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00:10 ♪♪♪ 00:14 >>Eric Flickinger: Welcome to "Sabbath School," 00:16 brought to you by It Is Written. 00:18 We're glad that you could join us this week 00:19 as we continue looking at "The Great Controversy," 00:23 an amazing theme that stretches through the Bible. 00:26 This week, we're going to be looking at study number eight, 00:29 "Light From the Sanctuary." 00:31 Let's begin with prayer. 00:32 Father, we ask that You'll bless us this week 00:34 as You have in the past and help us to understand 00:37 where we are in the light of history and especially 00:41 how the sanctuary helps us to understand 00:43 our place and time. 00:45 We ask that You'll bless our time together, 00:46 and we thank You in Jesus' name, amen. 00:50 Well, we're grateful this week once again to have with us 00:53 the author of this quarter's "Sabbath School" lesson, 00:55 Pastor Mark Finley. 00:57 He is an international speaker, evangelist, and author. 01:00 Pastor Mark, welcome back again. 01:02 >>Mark Finley: I am delighted to be here. 01:03 And you know, this subject on the sanctuary 01:05 is one of the central subjects of the Bible. 01:07 Many Christians don't understand it or don't study it, 01:10 but it is Christ, Christ, and more of Jesus. 01:13 >>Eric: And as we delve into this week's lesson, 01:15 it's going to become more and more evident. 01:18 Let's start with this. 01:19 It's called "Light from the Sanctuary." 01:21 When we look at this week's lesson study title, 01:26 "Light from the Sanctuary," which sanctuary? 01:28 The Bible indicates that there are at least two sanctuaries. 01:31 What are these sanctuaries? 01:32 And why are they important for us to understand? 01:35 >>Mark: When God let Israel out of Egypt, he said to Moses 01:40 in Exodus 25 and verse 8, 01:44 "Let them make me a sanctuary, 01:46 that I [might] dwell among them." 01:49 The Old Testament sanctuary was one in which there were 01:54 two basic services, the service of a dying lamb 01:58 and the service of a living priest. 02:01 Every day sacrifices were offered in the court. 02:06 Every day the priest took the blood of the animal 02:09 or ate part of the animal and entered into the sanctuary. 02:14 Sin was transferred from the sinner to the substitute 02:18 on into the sanctuary via the blood. 02:20 Once a year on the Day of Atonement, 02:23 the high priest went in to do what was called 02:25 the cleansing of the sanctuary. 02:27 So that was the earthly sanctuary. 02:29 Everything done in that pointed forward to Christ's ministry. 02:35 The court represented Christ's death on the cross. 02:39 But then Jesus' ascension in ministry 02:42 in the heavenly sanctuary-- 02:43 so two sanctuaries, an earthly sanctuary, 02:46 that--as we read here: "Let them make me a sanctuary, 02:49 that I [might] dwell among them." 02:50 Verse 9: "According to all that I show you,... 02:53 "the pattern of the tabernacle... 02:55 the pattern of...its furnishings." 02:57 So the earthly sanctuary is a pattern, 02:59 a scale model of the great heavenly sanctuary 03:02 to teach us something about the plan of salvation. 03:04 >>Eric: So two different sanctuaries, one earthly 03:06 built on the heavenly sanctuary, but you also mentioned 03:10 that there are a couple of different services. 03:12 Explain those two services to us just a little bit more 03:14 so we can better understand those. 03:16 >>Mark: In the daily service, when a sinner sinned, 03:19 he brought his sacrifice to the sanctuary. 03:23 Coming to the court, the sinner held his hands 03:26 over the head of the sacrifice. 03:29 It was there that he confessed his sin 03:32 over the head of the sacrifice. 03:34 The sin was transferred from the sinner to the sacrifice. 03:39 Sacrifice was then offered. 03:41 The sinner had to slay the sacrifice, 03:43 indicating that his sin actually had, 03:47 had brought death, that the wage of sin was death. 03:50 Sacrifice then was either burned on the altar in the court, 03:56 some of it may be eaten, and via the priest brought into, 04:00 with the blood, into the holy place of the sanctuary. 04:05 This is called the daily service, 04:07 sins confessed, blood brought in, 04:10 sprinkled before the veil, before the law of God 04:14 that was broken in the most holy place beyond the veil. 04:19 Once a year, the high priest entered into the sanctuary 04:25 with blood that was not sin-tinged blood but pure, 04:31 and--because no sin was offered over the head of the sacrifice-- 04:35 then that blood was sprinkled before the mercy seat, 04:40 cleansing, and then taken out of the sanctuary. 