LHIM Weekly Bible Teaching

Psalm 16:1-11 The psalmist looks to God as his refuge, only good, and the portion of his inheritance. No matter what people do in the land, he stays true to Yahweh, finding the fullness of joy in His presence. Because he sets God continually before him, nothing can shake him. In this little psalm, we learn the key to a properly ordered heart.

We cannot let other pursuits, even good ones, replace God as our ultimate treasure. Here are some of what we allow to take priority over God:

- Lust: Solomon (1 Kings 11:3-4)

- Money: Gehazi (2 Kings 5:20-27)

- Spouse: Samson (Judges 16:4-6, 15-17)

- Popularity: Saul (1 Samuel 15:9-30; 18:6-9)

- Respect: Levite (Judges 17-18)

- Career: Jeroboam (1 Kings 12)

Your issue may not be one of these. One way to find out what has captured your heart above all else is to ask the question, “What thing, if you lost it, would devastate you to such a degree you couldn’t go on?”

“An idol will always break your heart because no created thing can bear the freight of your deepest hopes or the weight of your soul’s longings. Idols will always break your heart.” --Tim Keller

The Scriptures also provide several positive examples of keeping God first:

- Abraham was willing to give up Isaac (Genesis 22:2, 12, 16-18)

- Joseph wouldn’t sell out God no matter how much he suffered (39:9; 40:8; 41:16)

- Jesus said his food was to do the will of God (John 4:34)

Ironically, by living for God, you will become a better parent, employee, or friend. With God first, you won’t put all of that pressure on other pursuits to provide what only God can--true fulfillment.

3 aspects of love: 1) God’s love for us, 2) our love for Him, 3) our love for others

Romans 5:5-10 The proof that our hope will not disappoint is God’s love poured out in us. Christ died for us when we totally did not deserve it. As we experience God’s love for us, the ugly beliefs about ourselves will disappear.

Romans 8:14-17 “Abba” is a term that expresses warm affection and family confidence.

Galatians 5:13-16 The ability to love others as God has loved us comes with the holy spirit. The walk of the flesh is self-centered, without concern for God or others. The spirit enables us to love others genuinely like God loves.

Philippians 1:12-20 Paul’s transformation and subsequent life are held up in Scriptures as examples for every believer to follow. He did not take the acts of others personally because he did not believe lies about himself.

1 Timothy 1:13-16 Love, joy, and peace are the fruit in someone who believes truth and is influenced by the spirit of truth. Anger, jealousy, revenge, self-doubt, condemnation, “poor me” attitude, etc. are the result in someone who believes lies about himself, others, or God.

Matthew 6:1-4 The motive for service to others is vital.

1 John 4:9-11; 19 Our love for others is due to God’s love for us. It is God-directed.

1 John 3:16-18 The spirit makes possible a fuller realization of God’s love for us and equips us to love Him and to love others as Christ loved his disciples.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 All service is to be centered in love.

13 -- “But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Ephesians 6:10 Jesus has the victory. 1:19-23; 2:4-6 We are united with Jesus.

6:11 and 12 We are in a multidimensional sin war.

2:1-3 The three fronts we face are: 1.) the world, 2.) evil supernaturalism, and 3.) the flesh.

6:13 We need the full armor of God so as to not become discouraged and quit.

14 Loins girded with truth -- The two aspects of truth are 1.) doctrinal, and 2.) personal. Two dangerous common doctrinal lies are "saved by works" and "once saved, always saved." Personal lies like "I am no good," "I am a loser," ugly, stupid, damaged, unlovable, undesirable, inferior... cause overpowering negative feelings and unbelief.

Breastplate of righteousness -- 4:21-24 Two aspects of righteousness: 1.) faith of Christ, and 2.) walking righteously

6:15 Feet shod with peace -- Two aspects of peace: 1.) faith of Christ, peace within, and 2.) walking with peace without.

1.) 1:2; 6:23; 2:14-17, and 2.) 4:1-3; Matthew 5:3-9

6:16 The flaming arrows of the evil one are propelled at us through the flesh, the world, and demons.

