Jesus, Our Priest

Jesus,Jesus,Our PriestOur Priest

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WhWhat is a priest?at is a priest?

A priest is a person authorized A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rituals of to perform the sacred rituals of

a religion, especially as a a religion, especially as a mediatorymediatory agent between agent between humans and one or more humans and one or more

deities. They also have the deities. They also have the authority or power to administer authority or power to administer

religious rites; in particular, religious rites; in particular, ritesrites of sacrifice to, and of sacrifice to, and

propitiation of, a deity or propitiation of, a deity or deities.deities.

- Wikipedia- Wikipedia

PRIEST

PRIESTPRIEST

WhWhat is your at is your perception of a perception of a

priest?priest?


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WhWhat kind of priest at kind of priest is Jesus?is Jesus?

WhWhat kind of priest is Jesus? at kind of priest is Jesus? (Hebrews 7)(Hebrews 7)

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Read Hebrews Read Hebrews 7:20-287:20-28

(1 verse at a time)(1 verse at a time)


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““For the law appoints men For the law appoints men in their weakness as high in their weakness as high

priests, but the word of the priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who the law, appoints a Son who

has been made has been made perfectperfect forever.forever.””

- Hebrews 7:28- Hebrews 7:28

WhWhat does it mean at does it mean to be perect?to be perect?

PERFECTIONPERFECTION

Without...Without...flawsflaws

defectsdefectsweaknessesweaknesses

errorerror

Jesus is perfect in Jesus is perfect in EVERY way in EVERY way in

EVERY aspect at EVERY aspect at EVERY time for EVERY time for

ALL time!ALL time!

Perfectly loving.Perfectly loving.Perfectly powerful.Perfectly powerful.Perfectly just.Perfectly just.Perfectly holy.Perfectly holy.Perfectly _______.Perfectly _______.

Jesus is our Jesus is our perfect priest!perfect priest!


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Read Hebrews 7:1-Read Hebrews 7:1-1010



PerfectPerfectRighteousRighteousI__________I__________E______E______S________S________T__________T__________

MelchizedekMelchizedek==

King of King of RighteousnessRighteousness

MelchizedekMelchizedek>>

AbrahamAbraham>>

Sons of LeviSons of Levi(Priesthood)(Priesthood)

““You are a priest You are a priest forever after the forever after the

order of order of Melchizedek.”Melchizedek.”- Psalm 110:4b- Psalm 110:4b

Jesus is Jesus is perfectly perfectly _________!_________!

Jesus is Jesus is perfectly perfectly

righteous!righteous!

Without...Without...blemishblemish

sinsinbad thoughtsbad thoughts

errorerror

““For it was indeed fitting For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a that we should have such a high priest, high priest, holy, innocent, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from unstained, separated from sinnerssinners, and exalted above , and exalted above

the heavens.”the heavens.”- Hebrews 7:26- Hebrews 7:26

““He has He has no needno need, like those , like those high priests, to offer high priests, to offer

sacrifices daily, first for his sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those own sins and then for those of the people, since he did of the people, since he did this once for all when he this once for all when he

offered up himself.”offered up himself.”- Hebrews 7:26- Hebrews 7:26

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““We must know the We must know the supremacy of his supremacy of his purity. He never purity. He never

sinned. He never had sinned. He never had one millisecond of a one millisecond of a

bad attitude or a bad attitude or a sinful lust.”sinful lust.”

- Pastor John Piper- Pastor John Piper

Jesus is our Jesus is our righteous righteous

priest!priest!


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““Consequently, he is able to Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those save to the uttermost those

who draw near to God who draw near to God through him, since through him, since he he always lives to make always lives to make

intercession for themintercession for them.”.”- Hebrews 7:25- Hebrews 7:25

Our Lord Jesus Our Lord Jesus prays for us!prays for us!

““I do not ask for these only, I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will but also for those who will believe in me through their believe in me through their word, word, that they may all be that they may all be

oneone, just as you, Father, are , just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that in me, and I in you, that

they also may be in us, so they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that the world may believe

that you have sent me.”that you have sent me.”- John 17:20-21- John 17:20-21

Jesus prays for Jesus prays for believers believers

collectively as collectively as well as well as

individually.individually.



Read Hebrews Read Hebrews 7:11-197:11-19


11 Now if perfection had been 11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical attainable through the Levitical

priesthood (for under it the people priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need received the law), what further need would there have been for another would there have been for another

priest to arise after the order of priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 12 For when after the order of Aaron? 12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the there is necessarily a change in the

law as well.law as well.

13 For the one of whom these things 13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 This said nothing about priests. 15 This becomes even more evident when becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness another priest arises in the likeness

of Melchizedek,of Melchizedek,

16 who has become a priest, not on 16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement the basis of a legal requirement

concerning bodily descent, but by the concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. 17 For power of an indestructible life. 17 For

it is witnessed of him, “it is witnessed of him, “You are a You are a priest foreverpriest forever, after the order of , after the order of

Melchizedek.”Melchizedek.”

18 For on the one hand, a former 18 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness 19 of its weakness and uselessness 19 (for the law made nothing perfect); (for the law made nothing perfect);

but on the other hand, a better hope but on the other hand, a better hope is introducedis introduced, through which we draw , through which we draw

near to God.near to God.




PerfectPerfectRighteousRighteousIntercessorIntercessorEternalEternalS________S________T__________T__________

Jesus is our Jesus is our eternal priest!eternal priest!


PerfectPerfectRighteousRighteousIntercessorIntercessorEternalEternalS________S________T__________T__________

““That's My King”That's My King”


PerfectPerfectRighteousRighteousIntercessorIntercessorEternalEternalSovereignSovereignT__________T__________

Consequently, Consequently, he is he is able to save to the able to save to the

uttermostuttermost those who those who draw near to God draw near to God

through him...through him...Hebrews 7:25aHebrews 7:25a


PerfectPerfectRighteousRighteousIntercessorIntercessorEternalEternalSovereignSovereignTrustworthyTrustworthy

Jesus is our Jesus is our trustworthy trustworthy

priest!priest!


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PerfectPerfectRighteousRighteousIntercessorIntercessorEternalEternalSovereignSovereignTrustworthyTrustworthy

Application: Application: Knowing Jesus our Knowing Jesus our priest for who He priest for who He is, how will you is, how will you

show your love for show your love for Him this week?Him this week?


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