Hebrews 9:23–28 |  The Sufficient and Better Sacrifice

Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. (ESV)

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Sermon Points

1.His Sacrifice On Our Behalf

2. His Sacrifice Once for All

3. Our Savior is Coming Again

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Sermon Questions

1. How do you sense your anxiety increasing when you look at yourself and decreasing when you look at Christ?

2. What does it do to know that Jesus is standing before the Father "on your behalf"?

3. Are you always convinced of the all-sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice for your sins? Why or why not?

4. Would you describe your heart as "eagerly waiting for him?" How can we cultivate more eagerness?