04:45 Through the priest, sin was brought out, 04:48 confessed over the head of the scapegoat. 04:51 The scapegoat then was separated from the camp of Israel. 04:53 But now during all this time, Israel gathered around 04:56 on the Day of Atonement and prayed and sought God 05:01 and repented of their sin. 05:03 So in these two services represent Christ's work for us 05:08 as sacrifice and priest in that daily service every day. 05:13 But then there's that special day called the Day of Atonement, 05:16 the Day of Judgment that we're living in now 05:18 that we pointed out in the last lesson 05:20 where all Israel gathered around the camp. 05:22 So this is the Day of Atonement, time of the end, 05:25 a time for God's people to be serious about their faith, 05:28 serious about their religion, 05:30 a time for God's people to be in confession, repentance, 05:33 seeking God, opening their hearts to God, 05:35 and asking Him to cleanse them. 05:38 >>Eric: So we have now a general idea and understanding 05:41 of the daily service and the yearly service 05:45 on the Day of Atonement. 05:47 And you mentioned when we began 05:49 that the sanctuary service is all about Jesus, 05:52 that you find Jesus permeating this service. 05:56 So we hear about the priest bringing the lamb 05:59 and slaying it and bringing the blood in and so forth. 06:02 Where do we find Jesus in all of this? 06:04 How does He, how does He percolate to the top, 06:07 if we rightly understand these services? 06:11 >>Mark: First, the sinner could not forgive their own sins. 06:15 They had to come with this lamb. 06:18 We come with the Lamb of God. 06:19 John the Baptist in John 1, verse 29, 06:22 speaking about Jesus, said, 06:23 "Behold! The Lamb of God [that] takes away 06:26 the sin of the world!" 06:27 So first we see Jesus in the dying lamb 06:31 or the dying sacrifice. 06:33 There are multiple kinds of sacrifices. 06:35 As the priest enters into the sanctuary, 06:37 there's the table of showbread. 06:39 We see there Jesus, the bread of life. 06:41 There is the candlestick. 06:43 We see Jesus as the light of our life. 06:46 There is the incense. 06:48 We see Jesus mingling His prayers with ours. 06:51 When you enter into the most holy place of the sanctuary, 06:55 we see Jesus between the cherubim 07:00 with the Father on the throne 07:02 as the Shekinah glory manifests itself. 07:06 Jesus is the priest. Jesus is the lamb. 07:09 He's the dying lamb, He's the living priest, 07:11 and we find this illusion throughout 07:14 the book of Hebrews, particularly. 07:16 In the book of Hebrews, which is the New Testament book 07:19 on the sanctuary, we see Jesus' sacrifices 07:23 better than earthly sacrifices. 07:25 Jesus' priesthood is better than the earthly priesthood. 07:28 Jesus' sanctuary in heaven is better 07:31 than the earthly sanctuary. 07:34 So it's all about Jesus. 07:35 >>Eric: So the book of Hebrews, some great chapters, 07:37 Hebrews 8, Hebrews 9-- 07:39 I mean, they're all great chapters, 07:40 but in Hebrews 8 and Hebrews 9 we see clearly 07:42 the sanctuary message, the sanctuary picture there. 07:46 When we talk about the cleansing of the sanctuary, 07:48 the Day of Atonement, bring that together for us 07:51 with the pre-Advent judgment. 07:54 How does--when Jesus is coming back, He needs to know 07:57 what rewards to give different people. 08:00 So it would make sense that there would have to be 08:01 some sort of a judgment that takes place prior to that. 08:05 How does that all fit together for us? 08:07 >>Mark: The purpose of the pre-Advent judgment 08:10 or the investigative judgment 08:12 is not to tell God who's saved or lost. 08:15 He already knows that. [chuckling] He knows everything. 08:17 But it's to reveal to the entire universe that God has done 08:21 everything He could to save every human being. 08:24 You know, in Revelation, chapter 14, verse 7, 08:31 in that great message called the three angels' messages, 08:36 Revelation 14, verse 7, says, 08:41 "Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment 08:46 "has come; and worship Him [that] made heaven...earth, 08:49 the sea and [the fountains] of waters." 08:51 Now, notice the hour of God's judgment has come. 08:54 The whole universe looks in on the judgment scene. 08:57 That's what Daniel 7 says: 08:58 Thousands times ten thousand came before Him; 09:02 "The judgment was set,... the books were opened." 09:05 So there in the cosmic judgment, God reveals that there's 09:11 nothing else He could have done to save humanity. 