Mike Schmid - October 16, 2022
A Better Sanctuary (Hebrews 9:1-18)
Are you certain of your salvation? Are you confident of God’s grace? The section of Hebrews that we have been considering these past few weeks is all about the reasons for our confidence and comfort in the salvation we have in Christ. We have seen how we can be confident because Jesu is a “Better High Priest,” who has brought about a “Better Covenant.” Today we consider that this High Priest serves at a Better Sanctuary. The earthly sanctuary in Jerusalem is a signpost pointing to Christ – to His priesthood and to His offering for our salvation. What does it mean that Jesus serves at a heavenly sanctuary of which the earthly one was only a preview? How does that bless us today and give us confidence in our salvation?
From Series: "Jesus is Better"
A worship series on the letter to the Hebrews. This letter is actually a written sermon to believers who were struggling with their faith. They were being tempted to go back to a life without Jesus, a life rooted in the unfulfilled promises and pictures of the Old Testament. The writer of this letters seeks to show them in many ways that Jesus is better, not only better than what they had before, but better than everything.