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[0:40] Lord, speak your word to us. Teach us your word. Reveal yourself to us. Let us discover you. Let us see what you have empowered and engraced us to do and to attain and to achieve.

[1:00] We thank you. Reveal yourself to us through the pages of the scriptures. In Jesus' name. Amen. Hallelujah. God is good. And all the time. God is good.

[1:15] God is good.

[1:45] So, Abraham, that's the first time the word Hebrew was used in the Bible. Hebrew. Okay. Abraham the Hebrew. Let's all say that together. Abraham the Hebrew. Say it again. Abraham the Hebrew.

[1:57] Abraham was the first Hebrew. And if you read your Bible very carefully, you'll find out that Abraham came from the other side of the river. So, God called Abraham from, I think, Genesis chapter 12 from verse 1.

[2:09] God called Abraham from the other side of the Euphrates. Euphrates is the river. Okay. Okay. Now, who is a Hebrew? A Hebrew is actually a river crosser. All right.

[2:20] So, a Hebrew is simply a river crosser. Now, remember, Abraham is the first Hebrew. So, that's why his descendants were called the Hebrews. But, spiritually, we are the sons of Abraham.

[2:33] All right. Bible says that if you have faith, then all those who are of faith are the sons of Abraham. Those of us who are of faith, we are the sons of Abraham. All right. All right. And he said that if we are seers of Abraham, then we are blessed according to the, we are heirs of Abraham, then we are blessed according to the promise.

[2:50] Now, so, Abraham is the Hebrew. We are the sons of Abraham. We are the Hebrews. Now, but in what way do we, are we Hebrews? Because Hebrews are a river crosser. What river have you crossed?

[3:01] If you read the Bible very carefully, there are always crossings of rivers. There are many rivers to cross in the Bible. So, if you study the text very carefully, even though you are going to the presence of God, there was a water body.

[3:16] There was some water in the tabernacle. There was this water in this container, hard water. You have to apply the water before you go further. That's why when they delivered them from Egypt, they needed to cross the Red Sea, which was, according to Peter, it was a sign of baptism.

[3:34] All right. So, there are images or imageries of river crossing and water crossings all over in the scriptures for the people of God. Because if you are people of God, you have to cross water.

[3:45] That is why it's necessary for us to go through baptism. All right. So, we cross the waters. Now, so, we Hebrews, we are, we are the Christians. We have crossed water.

[3:55] What water? The water, but we go through water. We go through, from one area, from one land to another land. Okay. Okay. So, we are the Hebrews. Now, the title of the message is, Therefore, Hebrews.

[4:08] So, not the book of Hebrews, but the people of Hebrews. The Hebrews. Therefore, you Hebrews. Now, when you read the Bible very carefully, particularly in the New Testament, let me sound a little bit theological.

[4:24] In the New Testament, or in the Bible, there are the narratives, and then we have the didactics. The narratives are storytelling. So, if you read the, it's usually, you can also call it the historical accounts.

[4:37] So, what most of us know as the gospel according to Matthew. How many gospels have we got? How many? Four. All right. What? First one.

[4:48] Matthew. Matthew. Matthew. Mark. Luke. Luke. And John. Now, these are all biographies of Jesus Christ. It's telling us about the human Jesus.

[4:58] It's the historical records of human Jesus. His birth. His living. The things he did. And his dying and resurrection. It tells us all. So, if you want to know everything Jesus did or what Jesus did, much of it is encapsulated or captured in the gospels.

[5:15] Now, there are four gospels. Every one of them focuses on something politically unique. All right. So, but John was quite very different. And so, theologians call the first three gospels the synoptic gospel.

[5:27] Synonymous. Synoptics. They talk virtually about the same thing. But when you read John, John talks about something very different. Interestingly, John's, can you imagine? The gospel of John focuses on the last ten, I think, last twelve days of Jesus Christ's life on earth.

[5:44] So, it doesn't span just the last few days of his life. The gospel of John. Because he's trying to present Jesus to help us to realize that Jesus is the son of God. Jesus is there. That's why it starts in the beginning was the word.

[5:54] The word was with God and the word was with God. He just, he wasn't interested in anything but just to let us know that Jesus is God in the flesh. Someone say amen. Amen. And so, these are the narratives.

[6:05] The narratives. The storytelling. The historical accounts. So, when you read the old narratives. But then there's another narrative. There's another historical account which is called the Acts of the Apostles.

[6:16] What does it do? It tells us about the acts. The behavior of the apostles. When the Holy Spirit, that's why the Holy Spirit came upon them. So, the Acts of the Apostles is actually also a narrative. So, you can tell that we have in the New Testament, we have the narratives which are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and Acts.

[6:32] They are all historical records. But then right after that, what book comes after Acts? Some of you don't know. What book comes after Acts? Romans. Those who like roaming around. No. So, the book of Acts, then you go to Romans.

[6:44] Now, Romans is not narrative. Romans is didactic. Didactic. Didactic. Didactic means that it gives instructions. You have to do this. Do that.

[6:55] Don't do this. Do this. Do that. It is in Romans chapter 12 where you find out. Therefore, my beloved brethren. Romans chapter 12 verse 1. I beseech you.

[7:07] Good. I beseech. Thank you very much. I beseech you. I beseech you. I beseech you. Therefore. My beloved brethren.