09:14 He sent His Son to come to die. 09:19 He sent the Holy Spirit to impress our hearts. 09:22 He revealed Himself through the providences of life. 09:26 Christ has done everything He could to save us. 09:30 And it says the hour of God's judgment has come. 09:33 So Revelation says the judgment hour is here. 09:36 You know, Jesus in Matthew 12, verse 36, says that, 09:42 "Every idle word...men shall speak, 09:44 they shall give account... in the day of judgment." 09:47 The apostle Paul says 09:48 every one of us will give account of himself before God. 09:51 So Jesus and Paul point forward to a future judgment. 09:55 But Revelation says the hour of God's judgment has come. 09:58 Why? Revelation, chapter 22 puts it this way. 10:04 Revelation, chapter 22, verse 11 and then 12, 10:08 could you read those for us, Eric? 10:10 >>Eric: "He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is 10:14 "filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, 10:18 "let him be righteous still; 10:20 "he who is holy, let him be holy still. 10:23 "And behold, I am coming quickly, and my reward 10:25 is with me, to give to every one according to his work." 10:29 >>Mark: So Jesus is coming to give out the rewards. 10:32 Before He comes, the decree goes forth that every human being 10:36 has fixed their character by their choices. 10:39 So God has worked in every life to save every human being. 10:44 There's nothing more that God could have done to save us 10:48 than He hasn't done. 10:50 The decree goes forth-- he that is righteous, 10:52 let him be righteous still; 10:53 he that is holy, let him be holy still; 10:55 he that is unrighteous, let him be unrighteous still, 10:57 and he that is unholy, let him be unholy still. 11:00 Every person has made their final irrevocable choice. 11:04 And the judgment in heaven acknowledges the choices 11:07 that people have made for or against Christ. 11:11 So the judgment reveals God's love, and it reveals 11:15 that those who are not saved, those that are lost 11:18 are saved because of their choices, 11:20 not because of some arbitrary act on the part of God. 11:23 >>Eric: So some people get this idea that God's up there looking 11:25 for reasons to condemn people, to shoot the proverbial 11:29 lightning bolt from His fingertips, as it were. 11:31 That's not the picture that we get here of all, at all. 11:33 It's a picture of a loving God. >>Mark: It is. 11:35 And you know, one of the passages that really has 11:39 impacted my life recently--you know, I've read it many times-- 11:43 is Daniel, chapter 7. 11:46 And it talks about what happens in the judgment. 11:49 Daniel 7, verse 21 and 22, Daniel 7, verse 21 and 22: 11:58 "I was watching; and the same horn"--that's the little horn, 12:02 the medieval church, the papal power revived in the last days-- 12:06 "was making war against the saints, and prevailing 12:09 "against them, until the Ancient of Days came, 12:12 "and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of [God], 12:15 and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom." 12:18 So what this text is saying is that all evil will be destroyed. 12:22 And judgment is placed in favor of the people of God. 12:27 So why is the judgment good news? 12:30 Because wickedness, evil destroyed forever. 12:34 God's people with Christ receive the eternal everlasting kingdom 12:39 to live and reign with Jesus forever. 12:42 >>Eric: Now, if somebody is studying this, learning about it 12:45 and wants to understand the judgment better, 12:47 we have a companion book for this quarter's 12:50 "Sabbath School" lesson. 12:51 Tell us a little bit about it. 12:52 >>Mark: We do. "The War Between Good and Evil." 12:55 In the chapter on this week's lesson, 12:58 "Light From the Sanctuary," we go into very specific detail 13:03 about how Jesus is the center of the judgment, 13:09 and the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit 13:11 are on trial before the universe and how Christ 13:14 Himself vindicates His people and is honored 13:20 before the entire universe because of His love and grace. 13:24 >>Eric: Thank you, Pastor Mark. 13:26 And if you want to pick that book up, 13:27 I will highly recommend it. 13:28 You can find it very easily by going to itiswritten.shop. 13:32 Again, that's itiswritten.shop. 13:35 You'll find the companion book right there. 13:37 Pick it up, and it will be a blessing to you. 13:39 We're going to be back in just a moment as we continue 13:41 taking a look at "Light From the Sanctuary" 13:44 here on "Sabbath School," brought to you 13:45 by It Is Written. 