6:17 The helmet of Salvation -- 1:9-14 The flesh, the world, and the demons will be destroyed when Christ comes back -- part of our hope.

6:17 The sword of the spirit which is the word of God (4:17-25)

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Why the blood of Christ? Because God is just and is the justifier for man’s sin. Why the blood? Because it brought atonement for us and freed us from the burden of sin.

Blood itself represents life. Thousands of years before medical science understood the significance of blood, this great truth was spoken in the Law of Moses.

Leviticus 17:14a

For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life.

We cannot live without blood. Blood represents physical life. From antiquity, the sacrifice of blood acted as an agent in a binding agreement – a blood covenant. Shedding blood or “cutting a covenant” goes back to the book of Genesis, with early covenants made to Abraham in cutting animal sacrifices in Genesis 15 and cutting the skin in circumcision in the everlasting covenant in Genesis 17.

Luke 22:20 – Jesus spoke of his blood as a new covenant.

The book of Hebrews compares the old covenant with the new covenant.

Hebrews 9:18-22– The first covenant was inaugurated with blood.

Exodus 24:3-8 – God made promises to bring them to the Promised Land. The people agreed that they would do all the words that Yahweh had spoken. Moses then cut the covenant, shedding blood.

Hebrews 8:6 – Jesus is the mediator of a better covenant, enacted upon better promises!

Hebrews 9:11-12 – Through his blood, we have “eternal redemption!”

Hebrews 9:13-15 – Those who have been called “may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.”

Hebrews 9:23-28 – “He will appear a second time for salvation…to those who eagerly await him.”

So how should we live in light of the shed blood of Christ and the new covenant?

Hebrews 10:19-25

Hold fast the confession of our hope.

Consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds.

Don’t forsake our assembling together, but encourage one another.

The day is drawing near. Christ is coming back! A blood covenant was cut!

Hebrews 10:26-29 – Don’t insult the spirit of grace and disregard the blood of the covenant.

Hebrews 10:35-36, 39 – Do not throw away your confidence. Endure, knowing assuredly through the blood of the covenant that God will absolutely bring to pass what has been promised.

Hebrews 12:18-29 – Compares the time of the old covenant on Mt Sinai with the future Kingdom, Mount Zion. This Kingdom cannot be shaken!

Leviticus 16:21-22 The Day of Atonement was a special holy day when the high priest atoned for the sins of the entire nation.

Isaiah 53:4-6, 11-12 Jesus bore our griefs, our sorrows, our iniquities, and our sins.

1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

Hebrews 9:6-14 Christ is both the high priest and the sacrifice to make atonement, cleaning our consciences from dead works to serve the living God

Hebrews 10:1-4 The old animal sacrifices were limited in that the priests needed to offer them repeatedly since they did not make people perfect or cleanse their consciences from sin.

Hebrews 10:10-22 Through Christ’s one super sacrifice, he perfects those who are being sanctified and eliminates the need for any future offerings.

Romans 6:6-7, 11-14, 17-18, 22-23 Because of Christ, we are no longer enslaved to sin; we are liberated to serve God. However, this is a daily decision you must make. Whom will you serve?

When Adam sinned, he and all of humanity that followed lost innocence, life, and godliness. God’s plan for man’s redemption with the blood of Jesus is centered in His justice and righteousness. The beginning of understanding why the blood is understanding God’s justice

Deuteronomy 32:3 and 4 – One of Yahweh’s holy attributes that distinguish Him as the only true God is justice.

Psalm 99:4 – Yahweh is the one who determines righteousness, justice, and equity and as such He is the ultimate authority and enforcer.

Psalm 89:14 – He is the supreme judge qualified by all that He is – just, righteous, loving, merciful, gracious, long suffering….

Psalm 97: 1and 2 – The foundation of Yahweh’s holy sovereignty of heaven and earth is justice and righteousness. He had to redeem man justly. i.e.The foundation of the church

Leviticus 6:1-7 – According to God’s standard for justice, restitution, punishment, and sacrificial atonement are required with sin.

