The Sound of the Blood
⌥ Type: Sunday Morning Service
⛪ Sermon: The Sound of the Blood
🗣️ Speaker: Pastor Scott Anderson
📜 Description: The blood of Jesus is not a passive symbol — it is a living, speaking force that declares mercy, freedom, forgiveness, and victory over every power of darkness. Just as a sacrifice in the Old Testament had to be brought willingly, put to death, washed clean, and laid in the blood before the fire fell, believers are called to present themselves willingly to God, die daily to selfish desires, be sanctified by the Word, and trust in the covering of Christ's blood. When the church surrenders fully to this process, the glory of God fills the temple and revival becomes not just a hope but an inevitable reality.
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Use the questions listed below as a launching point to discuss the sermon points together as a family. These are great for dinner table discussions and small groups.
Opening (5 minutes)
Welcome the group and open with a brief prayer. Ask: What is one thing from this week that required you to choose patience or self-control?
Ice breaker (5 minutes)
Has anyone ever surprised you by something they did for you — a sacrifice you didn't expect? Share briefly.
Discussion questions (30 minutes)
The message opened with the idea that sacrifice keeps speaking long after the person is gone. What sacrifice in your own life — from a parent, mentor, or friend — still speaks to you today?
Paul wrote in Romans that presenting ourselves to God is our "reasonable service." Does that word reasonable challenge or comfort you? Why?
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:31 that he died every day. What does dying daily look like practically in your life this week — at work, at home, online?
The message said that people who have hurt or irritated us might actually be instruments God is using to kill what is not dead in us yet. Is there someone in your life you need to see through that lens?
Jeremiah 17:9 says the heart is deceitful above all things. How does that truth change the way you approach big decisions? How should the Word of God function differently than feelings in your life?
Hebrews 12:24 says the blood of Jesus speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. What do you personally need the blood of Jesus to speak over your life right now — mercy, freedom, peace, forgiveness, or victory?
Action step (5 minutes)
This week, identify one area of your life where you have been following your feelings instead of the Word. Write it down. Then find one Scripture that speaks directly to that area and read it every day this week. Let the Word be your mirror.
Closing prayer
Pray together that the blood of Jesus would speak over each person in the group — and that each one would present themselves willingly to God this week.
Scriptures used in this message
Leviticus 1:2–9; 2:5 (the freewill burnt offering)
Leviticus 8:6 (the washing of the priests)
Romans 12:1 (presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice)
1 Corinthians 15:31 (Paul: "I die every day")
Isaiah 6:1 (in the year King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord)
Ephesians 5:26 (sanctified and cleansed by the washing of the Word)
Jeremiah 17:9 (the heart is deceitful above all things)
Genesis 4 (Abel's blood crying from the ground)
Hebrews 12:24 (the blood of Jesus that speaks a better word)
2 Timothy 4:3 (people accumulating teachers to suit their own desires)
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Leviticus 1 — The burnt offering in ancient Israel
Leviticus was written during the wilderness period, after Israel had been delivered from Egypt and before they entered the Promised Land. God had just given Moses detailed instructions for building the Tabernacle — a portable worship tent where God's presence would dwell among his people. But presence required holiness, and holiness required a system for dealing with sin and the gap between a holy God and a sinful people. The burnt offering described in Leviticus 1 was unique in the ancient world because it was a freewill offering, brought by choice rather than compulsion. The worshiper would lay a hand on the animal's head, identifying with the sacrifice — essentially saying, this animal stands in my place. The priest would then apply the blood to the altar, and the entire animal would be consumed by fire. Nothing was kept. It was a total surrender. Scholars note that the Hebrew phrase translated "a pleasing aroma to the Lord" appears throughout Leviticus and was a standard ancient Near Eastern way of expressing that the deity accepted the sacrifice. For Israel, this was not primitive superstition — it was a carefully ordered theology about substitution, atonement, and the possibility of drawing near to a holy God.