13:47 ♪♪♪ 13:51 >>Announcer: If you'd like to deepen your understanding 13:53 of the powerful themes brought out in this program, 13:56 we invite you to explore the book "The Great Controversy." 13:59 For more information, simply text the code "GC24" to 71392. 14:05 This book delves into critical end-time themes, 14:07 offering profound insights into historical events, 14:10 Bible prophecy, and spiritual preparation essential 14:13 for today's unique challenges. 14:16 Discover how "The Great Controversy" 14:17 can illuminate your path in these uncertain times. 14:22 >>John Bradshaw: You know that at It Is Written, 14:23 we are serious about studying the Word of God. 14:26 And we encourage you to be serious as well. 14:28 Well, here's what you do 14:30 if you wanna dig deeper into God's Word. 14:32 Go to itiswritten.study for the It Is Written 14:35 Bible Study Guides online, 14:37 25 in-depth Bible studies that will take you 14:39 through the major teachings of the Bible. 14:42 You'll be blessed, and it's something 14:43 you'll want to tell others about as well: itiswritten.study. 14:47 Go further: itiswritten.study. 14:53 ♪[light music]♪ 14:56 >>Eric: Welcome back to "Sabbath School," 14:58 brought to you by It Is Written. 15:00 We're taking a look at "Light From the Sanctuary" 15:03 in this week's lesson. 15:05 Pastor Mark, you've spoken at least a little bit on Jesus 15:08 and where we see Him. 15:10 But expound to us or expand on His role just a little bit, 15:13 where we find Him in the judgment. 15:16 >>Mark: You know, in-- if this were an earthly court 15:20 in the judgment, 15:21 we would say Jesus has a conflict of interest. 15:25 Here's why: Jesus, in talking about the judgment, said, 15:29 "The Father judges no [man], 15:31 but [commits] all judgment to the Son"-- 15:34 in the Gospel of John. So Jesus is the judge. 15:36 But then if you look at 1 John-- 15:39 let's go over to 1 John. Jesus is not only the judge, 15:45 but here, 1 John, chapter 2, 15:50 verse 1 and 2--so, Pastor Eric, go ahead. 15:54 >>Eric: "My little children, these things I write to you, 15:57 "so that you may not sin. 15:59 "And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate 16:02 "with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 16:04 "And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, 16:08 and not for ours only but also for the whole world." 16:11 >>Mark: So Jesus is our advocate and Jesus is our judge. 16:15 So if you had that in the court of law, if the judge 16:19 was the defense attorney for the one condemned, 16:24 that would be a conflict of interest, wouldn't it? 16:26 But here's the good news of the judgment. 16:29 The One who judges us is the One 16:31 who's doing everything He can to save us. 16:34 >>Eric: So we've got a beautiful picture here of Jesus, His role. 16:37 He's our, He's our judge, He's our advocate, 16:40 our defense attorney, 16:41 I heard someone else say He should also be our friend, 16:45 and if Jesus is your judge and your attorney and your friend, 16:48 there's really no reason for a sincere believer 16:52 to fear the judgment. >>Mark: Exactly. 16:54 >>Eric: But if you're not a sincere believer, 16:56 well, there may be some concern. 16:58 But by the grace of God, if you love Jesus 17:01 and you've turned your life over to Him, 17:03 then there's no reason to fear it whatsoever. 17:05 >>Mark: Exactly. You know, we have these wonderful passages 17:08 in the book of Hebrews. 17:09 I've outlined them here in the lesson. 17:12 For example, in Wednesday's lesson, 17:14 "The Good News of the Most Holy Place," 17:16 let's take a look at two passages. 17:18 Hebrews, chapter 4, verse 14 to 16, 17:22 this is on Wednesday's lesson, Hebrews 4, verse 14 to 16, 17:27 and maybe you can read those. 17:29 >>Eric: "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest 17:32 "who has passed through the heavens, 17:33 "Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 17:38 "For we do not have a High Priest 17:39 "who cannot sympathize 17:41 "with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted 17:44 "as we are, yet without sin. 17:47 "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, 17:51 "that we may obtain mercy and find grace 17:54 to help in time of need." 17:56 >>Mark: Christ died for us. 17:58 Christ ascended to heaven for us. 18:00 Christ is our High Priest in verse 14: 18:03 "Seeing then [because] we have a great High Priest," 18:07 He's "passed into the heavens." 18:09 Let's "hold fast our confession." 18:11 We don't have a High Priest who can't "sympathize 18:13 with our weaknesses." 