1. Life is in the blood For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life. Lev 17:11

2. Life is in the blood Central Theme in Scriptures: God and man Covenant Gospel Holiness Worship Missiology

3. Life is in the blood The heavens The earth Adam and Eve

4. Life is in the blood For Adam and Eve’s sin an animal had to die! God’s way of worship!

5. Life is in the blood Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry. Gen 4:2

6. Life is in the blood Worshipping God in God’s way or in man’s way?! People were vegetarians At that time men began to call on the name of the Lord… Gen 4:26

7. Life is in the blood God’s command to Noah: Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate Gen 7:2

8. Life is in the blood Noah’s worship Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man…” Gen 8:20-21

9. Life is in the blood Since Noah man started eating meat Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. Gen 9:3

10. Life is in the blood Man starts eating meat Clean animals no blood in the meat Moses Lv 17 – kosher foods The church?

11. Life is in the blood The Covenant with Abraham The Covenant with Moses The Passover The Sacrifical Laws

12. Life is in the blood Jesus, the sacrifical lamb of God Is 53 he was led like a lamb to the slaughter Jn 1:29 Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world

13. Life is in the blood The New Covenant in Jesus blood "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” Jn 6:53

14. Life is in the blood Gentiles included in Covenant But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. Eph 2:13

15. Life is in the blood Forgiveness This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Mt 26:28

16. Life is in the blood Justification Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! Rom 5:9

17. Life is in the blood Redemption In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. Eph 1:7

18. Life is in the blood Access into God’s Presence Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus… Hb 10:9

19. Life is in the blood Covenant Meal The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 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." 25 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." 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

20. Life is in the blood Cleansing through His blood In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. Eph 1:7-8

21. Life is in the blood Power over sin and death is broken Therefore, brothers, since we have 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Rom 6:8-11

22. Life is in the blood Power over sin and death is broken 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. Rom 6:12-14

23. Alas And Did My Saviour Bleed 1. Alas and did my Saviour bleed, and did my sov’reign die; Would he devote that sacred head to such an’ one as I? 2. Was it for sins that I had done, he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity, grace unknown, and love beyond degree.

24. Alas And Did My Saviour Bleed 3. Well might the sun in darkness hide, and shut his glories in, when Christ the mighty maker died, for man the creature’s sin. 4. Thus might I hide my shamed face, ‘til his dear cross appears; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt mine eyes to tears.

25. Alas And Did My Saviour Bleed 5. But drops of grief can never repay, the debt of love I owe; Dear Lord, I give myself to thee, ’tis all that I can do. Words : Issac Watts 1771. Music © Ruth Buchanan.