[7:18] Now, when you read Romans chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. It talks about what Christ has done for us. How we were sinners. How the Lord could not save us. How we were struggling. Oh, wretched man like that I am.

[7:29] Who can save me from this body of death? It tells us. It tells us. Chapter 8. There is not therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Then it goes on. If God be for us. It says if the Spirit of God lifts his hands.

[7:40] Those who are led by the Spirit of God. They are the sons of God. It talks about how the Spirit of God helps us in our infirmities. It talks about Romans chapter 8. If God be for us. Who can be against us? It talks about if Jesus Christ does not condemn us.

[7:51] It talks about no life nor death. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. The love of God in Christ Jesus. Romans chapter 8. Again, verse 37. Somewhere it talks about in Christ Jesus.

[8:02] We are more than conquest. And then Romans chapter 9. Begins to talk about the Jews. And it talks about how we have been brought in based on grace. And the mercy of God. So it says not of him that willeth.

[8:12] Neither is it of him that runeth. But it is of God who shows mercy. Then Romans chapter 10 picks it up. Talks a little bit more about the Jews. Romans chapter 11 talks more about how the Jews were originally supposed to be the main guys.

[8:24] But because of unbelief. They missed it. God brought us in. And God has a plan to bring them back in. Because God knows whatever he is doing. Then after telling us all about what this. After telling us chapter 1 to chapter 11.

[8:36] About what God has done. What God has done. What God has done. It is not based on what you have done. But what God has done. You are justified by faith. Justification. It is all in Romans. Romans chapter 5 verse 1. It says therefore since we are justified by faith.

[8:48] We have peace with God. It is all about justification. What God has done. Then chapter 12 said. I beseech you. Therefore. Say therefore. Therefore. On the basis of what has been done.

[9:00] I beseech you. Therefore. My beloved brother. Chapter 12 verse 1. That is the style of the didactic writings. The didactic writings are written to give us instructions.

[9:11] Show us how we have to live. So if you want to know how you ought to live as a Christian. It is good to know how Christ lived. But if you want to know how you ought to live as a Christian. You have to check what the epistles say.

[9:23] The epistles simply are the letters. Letters written to the church. Letters written to people. Telling them how they ought to live. And so the epistles always. The epistles always had.

[9:34] Watch this. I like Ephesians. When I was reading Ephesians. It opened my eyes so much. So, so, so much. So, so much. Most of the epistles were written to correct things that were going on in the church.

[9:47] So Corinthians. They were just messing up. Living recklessly. When they were together. They said someone should pray. Then we are about to eat. So can you bless the food for us?

[9:58] They don't understand what you are saying. Paul said, are you out of your mind? Corinthians were interested. Bible said the Corinthians did not come short of miracles.

[10:08] Second Corinthians chapter 12 verse 12. It talks about all the signs of the apostles were worked in you. But he said, you guys. I need you to come up in your giving lifetime. He says that some of you. I have heard that there are some of you who are fighting amongst yourself.

[10:20] Shouldn't be. And he said that. That is when he began to explain what tongues is for. He began to explain. If I can speak in tongues. I can do. And I don't have love. I am nothing. So he was addressing a lot of issues.

[10:31] He said. For a second Corinthians. He said that. I hear that one of you has been sleeping with your father's wife. Yeah. This is a Bible. This is very interesting. So he wrote to correct Galatians. He wrote.

[10:41] Galatians was written to correct something. Because this Jew. The Jews. Forcing the Gentiles. You know where Gentiles. I suppose you should know that by now. The Gentiles who have become born again.

[10:52] Forcing them to live based on the Levitical law. And so Galatians had to write. To say listen. We are saved by grace. And not the law. You don't have to force people to.

[11:03] And all that. But Ephesians. See Ephesians. Ephesians was not written to correct any problem. Ephesians was written to tell us God's perspective about the church. Oh that's nice.

[11:14] I love Ephesians. And then Ephesians is six chapters. Six chapters. From chapter one to three. Talks about what Christ has done.

[11:25] Chapter four to six. Talks about what you should do therefore. Say therefore. Therefore. There is always a therefore. Christianity doesn't start with what you do.

[11:39] It starts with what? It starts with what? I want someone to mention. It's the way I want it to be mentioned. It starts with what? Okay.

[11:53] It starts with what? It starts with what? It starts with what? Christ alone. Christianity starts with Christ alone. You don't bring anything to the table.

[12:05] But after you come in. You begin to. You come and stand on a platform called therefore. Therefore. Now that you are in.

[12:17] It's just like marriage. Now that you are in. Now. Therefore. So. Most. Throughout the didactic writings. There were always. Therefore.

[12:28] Therefore. Therefore. Therefore. That's why I showed you. Actually in Ephesians chapter one. After I spoke about. I've heard all these things. You are doing this. You are doing this. Ephesians chapter one. From I think. Verse 14.

[12:38] 15. 16. Somewhere there. It said. Therefore. Since I heard of your faith. And I heard of your. This thing. This. That's what I'm praying for you. Ephesians chapter three. It's talking about therefore. And so. There are always.

[12:49] Therefores. In the scriptures. That tells you. Your portion. What you also have to do. Because that's. It's Christ alone. It starts and end. Bible says. He's the altar. And the finisher. Right. So it starts and end with Christ.