18:15 Notice it says He was tempted "in all points" like we are. 18:17 You know, sometimes people ask the question, 18:20 how could Jesus be tempted in all points like we are? 18:23 Jesus was not a woman who ever went through 18:26 the process of a divorce. 18:28 How could be a--how could He feel the grief, the sorrow, 18:30 the heartache of a woman whose husband has left her 18:33 for somebody else? 18:34 Jesus never had cancer, 18:37 didn't go through the agony of chemotherapy. 18:40 How can He ever help me with my discouragement 18:43 when I go through those kind of things? 18:44 Jesus was not a drug addict, you know; 18:47 how can He help a person going through drugs? 18:50 And the way I think one needs to see this is this 18:53 when it says He's tempted in all points like we are. 18:57 First, Jesus never went through a divorce, 19:02 but His closest friends left Him. 19:07 When He hung on the cross, He hung there alone. 19:09 Since Christ's capacity to love is greater 19:13 than any of our capacities to love, 19:16 when Judas betrayed Him, it caused greater pain 19:21 in Christ's heart than any betrayal 19:24 we could possibly imagine. 19:26 When all the disciples forsook Him, it caused greater pain. 19:30 So Christ knows the pain of betrayal. 19:34 You take the example of chemotherapy or physical pain. 19:39 When Jesus hung on Calvary's cross, 19:41 it was greater physical pain than you could possibly imagine. 19:44 So He knows physical pain. 19:46 But what about this drug business? 19:49 When Jesus was in the wilderness, 19:50 He fasted for 40 days. During that period of time, 19:55 the cravings that He had for food 19:57 were greater than the cravings of any drug addict, 20:02 any alcoholic, 20:03 any person that's trying to give up tobacco. 20:05 So the physical cravings that you may have, 20:09 the loneliness that you may experience, 20:12 the pain that you may experience. 20:14 Whatever it is, on that point, Jesus understands 20:19 because He took upon Himself human flesh, 20:22 and He experienced the degree of suffering, 20:27 the degree of pain, mental, physical, emotional, 20:31 that's greater than any mental, physical, emotional pain 20:34 that we could ever experience. 20:36 And notice what it says here, verse 16: 20:39 "Let us therefore come boldly"-- 20:41 that's confidently-- "to the throne of grace, 20:43 that we may obtain mercy...find grace to help in time of need." 20:48 So here you have the appeal that we can come confidently. Why? 20:51 Because we serve a Jesus that understands us, 20:55 a Jesus that knows heartache, a Jesus that knows pain, 20:58 and a Jesus who's going to be there with us. 21:02 We find this also in Hebrews, chapter 10. 21:04 And, Pastor Eric, let's go to Hebrews 10. 21:07 We find that in our lesson as well. 21:09 And we'll take a look at verse 19 and onward. 21:12 >>Eric: "Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter 21:15 "the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 21:17 "by a new and living way which He consecrated for us 21:21 "through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21:23 "and having a High Priest over the house of God, 21:26 "let us draw near with a true heart 21:28 "in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled 21:32 "from an evil conscience and our bodies washed 21:34 "with pure water. 21:36 "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, 21:40 "for He who promised is faithful. 21:43 "And let us consider one another 21:44 "in order to stir up love and and good works, 21:48 "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, 21:50 "as...the manner of some, but exhorting one another, 21:53 and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." 21:56 >>Mark: Notice a couple of things about this passage. 21:58 First, verse 19, "Having boldness"-- that's confidence-- 22:03 "to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus." 22:06 This was revolutionary for ancient Israel. 22:09 Only the high priest could enter the holiest 22:13 of the heavenly sanctuary-- of the earthly sanctuary, 22:16 only the high priest. 22:17 Here, this passage says through Jesus we can enter 22:21 into the most holy place. 22:24 And notice what it tells us in verse 22: "Let us draw near 22:28 with a true heart full of assurance." 22:31 Verse 23: "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope 22:35 without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." 22:38 The incredible good news of the sanctuary 22:40 is that we can draw near Jesus. 