What Is Jesus Doing Right Now? | Mark Finley

a number of years ago in fact in 1965 I was a student missionary on the Amazon River and we spent the entire summer three months on a mission launch traveling up and down the Amazon the Amazon is the second longest river in the world the Nile is the longest river but the Amazon drains more water than any other river in the world the Amazon travels 4 000 miles it winds its way through the jungles of starting up in the mountains actually of Peru in Colombia winding its way through the jungles of Brazil coming down to the mouth of the Amazon which is 110 miles wide at the very mouth of the Amazon it's just an amazingly fantastic River we spent the summer there traveling on the Lucero six which was a mission launch and traveling to Villages providing Medical Care and preaching in the evenings now it was on the Amazon that I learned to pull teeth um I re watched the dentist pull teeth on a number of occasions and we had didn't have any novocaine or anesthesia in those days any Dental people here tonight I may have one or two and we took the people up and put them on a little stool and I'd sit them down and I watched the dentist do this for a number of uh a number of extractions and I'd sit people down on a little stool and put their head on my lap I knew two Portuguese words at that time obrah and fesha oh but it means open in fashion means close and I remember the first lady that I pulled her teeth she opened her mouth and every tooth was black and I looked around and I said now which ones do I pull so I said this one looks worse I pulled it and then pulled the second and a third called my colleague the dentist over to look and he just smiled and said Mark you just pulled three wrong teeth but you know the amazing thing about the Amazon River is this as the Amazon winds its way down through the mountains as it winds its way down to the northern part of Brazil in the city of manaus it is joined by the Rio negro now the Amazon is quite muddy it's quite dirty but the Rio negro is black and silky black and this is one of the wonders of the world these two Mighty streams come together the muddy Amazon and the silky black Rio negro and they flow together for four miles and as you fly over this you look down and you see this amazing natural wonder that thousands of tourists come to see these two Mighty streams these two Mighty Rivers flowing together we've been studying two great rivers of Truth in this series Jesus of the sanctuary is the dying lamb and Jesus is the living priest he is the Christ that died for us and the Christ that lives for us he is the Jesus that hung on the cross for us and the Jesus that intercedes in the sanctuary above for us he is the Jesus that wore the crown of thorns and the Jesus that wears the crown of Glory Jesus is our dying lamb and Jesus is our living priest the book of Hebrews in the New Testament is the singular book in the Bible that focuses on Jesus as our living priest and as we dig into the theme of Christ's priest Hood tonight we're going to take a new look at this book of Hebrews and discover the Majesty of Christ the theme of the book of Hebrews is Jesus is better the sacrifice of Christ is better than the sacrifice of bulls goats and Lambs the priesthood of Christ in heaven is better than any priesthood on earth and the Tabernacle in heaven is better than any Earthly Tabernacle if you understand what I have just said it will save you from a thousand heresies there is no amount of works that can save us Jesus Christ is our dying lamb no matter how many times you and I come to God with our good works they are insufficient because the Bible says by grace are you saved through faith it is the what gift of God and not of yourselves but second the Bible says in first Timothy 2 verse 5 there is one mediator between God and man and who is he Christ Jesus do we need to kneel before an Earthly priest our priest is in heaven but here's something that many Evangelical Christians are going to be deceived over they are looking for a new Temple to be built in Jerusalem but here is the simple principle we are not looking for a temple on Earth but we're looking to the temple in heaven because it's the temple in heaven where Christ dwells it's there where his high Priestly Ministry is the theme of the book of Hebrews is Jesus is better his sacrifice is better his priesthood is better his ministry is better Jesus that great high priest stands before the universe for you and for me now the basic question is this what is Jesus work in the Heavenly Sanctuary what is Jesus doing now there in heaven and how does the ministry of Christ in the Heavenly Sanctuary powerfully impact my life today what difference does Jesus Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary have for a woman who is so depressed she doesn't want to get it want to get out of bed in the morning what impact is Jesus Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary have on a teenager that's lying on the railroad tracks and wants to commit suicide what impact does Jesus ministry have in the Heavenly Sanctuary on a person that's been just diagnosed with cancer and that cancer has become malignant and it's metastasized in their body what impact does Jesus Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary have for a person that is being consumed with debt and they can't pay their debts I want to walk with you tonight with Jesus Through The Heavenly sanctuary and we want to see how Christ has an impact and his ministry has an impact on our lives today I know that the spirit of God's going to touch somebody in here tonight that the spirit of God is going to move upon your life that the spirit of God is going to touch you that you're going