed blood, but through it, we have total victory.
Early last week this verse jumped out at me off the pages of my Bible:
Romans 9:16 - It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
Rom 1:17: “This gospel unveils a continual revelation of God’s righteousness—a perfect righteousness given to us when we believe. And it moves us from receiving life through faith, to the power of living by faith. This is what the Scripture means when it says: “We are right with God through life-giving faith!”
“We are right with God through life-giving faith!”
Faith in what? Faith in the Power of Jesus’ Blood. (mixed with faith)
We first recognize we are sinners – and therefore separated from God.
Even at our best attempt we can never live right – we can never purify ourselves.
Our only hope is to have faith in God’s mercy – and His mercy is made available to us (only) through the shed blood of Jesus.
Col 1:20: - And by the blood of his cross, everything in heaven and earth is brought back to himself—back to its original intent, restored to innocence again!
The law came through Moses – which showed us our sinfulness
Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ
We know ALL have sinned – and scripture also tells us “You have ALL become true children of God by faith in Jesus Christ!” (Gal 3:26)
ALL:
John 1:12 - “ …to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”
Faith in Jesus Christ means we have faith in Him and what He accomplished for us through His sacrificial death, burial and resurrection.
We have faith in the blood of Jesus
Eph 1:7 - In him (Jesus) we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
There is power in the blood of Jesus to forgive you from all your sins, and understanding this is crucial to living a victorious life.
The enemy fears this truth the most and that is why he attacks this teaching on the forgiveness of sins so vehemently. If the enemy can get you to believe the lie that you are not completely forgiven and keep you sin-conscious, he will be able to keep you defeated, condemned, fearful of God, and caught in a vicious circle of failure.
Understand: Jesus is the Son of God and His blood is untainted by any sin. That is why the shedding of His pure and innocent blood is able to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. His blood does not cover sins temporarily like the blood of bulls and goats in the old covenant. His blood blots out and completely erases all our sins. This is the blood of God Himself, shed for the forgiveness of all our sins! We need to start to realize that this is not a “basic teaching.”
This is the gospel of Jesus Christ.
If we reject the Blood we reject the Gospel
In the end times, people are not exactly anti-God, but they are anti-Christ.
The anti-Christ movement attempts to devalue Jesus’ deity, the cross and His power to forgive all our sins. That is why, in these last days, we need more preaching about Jesus, His finished work and the new covenant of His unmerited favor.
We need to keep the new covenant and the cross of Jesus as the focus of our message.
The only way to stem this deception from creeping into the church is to focus on exalting the person of Jesus and the central tenet of the new covenant, which is the complete forgiveness of sins!
This is the gospel, and when the gospel truth is preached, people will be set free.
There should be no compromise when it comes to the gospel of Jesus.
There is no denying the truth – we only accept it or reject it
Forgiveness of sins is based on His grace (unmerited favor) alone and we have access into this grace by faith.
Our part is to only believe! This is what makes the gospel the good news.
Take away the complete forgiveness of sins and it is no longer the “gospel,” which means “good news.”
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be SAVED”
Believe that all your sins are forgiven. That is your part in the new covenant. That is how you become established in the new covenant of grace and experience the fullness of His unmerited favor!
Eph 1:7 “Because of the blood of Christ, we are bought and made free from the punishment of sin. And because of His blood, our sins are forgiven. His loving-favor to us is so rich.”
It starts with that recognition of our lost condition that we have without Christ.
Jesus: “Blessed are the poor in spirit (who realize their spiritual poverty – that they are spiritually needy,) for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Romans 5:9 - And there is still much more to say of his unfailing love for us! For through the blood of Jesus we have heard the powerful declaration, “You are now righteous in my sight.” And because of the sacrifice of Jesus, you will never experience the wrath of God.
This is the Gospel – this was God’s plan for ALL of us
2 Tim 1:10: Jesus “destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”
I preach the gospel of grace because the good news of Jesus changes lives.
The gospel is the good news that at the moment you receive Jesus into your life and make Him your Lord and Savior, all your sins are forgiven and you receive the gift of eternal life.
Heb 10:10 - For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.
Chinese version: By God's will, Jesus Christ sacrificed His body only once to make us holy forever.
We have faith in Jesus sacrifice that:
cleanses us - redeems us - makes us righteous, free from sin - heals us
Heb 10:19 - Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus…
Rev 1:5 – Jesus “loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood”
You are justified and made righteous through your faith in Jesus Christ. Your righteousness is a gift from Him.
In Christ you now have perfect standing before God, paid for by the precious, eternal blood of His Son.
There is no more judgment, punishment, and curse for you because the full judgment, punishment, and curse for all your sins fell upon our Lord Jesus at the cross.
Jesus paid it all!
The same blood that tore the veil removed your sins.
We can never make light of the awful price Jesus paid for our redemption.
“Who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
“…for the Joy that was set before Him, He endured the cross.”
“Oh, precious is that flow…”
Acts 2:38: Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”