22:42 We can come right into the presence of God, 22:45 into the Shekinah glory of His presence 22:47 and allow His presence to fill our lives, 22:50 to transform us, to make us more in His image. 22:53 This is the good news of the sanctuary. 22:56 The door of the sanctuary is open, not shut. 23:00 And through the open door of the sanctuary, Christ beckons you, 23:05 and He beckons me to enter in to the most holy place experience, 23:09 where we draw near to Him, where He-- 23:12 our heart beats with His heart; our mind beats with His mind. 23:16 We are one with Him. 23:18 That's the incredible good news of the sanctuary. 23:21 >>Eric: So now we see Jesus in the sanctuary more clearly. 23:25 As we face the judgment, we need to have hope. 23:28 Why do we or where can we--how do we see that hope in Jesus? 23:32 Why is it necessary for Him to be there, for us to have hope? 23:38 >>Mark: Because without Jesus, we stand before a holy God 23:43 condemned by the law that we have broken. 23:48 In Jesus, we stand before a holy God condemned by the law 23:53 that we've broken, but we stand in Christ's righteousness, 23:58 in Christ's perfection, in Christ's goodness. 24:01 And because we stand there that way in Christ, 24:06 the Father accepts us 24:09 as He would accept His own Son Jesus. 24:11 But it even gets better than that-- 24:13 if it could get better than that. 24:15 Not only by faith right now do we stand 24:19 in the most holy place, accepted in the beloved by Christ, 24:24 but we stand in the most holy place 24:26 transformed by the grace of God. 24:29 We come to Jesus just as we are. 24:33 But we come, and He changes us, and we don't stay as we are. 24:37 I love what it says in 1 John 3: 24:41 "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, 24:44 "[yet] it doth not yet appear what we shall be: 24:47 "[because] we know...when He [doth] appear, 24:49 we shall be like Him"-- transformed by His grace. 24:53 >>Eric: So a beautiful picture of Jesus and His role 24:57 in the sanctuary, giving us hope. 25:00 In the couple of minutes that we have left, Pastor Mark, 25:03 if somebody is grappling with this and still lacks faith 25:10 that they are in-- 25:12 that they can be in a saving relationship with Jesus, 25:14 maybe they're looking at themselves 25:16 and seeing how far from Jesus' character they are. 25:20 What words of encouragement would you give them to help them 25:23 to understand what God is doing 25:25 through the sanctuary and through Christ, 25:27 that they might have that gift of salvation? 25:30 >>Mark: You know, in Hebrews, chapter 7 and verse 25, 25:35 I think, Pastor Eric, the Bible answers that question. 25:40 Hebrews 7, verse 25, "Therefore, He is able." 25:45 Wherever you are today, God is able. 25:48 Whatever rung of the spiritual ladder you are on 25:53 on this journey to heaven, 25:55 wherever you are on this mountain path 25:57 on the way to heaven, Jesus is able. 26:01 Whatever your past failures are, whatever the mistakes 26:03 you've made are, whatever the sins you've committed, 26:06 He is able--to do what?-- 26:08 "to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, 26:13 since He [ever] lives to make intercession for them." 26:17 Jesus is able. Jesus is capable. 26:22 Jesus saves from the gutter-most to the uttermost. 26:28 Jesus Christ has the power. 26:31 As we come to Him to transform our lives, to forgive our past, 26:38 to free us from guilt, and to give us the grace, 26:44 the strength to live a new life in Jesus. 26:47 He is "able to save to the uttermost." 26:52 What I would say to you is this: Believe that promise. 26:55 Say to yourself: Jesus can save even me. 26:59 Jesus can save even me. 27:03 And you will find the peace that passes all understanding. 27:07 >>Eric: Thank you, Pastor Mark. 27:09 And we hope that you have found that peace 27:12 that passes all understanding. 27:13 And if you haven't yet, now you know how you can do it. 27:17 We are continuing this incredible journey 27:19 through the theme of "The Great Controversy" 27:21 as we study week by week and lesson by lesson. 27:25 And hopefully, by the grace of God, you are being encouraged 27:28 and emboldened on your walk with Him. 27:32 We look forward to seeing you again with us next week 27:35 as we continue our journey through "The Great Controversy." 27:37 Until then, may God bless you. 27:39 And we'll see you again on "Sabbath School," 27:41 brought to you by It Is Written. 27:44 ♪[upbeat music]♪ 28:24 ♪♪♪ 28:26 [Captions provided by Aberdeen Captioning www.abercap.com] |
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