THE WONDER WORKING POWER OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS
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OUTLINE
1. CLEANSING
2. COST
3. CONFIDENCE
4. CONNECTION
5. CONQUEST
6. CHARACTER
7. COVENANT
THE MESSAGE
THE WONDER WORKING POWER OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS
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1. CLEANSING
The blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. We have been redeemed from the power of sin and satan by the blood of Jesus. We experience the riches of the grace of God through the shed blood of Jesus. We had no right to demand that Jesus should die for our sins . It was the sheer unmerited grace and favour of God that He gave His Son to die and shed His blood of the remission of our sins. We must acknowledge our sins and ask His forgiveness and the blood of Jesus will cleanse us from all sins.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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EPHESIANS 1:7
" In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace "
I JOHN 1:7-9
" But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
2. COST
The blood of Jesus is the cost of our salvation . We have not been redeemed with perishable gold or silver. We have delivered from sin and satan by the priceless blood of Jesus . Therefore we are very precious to God since He has paid such an enormous price to purchase us. We must always realise that great price that has been paid to redeem us and be careful not to do anything to jeopardise or salvation.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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I PETER 1:18-19
" For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers,
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. "
HEBREWS 2:3
" how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. "
PHILIPPIANS 2:12
" Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, "
HEBREWS 6:4-6
" It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age,
if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. "
3. CONFIDENCE
The blood of Jesus gives us the courage and confidence to enter the presence of God . Since the blood of Jesus has cleansed us from all sin , we can enter the very throne room of God with full assurance of faith and confidence and receive the mercy and grace that we need in our lives. We need not feel unworthy in the presence of God or feel that we do not deserve any blessing from God . Through the blood of Jesus we can ask God with confidence and receive all the blessings that God has in store for us.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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HEBREWS 10:19-23
" Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. "
HEBREWS4:14-16
" Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. "
4. CONNECTION
The blood of Jesus has established a connection between God and man and between heaven and earth . The seperation between heaven and earth has bridged by the blood of Jesus. We now have an access to heaven . Our prayers can reach heaven and the answers from heaven can reach us . The blood of Jesus has brought a reconciliation between God and man and the divine connection has been re-established.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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COLOSSIANS 1:20
" and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. "
5. CONQUEST
The blood of Jesus gives us victory over all the power of the devil. Jesus disarmed all the satanic powers and authorities and triumphed over them by the cross . Satan thought he could destroy Jesus by crucifying Him. But God had an amazing secret plan that through the cross , Jesus would completely triumph over satan. If satan and the rulers of this world had understood this secret plan of the wisdom of God, they would not have crucified Jesus. Now through the blood of Jesus we can victory over all the power of the devil. We need not fear any of attacks of the enemy because the blood of Jesus has already defeated satan and through the blood of Jesus we can have victory over the devil.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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COLOSSIANS 2:15
" And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."
REVELATION 12:11
" They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. "
I CORINTHIANS 2:7-8
" No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. "
6. CHARACTER
The blood of Jesus is the price paid by God to puchase us . Therefore we no longer belong to us . We belong to God . Therefore we have a responsibility to reveal His character in our lives . Our body and our spirit must glorify God. Our lives must be free from the sins of the flesh and the sins of the spirit . We must not displease God in order to please man. We must stay away from the works of the flesh and display the fruit of the Spirit in our lives . Because we belong to Christ , we must crucify the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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I CORINTHIANS 6:20
" Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. "
I CORINTHIANS 7:23
" You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. "
GALATIANS 5:19-24
" The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires."
7. COVENANT
The blood of Jesus has made a covenant with us . The relationship between us and God is not a casual one. We are in a covenant relationship with God. This is a covenant made with the precious blood of Jesus. It is infinitely higher and stronger than all the covenants of this world that are made with pen and ink. We have a blood covenant relationship with God. The Lord will always be faithful to His covenant. We must also be faithful to the covenant relationship we have with God which has been sealed with the blood of Jesus. It is a very serious offence when we break the covenant we have with God and go away from Him in pursuit of our selfish desires .The Holy communion which we partake in church is a reminder of this covenant and we must partake in it with solemnity and reverence understanding the significance of the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus on the cross of calvary and the covenant He has established with us.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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MATTHEW 26:26-28
" While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body."
Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.
This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. "
I CORINTHIANS 11:23-30
" For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. "
HEBREWS 10:26-31
" If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. "
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