Sermon Outline for July 23, 2006 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri

VII. 13:20, 21 Benediction: Completeness Unto Every Good Work

²⁰ Now may the God of peace

who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead,

            that great Shepherd of the sheep,

            through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

                                                ²¹ make you complete in every good work to do His will,

            working in you [us] what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ,

to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Intro: Can you tell me why the bells are ringing? Why are you here?

Notes:

1.      Benediction, Benedictions and Warfare – Numbers 6

2.      Benedictions and Peace – Psalms 22-24

3.      The Arc of Hebrews – 1:1-4; 13:20,21

I. 1:1-4   The Father’s Final Word - The Bright and Shining Son

A  ¹ God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, ² has in these last days spoken to us by His Son,

B whom He has appointed heir of all things,

C through whom also He made the worlds;

D ³ who being the brightness of His glory

   D and the express image of His person,

D and upholding all things by the word of His power,

C’ when He had by Himself purged our sins,

B’ sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

A’⁴ having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

4.      The Centrality of Blood and Covenant

Questions from Hebrews 13:20,21 for Young Hearers

1.     The word benediction means:

        Bene = ___ ___ ___ ___  Diction = ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

2.     God ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ He will bless us.

3.     This Aaronic benediction is a “Crescendo” or “torrent” of

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

4.     The Aaronic benediction was placed on an ___ ___ ___ ___.

5.     The Aaronic benediction ends with ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

6.     The purpose of the pastors is to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ you!

7.     Jesus’ last act on earth was to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ the disciples.

8.     Hebrews begins by focusing on  ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

9.     Hebrews ends by focusing on  ___ ___.

10.   The Lord’s Day is a day of

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

11.   We overcome by the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ of the Lamb 

12.   Aaron blessed the people after ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ offerings.

13.   Jesus’ blood produced ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

14. To be at one with God means being ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!

15.   The blood of Jesus ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ us.

16.   the blood of Jesus ___ ___ ___  the covenant into effect.

17.   The blood of Jesus gives us ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.