[13:01] But how to live the Christian life. Requires a therefore. Does that make sense? Yes. You are born again. Therefore. Therefore. Therefore. Therefore. You are going to heaven.

[13:13] Therefore. Jesus has done everything for you. Therefore. He has blessed them with all spiritual blessings.

[13:24] So. Why is it not showing? Because you haven't done the therefore. So the therefore now takes the responsibility. And. Gently hands it over.

[13:35] In your hands now it's your turn. Therefore. For is the passing on of the baton. You had the wonderful things we have heard about Jesus Christ. What he's done. Actually. When you read James chapter 5.

[13:47] Oh. Lovely. No. James chapter 4. Verse 6. It's interesting. This is one of the therefores. Okay. James chapter 5. Verse. James chapter 4.

[13:57] Verse 6. It talks about. This is talking about God. He gives more grace. Therefore. He says. God resists the proud.

[14:08] And gives grace. To the humble. Go to the next verse. Did you see that? Because God resists the proud. And gives grace to those who are humble.

[14:18] He said. No. Therefore. Submit yourself to God. So. He doesn't just tell you what to do. He tells you the basis. Okay. This is what God does. And so you do this. What you should do.

[14:28] Look at 1 Peter chapter 5. Yeah. 5. 5. It's actually the same thing. 1 Peter 5. 5. 1 Peter 5. 5. He said. Likewise you younger.

[14:40] Younger people. Submit yourself to the elders. Yes. All of you. Be submissive one to another. And be clothed with humility. Why? For God resists the proud.

[14:51] You know. And gives grace to the humble. Never think someone is taking advantage of you. When you are being humble. Because. When you are being humble. You are exposing yourself for grace. They're haughty.

[15:04] They're proud. God resists you. Say. He himself. He said. I don't have the space for you. All right. But after he said. God resists the proud. And God gives grace to the. Resists the proud.

[15:14] But. Gives grace to the humble. Go to the next verse. Verse 7. You see. Sorry. Verse 6. See. Say what. Therefore. Therefore what. Did he say.

[15:25] Let God do it for you. No. He's talking about. What God does. Then he said. Therefore you too. This is what you got to do. Someone getting it. God does some things. Because God. Oh.

[15:35] Because God answers prayers. Therefore pray. All right. You are born again for a therefore. Therefore. And the past two weeks.

[15:46] We have been talking about. We have a high priest. High priest. Now. What's the title for today's message? Therefore Hebrews.

[15:56] Therefore Hebrews. Oh. You can make it. Therefore you Hebrews. Or me Hebrews. Therefore Hebrews. So. Now. At least you have an idea. About where this is leading to. Therefore.

[16:08] Because of this. Because of what? What's the therefores about Hebrews? In Hebrews. Actually. Hebrews. I was studying. I was studying. I love Hebrews. You know. Next time. When I. When I finish Ephesians. I'm going on Hebrews.

[16:18] On television. Hebrews. Then we come to Romans. Then I go to Galatians. Those are my best books. I just love them. Hebrews has a few therefores. About five of them. But.

[16:29] Do you know. The way they have. Interspaced the therefores in Hebrews. Is so beautiful. Hebrews has been well laid out. Do you know how Hebrews starts? Hebrews starts. With how God. Who in the time. Hebrews chapter one verse one.

[16:40] How God in the times past. Spoke to the fathers. Through the prophets. But now in these days. He's speaking to us. By his son. Say his son. His son. So that's the introduction of Hebrews.

[16:51] That God speaks to us. Through his son. God speaks to us. Through his son. Tell someone. God speaks to us. Through his son. Through his son. All right. So it says that. God speaks to us. So that's the introduction of Hebrews.

[17:02] Then. Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba. I like the author of Hebrews. Let me tell you something. They're a bit theological. But it's good to know. Every book of the Bible. Theologians know who wrote it. Even though God.

[17:13] God didn't take a pen and a paper. God. Bible says. All scripture is given by the. God had to inspire people. And Bible talks about. How the prophets of old. They were moved.

[17:24] By the spirit of God. Okay. So it's God. But he used human agents. Without violating their will. Their desires. Their purposes. Their emotions. And everything. So God wrote. But then. So. For instance. Who wrote the book of John?

[17:36] You should know that by now. Who wrote the book of Luke? Huh? Yeah. Who wrote the book of Isaiah? Yeah. But. No one knows. Up to now. The only book in the Bible. Which has disputed authorship.

[17:47] Is Hebrews. Many believe. It's Paul. Some also believe. Maybe it's not Paul. Because. Paul has a style of writing. But when you look at. Hebrews.

[17:59] It's not so. Look at how it started. Normally when Paul is writing. He says that. Greetings. Peace be upon you. Grace and mercy to you. Then he talks about that. Then he begins to talk about.

[18:10] Jesus Christ who has done this. But. Hebrews doesn't start with that. Hebrews just starts. Boom. Jesus Christ. God. Spokes in the past. Through the prophet. Now he's speaking to us. By Jesus.

[18:21] Then he began to raise the. Someone who think about. Oh you are writing to Hebrews. No. Please. Let me. Let me make this clear. Spiritually. The Hebrews. We are the Hebrews. But. Physically. There were Hebrews who were alive.

