This document discusses the effectiveness of Christ's sacrifice according to Hebrews. It says Christ's sacrifice was effective because: 1) It fulfilled God's will from the foundations of the world. 2) It replaced and was better than the old sacrificial system of animal sacrifices. 3) It sanctifies and sets believers apart through the will of God. 4) It removes sins once for all, unlike the old system which could only cover sins temporarily. 5) It destroyed Satan and all of God's enemies through Christ's victory on the cross. 6) It fulfills the promised new covenant between God and his people forever.

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Dr. Pothana

2. • "One thing I have asked
from the Lord, that I shall
seek: That I may dwell in
the house of the Lord all
the days of my life, to
behold the beauty of the
Lord and to meditate in
His temple" (Psa. 27:4).
• “Fear God and keep his
commandments for this is
the whole of man” (Eccles.
12:13).
Understanding Worship 10:19-25

3. Worship is an overflow of a mind
renewed by the truth of God.
• Sometimes that brings tears of shame
or shouts of praise but what it will lead
to is worship.
• “Casting down imaginations, and every
high thing that exalteth itself against the
knowledge of God, and bringing into
captivity every thought to the obedience
of Christ (2 Cor. 10:5).

4. Returning to Worship
• The failure to worship God in spirit and in
truth is not just an unfortunate lapse in
spiritual enthusiasm, it is a sin (Jn. 4:24).
• Acceptable worship doesn't happen
spontaneously-you must prepare yourself.

5. The Checkpoint of Sincerity
• It is hypocritical to be worshiping
God when you are really apathetic
or
preoccupied with self. Draw near to God
with your whole heart.

6. The Checkpoint of Fidelity
When we come by full assurance of faith it
means that one is coming to God on
God’s terms not the terms of rituals or
emotions.
God accepts our worship because it is
biblical not because of what we think
ought to be done in worship.

7. The Checkpoint of Humility
• That is, you come to God with the
knowledge that you are unworthy to be in
His presence.

8. The Checkpoint of Purity
• Since our bodies are
the temple of the Holy
Spirit (1 Cor. 3:16) that
body need first to be
washed by the water of
regeneration (Titus
3:5; Acts 2:38) to wash
away the stench of sin.
• Then there is the
continual daily
cleansing by the Word
of God (1 Pet. 1:23).

9. Checkpoint of Encouragement v. 24
• A house of love will
not tire, will not falter
and will not fail.

10. Checkpoint of Activity v. 24
• The church will not only
be looking for ways to
improve her image but
actively seeking ways
to aid those who are in
need.
• Jesus just didn’t teach
he began to do then
teach (Acts 1:1).

11. Checkpoint of Faithfulness vs. 23, 25
• If one is to worship in spirit and truth then he
must agree to assemble to worship.
• Whatever duress they were under they were not
excused by the Holy Spirit in forsaking the
assembling time and neither is one today.

12. "Jesus Christ, the Perfect Sacrifice"
We Preach Christ Crucified
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13. Biblical Worship Dwells on and
Centers Around Jesus Christ
• At the heart of it, we began to discover
from Hebrews chapter one that Jesus
deserves our worship because he is better
than the angels, he is better than Moses
and better than any priest who ever lived.
And, as a better high priest, He secures a
new and better covenant made possible by
making a better or perfect sacrifice.
• Jesus had to accomplish all those things
so our worship may be made acceptable
unto God.

14. Animal Sacrifices Failed
• They couldn't bring access to God
Without Christ, you can't get past the shadow of
God.
The word "perfection," teleao, means “to come to its
complete end.”
Can’t come through any other means except through
Christ (Jn. 14:6).
Worshipping God through shadows is about
as productive as crossing a raging river by
the shadow of a bridge.

15. Animal Sacrifices Failed
• They couldn't remove sin v. 2.
It was only temporarily covered. And the lid
came off every time they sinned.
Worship doesn’t remove sin.

16. Animal Sacrifices Failed
• They were only external
Hebrews 9:13, "If the blood of bulls and
goats and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling
the unclean sanctifieth only to the
purifying of the external, how much
more shall the blood of Christ who,
through the eternal Spirit, offered Himself
without spot to God, purge your
conscience?"

17. Christ's Sacrifice was so Effective
Because, It Was God's Will All
along.
• “Lamb slain from the foundations of the world”
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believer v. 10.
• "By which will we are sanctified."
• Paul writes, "This is the will of God, even
your sanctification" (1 Thess. 4:3).
• One can’t set themselves apart by their
own works of worship creativity (Titus 4:4-
5) but one can be set apart for the worship
of God through a holy sacrifice.
The sacrifice of Christ was

19. Christ's Sacrifice is Better Because it
Removes Sin v. 11
Set of Contrasts
• Many – “One”
• Stood – “Sits”
• Ministers daily – “Offered once”
• Never removed sins – “One sacrifice for
all time”
• The act of Jesus can’t be reproduced but
it can be imitated.

20. Christ's sacrifice was effective because
it destroyed His enemies v. 13
• First of all, He destroyed him that had the power
of death, Satan, (Heb 2:14, 15).
Secondly, He showed openly in triumph over
fallen angels (1 Pet. 3:19).
Thirdly, over all those who reject Him and reject
God throughout the ages He shows His triumph
through the church in his presence (Rev. 2, 3).
The term here simply expresses the concept of a
king who sits on a throne and his subjects are
beneath him.
No greater verse could be employed here but the
one found in Philippians 2:9-11.
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21. Lastly, the Sacrifice of Christ is
Effective Because it Fulfills the
Promised New Covenant v. 18
• This is important for one to understand
when it comes to the practice of worship
because there is no new revelation, no new
information, no new “spirit informed
practices” or “additional scriptures” added
since the age of the apostles. It is a
covenant once and for all sealed with blood
and delivered with no additions to be made
in the future (Jude v. 3).

22. The Sacrifice of Jesus is
Effective Because:
It FULFILLS GOD’S WILL
IT REPLACES THE OLD SYSTEM
IT SANCTIFIES THE BELIEVER
IT REMOVES SIN
IT DESTROYS ALL ENEMIES
IT PERFECTS THE SAINTS FOREVER
IT FULFILLS THE PROMISED COVENANT