SERMON NOTES
1 CORINTHIANS 2:1-2 (NLT)
(1) When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. (2) For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
- Atonement means ‘to cover’ but biblically, its definition is a little more robust. It means to cover but it also points to reuniting, forgiving, and even paying a ransom.
- Mark 10:45 (NLT)
- Leviticus 16:7-10, 15, 20 (NLT)
- In ancient Israel, blood equaled life.
- This is all a foreshadow of the cross and the foretaste of what Jesus was going to do on the cross.
- The day of atonement was meant to be a picture of the future work of the cross.
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT POINTED TO JESUS
- Hebrews 10:1-5, 19-22 (NLT)
- Jesus is the fulfillment of the old; Jesus accomplished what no animal sacrifice could do.
- We needed something stronger than the old ways and through Christ, it has been paid in full.
ARE YOU LIVING LIKE AN OLD TESTAMENT BELIEVER?
- You can boldly enter heaven’s most holy place because of the blood of Christ.
- He’s already forgiven you, and He’s already created a way for you to be set free.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
- If sin is like ‘coffee & creamer’ how have you seen sin impact your life or the community around you?
- Are there areas of your life where you are living like an Old Testament? Where do you need to experience freedom in Christ?
- Read Hebrews 10:1-5 & 19-22 and discuss what your life can become as you trust in Jesus (the mercy, boldness, guilt/shame-free life you are promised).
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