Who taught the child about justice that he would react with “hey that’s not fair why does she get a cookie and I don’t?” From childhood we humans long for justice and can become outraged when we detect injustice. Why are we entertained when the bad guy gets what he deserved or when the good wins? The sense of justice seems to be in our DNA; howbeit, our interpretation of what is just may be tilted “a little” from time to time.

Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12; Deuteronomy 5:17 – The just consequence for murder is death.

Leviticus 24:17-23 – Justices requires an equitable consequence for a wrong doing. God, not man, determines what is reasonable and right.

What is required to right Adam’s wrong losing innocence, life, and godliness? Jesus, a man born like Adam sinless had to endure all the unrighteous temptations of the devil yet not sin and surrender his innocent life in our place. He was the necessary restitution, punishment, and sacrificial atonement

Romans 5:10-ff – Adam’s sin caused death and the loss of eternal life. One just like him’ a second Adam had to surrender his life as payment. God determined the standard necessary to regain what was lost by Adam, the requirement for restitution, punishment, and sacrificial atonement.

In the Old Testament with the animal sacrifices, we see a shadowy type of the just requirements to regain what was lost, the death of an innocent for the sin of the guilty. Adam lost innocence, life, and godliness.

Romans 3:23-25 – “Propitiate” is to cause to be favorably disposed,... To read the rest of the notes visit lhim.org/sermons

John 11:7-10, 14-16 Thomas speaks up when Jesus reveals his plan to go see Lazarus’ family.

John 14:1-11 Thomas asks Jesus to explain what he is talking about at the last supper.

John 20:25-31 Thomas won’t believe what the other disciples were saying until he has proof.

Christianity is not based on a philosophy that helps us make sense of life (though it does that) nor is it based on a set of practices that enable adherents to live the good life (though it does that too) nor is it based on emotional or spiritual experiences that add excitement to life (though it does that as well). It’s based on history—that God actually raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead.

Romans 1:1-4; Acts 2:22-32 - The resurrection is the definite, absolute proof that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.

Romans 6:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:15-17 - His resurrection provides for us newness of life; all things have become new; we are a new creation in him.

1 Corinthians 15:1-ff - Because of his resurrection, we are assured that we too will experience resurrection when he returns.

The book of Genesis ends with the children of Israel moving to Egypt due to the famine in all the land. Israel’s (Jacob’s) son, Joseph, had risen to oversee all the land of Egypt under Pharaoh.

Exodus 1:6-14 – A new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph. Some suggest that this means an entire new Egyptian dynasty. He appoints task masters over the children of Israel, and they afflict them with hard labor. This time in Egypt is referred to as “the house of slavery/bondage” (Ex 13:3, 14; 20:2; Deu 5:6; 6:12; 8:14; 13:5, 10; Jos 24:17; Jud 6:8).

Exodus 1:22 – This slavery became very evil, as Hebrew baby boys were cast into the Nile.

Exodus 2:1-10 – Moses is born and raised in Pharaoh’s household for forty years. (He was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, mighty in words and deeds – Acts 7:22-23.)

Exodus 2:11-15 – Moses fled Egypt for the land of Midian. He lived in Midian for another forty years, and at around the age of eighty (Ex 7:7), God appeared to Moses.

Exodus 2:23-25 – God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 3:1-10 – God speaks to Moses at the burning bush.

Exodus 3:16-22 – God tells Moses that the king of Egypt will not let the children of Israel go, except under compulsion. God will stretch out His hand and strike Egypt with His miracles. In the end, the children of Israel will plunder the Egyptians.

Exodus 5:1 – Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh and say, “Let my People go….” Pharaoh refuses and makes their labor even more difficult.

Exodus7:1ff - 10:1ff – Yahweh performs His signs: water to blood, frogs, gnats, flies, pestilence on the Egyptian livestock, boils on the Egyptians, hail and fire, locusts, three days of darkness. After each plague, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the children of Israel go.

Exodus 11:1ff – The final plague, death of the firstborn of Egypt

Exodus 12:1ff – The Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and deliverance from Egypt – the house of slavery

Jesus, the Passover Lamb – Jo 1:29, 36; 1 Pet 1:18-19; Rev 5:12; 12:9-11; 1 Cor 5:7

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