to walk out of here tonight with New Hope with new meaning with new purpose in your life and that Jesus Christ will make a difference in your life the Bible says in Hebrews 8 verse 3 read it with me please for every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices therefore it is necessary that this one also have something to offer so to qualify as a high priest you must have two things what were the two things that you have to have to qualify as a high priest what does the text say gifts and sacrifices so Jesus Before the Throne of God in heaven offers before the entire universe the gift of his love and he offers the sacrifice of his life now can't I present my own gifts can't I come with my righteousness can I say oh Lord look what I donated to the church look at the times I I was I served the church Lord look at all that that I have done whatever gift I come to God with that gift is not sufficient enough because God demands absolute perfection if there's anything less than perfection in your life you'll be eternally lost because the Bible says the wages of sin is what death so if I come to God with my own gifts trying to offer the Perfection of my life which is imperfect sin polluted that's Eternal death but Jesus stands Before the Throne of God as my great high priest offering the Perfection of his life in my behalf and it is in Christ we're saved it is in Christ's righteousness that we're saved and before the whole universe Jesus says this man is one of mine this woman is one of mine and he presents the Perfection of his life for me for you this is the greatness of God this is the mightiness of god notice the Bible says in Isaiah 40 59 verse 2 your iniquities what's another word for iniquities everybody what is that sins your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid his face from you that he will not hear so sin separates us from God our unrighteous lives condemn us to Eternal death but Jesus Christ Our Lord by his grace redeems us his perfect life on Earth enabled him to have victory over Satan every single thing that Satan threw at him Jesus by faith and trust in the father was an overcomer his death on the cross was that perfect life sacrificed on the cross for you and me every drop of blood poured out but let me ask you this question if Christ died on the cross but never was resurrected from the dead would we be saved it takes not only a dying lamb it takes also a what everybody a living priest I remember one day I was preaching in Moscow I was in the Kremlin 6 500 people in the first session 6 500 people in the second session 13 000 a night coming every night to the Kremlin and there as I talked about the resurrection of Christ I pointed out that I had visited the day before in Red Square Lenin's tomb in the mausoleum of Lenin and I stood there looking within that glass enclosure and I saw the embalmed body of Lenin and I said to the Russian audience Lenin is in his tomb but Christ is alive Christ is alive and the audience began to shout back Christ is alive Christ is alive and then one man stood up he was an Ardent communist and he said but Lennon Len and Lennon we're Fowlers of Lenny and bring us back to Communism and the audience just broke out and said carry them out carry them out carry them out because they wanted the living Christ they wanted Jesus to change their lives and Atheism can't change a person's life you see the Russians had the highest abortion rate in the world by the time a woman was 45 years old she had seven abortions the Russians under atheism had the highest alcoholism rate they had the highest suicide rate because when there's no hope after the grave when death is a dark hole in the ground when it's a long night without a Mourning there is no hope but Jesus lived for us Jesus died for us Jesus was resurrected for us and Jesus is Alive in heaven now to provide for you and me the strength and the courage to face life now the high priest must have a gift and a sacrifice he has the gift of his love he has the sacrifice of his life but there's something else about the priest Hebrews 5 verse 1. every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins so if the high priest is going to offer the gift and sacrifice for sin if he's going to do that there are two things that qualify him to do that every high priest is taken from among men in his ordained four men so the high priest has to be taken from among men and he has to be ordained four men we have won Before the Throne of God who understands us because he walked in our footsteps Jesus tabernacled inhuman flesh do you get tired he was tired too do you get weary he was weary too does your heart break at times his heart was broken too do you suffer pain at times he suffered pain in the nest the nails were driven through his hands and the crowd of thorns was jammed upon his head we have won our high priest was taken from among men so he could so he could represent us Before the Throne of God that's why the Bible says in Hebrews 4 verse 14 to 16 read it with me together seeing then that we have a great high priest told what's the first word seeing second word then when your heart is broken when tears run down your face when you feel you can't go on another day when the sins grip on you seems to be strangling you when you are Shackled with habits you can't break the Bible says seeing then look away from yourself to the great high priest in heaven we have a great high priest who's passed through the heavens Jesus the son of God because he is there before the Throne of God because he understands us he can impart to us power in strength for a living let us hold fast our confession for we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses but was at all points tempted as we