Missionary Renegade: This Week in Worship: Why We Gather with Reverend Brent Ross at The Normal Heights United Methodist Church in San Diego, California, United States for Thursday, 5 November 2015

Sunday, November 8, 2015

This Week in Worship: Why We Gather with Reverend Brent Ross at The Normal Heights United Methodist Church in San Diego, California, United States for Thursday, 5 November 2015

This Week in Worship: Why We Gather with Reverend Brent Ross at The Normal Heights United Methodist Church in San Diego, California, United States for Thursday, 5 November 2015

This Week in Worship...
Why We Gather
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Hebrews 10:19 So, brothers, we have confidence to use the way into the Holiest Place opened by the blood of Yeshua. 20 He inaugurated it for us as a new and living way through the parokhet, by means of his flesh. 21 We also have a great cohen over God’s household. 22 Therefore, let us approach the Holiest Place with a sincere heart, in the full assurance that comes from trusting — with our hearts sprinkled clean from a bad conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.[Hebrews 10:22 Ezekiel 36:25] 23 Let us continue holding fast to the hope we acknowledge, without wavering; for the One who made the promise is trustworthy. 24 And let us keep paying attention to one another, in order to spur each other on to love and good deeds, 25 not neglecting our own congregational meetings, as some have made a practice of doing, but, rather, encouraging each other.

And let us do this all the more as you see the Day approaching.

John Wesley's Notes-Commentary for Hebrews 10:19-25

Verse 19

[19] Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Having finished the doctrinal part of his epistle, the apostle now proceeds to exhortation deduced from what has been treated of Hebrews 5:4, which he begins by a brief recapitulation.

Having therefore liberty to enter, —

Verse 20

[20] By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

By a living way — The way of faith, whereby we live indeed.

Which he hath consecrated — Prepared, dedicated, and established for us.

Through the veil, that is, his flesh — As by rending the veil in the temple, the holy of holies became visible and accessible; so by wounding the body of Christ, the God of heaven was manifested, and the way to heaven opened.

Verse 22

[22] Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Let us draw near — To God.

With a true heart — In godly sincerity.

Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience — So as to condemn us no longer And our bodies washed with pure water - All our conversation spotless and holy, which is far more acceptable to God than all the legal sprinklings and washings.

Verse 23

[23] Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

The profession of our hope — The hope which we professed at our baptism.

Verse 25

[25] Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Not forsaking the assembling ourselves — In public or private worship.

As the manner of some is — Either through fear of persecution, or from a vain imagination that they were above external ordinances.

But exhorting one another — To faith, love, and good works.

And so much the more, as ye see the day approaching — The great day is ever in your eye.