Intercession: Ingredients Part 2

Driving home: Sin, wherever it rises its ugly head, demands condemnation. Whatever features of the law are made, the just dessert is, and this is no less true of sin in the life of a believer after he is saved than before.

A hymn stanza is quoted to illustrate Christ's role as an advocate who silences accusations and turns away God's wrath, reinforcing the comfort of His intercession.

propitiation. Not he made a propitiation. But he by his very presence is that propitatory sacrifice. And the father looking upon his son is then well pleased to silence the accusations of the enemy of our souls. For he is called in Revelation 12, 10, the accuser of the brethren, which accuseth them day and night before God. And in the book of Zechariah chapter 3, you have an object lesson of this very thing where Joshua, the high priest, stands. In the presence of God in his defiled garments, and Satan, the accuser, cast accusation upon him. But then there is the intercessory work of that one ...

10:43 - 11:41 Read in full sermon

The point: Be arrested in a sinful course and checked in pursuing lecherous designs, remembering that Christ is pleading for your sanctification.

A quote from Professor Murray is used to beautifully articulate the comfort and perseverance derived from knowing Christ's heavenly sympathy, emphasizing His understanding of our physical, psychological, and moral situations.

Not been a true man. And so the writer, the writer to Hebrews says, we have a great high heavens, and in that place, he has not forgotten to be a man of the Father, and there are infirmities. And so he carries on that work of intercession. He carries on sacrifice, all of the promises, all of the graces, all of the blessings of the new covenant, in a funtary way, but he carries on with the deep sympathy and compassion for each of his own, dear. Children, listen again as I quote from Professor Murray who speaks to this issue so beautifully, to view the heavenly sympathy of our Lord from the aspe...

33:20 - 34:48 Read in full sermon

The point: Examine the basis of your confidence that your sins will never rise up in condemnation against you; it must be solely Christ's death, resurrection, session, and intercession.

A story of a young man proposing marriage and being rejected is used to explain the meaning of 'efficacious' – something that brings to pass what it intends to accomplish – contrasting it with Christ's always-efficacious intercession.

you're just too tired but the word efficacious basically means something that effects it brings to pass what you want to accomplish here's a young man that starts courting a young woman and the night has come he's going to pop the question and so he asks sir now Janine and she says well Henry I think you're nice and I've enjoyed going out with you and she gives all these things but no well what's happened well you see his courting and his proposing has not been efficacious it has not effected what he hoped it would effect namely a ring on his finger and a marriage ceremony in a church before t...

41:10 - 42:39 Read in full sermon