are yet without sin in every Temptation that you have ever experienced or will ever experience Jesus has faced that for you we have access to the throne of God we have access to the most holy place of the Heavenly Sanctuary the Bible says let us therefore come boldly that word means confidently in the Greek language the original language in the New Testament let us therefore come confidently to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find Grace to help in time of need anybody here have a time of need tonight anybody have a time of need what the Bible says let us come to the throne of grace that we can find help and strength in the time of need here is The Marvelous truth of the book of Hebrews we have access we have access to the throne room of God we have access to strength we have access to power we have access to Christ's ability to transform Our Lives now our text says really five things Jesus our great high priest number one is alive he's in heaven number two he's the Divine Son of God he is the one that existed with the father from all eternity number three our text says he understands our weaknesses he knows where we are frail number four he was tempted in all points as we are number five he invites us to come confidently before his throne and find Grace to help in times of need why do we struggle on our own why do we carry heavy burdens when he offers to carry them for us why are our hearts filled with worry and anxiety and fear why are our lives so weak when they could be so strong we have Divine access now the high priest dress was remarkable and the scripture tells us in both Exodus and the Book of Numbers about the significance of the dress of the high priest when the high priest was dressed he first was washed and then after being washed he was a white robe linen robe was placed upon him from his shoulders to his ankles that white linen robe of course represents the righteousness of Christ our high priest is perfectly righteous and never sinned secondly you'll notice here that the high priest wore an effort or a blue robe that blue robe was a robe signifying obedience blue always signifies obedience so righteousness through faith in Christ often Elite all also leads us to live the obedient Life of Christ notice what's on this robe pomegranates and bells pomegranates and bells does anybody has anybody ever cut a pomegranate if you've cut a pomegranate what's inside that pomegranate seeds and what else with the seeds red so the seed represents the word of God the red represents the blood of Christ so the righteousness of Christ in the linen robe leads us to be obedient the blue robe that leads us to share the word of God the and the righteousness and the blood of Christ and notice here the Bells Bells have tongues they speak and so God Jesus is saying to us my righteousness is perfect I've lived the obedient life I've shared the word of God and I want to speak his greatness and his love to the whole universe but then you look at the purple the effort here indicating royalty with its golden strands with its purple and blue indicating royalty so Jesus the Divine Son of God who lived that perfect obedient life witnessing to the world both in his life in death and Resurrection now stands as our high priest with this purple robe There Before the Throne of God the Royal throat the Royal robe on his head there is Holiness to the Lord now there's something significant that we want to spend a little time on and that is there were 12 precious gems on his breast this is called the breastplate on the breast with the names of the 12 tribes of Israel what does significance does that have Jesus the Divine Son of God walks Before Before the Throne of God with the names of the Twelve Tribes of Israel on them he Bears their names on his heart before God's Throne here's the incredible good news your name is on the heart of Christ whatever you go through you are in his heart you are in his mind he understands you your name is on his heart but there's something else here the name of the children names of the children of Israel were also written on gems on each shoulder why the names on the heart why the names on the shoulder names on the heart to indicate how much you mean to him names on the heart to indicate how much you love him names on the shoulder to indicate that he's going to Bear you up he is not going to allow you to fall he's not going to allow you to stumble he is going to Bear you up we have a high priest who is righteous a high priest who is obedient a high priest who witnesses to the universe hey I priest who Bears our name on his heart a high freeze to ahold us up and strengthen us that's a Hallelujah that's something to say hallelujah about our high priest is a mighty indeed high priest you know during the Civil War Abraham Lincoln really had this great burden for the ending of the war he got reports of the Bloodshed the thousands that died at the Battle of Gettysburg the Battle of Antietam the Battle of Richmond and it really was burdening his heart one day a young Soldier whose father had been killed in the Battle of Gettysburg and whose brother had been killed in the Battle of Gettysburg this Soldier had gotten a letter from his mother and the mother said Son I've lost my husband I've lost your brother son I don't want to lose you and Son there's nobody to plant the crops nobody at all to plant the crops son can't you come home from the war can't you come and comfort a mother who's lost a husband and a son can't you in any way come home and help us with the farm we may starve that Soldier got a leave of absence from his Commander but the only way that he could be relieved from his responsibility was to get the signature of Abraham Lincoln so the soldier