[18:32] Alright. So the Hebrews. The Jews. Who were very familiar with Judaism. They were practicing the Levitical pre-truth. Does that make sense? When he says that Jesus is better. Jesus is high priesthood. Is better than the Levitical priesthood.

[18:44] Because he. The people who we are talking to. Were people who practice. The Old Testament. Very well. That was. That's all they had. That was all they had. So he had to explain some things.

[18:54] Now. So when he started writing. He says. God is speaking to us through Jesus. This is like someone would think. Why. Why Jesus? He says. Then he began to say. Jesus is better than the angels. All right.

[19:05] So he spoke about. I think. Five. Yeah. Five. Five. Five. Major items. Or major personalities. Or major figures. In the Old Testament. Who Jesus was superior to.

[19:18] So first. He said. Jesus was. So when you read Hebrews chapter. One. Right. From the beginning. He begins to talk about angels. You see angels there. He says that Jesus is better than the angels.

[19:29] Because none of the angels. God never said to any of the angels. You are my son. Right. So Jesus is superior to the angels. Right. So right from chapter one. Started talking about. Superior to angels.

[19:40] As the son of God. So. So Jesus being the son of God. He's superior to the angels. Because. He's the only one. Who. God said that. Your. Your throne is forever.

[19:50] Oh. Oh thou. Thou. Oh Lord. Your throne is forever. And all that. And then. Then he compared. Jesus to the angels. As well. As the son of man. So first of all.

[20:01] He's superior as the son of God. Then next one. He said. Even as a son of man. As a human being. He was even superior to the angels. Because. I like Hebrews chapter two.

[20:11] When he talks about. He came to die for us. Angels couldn't die for us. So. Hebrews chapter two. Talks about. How. Hebrews chapter two. I think. Verse 11. 12. Somewhere there.

[20:22] How he became. The captain of our salvation. Because of what he did on the cross. And verse in there. 17. He talks about. How. The high priest. He became the high priest. After the order of man.

[20:33] So he says that. Jesus' human. Human living. Was superior to the angels. I'm going somewhere. But. One thing I discovered. That. After he spoke. Anytime he spoke out. He spoke about.

[20:43] What he says was superior to. He says. Therefore. In Hebrews chapter two. He spoke about. How. Jesus is superior to the angels. The first. Therefore. Or you can call it. The first warning.

[20:54] He says that. Chapter two. From verse one to four. He said. Therefore. We should give heed. To the things that have been spoken to us about Jesus. Don't ignore it. Don't ignore it. So. See.

[21:05] Anytime he painted the picture. He said. You two. You have to do this. In the light of this. Do this. All right. So he says that. Therefore. Did you see that? Did you see that? Therefore. We must give.

[21:15] You must give. The more. Endless heed. To the things we have heard. So. Unless we drift away. Because Jesus is superior to the angels. The things that we are teaching. The things that we are learning.

[21:26] Give heed to it. Rather than that. The devil will come in. So. Therefore. Give heed. Then. After that. I like this. Then he said. So Jesus is superior to the angels. Then he went on to the next one.

[21:38] The next major figure in the Old Testament. He says he's superior to the. To Moses. Someone say Moses. That's chapter three. From verse one to three. He says he's superior to the Moses. In what sense? As. The apostle.

[21:50] And the high priest of our calling. He. Moses was an apostle. Who is an apostle? Greek word. Apostolos. Saint one. Moses was sent. God appeared to Moses. In the wilderness.

[22:00] He said Moses. I've heard the cry of my people. And I've come. I'm coming to send you. To go and deliver them. So Moses went. As a saint. As a saint. A saint one. To go and deliver the people. Jesus also came. As a saint one.

[22:11] Remember. All throughout the gospel. He kept saying that. My father. The father who sent me. Is with me. My father sent me. My father sent me. He came. As a saint one. All right. So Jesus was superior to the Moses.

[22:22] As the saint one. And after he spoke about Jesus. Being superior to the Moses. As the saint one. The next one in that follow was. Do not. Do not. Come short. Of the promise of entering the rest of God.

[22:34] Do you know what. Moses went to bring them. With the intention. Of bringing them to. To promised land. So okay. So Jesus and Moses. You remember on Friday. He spoke about entering the rest of God.

[22:46] He says that we have to be careful. Lest we don't enter the rest. So. Hebrews chapter 3. In Hebrews. Sorry. Yeah. Hebrews chapter 3 verse 7. That was. To chapter 4.

[22:57] Verse 13. It spoke about. How we should be careful. Therefore. We should be careful. So that we do not. We do not come short. Of the promise of entering the rest. You remember.

[23:08] Chapter 4 verse 1. We quoted it last. Friday. Chapter 4 verse 1. Therefore. See. This is very interesting. I'm trying to get someone to see something. All right. So therefore. Since.

[23:18] Since a promise remains. Of entering his rest. So now. This warning is not about. Pay. Give heed. This promise is about. Make sure you enter the rest.

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[24:00] I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. Montreal. to Moses, we should therefore be careful that we also do not fall short of entering the rest of God.

[24:13] Hebrews chapter 4 verse 1. Do you understand that? So that's the second, is it the second or the third? It's the second. Then he went on to talk about, so after Moses, he said Jesus is superior to Aaron, the high priest.