Isaiah 6:1 — The year King Uzziah died
King Uzziah reigned over Judah for approximately 52 years, one of the longest reigns in Israel's history. He was largely a capable and successful king — he strengthened the military, fortified cities, and promoted agriculture. For most Israelites living during his reign, Uzziah was the only king they had ever known. His death would have felt like the collapse of a familiar world. Isaiah received his famous vision in that very year — around 740 B.C. The timing is significant. When human stability crumbled, Isaiah saw the true King. Uzziah's story also carries a cautionary note: despite his successes, the king was struck with leprosy near the end of his life after he unlawfully entered the Temple to burn incense — a task reserved for priests alone. His pride led to his disgrace. Against that backdrop, Isaiah's encounter with a holy, transcendent God who fills the Temple with his glory is all the more striking. The vision did not come in a moment of comfort — it came in a moment of national uncertainty and personal grief.
Hebrews 12:24 — The blood that speaks a better word
The book of Hebrews was written to Jewish Christians, many of whom were under pressure to abandon their faith and return to traditional Judaism. The author's strategy throughout the letter is comparison — showing that Jesus and his covenant are not just different from the old covenant, but better. In chapter 12, the writer draws a striking contrast between Mount Sinai, where Israel encountered God in terror and fire, and Mount Zion, the heavenly city, where believers now approach God through Jesus. The reference to the blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel is a deliberately layered image. Abel's blood cried out for justice and vengeance — God heard it and judged Cain. Jesus' blood, by contrast, cries out for mercy and forgiveness. It speaks on behalf of the guilty rather than against them. The Greek word translated "speaks" suggests an ongoing, present-tense action — not something that happened once and stopped, but a continual advocacy. For first-century Jewish readers steeped in the sacrificial system, this was a stunning claim: the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus accomplishes everything the entire Levitical system pointed toward, and then more.
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Ages 5–12 | 45 minutes
Big idea: Jesus gave himself for us, and his love speaks louder than anything.
Introduction (5 minutes)
Leader: Ask the kids — "Has anyone ever done something really nice for you that you didn't even ask for? Maybe a parent stayed up late to help you, or a friend shared something they really wanted to keep?" Let a few kids answer. Then say: "When someone does something kind and generous for us, it speaks to our heart. Today we're going to talk about the greatest gift anyone has ever given — and why it still speaks to us today."
Scripture
Hebrews 12:24 — "And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word."
Leader: "The Bible says that the blood Jesus gave for us on the cross speaks. Not with a mouth — but it tells God that we are forgiven, that we are loved, and that we belong to him. It's the most powerful voice in the universe, and it's speaking for you right now."
Craft (10 minutes) — The Speaking Cross
What you need: Two craft sticks per child, red yarn or string, glue or tape, small strips of paper, markers.
Help kids form a cross with their two craft sticks and secure them with red yarn.
On the small paper strips, have each child write or draw one thing they are thankful Jesus speaks over them — things like "I am forgiven," "I am loved," "I am not afraid."
Tape the strips to the cross.
Leader: "Every time you see this cross at home, remember — Jesus is still speaking good things over your life."
Game (10 minutes) — What Does It Say?
How to play: Prepare cards in advance with words written on them: MERCY, FREEDOM, PEACE, HOPE, FORGIVENESS, VICTORY. Tape them face-down around the room. Play upbeat music. When the music stops, each child runs to grab a card. One at a time, each child reads their word aloud and tries to explain what it means. If they need help, the leader gives a simple, age-appropriate definition. Then say: "All of these are things the blood of Jesus says over your life!"
Discussion questions (8 minutes)
If Jesus could say one thing about you to God right now, what do you think it would be?
What does it mean that Jesus loves us enough to give himself for us?
What is one hard thing happening in your life that you want Jesus to speak peace into?
Wrap-up prayer (2 minutes)
Have the kids hold their craft crosses. Leader prays: "Jesus, thank you that you love us so much that you gave yourself for us. Thank you that your blood speaks mercy and forgiveness and peace over every single one of us. Help us to remember this week that no matter what happens, you are speaking for us. In Jesus' name, amen."
