Greater: Hebrews 9:11-22

Steve Parsons, Pastor of Visitation / Men / Security

I. Few are able.

A. The three parts of the Old Tabernacle.

1. The Outer Court
2. The Holy Place
3. The Holy of Holies. Hebrews 9:11-14
B. The high cost of access. Hebrews 9:18-23

II. Many are able.

A. Our inheritance. Hebrews 9:15-17
B. Our access is secured. Hebrews 9:24-28

III. Many are able, few are available.

A. Meaning of the word available.
B. What in us stops our access? 2 Timothy 3:1-7
C. Acting upon our access.

Donald Guthrie in his commentary on the book of Hebrews stated “this outward purification is useless if it does not affect some radical transformation of life. Man relies on works, but if these turn out to be dead in the sense of being invalid, because they are soiled with sin and self, the only hope is for the conscience to be purged from this awareness of failure. “