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General Summary of Main Points • Christ's unique person as the God-Man grounds a priesthood and glory no creature can attain; He ministers in the true, heavenly tabernacle and reigns as priest-king at the Father's right hand. • Earthly priests and sacrifices are copies and shadows; Jesus offers Himself and, through His ascension, conducts the necessary eternal intercession in heaven. • The ascension is indispensable: our problem is fundamentally spiritual; only a heavenly, eternal intercessor secures believers perpetually so that none are lost. • The old covenant's inadequacy lies in human failure; Christ fulfills every type and shadow, thereby obtaining a more excellent ministry as Mediator of the better, new covenant enacted on better promises. • Jesus, unlike Israel, resists temptation, refuses wilderness grumbling, obeys perfectly, defeats Satan, and conquers death—functioning as true Israel and the last Adam. • The new covenant brings a people who truly know the Lord; its membership is constituted by genuine faith rather than merely physical descent or external inclusion. • The church era, empowered by the Spirit, advances the gospel globally; Christ's ascension aligns with God's plan for worldwide mission and ongoing heavenly mediation.

We are weak and surrounded by constant spiritual danger, therefore we must pray daily for God's protection, asking Him as our Good Shepherd to prevent us from entering into the power of temptation.

In this sermon, Pastor Linehan considers the joyful refining outcome of trials for the believer.

In this sermon from Psalm 34, Pastor Rockhill draws the congregation to the goodness of the Lord as experienced by David when he fled from Saul and feigned madness before the Philistine king. Though God's people today do not face David's exact trials, Pastor Rockhill reminds them that every believer wages spiritual warfare against sin, Satan, and temptation, and so may still identify with the psalmist's fears and troubles. The central burden is a summons to taste and see that the Lord is good. Pastor Rockhill divides the psalm into the singing (verses 1-10), where David praises God at all times and invites others to magnify the Lord with him, and the sermon (verses 11-22), where practical instruction follows for those who have tasted the Lord's kindness. He stresses that deliverance came not by David's scheming but by the angel of the Lord who encamps around those who fear Him. Key doctrine is set forth in the character of God: He is near, righteous, faithful, compassionate, and sovereign over the many afflictions of the righteous, from which He delivers them all. Pastor Rockhill points to the unbroken bones of Christ as the fulfillment of this preserving grace. By way of application, he calls hearers to guard their tongues, depart from evil, do good, and pursue peace as the fruit of salvation rather than its cause. All rests on Christ, who bore God's wrath so that none who trust in Him shall be condemned. He urges every listener to lay down doubt and fear and taste the gospel's goodness by faith.

Pray for your pastor, so you can... 1. Receive his ministry 2. Follow his example 3. Be devoted with him to the Word We regret that "Pray for Your Pastor, Part 2" experienced technical difficulties during recording, so it is unavailable. The outline for 4:14-16 is as follows: Pray for your pastor, so you can stick with him by 1. Endorsing his calling. 2. Encouraging his progress. 3. Enduring with him unto salvation.

Revelation 14:1–13 is significant because it presents the Lamb, Jesus Christ, standing victoriously with His redeemed people, contrasting their faithfulness with the rebellion and judgment of those who follow the world and oppose God. The 144,000 represent those who belong to Christ, bearing His name, following Him faithfully, and remaining spiritually pure amid temptation and persecution. The three angelic proclamations warn against worshiping the beast and receiving his mark, announce Babylon's fall, and declare the certainty of God's judgment upon those who persist in rebellion. In the context of "The Lamb's Victory Over Temptations, Transgressors, And Those Who Remain True," the passage reminds believers that Christ has already secured the ultimate victory and calls His people to remain steadfast, obedient, and faithful to Him regardless of worldly pressure. The passage concludes with a profound encouragement to persevere: those who die in the Lord are blessed because their faithful works follow them, while the wicked ultimately face God's righteous judgment.

Also James 1:12-15 Jas 1:12  Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.  Jas 1:13  Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:  Jas 1:14  But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.  Jas 1:15  Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.