Saved to the Uttermost

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Hebrews 7:20-28 Saved to the Uttermost Sermon Outline for August 14, 2005 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Structure and Context Whole Book I. 1:1-4 The Father’s Final Word - The Bright and Shining Son LINK TO II. – 1:4 “having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. II. 1:5-2:18 A Better Name Than Angels - Son of God and Son of Man LINK TO III. – 2:17 “that He might be  a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God” III. 3:1-5:10 A Better High-Priest: Source of Faithfulness, Rest, Compassion LINK TO IV. – 5:9,10 “And  having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, called by God as High Priest  “  according to the order of Melchizedek,  ” IV. 5:11-10:39 Christ, A Priest Like Melchizedek , High Priest of GoodThings  to Come Link to V – 10: 10:36 -39 “You have need of endurance …,the just shall live by faith ” V. 11:1-12:13 We should live with faith and endurance. Link to VI – 12:13 “Make Straight Paths” VI. 12:14-13:19 Strong Hands, Straight Paths - Living in Heavenly Community on Earth VII. 13:20-25 Benediction: Completeness Unto Every Good Work Section IV 5:1-6:20 Introductory Exhortation - Shema! 7:1-28 Jesus is High Priest of the Superior Order of Melchizedek 8:1-6 Heavenly Patterns for Earthly Work 8:7-13 The Old Covenant Was Provisional and Imperfect 9:1-10 The Weakness of the Old Covenant 9:11 High Priest of Good Things to Come 9:11-14 The Power of the New Covenant 9:15-23 The New Covenant Is Established 9:24-28 Access to Heaven, Closer Relationship to God 10:1-18 The Offering of Jesus Accomplished What the Old Offerings Could Not 10:19 -39 Concluding Exhortations – Live By Faith, Assembling and Encouraging Subsection 7:1-28 Jesus is High Priest of the Superior Order of Melchizedek 7:1-10 Melchizedekian Priesthood Is Superior to Levitical Priesthood (Gen. 14) 7:11-19 Priesthood Being Changed, The Worship-Law Is Changed (Ps. 110) 7:20-28 The New Priesthood Saves Us to Perfection (Ps. 110) Hebrews 7: 20-28 Ps 110:4A “The Lord has sworn and will not relent” Difference: Oath Benefit: Guarantor (Surety) 20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath 21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’”), 22 by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. Ps 110:4b “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Difference: Perpetual Benefit: Everlasting Salvation/Intercession (Saved to the Uttermost) 23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He , because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood . 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. [Summaiton of 7:1-25] Moving Beyond Psalm 110, From Priest to Self-offering 26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, [Just what we needed!] who is holy, [Ps. 12:1; 18:26; 32:6; 79:1,2; 132:9; 149:1,2; Heb. 5:7,8; 1 Tim. 2:8; Tit. 1:8] harmless, [Prov. 1:4; Job 2:3; Rom. 16:18 ] undefiled, [Heb.13:4; James 1:27] separate from sinners, [Ezra 9:1; Neh. 9:2] and has become higher than the heavens; [Heb. 4:14 ] 27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, (first for His own sins and then for the people’s,) [Lev. 16:6-10] for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. Questions from Hebrews 7:20-28 for Young Hearers 1. Today’s text points us back to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___: ___ 2. Unlike other high priests, Jesus was made priest by an ___ ___ ___ ___. 3. The Father says He has ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ that Jesus will be a priest forever. 4. The benefit to us is that Jesus himself is the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ of the new covenant. 5. The old priests were all stopped by ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ but not Jesus! 6. The benefit of this is that He is always making ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ­­­ ___ for us, helping us! 7. Psalm 46:1 says God is a very present ___ ___ ___ ___ in time of need. 8. V. 25 says we are those who ___ ___ ___ ___ to God through Jesus. 9. He saves us in ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ way (to the uttermost)! 10. This includes our becoming more and more ___ ___ ___ ___. 11. This means more and more ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ to God. 12. This also includes us becoming more and more ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 13. This means not being ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ towards others. 14. This also includes us becoming more and more ___ ___ ___ ___. 15. This means not getting ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ by sinful actions and thoughts. 16. We can do this because Jesus ___ ___ ___ ___ for our sins, and always is at the right hand of the Father, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ us!