[24:28] Uh-huh. So Jesus being superior to Aaron, the high priest, he, according, in what way? He is superior as a high priest to Aaron because his high priestly office is according to the order of Melchizedek. And we all know that Melchizedek, his high priestly office is superior to the Aaronic priestly office. Why?

[24:54] Can someone remember? Sorry? Yes, we will come to that. We will come to that. That's a good one. But why? What's the difference between Melchizedek and Aaron's priesthood?

[25:09] Sorry? Sorry? It's not a heritage tree. Okay, that's some of the reasons. Yes. It has no end. That's one of it. Sorry? That's the one I'm looking for. Say it louder.

[25:23] He was there. But the other one came after Abraham. And Abraham saw Melchizedek. He said, yes sir, yes sir. And Abraham nailed down. Melchizedek blessed him. But Aaronic priesthood was in Abraham when he received.

[25:37] So that one's higher than. Remember the argument in Hebrews chapter 11. Chapter 7. Alright. So that is one reason why Jesus is superior to Aaron because his high priest is after the order of Melchizedek.

[25:51] Not only that. Secondly, because his high priest, just watch all of you said, his kind of high priest doesn't end. is perpetual. You know, it's eternal. And I like the way Hebrews chapter 7 all the way from 1 to 28 somewhere.

[26:06] It talks about he's also able to save to the uttermost. High priest, the Aaronic high priest, they can't save you. They can't save anybody. And so Jesus is better. So he talks, he spoke about Jesus' high priest priestly office being better.

[26:22] Jesus being better than Aaron because his high priestly office is higher. then in chapter 5 verse 11 and chapter 6 verse 20 that was when he spoke about because Jesus' high priesthood is better than Aaronic high priesthood he said therefore we should be brought into maturity.

[26:44] So at this scripture at the only time we are doing the foundation class and I think that it blesses me so much I take a lot of time there so I don't want to be tempted to quote it too much but permit me indulge me to just mention a little bit.

[26:57] Hebrews chapter 5 from verse 11 you know verse 12 he says even though by this time you ought to be teachers you need someone else to teach you and you need milk. I love that one I love that one alright and then chapter 6 so he says that by now you should you have mastered some stuff but you still are babes you are not maturing go to chapter 6 verse 1 and see what it says what does it say how does it start let's go let's read it out leaving the discussions of the elementary principle so therefore leave something and mature why because Jesus' high priesthood is higher so have you noticed that therefores say therefore Hebrews I'm going somewhere therefore therefore and so after Jesus has done his part you too do your part now he's better than angels okay so then listen to him and the things you have heard about Jesus don't let this slip out of your mind he's better than Moses therefore strive to enter into rest because Moses brought some people out of

[28:01] Egypt he pulled them out of Egypt and some of them not all of them entered now if Moses not all of them entered then Jesus is better than also you he's bigger to better rest you have to be careful other than that you too you fall the way they fell in the wilderness and just the sad bit that Christians say that the thing is not working the thing is not working it's not that it's not working someone has fallen off God promised me from the beginning of January that in the next four months I'll be like this and look five bars have come nothing has happened the problem is not with God it's with your therefore what have you done with the therefore there is always a therefore that is what I discovered about some churches or some ministries in Africa which disturbs me and I'm sure you'll be aware of some of them where they say I've been God grew up in Africa I was born and gave fire I attended all night and stuff some of the all night you go and then this prophet will stand there you know he said hey

[29:03] God has told me he's raising five millionaires here run and come people will be running he said all those who are part of the five millionaires are supposed to give ten thousand pounds each yeah he wants to be a millionaire so he's going to exchange and guess what after that that's all that's all there is so there's no responsibility there's no therefore they live their lives normal but you you already don't have a job and you're life saving you're going to give it and you don't have a job you're not really working hard you're not taking any calls and yet you're hoping that it has been said you'll be a millionaire so maybe it will happen because I believe no yes we are believers so we believe but we believe therefore hallelujah some of you will be familiar with what I'm talking about it's common it's common there are so many people it's okay God says that he's going to give you a husband he's going to give you a wife I came I have the anointing for marriage come and receive it and you come they anoint you with oil the oil is good but sometimes we leave the responsibility for the oil so you are anointed with the oil and you won't even change your presentation you won't change your presentation or you don't change the way you talk to men and everyone who comes into your life they get attracted but when they come you begin to talk

[30:28] I can't stand this kind of attitude and you are receiving a lot of oil and you say nothing is happening receiving oil nothing is happening no one is coming why will someone come you are spoiling their oil you are spoiling their oil you are spoiling their oil do something I remember when I was a young Christian one of the pastors in the church made a statement I never forgot he said that a certain lady came to him and he said pastor my salon she is a hairdresser and for some reason it looks like demons are attacking my business things are not working the pastor prayed after a few weeks he came pastor I don't know I want you to step come into my salon pray and he said when he prayed and he looked at the towels the woman was using was very dirty dirty towels dirty towels and he said demons are sucking them it's your dirty towel hallelujah you see a man you see a woman a man and he's not treating his wife well and he's saying that the devil is using my wife learn the principles of treating a woman well and you'll get the best out of her you'll say amen so do you believe in the oil therefore do some stuff so you can better yourself and don't say me

