A Study in CharacterA Study in Character

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• Our Greeting

“Be strong and courageous.

As for me and my household we will serve the LORD.”

• Our Greeting

“Be strong and courageous.

As for me and my household we will serve the LORD.”

Be Strong and CourageousBe Strong and Courageous

• Our Scripture

Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Josh 1:6 (NIV)

• Our Scripture

Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Josh 1:6 (NIV)

Be Strong and CourageousBe Strong and Courageous

• Our Scripture

Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Josh 1:7 (NIV)

• Our Scripture

Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Josh 1:7 (NIV)

Be Strong and CourageousBe Strong and Courageous

• Our Scripture

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Josh 1:8 (NIV)

• Our Scripture

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Josh 1:8 (NIV)

The Children of Israel Priests

HighPriest(and Moses)

Descendantsof Aaron

Those separatedfrom the LORD(outside the camp)

Only one way in“The Gate”

I am the gate; whoever I am the gate; whoever enters through me enters through me will be saved. will be saved. John 10:9 (NIV)John 10:9 (NIV)

In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Heb 9:22 (NIV)and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Heb 9:22 (NIV)

If we confess our If we confess our sins, He is faithful sins, He is faithful and righteous to and righteous to forgive us our sins forgive us our sins and to and to cleansecleanse us us from all from all unrighteousness. unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (NASB)1 John 1:9 (NASB)

If I do not wash you, If I do not wash you, you have no part with you have no part with Me." Me." John 13:8 (NASB)John 13:8 (NASB)

Therefore do not fear them, for there is Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Matt 10:26 or hidden that will not be known. Matt 10:26 (NASB)(NASB)

"As for the mystery of the seven "As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right stars which you saw in My right hand, and the hand, and the sevenseven golden golden lampstands: the seven stars are lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, the angels of the seven churches, and the and the sevenseven lampstands are the lampstands are the seven churches. seven churches. Rev 1:20 (NASB95)Rev 1:20 (NASB95)

I am the bread of life. He who comes to I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. John believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 (NIV)6:35 (NIV)

You shall set the You shall set the bread of the bread of the Presence on the Presence on the table before Me at table before Me at all times. Ex 25:30 all times. Ex 25:30 (NASB)(NASB)

The smoke of the incense, The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of together with the prayers of the saints, went up before the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand. God from the angel's hand. Rev 8:4 (NIV)Rev 8:4 (NIV)

We have this hope as We have this hope as an anchor for the an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner It enters the inner sanctuary behind the sanctuary behind the veil, where Jesus, veil, where Jesus, who went before us, who went before us, has entered on our has entered on our behalf. He has behalf. He has become a high priest become a high priest forever, in the order forever, in the order of Melchizedek. of Melchizedek. Heb 6:19-20Heb 6:19-20

With a loud cry, Jesus breathed With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Mark 15:37-38 (NIV)to bottom. Mark 15:37-38 (NIV)

In the In the PresencePresence

For it was fitting for us to For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, have such a high priest, holy, innocent, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted from sinners and exalted above the heavens; who above the heavens; who does not need daily, like does not need daily, like those high priests, to those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and for His own sins and then for the then for the sinssins of the of the people, because this He people, because this He did once for all when He did once for all when He offered up Himself.offered up Himself.Heb 7:26-27 (NASB95)Heb 7:26-27 (NASB95)