1. The Sacrifice of Jesus what it really accomplished Burton - March 22 nd 2009

2. Plan of our talk

• The situation of mankind

• Gods plan of redemption

• The role of Jesus

• His sacrifice

• What it has accomplished for us

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3. Mankinds situation

• Adams disobedience brought the sentence of death (Genesis 3:19)

• That sentence came upon all mankind (Romans 5:12)

• We know death to be the law of nature (Ecclesiastes 9:5)

• Jesus, though without sin, was brought under the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13)

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4. Gods plan of redemption

• Foretold in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:15)

• Through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:21-22)

• The sacrifice was once for all (Hebrews 10:10)

• We must associate ourselves with Christs death (Romans 6:8-11)

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5. The role of Jesus

• Son of God by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:30-36)

• Son of Man of the seed of Abraham (Hebrews 2:16-18)

• Mortal and bearing our sinful nature but committed no sin (Hebrews 4:15)

• Himself in need of salvation from death (Hebrews 5:7-9)

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6. His sacrifice

• Result of the evil actions of men, both Jew and Gentile (Acts 2:22-24)

• Through his trials and sufferings he learned obedience (Hebrews 5:7-8)

• He provided a pattern for us (Hebrews 4:14-15, 1 Timothy 1:15-16)

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7. What it has accomplished

• The grave could not hold Jesus (Psalm 16:10)

• Hope for us, through the death of Jesus, witnessed to in our baptism (Romans 6)

• Resurrection through Christ (1 Corinthians 15)

• We join Paul in the hope of life with Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:21-26)

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8. Our hope through Jesus... The sacrifice of Jesus