THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST
SESSION 1
INTRODUCTION
This evening we will be entering into what Benny Hinn has said, “Today more than ever, you need the Blood of Jesus!” The days are close and the time is short for the fullness of the Gentiles to be completed. And in these last days we need to be endowed with power from On High so that we might be able to complete our task, stay victorious and complete our race.
Hebrews 10:19 (NKJV) - 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Concerning the Blood of Jesus, Andrew Murray said, “It will become clear that there is no single scriptural idea, from Genesis to Revelation, more constantly and more prominently kept in view, than that expressed by the word, THE BLOOD.”
1 Peter 1:19 (AMP) - 19 But [you were purchased] with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like that of a [sacrificial] lamb without blemish or spot. Here we are told that a precious blood purchased us, that we have been bought with a price and that price was the Blood of Jesus.
Then a man named Smith Wigglesworth made the statement, “The Lord, the Omnipotent God, it is He who knoweth the end from the beginning, and has arranged by the Blood of the Lamb to cover the guilty and make intercession for all believers.”
Revelation 12:10 (WuestNT) - 10 And I heard a voice, a great one, in the heaven, saying, Now there has come to pass the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, because he who accuses our brethren has been thrown down once for all, he who accuses them before our God day and night. And they themselves gained the victory over him through the blood of the Lamb and through the word of their testimony. And they did not consider their lives precious, and thus come to love them, to the extent of death.
Speaking once again, Andrew Murray said, “because I am deeply convinced that we Christians can never know too much about the truths The Blood proclaims. There can be no free of approach to God, nor fellowship with Him, apart from a truly vital and powerful experience of the Blood of Christ.”
Ephesians 2:13 (AMP) - 13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were [so] far away, through (by, in) the blood of Christ have been brought near.
M.R. DeHaan, M.D., wrote, “When we are accused of preaching a Gospel of Blood we proudly plead guilty to the charge, for the only thing that gives life to our teaching and power to the Word of God is the fact that it is the Blood which is the very life and power of the Gospel.”
Romans 3:21-26 (NASB95) - 21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; 26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
As we go into this study we will learn about the Blood of Jesus, the power that the Blood has in it and the blessings that the power of the Blood brings to our lives. It will be a life-changing, Word-centered, devil stomping examination of His Word about His Blood.
When the word “blood’ is mentioned in the world, people think of a red liquid that courses throughout our body taking nourishment to the various parts and carrying away the “ashes” left over from the cell’s work. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
The world is partly right, but only partly and it is a small part. For the Blood of Jesus does more than that and when Christians hear the word “blood” we must stop and think of the Blood of Christ. For you see, it is that Blood that delivers, sanctifies, heals, sets free and destroys the yoke of the devil. It is that Blood which makes the world upset and they call us a Blood Church because we talk about it. It is that Blood that when mentioned so infuriates the devil because he knows he is a defeated foe, because of That Blood. And we the church, the body of the Lord Jesus, need the nourishment that the Blood supplies and we need the cleanses it provides. A Bloody Church yes we are because of the power in the Blood.
Leviticus 17:10-14 (NLT) - 10 “And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you eats or drinks blood in any form, I will turn against that person and cut him off from the community of your people, 11 for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the Lord. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible. 12 That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood—neither you nor the foreigners living among you.’ 13 “And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you goes hunting and kills an animal or bird that is approved for eating, he must drain its blood and cover it with earth. 14 The life of every creature is in its blood. That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood, for the life of any creature is in its blood.’ So whoever consumes blood will be cut off from the community.
Look what it says in verse 11, “the life of the body is in the blood.” We are His body and our life is in His Blood, without the shedding of His blood we would still be:
Ephesians 2:12 (NKJV) - 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
When the Bible speaks about blood it sometimes is speaking about the blood of animals, it might refer to murder and the term “flesh and blood” refers to humanity. However the most important spiritual application of the term “blood” is referring to the blood of sacrificial animals.
Exodus 24:8 (NKJV) - 8 And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words."
Hebrews 9:6-7 (NKJV) - 6 Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services. 7 But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance;
The Lord wouldn’t allow the High Priest to approach Him without the application of blood and it was a sacrificial blood that was applied to the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant. The mercy seat of the Ark was where the presence of God dwelt and the application of the blood was for the forgiveness of sins, however it was only for a time, not for eternity. The Blood which we are going to talk about is a one-time sacrifice and it was applied to the mercy seat of the Ark in heaven by our High Priest, never to have to be repeated again forever.
