SUFFICIENT I - The Power of The Blood of Jesus

 

1 Peter 1:18-19

knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from you aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

 

I.  IT’S ALWAYS BEEN BLOOD

 

Heb 9:22

And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

 

Lev 17:11

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’

 

1.    Garden of Eden 

Gen 3:21

 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

 

2.    Abel’s Offering

Gen 4:2-5

Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. ³ And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. ⁴ Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lordrespected Abel and his offering, ⁵ but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

 

3.    Noah’s Reconstruction

Gen 8:20-21

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. ²¹ And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

 

4.    Abraham on Moriah

Gen 22:13

Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

 

5.    Exodus in Egypt (Not one sick, feeble, broke)

Psalm 105:37

He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.

 

6.    Tabernacle and temple blood from morning till evening

Exodus 22:29-30

“You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. ³⁰ Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.

 

II.             WHAT DID IMPERFECT BLOOD DO?

 

1.    Temporary covering for sin

a.    Animal had to be spotless

b.    The person offering had to identify with the animal

c.     The person had to be involved with killing the animal

d.    This provided a temporary covering for sin

e.    It did not purge the conscience 

 

2.    Forgiveness and removal of Sin

a.    Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16)

b.    One goat sacrificed for a sin offering for the people of Israel (Lev. 16:15)

c.     Second goat released into the wilderness (Lev 16:20-22)

d.    Sin offering provided forgiveness

e.    Other goat provided removal of sin

 

3.    Protection

Exodus 12:1-13

Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,…³ Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household…⁷ And they shall take someof the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it…It is the Lord’s Passover. ¹² ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. ¹³ Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

 

4.    Healing

Psalm 105:37

He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.

 

Germs are looking for a way into our bodies

Once in they begin to multiply 

WBC’s Stationed at different places

·       Thymus

·       Spleen

·       Tonsils

·       Blood vessels

·       Lymph nodes

·       Small intestine

·       Adenoids

Lymph nodes get swollen in neck and under arms cause they go to work.

 

They filter out the bad dead cells

 

The life of the flesh is in the blood

 

The blood brought Deliverance when others were being killed

Prosperity while others were being judged. Exo 12:36

Healing while others were plagued. 

 

III.            JESUS’ BLOOD 

 

1.    It’s Perfect

1 Peter 1:18-19

knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from you aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

 

2.    It’s Spotless

Heb 9:14

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

 

3.    It’s Ever Available

 

 

 

CHRISTIAN DEMEANOR

Ephesians 4:25-32

Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. ²⁶ “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, ²⁷ nor give place to the devil. ²⁸ Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. ²⁹ Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹ Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. ³² And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

 

 

I.               OUR MAKE-UP

 

1.     Trichotomy of Man  

1 Thessalonians 5:23

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Spirit - God Consciousness 

Body - World Consciousness

Soul – Self Consciousness

a.     Our Brains are made to prioritize emotions

b.     Electrical Signals enter your brain at the base near the spinal cord but must travel to your frontal lobe (behind your forehead) before reaching the place where rational, logical thinking takes place.

c.     They pass the limbic system before reaching the frontal lobe (Place where emotions are produced)

d.     You experience things emotionally before reasoning joins in (you feel before you comprehend)

e.     The rational brain can’t stop the limbic system but they work together

f.      We must learn to recognize emotions in us and others and use them to manage our behavior. 

 

II.              PREFERRED DEMEANOR

 

1.     Truthfulness – “Put away lying” “speak truth”, sincerity, integrity

a.     Being able to face and deal with reality

b.     Being more concerned about what’s real that what people think is real

c.     We lie to cover up shame, falsehood…not to look bad. 

 

Eph 4:15

but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ

One lie leads to many lies

 

Col 3:8-10

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, ¹⁰ and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him

 

2.     Control Anger

 

Eph 4:26-27

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: ²⁷ Neither give place to the devil.

 

                        Ecclesiastes 7:9

                        Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools          

 

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

 

Proverbs 19:11

            The discretion of a man defers  his anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

 

a.     Resolve the issue when/if you can

b.     Forget it when you cant

c.     Use scripture when you are weak

 

Wrath gives place to the Devil…

 

Neither give place to the devil (μηδε διδοτε τοπον τῳ διαβολῳ [mēde didote topon tōi diabolōi]). Present active imperative in prohibition, either stop doing it or do not have the habit. See Rom. 12:19 for this idiom.

 

3.     Personal Responsibility

Eph 4:28

Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need

 

Stealing is trying to get something without paying the price

Entitlement Mentality 

Mindset that you deserve more than you earn

Blame Game

 

4.     A Clean Mouth and a Pure Heart  (saprós); to rot. Bad, rotten, putrid. 

 

                        Luke 6:45

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

                        

Talk that tears down

                        Talk that’s Revengeful

                        Talk that’s meant to cut

                        Talk that’s venting without regard to the other person 

 

III.            HOW TO CULTIVATE CHRISTIAN DEMEANOR

 

1.     Learn the Rule Book

2.     Learn and rehearse scripture contrary to negative emotions.

Psalm 1:1-3

Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; ² But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. ³ He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper

 

James 5:16

¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

 

3.     Ask God to show you WHY you react this way

4.     Ask God to help you and heal you

5.     Acknowledge your faults to those close to you and ask for prayer

6.     Stay in Faith