came here to the capital and this young Soldier approached the gates and the guard said who do you want to see and the soldier said I want to see Abraham Lincoln my my mother sent me a letter my father was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg my brother was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg I need to see the president son go back to the war where you belong you're not seeing the president he's too busy so the young Soldier left it was late in the afternoon not far from the capitol East he sat on the bench and began to cry a young boy walked by a young boy nine or ten years old and he saw the soldier crying and he sat next to him and he said well why are you crying Soldier and the young voice and the soldier said I because my father was killed in the war my my brother was killed in the war why are you crying Soldier I I can understand that because I need to go home to help my mother but I only I need a signature from the president the little boy took the soldier by the hand he said I think I can help you and they walked back to the Capitol don't get ahead of me of my story they walk back to the Capitol and the guards looked at the young boy and they looked at the soldier holding his hand and they and he walked right in he came in there were guards that the entrance of the president's office and he walked right in to the president and he said Daddy Daddy I got I got a friend here he wants to tell you a story and Todd Lincoln the president's son didn't have to beg or plead to see his father because the Sun knew the father so intimately and he took that Soldier by the hand right into the capital Jesus wants to Hold Your Hand Jesus wants to Hold Your Hand Jesus wants to take you into the presence of the Living God and there in the presence of God your sins are forgiven there in the presence of God you can lay down your burdens there in the presence of God you can lay down your heartache there in the presence of God you can lay down your sorrow we have immediate access to the father through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the Bible says Ephesians 2 verse 13 and 18 but now when everybody when everybody now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away I once was far away but I have been brought near through the blood of Christ for he himself is our peace who has made the 2-1 he's destroyed the barrier the dividing wall of hostility for through him we have we have what everybody we have what everybody do you have access that which only the high priest could do you can do you can enter the presence of God through Jesus Christ and therefore and refuge their fine security there find hope there's a wonderful statement in a book called great controversy that I love it says as a priest Christ is now set down with the father in his throne upon the throne with the Eternal self-existent one is he who hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows who is in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin that he might be able to sucker them that are tempted If any man sin we have an advocate with the father his intercession is that of a pierced and broken body of a spotless life the wounded hands the pierced side the marred feet plead for fallen man whose Redemption was purchased at such infinite cause now think of it it is the pierced and broken body it's the Spotless life it's the wounded hands it's the pure side it's the marred feet that plead for fallen man now that confuses some people so let me explain it is Jesus up there pleading with the father and the father doesn't want to save us so Jesus says we have to say oh Father please save him father please save him is Jesus trying to convince the father when the Bible talks about Christ pleading with the pleading in the sanctuary above what's that talking about in the controversy between Good and Evil a rebel Angel rebelled against the government of God and this Angel has condemned us and led us into sin as this controversy has gone on the violation of God's law brings death Christ's righteous life brings life so Jesus stands in heaven before the entire universe and he says before the whole universe in the light of Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand beings he says my blood is sufficient my righteousness is sufficient these people who have accepted me are safe to bring into my kingdom so the pleading is not with a father because the father loves us as well as the son loves us it is a declaration before the universe that his grace is sufficient his blood is sufficient his sacrifice is sufficient that his power is sufficient to save you and save me now there in heaven the scripture tells us that he's tempted in all points like we are yet without sin so there's no experience in life that we go through that our Heavenly priest has not already experienced in kind and does not understand now somebody says how can that be true how can Jesus have experienced the temptation of an alcoholic who wants to quit alcohol when Jesus never never became a drunkard how can Jesus experience the withdrawal of a drug addicts when every cell in his body how did Jesus ever face drug addiction or wait a minute what about a woman who's been divorced and her husband's gone with somebody else and she lies on her bed and cries herself to sleep at night how I mean how did Jesus face that Temptation or what about the fact of somebody having to have chemotherapy because of cancer and going through that nausea and that pain how did Jesus experience that the answer to that question is simply this when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness and his whole body cried out for food the physical craving for food that Jesus had was so intense that it was greater