“Welcome Home!” Hebrews 10:19-25 Remembering What We Have In Christ: Forgiveness and Welcome: Hebrews 10:19-20 “Therefore, brothers…” (Hebrews 10:19a) Embracing Our Forgiveness in Christ: Hebrews 10:19 “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus” (Hebrews 10:19) Embracing Our Forgiveness in Christ: Hebrews 10:19 “… by the blood of Jesus” (Hebrews 10:19) Embracing Our Father Through Christ: Hebrews 10:20 “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body” (Hebrews 10:19-20). Embracing Our Father Through Christ: Hebrews 10:20 Embracing Our Father Through Christ: Hebrews 10:20 Applying What We Have In Christ: Draw Near to God and to One Another: Hebrews 10:21-25 Drawing Near to God in Faith: Hebrews 10:21-22 “And since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water” (Hebrews 10:21-22) Drawing Near to God in Faith: Hebrews 10:21-22 “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”(Hebrews 4:16) Holding onto Hope: Hebrews 10:23 Holding onto Hope: Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23) Holding onto Hope: Hebrews 10:23 “‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:5-6) Encouraging One Another in Love: Hebrews 10:24-25 Our Walk with God Is a Community Project Encouraging One Another in Love: Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25) Encouraging One Another in Love: Hebrews 10:24-25 “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another— and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25) The Whisper Test “Welcome Home!” Hebrews 10:19-25