In this message Caleb will talk about how Jesus has redeemed us by being a perfect sacrifice on the cross. God, the strong leader, will lift you up out of sin as you submit to his voice of authority. We will take time to see how Christ is the Greatest Of All Time.
Out of all the holy days under the old covenant, Yom Kippur is one of the most important days. What is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement? It begins at 6 PM. It is taken place on the 10th day of the seventh month of the Jewish Calendar. Aaron takes a bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering. It was a 24-hour period of prayer and fasting. It is also called Yom Kippur. Yom in Hebrew means day. Kippur means to cover. Yom Kippur means to the day to cover your sins. Out of all the feast this one is the holiest The Jews celebrate it now as a time of Fasting and Praying. They do not have a temple; they do not sacrifice animals. This is because their temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. this was their Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
Fasting has an important place in our life today. Remember Fasting reminds us that our belly is not our God. We should not let people that we are fasting. The only time you know someone is fasting should be if you are a close friend or family member. Other than that, the only time people should know is if it is with a corporate fast. One thing you can do is fast a meal to save money and donate that money to a Church or charity that you love. Take the money you would have spent on a meal and give it away.
During this day, there are two goats. One is sacrificed in the temple by the High Priest and the other is used as a scapegoat for people to see. No one can see what takes place with the first goat, but the second goat is used as visual illustration for the people.
In Leviticus 16:21 we read what God told Aaron to do on this Day of Atonement. We read, “Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness b the hand of a suitable man.” When people see this goat leaving, they are seeing their sin leave. The goat carries their sins, so they can walk in freedom.
Today we can walk free because Jesus became sin on the cross. When we think of the empty tomb, we can see a reminder that our sin is gone. Remember what Psalm 103:12 tells us, “As far as the east is from the west, so far had he removed our transgressions from us.” Jesus became the scapegoat 2,000 years ago. He was sent outside of the city to a place called Golgotha. He died so that we might live. After the Cross, “He entered the most holy place once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.” (See Hebrews 9:11-18) (HCSB). Our redemption does last for a moment or a short period of time, our redemption is Eternal.
If you are ever in Bay City, TX, make sure to check out High Five Church. We are a grace-based non-denominational church. This world is always trying to bring us down, so at High Five we are here to encourage and lift you up!
Website https://www.highfivechurch.com Facebook https://facebook.com/highfivechurch Instagram https://instagram.com/highfivechurch
Also check out Courage With Grace Ministries! Pastor Caleb Gibson writes a monthly article there each week. Website https://www.CourageWithGrace.org #BayCityTexas #GOAT #SundayChurch