than any physical craving that any human being could ever experience whether it's alcohol drugs or anything else so Christ overcame in the physical area what about rejection when Jesus hung on the cross and the nation he came to save at that point turned their back on him when the disciples forsook him and fled that was a sword that pierced his heart when Judas betrayed him the sword that pierced his heart was greater than any love of a woman for her husband when the sword is first pierced her heart because the greater Your Capacity to love the greater Your Capacity to suffer so when Judas betrayed him he had a love for Judas it was so great he understands what you go through when you've been rejected what about physical pain the nails through his hands the crown of thorns upon his head the physical pain is greater than any physical pain so Jesus was experienced Temptation in the physical the mental the emotional the spiritual areas greater than we ever could possibly experience but he overcame all of that for you and me so he understands us he understands your sorrow your heartache your tears and he wants to hold you in his arms he wants to take you into the throne room of the universe he wants to Circle you with the Shekinah Glory of God he wants you to sense his strength the prophet speaks to men for God the priest speaks to God for men and Jesus is there as a great I pray speaking to God for you he's saying my father this is one of mine they can take no more Temptation send them strength right now they can take no more sorrow send them hope right now Pierce send the angels to to send light to pierce their very Darkness Jesus came from Heaven to represent God to men he returned to heaven to appear in the presence of God Hebrews 9 verse 24 says he's in the presence of God what are the next two words everybody what are they for us why is he up there for us because you are valuable to him Hebrews 7 verse 25 let's read it together therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through him since he ever lives to make intercession for them he saves us to the uttermost that is to the heights there's no higher Point than the uttermost he will take you from the gutter most to the uttermost from the depths of Despair to the Delights of discipleship wherever you find your yourself tonight he will pick you up and give you that strength he ever lives he what everybody what's the word before lives what's that word ever lives what does that mean he ever lives it means he never stops he ever lives for what reason to make intercession for you the thing he wants more than anything else is to bring you home the thing he wants more than anything else is for you to live in heaven with him through all eternity that is the message of the sanctuary it's the message of the dying lamb it's the message of the living priest the Old Testament priests foreshadowed Christ Priestly Ministry now let's look there at a few things about that Old Testament priesthood that help us to understand the Heavenly priesthood better when the whole congregation sinned the elders brought a young Bullock they laid their hands upon the Bullock's head so there was individual sacrifice but there was also corporate sacrifice for all of Israel sin was transferred in type from the people corporately to the substitute and The book must be slain so Jesus in heaven died not only for those who accept his death but he died for those that don't accept it now will they have eternal life not unless they accept obviously but what does it mean that Christ suffered death for every man every woman here's the truth of the matter if Jesus did not come to Earth Earth would have destroyed itself a long time ago the wickedness the horror the heartache sin is self-destructive so it is the death of Christ that provides the opportunity for all Humanity to live accepting his Sacrifice by faith allows us to have eternal life but if it was not for the coming of Jesus to this world this world would have destroyed itself a long time ago now notice Leviticus 4 16-18 the priest that is Anointed shall bring of the Bullock's blood to the Tabernacle of the congregation and the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood and he shall sprinkle it seven times before the Lord why seven times before the Lord we studied it before because Christ was wounded seven times his back was flatulated and ripped apart in bled a crown of thorns was placed upon his head and blood ran down his face too he was both his hands were nailed to the cross three and four both his feet were placed there five in six a spear pierced his wound in his side seven so they sprinkled it seven times because seven is a symbol of perfection and Christ's death on the cross provides perfect salvation for all Humanity and he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord that's the Tabernacle of the congregation his salvation is for all Humanity the priest shall make atonement for them and it shall have forgiven them now notice it's not simply the lamb that makes the atonement with the death on the cross but the priest so we come to the Christ of the Cross but it is Jesus that applies what he did on the cross as we come to our case in heaven the only people that Jesus can present in heaven before God's Throne are those that come to him the only sins that God can forgive are those that we give him just like no sin could be forgiven if the sin was not confessed over the head of the Lamb if the lamb did not die so confession was a vital part of the Plan of Salvation the death of Christ allows us to live once but as we come and see the magnificence of his love and we ask for the his grace and forgiveness and pardon our great high priest presents his salvation for us