Intercession of Christ Part 1

Romans 8:33-34 Saving Faith

Pastor Martin expounds on the often-neglected doctrine of Christ's intercession, arguing for the inseparability of His earthly sacrifice and heavenly intercession as essential for salvation. Drawing primarily from Isaiah 53, Romans 8, and Hebrews 2, 7, and 9, he demonstrates that Christ's intercession secures and supplies all the benefits purchased by His blood, including repentance, sanctification, perseverance, and ultimate glorification. The sermon challenges listeners to embrace a Christ who actively saves from beginning to end, not a 'helpless politician' awaiting results, and calls both believers and unbelievers to a deeper appreciation of Christ's ongoing priestly work.

3 illustrations in this sermon

Introduction: The Neglected Doctrine of Christ's Intercession

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Election Night Politician

Driving home: Oh, what a travesty on the scriptural teaching. What a travesty.

Martin uses the analogy of a politician campaigning before election day and then sitting powerless on election night, awaiting results, to illustrate the common, mistaken view of Christ as a 'helpless savior' who merely awaits the outcome of human decisions after His death.

He went back to heaven and now he sits at the right hand of God sort of awaiting the outcome of what people will do with the message of his death. He told his people to preach to the world that he died and rose and now as sort of an innocent bystander he awaits the results and then when he comes again he'll tally the results. Like November 8th, election night. The electioneering would-be governor goes out for months and he proclaims his message, tells people why he's dead, he ought to be put in office and he gives them all kinds of reasons, some truthful, some lies, some half-truths, and when ...

3:28 - 4:09 Read in full sermon

Conclusion 2: Both Aspects Have the Same Objects in View

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Old Testament Day of Atonement

In this part of the sermon: The second conclusion is that Christ's sacrifice and intercession have the same specific objects: His 'sheep,' His 'chosen ones,' those who 'come unto God by him.' This ensures…

He draws an analogy to the Old Testament priest on the Day of Atonement, who took the blood of sacrifice through the veil to sprinkle it before the mercy seat, and used a coal from the altar to burn incense (intercession), showing how intercession was based on sacrifice and for the same people.

Just as in the Old Testament. After the priest had killed the animal. And taken of its blood. He went in through the veil.

23:41 - 23:51 Read in full sermon

Securing and Supplying What Was Purchased: Repentance and Regeneration

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Father Beholding Son's Wounds

Driving home: Beloved. That's a savior who saves. Isn't it? From beginning to end.

Martin uses the imagery of the Father beholding the Son's wounds as the Son pleads for a blind, deaf, and bound sinner, and the Father responding by sending the Spirit, to illustrate how Christ's intercession secures the work of regeneration.

May I say it. And I trust I'm not being irreverent. The father beholds his son. And the son presents his wounds.

36:37 - 36:46 Read in full sermon

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