Considering Our Great High Priest, Part 2: Sacrifice

The Westminster Shorter Catechism describes the work of the priest this way:

Question 25: How does Christ execute the office of a priest?
Answer: Christ executes the office of a priest, in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, and reconcile us to God, and in making continual intercession for us.

In my Maundy Thursday Service, I preached from Romans 8 on Christ’s priestly sacrifice on the cross.

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Considering Our Great High Priest, Part 1

For Palm Sunday we looked at Psalm 110, the great revelation of Jesus as David’s Lord and a priest in the order of Melchizedek.

The sermon begins around the 17 minute mark.

Thursday and Sunday we’ll look at the work of Jesus as priest in Romans 8:31-39.

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