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When someone dies for something greater than themselves, their sacrifice keeps speaking long after they're gone.
What am I talking about?
A folded flag speaks.
An empty chair in a dining room speaks.
A gold star hanging in a window speaks.
A name etched into a memorial stone speaks.
I'm telling you, there is a sound to sacrifice all throughout Scripture.
Blood has a voice.
Genesis tells us that Abel's blood cried out from the ground.
The Passover lamb's blood spoke protection over an entire household.
And Hebrews tells us that the blood of Jesus speaks a better word.
Can I let you know?
Can I let you in on a little secret?
The cross, spiritually speaking, was not a silent thing.
I'm telling you, when those nails pierced Jesus' hands, the blood began to speak.
When the crown pressed into his brow, that blood began to speak.
When his side was pierced, the blood began to speak.
And 2,000 years later, church, I am glad and happy to tell you it is still speaking. to this day.
It speaks mercy to the guilty.
How many of you were guilty?
Praise God, we're not today.
Freedom to the bound, peace to the anxious.
How many of you are anxious today?
Hope to the broken, forgiveness to the ashamed, and victory over every attack that the enemy has planned over your life.
There is a sound coming from Calvary.
And that's what I want to preach about today.
The sound of the blood.
Turn with me to Leviticus chapter 1, and don't sigh when I say Leviticus.
Leviticus chapter one beginning at verse two.
Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.
If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish.
He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.
He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron's sons, the priest, shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the bull.
Of the tent of meeting.
Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, and the sons of Aaron, the priest, shall put fire on the altar.
How many of you believe fire needs to be on the altar today?
And arrange wood on the fire.
And Aaron's sons, the priests, shall arrange And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering.
Which is a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
And if you will, drop down now to Leviticus chapter 2, verse 5.
Just one verse.
And if your offering is a grain offering baked on a griddle, it shall be a fine flour unleavened mixed with oil. and offered in pieces.
The Bible says the sacrifice was washed, and it was laid in the blood, and it was covered with oil, and then the fire fell fell on them.
How many of you today would like to get washed afresh in the blood, covered with the oil of the Holy Spirit, and get some fresh fire falling from heaven?
I want to share a few things about this process that we learned about here in Leviticus.
Isn't it something how often we want to fast forward to the promises of God?
But God often takes us through a long, weary process, and we see that lived out here in these sacrifices.
So our first point this morning is this.
The offering was brought willingly.
Do not miss this.
In this scripture, In this sacrifice, this is what is called a free will offering.
You see, this offering was not given out of obligation, it was different than almost all other offerings in that it was given as an act of free will Free will, by choice.
This offering was brought willingly.
And you say, Pastor, what does that have to do with me?
Well, I will tell you quite a bit.
Because in the New Testament, Paul tells us in Romans to present our bodies as a living sacrifice unto the body. unto the Lord, holy and acceptable, which is your reasonable service.
You see, Paul is talking to us believers.
He wants us to present ourselves, Lord, as holy and acceptable.
But the word I want to zero in on here just for a minute is that word reasonable.
Paul said when you do this, you've really done the reasonable thing.
He said, in essence, in light of all that God has done for you, in sight of the The fact that he picked you up and washed you in his blood and sanctified you and saved you and filled you with the precious Holy Spirit when you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, we have done nothing Extra, we have done the reasonable thing.
See, some of us, not not any of you in here, maybe it's about me, some of us think that we've done something special by saying no to temptation when in actuality all we've done is the reasonable thing It's getting quiet.
He said, God has been so good to you and brought you through so much that it would be unreasonable that you would do anything other than sacrifice Everything that you want in life.
I wonder if there's anybody here today that would when you think about the goodness of Jesus and everything that He has done for you and how far He has brought you, it would be unreasonable for you not to live for Him and it would be unreasonable for you not to give Him praise this morning.