[31:54] I'm going to church it's just like you're going to write an exam you said I'm not going to learn because I believe the anointing is going to work and then before you go and write the exam you grease your hair you are moving you are coming to write the oil and then you put a little in your pocket when they give you the paper you pour some on it you are going for anointing is good but why are you going for an interview for a job Nadine attended 14 interviews and she will tell you every one of them it was daunting preparing reading sleepless night you put oil and you go and sleep and sleep and sleep and when you wake up even late oh god I thank you I am blessed not I thank you you can't miss a thing I thank you I thank you lord and there you go and you go to look at you say what can we do for you so I came for the job you are talking bold the righteous as bold as a lion so therefore if your marriage is not working it's your fault work on it stop complaining about your wife stop complaining about your husband work on it work on it it takes two to tango especially if you have been married for some time then if you've been able to marry that means you are not demons yes you can make it work you can make it work so after we pray for you therefore

[33:34] Hebrew Hebrew Hebrew therefore didactic I understand why you don't clap but that's fine because therefore say therefore Hebrews so so it compared us it compared Jesus Christ and it said Jesus Christ is superior to Moses Aaron as high priest because Aaronic high priest is inferior to the Melchizedekan high priest then he says that not only that because Jesus' high priest is eternal he's a living high priest then he says because of therefore because of the high priest we have we should mature grow up it's amazing when you read the bible very carefully the amount of favor God has lavished on us however we did the favor and in

[34:37] Bajit Pastor Frank the scripture I like quoting in I think in Titus chapter 2 verse 11 he says the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men teaching us so it doesn't just appear savior you are dead after you are saved it teaches you see the grace of God bring go to the next verse 12 he said teaching us there is something you should also be doing say therefore Hebrews so therefore grow up because you have a high priest whose office is better than and then he then he moves on to the Christ new covenant is superior to the Old Testament covenant Christ new covenant is superior to the Old Testament covenant for two reasons number one it is a covenant with better promises I like that one then it says that secondly why is it superior because it has better sacrifices and it uses better blood and in a more excellent tabernacle you remember

[35:50] I spoke about all that last week so it's better sacrifices better blood which is the blood for the new covenant it's the blood of Jesus what's the blood for the new covenant Jesus said this is the blood of the new covenant so the blood of Jesus is far better than the blood of bulls and goats and then it's better than that because it has a more excellent and a perfect tabernacle a tabernacle alright I'm going somewhere but I want to so let me just say the first command so because it's better than the old covenant and everything come forward to the to the holies of holies that's where I'm going alright thank you Jesus alright let's look into our Bibles I think this will help us so in Hebrews chapter chapter 8 from verse 1 all the way to chapter 10 verse 18 is comparing the old covenant to the new covenant the old covenant to the new testament

[36:58] Hebrews chapter 8 all the way to chapter 10 verse covenant to the new covenant and when he finished comparing all that and he said that Jesus' new covenant is better than the old covenant then he says verse 19 Hebrews 10 19 that's where I've been going I'll leave the other therefore there's one more therefore but Hebrews chapter 19 is it okay if we all read it together from the screen I want you to read it out loud okay let's go therefore brethren having boldness to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus okay one more time having boldness to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus now what does it mean by to enter the holiest oh come on come on the veil because you can't enter the holiest before I go on a bit further I want to show you something look you can't stick your finger there because we are coming back that's where we are finishing the message of but when you go back to

[38:04] Hebrews chapter 6 verse 20 or verse 18 19 Hebrews chapter 6 towards the end is amazing one because I like it so much it talks about by two meters in which it's impossible for God to lie we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us say hope set before us then it's alright let me take my time to tell you about this hope verse 19 it's hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast which enters where which enters where which enters where the presence of the high let me show you this how you do your Bible studies because of the things I've been teaching in the past you should understand when we talk about the presence what does it mean by the presence put it back on the screen please the presence behind the veil what presence was behind the veil which veil are we talking about the veil that separated the temple the holies of holies where the presence of god was to the rest of the temple or even the people so who enters the holies of holies how many times once a year so once a year he goes and when he goes what if something happens to him and he can't he goes before he dies if he doesn't die let's say

[39:39] I'm the high priest and I'm entering behind the veil so the people have prayed over your goats I've got the blood I'm going and I enter what would you guys be doing they're all out there waiting for their high priest to emerge as soon as the high priest comes means that it's done it's done so watch this in those days no one no one could see inside the veil let alone to go there okay and it says that our hope goes enters the presence behind the veil now go to the next verse that's where I'm going you will like this where the forerunner has entered for us who is the forerunner where the forerunner have entered for us even Jesus having become a high priest forever according to the order of me now watch this what is a forerunner ahead of you so what someone is going ahead of you what does that mean before you all right

[41:00] I'm going to New Cross Gate ahead of you I'm going ahead of Pastor Frank and then he comes to ask is Pastor Frank coming I said I'm going ahead of him implicit in that statement I've made means what if I'm going ahead of him that means that he's coming there if I say Pastor Frank is waiting for me to come back implicit in that statement is that he's not coming so if he says that forerunner what does that mean he's gone before us for us to follow in the Old Testament the high priest goes in they wait for him to come back in the New Testament hey he he goes to wait for us to join with that in mind chapter 10 verse 19 therefore say therefore the brethren there means you

