Sermon Notes 7/6/25: Christ Has Sat Down: Hebrews 10:11-18
- David Campbell Jr.
- Jul 6, 2025
- 6 min read
Christ Has Sat Down
Introduction
How important is Jesus?
Why is His sacrifice so important?
Is Jesus sacrifice truly needed for sins to be forgiven?
If we fail to answer these questions correctly, we will miss the precious salvation and mercy that God offers
Jesus sacrifice is sufficient
It was only needed one time
Today the author of Hebrews will compare Jesus sacrifice with the Old Covenant sacrifices and show us the benefits that are found in Jesus Christ alone
Hebrews 10:11-18 (ESV)
11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws on their hearts,
and write them on their minds,”
17 then he adds,
“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”
18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. [1]
a. 11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.[2]
b. The priest sacrifices were continual
i. The writer of Hebrews uses the word stands, daily, repeatedly, same sacrifices
ii. All of these point to continuous actions
iii. But He also points out that they will never take away sins
iv. For if they could take away sins they would be done
v. They would not be repeated
c. Jesus sacrifice was once
i. But Jesus sacrifice is much different
ii. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God[3]
iii. His sacrifice is one time
iv. The writer of Hebrews says Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins[4]
v. He has sat down at the right hand of the Father
vi. The right hand is a position of authority
vii. On the cross He cried it is finished
viii. Jesus sacrifice was a one time sacrifice because it is sufficient
ix. Matthew 18:23-27 23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. [5]
2. Jesus waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet
a. 13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet.[6]
b. A day will come when Jesus will return
c. All those who reject Jesus Christ are enemies of the cross of Jesus
d. Every person who rejects the precious salvation found in Jesus
e. God is bringing to pass His will and purpose in the earth
f. 1 Cor 15:25-28 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all. [7]
3. Power of His Sacrifice
a. 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.[8]
b. It is a one time sacrifice
c. The word perfected means to complete, fulfill, finish, make perfect, consecrate[9]
d. We have been consecrated and set apart by the one time sacrifice of Jesus Christ
e. On this earth we are being sanctified
f. Sanctified means To consecrate, to make holy, sanctify, hallow, treat as holy.[10]
g. Through the work of The Holy Spirit we are being transformed into the image of Christ
h. It is a progessive, daily work
i. At salvation we are declared righteous and our sins fully washed away
j. Now we are changed from the inside out by the power and work of The Holy Spirit
4. The New Covenant: Forgiven: Fully and Forever
a. 15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds[11]
b. God’s law is written on our minds and hearts
i. No longer written on stone
ii. Since it is written on our hearts it directs the course of our lives
iii. This is why when someone is truly born again they are changed
iv. A true supernatural change has taken place
v. We are changed not by our power or strength, but from the work of The Holy Spirit within us
c. 17 then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.[12]
i. Every one of our sins are washed away
ii. 2 Corinthians 5:17 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come[13]
iii. Everything in Jesus is made brand new
iv. This is only possible under the New covenant through Jesus Christ
v. To reject Jesus is to reject all of this
5. No other offerings are needed
a. 18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. [14]
b. His sacrifice is sufficient
i. Every sin is washed away
ii. The Spirit of God has come to live within us
iii. His law is written on our minds and hearts
iv. Our citizenship is in heaven
v. We are a brand new creation in Christ
vi. If we reject Jesus, we reject everything
Conclusion
Everyone of us must decide what we will do with Jesus
Every benefit we have is found in Jesus Christ
To abandon Christ or turn from Him, is to abandon everything
His sacrifice was only need once for all time because it was the perfect sufficient sacrifice
This is why He is called the Lamb of God
He came to take away the sins of the world
It is only through Him that all sins are washed away
[1] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:11–18.
[2] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:11.
[3] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:12.
[4] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:12.
[5] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Mt 18:23–27.
[6] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:13.
[7] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 1 Co 15:25–28.
[8] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:14.
[9] Adriani Milli Rodrigues, “Perfection,” in Lexham Theological Wordbook, ed. Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham Bible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).
[10] Hon-Lee Kwok, “Holiness,” in Lexham Theological Wordbook, ed. Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham Bible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).
[11] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:15–16.
[12] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:17.
[13] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 2 Co 5:17.
[14] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Heb 10:18.
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