before the very Throne of God now notice what the scripture says blessed are those can you read it it's in Psalm but it's also quoted in Romans 4 7. read it together with me blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered now I want to share with you something about this word blessed certainly it means that peace it certainly means contented it certainly means a sense of Harmony but there's something else about the word blessed the word blessed comes from a root word that means an inheritance do you remember the firstborn received the blessing of the father so when Jacob had the firstborn he blessed Jacob so the word blessing carries with it in inheritance when we come to Christ and our sins are forgiven Jesus presents our names Before the Throne of God and we have a royal inheritance we will inherit Glory one day we'll walk on streets of gold one day we'll live in a land called eternity one day we'll be there where there's no sickness suffering and sorrow you have a blessing from Heaven blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven whose sins are covered those who come to the Christ of the Cross those whose names are presented by the high priest they there have the blessing of the firstborn you and who was the firstborn in scripture Jesus is the firstborn of every creature so we have the blessing saying that the father put upon Christ and one day he's going to say welcome home children one day he's going to throw his arms around us one day he's going to say sickness and suffering are no more one day he's going to say disease and disaster and death are over one day he's going to say chaos and Calamity are over one day he's going to say pestilence and pollution are over one day he's going to say welcome home my children because his death is sufficient because his grace is sufficient because his high Priestly Ministry is sufficient Jesus blood represents his perfect life and the shed blood shows the life poured out in sacrifice beautiful book Desire of Ages on the Life of Christ if you don't have it you should look that up get it on the internet get it someplace but Desire of Ages page 35 on the Life of Christ says Christ was treated as we deserve that we may be treated as he deserves he was condemned for our sins in which he had no share that we might be justified by his righteousness in which we had no share he suffered the death that was ours that we might receive the life that was his by his stripes we are healed Jesus was treated as a sinner so we can be treated as righteous Jesus was treated as a man condemned so we could be acquitted Jesus was treated as one as a sinner so we could be treated as one who does was deservant of the Throne of God I love what Charles Wesley writes Arise My Soul arise shake off thy guilty fears the bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears Before the Throne own my what stands Everybody by what Surety when I look at myself there is no way I can be saved when I look at Jesus there is no way I can be lost he is my assurity he is my confidence he is my Assurance Before the Throne my Surety stands my name is written on his hands he ever lives above for me to intercede who's he interceding for for me for you his all redeeming love his Precious Blood to plead his blood was shed for all our race and sprinkled now before the throne of grace when we come to confess our sin in the ancient Sanctuary the blood is transferred from The Sinner to the substitute to the lamb then from the blood to the sanctuary and that's where your sin is you need not bear that guilt you need not bear that shame it's in the sanctuary Hebrews 9 11 and 12 but Christ being a high priest of good things to come don't you like that he's a high priest of what kind of things everybody good things to come by a greater and more perfect Tabernacle we are not looking to some Earthly Tabernacle to be rebuilt we're looking for a greater and more perfect Tabernacle the Heavenly Sanctuary not made with hands that is to say not of this building neither by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood what qualified Christ to enter into heaven Sanctuary his own blood he entered in once into the holy Place having obtained Eternal Redemption for us our Salvation is in him our Eternal Redemption is in him you need not fear being lost your knees not tremble when you think of the Judgment if we are in Christ and Christ is in US he says I obtained Eternal Redemption for you Psalm 103 verse 12 you're going to read this text and understand it more different differently tonight let's read it together as far as the East is from the West so far hath he removed our transgressions from us as far as the East is from the West where are your sins tonight covered with the blood of Christ in heaven Sanctuary that's as far as the East is from the West as far as the Northeast from the south you see either we carry the burden of our own sin or our sin is there in the sanctuary where are your sins just now it's your privilege to know Jesus came to preach Deliverance to the captives he came to set it Liberty those that are oppressed we can be free from guilt the bondage of sin that holds us can be broken the Christ that died for us is the Christ that lives for us the Christ that died for us is the Christ that wants to impart power to change your life you see Guilt and fear and worry make people sick worry anxiety and fear and hopelessness have led Millions to experience major depression which affects around 20 percent of the world's population at some time in their lives worldwide sales of antidepressants around 6 billion in 2016. there are over 270 million prescriptions of antidepressants sold in the United States alone each year but few people consider the downside 