[42:07] Hebrews therefore you Hebrews therefore so what have you got to do since Jesus has done all these things for us what have you got to do watch this it says I have opened it in my Bible therefore therefore brethren it's right there having boldness to enter where the holy does it make sense when he said you to enter why because the forerunner is waiting hallelujah hallelujah therefore therefore having to enter into the hallelujah what does it mean practically for us you must always have the boldness to come into the presence of God behind the veil behind the veil it does not matter the state you are in you must always know that God is waiting for you come talk to me come talk to me girl come talk to me boy I need to hear from don't come to me come talk to me go son you come and he says that can you imagine a thief going to the police station some people here have experienced that before driving without insurance and the last thing you want to see a police car behind you hey you didn't know what

[43:33] I'm talking about the last thing you want to see is a police car behind you oh no you begin to pray you feel like should I take left what if you take left and they also come all right so then because they didn't even notice you they don't know about you but why you are timid because of the fault around you now he says that therefore because of Jesus having gone ahead therefore you completely don't be timid here come just come just come say just come therefore come boldly before the throne of grace put you on the screen please again so therefore let us therefore brethren having boldness to enter the holies by the blood of Jesus did you realize this is how

[44:34] I study my bible brothers and sisters oh did you realize it's not a complete statement I've just explained the mindset the reason behind but it's not said anything actually oh he said that we have boldness therefore having boldness to enter by the blood of Jesus what what he hasn't told us what to do he's just saying the state therefore having boldness to enter that makes you want to go further what is he trying to say tell me to do that's how you should study your bible because you need that therefore to take the delivery of your miracle so if you don't understand the terms of the therefore you won't get a miracle and you'll be waiting oh god I've been waiting nothing is happening why only me no it's because you haven't seen the instructions read the instruction manual I don't know my ipad it can't take pictures read the instruction manual it will show you how to take pictures you just bought an ipad and you're holding like this thinking to take pictures of everybody no read the instruction manual since you have not got an ipad therefore read the manual so you can apply it christian life is full of results but many people don't get results because they miss a lot of their force therefore hebrews having boldness to come into the holies of holies go to the next verse 20 still he still hasn't said it what should i do he hasn't said it have you seen that he's just trying to be more light on what we've got by a new and a living way which he jesus consecrated for us through the veil that is his flesh so his flesh was the veil in in in in matthew chapter 27 you can just put it on the screen when he died on the cross when he died bible says that the the the curtain in the temple was torn and then behold the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom when he died on the cross the veil which of you can come and tear this from top to bottom you have to climb so for it to be torn from top to bottom god himself held it and rented it he said now hebrews can come directly to me now the hebrews can come directly to me hallelujah and so the

[47:05] Bible says that he's go back to hebrews chapter 10 his flesh was the veil his flesh okay so now he says that we have a new and living way a better one it's a new one it's a living way okay to enter into the boldness he says therefore having from verse 19 therefore having boldness to enter into the holies by the blood of Jesus go to the next verse by a new and living which he consecrated for us through the veil that is his flesh he hasn't said what we should do all right what we are looking for is what should we do that's what we are looking for now so let's keep searching go to the next verse another one he says see God just wants you to get it right before he tells you now do in Christianity it's not so much about do and God will accept you God has accepted you and he will empower you to do so guess what he's still telling us the things we have got he has used so many chapters been telling us

[48:05] Jesus has died for us he's a high priest he's saying again so we don't miss it so therefore having boldness to enter to the holies of holies in a new and a living way beyond the veil and having a high priest over the house of God what should I do now go to the verse 22 now that's the work let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith having a so full assurance of faith security having a heart sprinkled from an evil conscience sprinkled you can't so the blood is what sprinkles cleanses from this is what he said draw near and then he began to tell the state that we come in full assurance blessed assurance Jesus is mine know who you are okay come boldly anytime we come to church we say let's pray pray unless you're not born again if you're not born again

[49:07] I don't know I don't know what I can say for you because you are a very miserable person in life there is no hope for an unborn again person there is no hope no hope and when you die you have straight tickets straight to hell if you are listening to me on the internet please if you are not born again please when you die you are going straight to hell you go to hell I mean hell you go straight with your new shoes and new clothes everything straight with your certificate straight to hell but if you are born again it's not only about after death on earth dynamics change you can you can come boldly into the presence of God in a new and a living way by the blood of Jesus through the veil with full assurance of faith and your heart cleansed from evil your heart sprinkled from evil conscience and your bodies washed with pure water that's the word of

[50:21] God you see the Hebrews always there's water oh yeah Hebrews deal trade with water your body washed by pure water that's symbolism of God's word by the washing of the word Ephesians chapter 5 verse 26 somewhere there okay so now so it says draw near draw near with a true heart okay so therefore having all these opportunities what should we do I can't hear you therefore do what therefore do what so when you see someone who says I feel down I don't want to go to church the person is not living according to Hebrews no wonder the suffering doesn't stop because the benefits are based on your therefore compliance with the therefore so if you don't comply with the therefore and you sit there I'm tired I won't pray again some of us have heard people say that and some of us have even been in that situation before I know more than 10 people here slightly you know what I'm talking about when you're upset with God