During our next sessions on The Blood of Jesus we will begin building our wall of the knowledge of the Blood by doing the following:
The Old Covenant revelation of the blood.
Our Lord Jesus’ teachings on the Blood.
What the apostles said concerning the Blood.
What Revelation reveals to us about the Blood.
The lessons from Scripture regarding the Blood.
The Force, The Power, The Anointing, The Deliverance, The Redemption contained in the Blood is only some of the things we will see and taste.
Psalms 34:8 (NKJV) - 8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
| THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD |
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Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you over evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide;
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin stains are lost in its life giving flow.
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Thank You For The Blood
Written by:
VERSE:
G Bm7 Em
Thank You, thank You for the blood that You shed,
C2 G Bm7 C2
Standing in Your blessing we sing these freedom songs.
G Bm7 Em
Thank You, thank You for the battle You won,
C2 G Bm7 C2
Standing in Your victory we sing salvation songs,
G D C2 D
We sing salvation's song.
CHORUS:
G Bm7
You have opened a way to the Father,
C2
Where before we could never have come,
G Bm7
Jesus, count us as Yours now forever
C A/C# D C
As we sing these freedom songs.
G C
We sing of all You've done,
A/C# D
We sing of all You've done,
B Em
We sing of all You've done for us,
D C
Won for us, paid for us.
© 1999
Kingsway's Thankyou Music
CCLI# 2646718
Nothing But The Blood
Oh, the blood of Jesus!
Oh, the blood of Jesus!
Oh, the blood of Jesus!
It washes white as snow.
What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh, the blood of Jesus!
Oh, the blood of Jesus!
Oh, the blood of Jesus!
It washes white as snow.
What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Outro (The Blood)
------Kirk Franklin
You have the power to make the seasons change
The rivers flows for you the wind whispers your name
For me you left your throne and traded
Crown for thorns instead
I'm saved within not by your skin
But because your blood was red
We may be different but, the God we serve's the same
Every Sunday we seperate, and bring the father pain
His name is: "Higher than Any other"
But you took my place instead
It doesnt matter what color you are no Jesus
"As long as you're blood was red"
It reaches to the highest mountain
And it flows to the lowest valley
The blood that gives me strength
From day, to day
it will never lose it's power...
The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power
Words and Music by Andre Crouch
The blood that Jesus shed for me
Way back on Calvary
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power.
It reaches to the highest mountain
And it flows to the lowest valley
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power.
It soothes my doubts and calms my fears
And it dries all my tears
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power.
It reaches to the highest mountain
And it flows to the lowest valley
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power.
It reaches to the highest mountain
And it flows to the lowest valley
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose
It will never lose
It will never lose its power
© 1966 Renewed 1994 Manna Music, Inc. 35255 Brooten Rd., Pacific City, Oregon 97135 (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by permission.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS BY WAYNE WATSON
I don't believe we've met
But I know who you are
Your story made the papersI don't believe we've met
But I know who you are
Your story made the papers
Most Wanted ran your name
The press called out for justice
For all the misery the pain
You must have stunned the gates of heaven
He said, "It's easy to explain"
Chorus
It was the blood of Jesus
The blood of Jesus
That opened heaven's door to let me in
It was the blood of Jesus
The blood of Jesus
That washed away my guilt
That washed away
The guilt of all my sin
You know you can't help believing
That when we breathe our last
And we mercifully go free of earthly ties
And we wake up in that city
And behold the family
Who is there and who is missing
Well we may just be surprised
Repeat Chorus
I believe that there's reality in mercy after all
There is truth in being saved
By grace though faith
And I believe that when I'm called
To give an answer on that day
I'll be sure that my debt is paid
I Claim The Blood
I have a source of strength when I am weak
That takes me through when life is pressing me.
I have a source of power from above
I’m covered over by a shield of love
I claim the blood Jesus shed on Calvary
Those precious bloodstains were made there just for me
For all my sin, my sickness and my pain
When I need healing I claim those precious bloodstains
I do not know how others make it through
Who never go to Calvary as I do?
For there a healing, cleansing stream still flows
With peace that only his redeemed can know…
