1. How Has Christ’s Sacrifice Effected Our Lives? Hebrews 10:19-25

2. Setting the Context Letter written to those tempted to leave service to Christ & return to old law Writer showed that Christ fulfilled old law Now have better hope, better priesthood, better law, better promise & better sacrifice This context shows the result to be seen Sacrifice of Christ should cause us to give greater effort in service to God & brethren

3. We Have Our Access To God Through Sacrifice Of Christ

4. Salvation Is By Blood of Christ Scripture repeatedly shows blood of Christ is price for our salvation 1 Pet. 1:18-20Redeemed by blood Eph. 2:1-6Dead in sin before Col. 2:13-15Made alive in Christ Heb. 9:11-14Full cleansing by blood No hope present without Christ’s blood Must respond to gift with full dedication

5. Sacrifice of Christ Should Change Individual Lives

6. Greater Faith Result Of Sacrifice Draw near with true heart in fullness of faith Hold fast confession of hope & not waver Rom. 6:1-2Sin should be banished Rom. 12:1-2Sacrificial life in response Titus 2:11-14Be zealous of good works Eph. 5:1-6Become imitators of God Sacrifice must have profound effect on us in maintaining faithfulness & avoiding sin

7. Sacrifice of Christ Should Change Habits of Worship

8. Appreciation of Sacrifice Causes Desire to Exhort in Worship Focus of all worship together is on Christ   Acts 2:42fEarly saints gathered daily   Acts 5:42Continued after persecution   Acts 20:7fWorship for extended period of time   Do we show love for Christ by seeking less? Col. 3:16fTeach & admonish in worship What is our custom (Lk. 4:16 cf. Heb. 10:25)? Dedicating self to Lord leads us to exhort our brethren through worship together

9. Effect of Christ’s Sacrifice Should Be Obvious in Life But it does not change the lives of some

10. What If We Continue In Sin? 26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries. 28 A man that hath set at nought Moses law dieth without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses: 29 of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. --- Heb. 10:26-31 ---

11. The Choice Is Ours Can be totally changed in individual life & worship with brethren Can remain unchanged in life knowing we will face judgment OROR