140 million people throughout the world suffer from alcohol-related disorders and on the average one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world according to the World Health Organization but is there an answer to depression to discouragement to an anxiety is there an answer to the chains of sin that so bind us if you're longing for something you do not have the answer is in the sanctuary if there's an aching void within your heart tonight the answer is in the sanctuary would you like to say to Jesus Jesus I want to come tonight for those of you who are watching on hopefully of 365. I want you to to listen carefully and make the decisions in your heart the first line on the card says in response to his love I choose to give my life to Jesus if you've never fully done that in your life before but you want to do that in your home you want to kneel and do that now you see his grace if you've not never done it before he before and you're in this audience you want to do it you can do that check that box second box I choose to receive his power tonight to overcome something specific in my life it may be an attitude it may be lustful thoughts it may be jealousy it may be Pride but there's something in your life and you want to say Jesus I need power I need my high priest to give me power and strength check the second box thirdly you may be carrying a heavy burden tonight I place my burdens my worries and anxieties fully in the hands of Christ my great high priest if that's your desire to come with your burdens to come with your anxieties just check that box we're going to lift these up he knows what they are he knows your heart just check that fourth box I'd like to look forward to following Jesus all the way through Bible baptism or re-baptism you may have never walked through the water you may have never made that full decision for Christ to be baptized but you want to make that tonight or maybe you made a decision before to be baptized but you drifted far away from Jesus and you want to walk into that water wherever you are if you want to make that decision tonight make that decision in your heart you can text us your decision you'll text it at info hope lives 365. that's info at hope lives365.com you see it there on the screen info at hopefully of 365.com text your decision that you want to follow Christ text your decision that you need power text your decision that you have some burden will pray for you text your decision that you want to follow Christ and be baptized let us know from all over the world the only problems that Jesus can solve are the problems that we give to him the only mountains that Jesus can enable us to climb are the ones that we ask him to walk beside us on did you ever hear that wonderful story of a man that was walking down the beach you know it well and as he walked down the beach he looked back and he saw two Footprints in the Sand but then he came down a deep ravine and then had to climb up another very Steep Ravine there was only one set of footprints in the sand and this man before he had that dream wondered why he had so much trials in his life so many trials so much heartache in his life way and so much sorrow in his life and he was arguing with God and he said God why do I have so much sorrow in my life because you are always beside me when I walked down the beach and I always saw two footsteps and Lord I it was a wonderful life but then I went down that deep ravine there was one set of footsteps I went up the other side there was one set of footsteps God where were you then where were you when I needed you most and Jesus said my child look at those footprints they are much deeper I wasn't walking by your side then I was carrying you on my shoulders whatever heartache you are going through tonight whatever emptiness in your soul whatever struggle you are facing whatever battle you're going through you may be sitting alone in your apartment tonight wondering whether life is worth it and the spirit of God is speaking to you right now Jesus Christ is your great high priest he's going to carry you on his shoulders as that priest of Israel he has your name on his heart he has you on his shoulder these cards from this local audience represent your burdens they represent your heartache they represent your grief this is not a make-believe meeting there are real people here and they've come to and tonight we're going to pray for them but we're going to pray for you right now my Father in heaven you bear us as the great high priest on your heart you know our every needs you know our names you know our heartaches and sorrows you know our victories and defeats you know our mountain peaks and our valleys my father we're on your heart you're holding us in your hands you're putting your arms around us you're Whispering encouragement in our ears and when we're weak you're carrying us on your shoulders you're taking us through the valleys and taking us up the mountains oh Father we thank you with all of our heart that you'll never let us down that you'll never let us go I present these names on these cards before you tonight you know every name and every person and father tonight I present each one watching you are the great high priest the infinite Christ thank you that you know us that you'll strengthen Us in Jesus name amen [Music] foreign

Channel: HopeLives365

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Keywords: what is Jesus doing, Seventh day Adventist, SDA, Adventist, Adventists, Mark Finley, HopeLives365, Hope Lives 365, mark, finley, secrets from the ancient sanctuary, Seventh-day Adventist

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Length: 49min 57sec (2997 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 02 2022