[51:23] I'm upset with God I won't pray I won't pray I don't even read my Bible I don't read I don't care I'm upset I'm talking to someone that's why it says that let's get into maturity so therefore draw near come God said come you can come why because Jesus has spread the way it's a living way now go to the next one the second one so have you noticed the first thing we should do is what come near the second one is what hold fast the confession of your hope without wavering for he who promised is faithful you have had all this all these powerful promises in the word of God and you have checked it out you abandoned it you are expecting God to deliver he can't deliver you have to hold fast hold fast don't change what you are saying keep saying the same thing keep saying the same thing keep saying the same thing and pastor he didn't leave us just say why should he say because did you see that keep saying and without wavering why for he who promised is faithful he's faithful the promises that God has given to you he's faithful to his promise so don't change what you are saying in spite of what you are not seeing or what you are seeing don't change your confession keep saying something keep holding fast keep holding fast actually in 3 verse 1 it talks about

[52:59] Christ is the high priest of our confession that's a serious statement Hebrews 3 1 I think so therefore the apostle and what of your confession it is what you are saying that he's going to intercede on that's what gives him what to say to God you didn't hear what I said so if you stop saying the things he has promised you do you stop saying I'm tired now life is so frustrating nothing is working he wouldn't have anything to say to God as a high priest because he's the high priest of your confession sometimes danger is about to hit you and Jesus will stand in the garbage no father let angels go because this guy he's been saying I will not die I will not be sick I will not die so he can't die he's the high priest of your confession what you have been saying he's standing on that to intercede for you hallelujah so back to hebrews 10 let us draw near one and then the second one let us hold fast our confession and then the third one go to verse 24 and let us consider one another in order to stay up love and good works consider those of you have been gossiping you are spoiling somebody's faith people don't know why things don't work you have finished praying you have been doing 40 days fasting you are gossiping you finish praying and gossip and you gossip so much someone say

[54:37] I don't even think I'm going to church you've gossiped someone out of giving tithe you've gossiped someone out of joining the choir you've gossiped someone out of being part of the praise team you've gossiped someone out of coming to church on weekdays regularly you've gossiped someone out of being good asher you've gossiped them even me I'm surprised you know that me I'm tired I only go on Sunday you have gossiped someone out and yet you're expecting your fasting to work you are flouting the therefores and then coming in with your own set of demands high priest doesn't work like that he said draw near keep your confession and then go to the next verse 24 put it back on the screen draw near keep your confession and consider one another to stare up stare them up I wrote down the Greek word for stare up I like that one sometimes paroxysm paroxysm alright so that means to stare up and it means to stimulate to incite so sometimes someone talks to you and by the time the person finishes feel fired up to keep going with God feel fired up that's what it is see as a believer don't think on what you are receiving from God because of what Christ has that therefore you to fire someone up paroxysm paroxysm the brother the guy is getting paralyzed paroxysm paroxysm the sister someone has broken her heart he said he heard some people she heard about how people were gushing up by her shoe and now you are saying that and she said no

[56:10] I'm tired I don't want to go to you no you know I think you need to take a there are two things you shouldn't be the reason why someone is backsliding and then number two if you are not the reason why someone is backsliding when you see someone on the way go and stand behind them push them forward and you and you see someone backsliding then you leave me I don't want to trouble anybody that's no paroxysm you see someone backsliding and then you stand maybe you are even standing here but you saw him coming so you came and stood by the way you choose I won't let you backslide I won't give you a piece of mind I'll call you every day till you start coming to church again I'll stand in that way why because I am a believer and I'm applying the therefore principle I have access to the grace of God put your hands together for Jesus so it is difficult for someone to come and tell me pastor

[57:14] I feel I don't want to come to church and me saying that's okay hey some people think because you're a pastor but because I'm applying the paroxysm principle because I want to obey the therefore so that things will be there for me shout hallelujah okay let's finish that one here we have a term is 24 let me finish it is someone getting something therefore let's just consider one another in order to stir up you know I can't go into that consider the same word they use consider the high priest of our calling consider just people have their own idiosyncrasies and behavior and demeanance and inclinations alright so you consider them to know how you help them step them up to good ways sometimes someone says something about Pastor Frank and I told Pastor Frank oh this is what Pastor Philip was saying about your time and then he would laugh over it it doesn't affect him and I know

[58:17] I'm not gossiping but even though I'm not gossiping I know that if I say that same thing to Pastor Philip this is what Pastor Frank said about your time that can affect to lead prayer and everybody was clapping and maybe this one is a minister and he says that maybe the way Pastor Frank leads prayer he talks too much meanwhile everybody is clapping for you so he's happy he wants to do it again I don't need to go and tell him that this was someone else he said because that alone can make him feel so dumb because I know that maybe he's not strong he's already not sure about himself let's go and tell him we'll probably pick it out again but let me finish that consider them on the next verse the verse is seriously not forsaking them so when people say

[59:18] I can't come to church you think they are doing the pastor no they are flouting a therefore they are flouting a Hebrew therefore and it will have a replication adverse effect on them upsetting yourself from church is not fashionable you are not doing anybody harm it's you and your household it's true did you get something tonight put your heads together for Jesus father we thank you that you died for us and you went into the holies of holies you went into the tabernacle done made with hands but the heavenly tabernacle the original to represent us and to mediate for us so we can be in a better covenant we thank you help us to understand it more help us to walk by it more we give you praise in

[60:26]  Jesus name amen thank you for listening for more resources please visit carris.org or call us on 0207 740 9960 god bless you