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| Christ is the Perfect High Priest: A Complete Salvation |
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Introduction: Everyone would like to look perfect, act perfect, and do perfect work. But if the truth be told, aside from a few people receiving perfect scores at the Olympics, most of us will find that perfection is unreachable. No matter how much we try, we fail.
If we seek to live the "perfect Christian life," our thoughts or attitudes will trip us up before we even get out of bed in the mornings. But however we have a perfet "High Priest with a "perfect sacrifice."
March 25, 2007
I. Jesus Christ is the High Priest with a perfect power (v.23-25).
A. A perfect power to live forever.
B. A perfect power to save completely.
C. A perfect power to save all who come to God through Him.
D. A perfect Power to intercede for man
II. Jesus Christ is the High Priest with a perfect life (v.26).
A. Holy & blameless
B. Unstained & separated from sinners
C. Exalted above the heavens ( This means two things)
1. Jesus Christ alone was raised from the dead never to die again!!
2. Jesus Christ alone was exalted to the right hand of God; He was
exalted to never leave the position of sovereignty as the Supreme &
Majestic Lord of the universe!!
III. Jesus Christ is the High Priest with a perfect sacrifice (v.27).
IV. Conclusion: Therefore since we have a perfect High Priest:
Let us not give up in our hour of trials & temptations!!
