Welcome to our service today. It is great to have you here and we would love to invite you to stay after the service and join us for tea and coffee.
Until the time of Jesus’ death and resurrection, a complicated system of sacrifices had atoned for sins. Sin separates people from God, and only through the sacrifice of an animal, a substitute, could people be forgiven and become clean before God. Because people sin continually, frequent sacrifices were required.
Jesus, however, became the final and ultimate sacrifice for sin. The word “finished” is the same as “paid in full.” Jesus came to finish God’s work of salvation, to pay the full penalty for our sins. With His death, the complex sacrificial system ended because Jesus took all sin upon Himself. Now we can freely approach God because of what Jesus did for us. We who believe in Jesus’ death and resurrection can live eternally with God and escape the penalty that comes from sin. Hallelujah – HE IS RISEN!!!
Blessings,
Sandra
Beckenham Baptist Church 