It's amazing to me that this offering was brought to the Lord willingly.
You see, in this instance, this offering is so powerful because it is something that has been given up again. freely and willingly.
The presenter has chosen to present this offering before the Lord.
And I want to tell you something today.
I want you to hear my heart.
In this moment that we are living in, it is time for the church to present themselves as an offering and say, God, have your way, pour your spirit out on us, send down the fire, send down revival.
I am available, I set aside my Agendas and my and my plans, whatever you want to do, however you want to do it, however, you want to empower me, use me to go into the enemy's camp and take back what the devil has stolen from me.
So number one, the offering had to be willing, but number two, here's where it gets real.
The offering was required to die.
Now this is where it gets real.
Because when it came to the altar, it came to the altar dead.
You see that bullock Was slain before he ever made it to the altar.
And in the body of Christ, we love to hear messages about the abundant life.
And we should.
But you see, nobody talks anymore about dying.
Nobody talks anymore about dying to the flesh.
Well, Pastor Scott, it's the way I want to live.
I like this lifestyle.
I want to be sexually active.
I want to be mad.
I want to be angry at whoever I want to be angry and mad at.
I want to have my own way.
It's my body.
It's my choice.
But friends, there is a time when you come to Jesus and you say, Jesus I die to even what I want because I want you to have your way in my life.
Church, it's not about us.
You see, off we often say, I want this and I want that and I want this, but let me tell you, the kingdom of God is much larger than just what you personally want.
It is time for us to stop being so self-centered.
Again, I'm talking about myself here, none of you.
And so centered. selfish that we miss what God wants to do in our life and here's a news flash just in case you think what you want is greater than what God wants for you here's a news flash it's not God's got better plans for you than you could ever possibly imagine.
I'm telling you through experience, God's way is always a better way.
If you follow God's rules, you will have an abundant life.
I might get in trouble for this, but I'm gonna go there anyways.
We have so many politicians that are trying to figure out how to fix America, and here is a news flash for any politician.
The answer to our problem is right here.
It's very simple.
It's very simple.
You may not want to accept it, but I'm just telling you the answer to our problems.
Is right here.
We have so many politicians that are trying to figure out how to fix America, but this is our solution.
It is not in what the people want because nine times out of ten the people don't even know what they want.
And unfortunately, and this is the church's fault.
We have so many people today that are immature spiritually that they cave to whatever sinful thoughts Satan puts in their minds.
Listen, when a man is not able to look at himself and figure out that he is a man, Houston, we have a problem.
Whether we like it or not, we are called to die to our flesh, the temptations of the world.
So Paul, my buddy Paul, let me tell you, I love old Paul He straightens everything out for us.
Paul straightens everything out because here's what he says in 1 Corinthians 15, 31.
This is Paul saying this, mind you.
He says, I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day.
This is Paul.
I die every day.
He said I have to die every day.
Paul said I don't just die one time.
I have to die on Sunday.
I have to die on Monday.
I have to die on Tuesday.
And And this is a cho I have to die every day, and boy do I understand where he is coming from.
Because I'm gonna tell you something, the flesh in me, the anger in me, the attitude in me, the anxiety in me, the part of me that wants to get offended because of what my brother or sister said to me, wants to re resurrect and wants to come back to life.
So I have to choose to say, Lord, let me die every single day.
Some days, friends, I think that I'm dead.
And other days I know I'm still dying.
I have a bad attitude and it signals to me, Scott, you're still dying.
You're still battling this flesh.
Tell your neighbor, don't judge me, I'm still dying.
If I don't have it all together, it's alright.
God's still working on me.
If I act out once in a while, I'm still dying.
If I don't always have my attitude in check, I am still dying.
But But praise the Lord that God doesn't get through with me while I'm still in the process and say, Scott, you've messed up too many times.
This is it.
But God continually says, it's okay, you're still dying, and I'm going to stay with you.
There are some days when I feel like I'm doing pretty good.
Even this week I have been proved and prodded and aggravated and I think to myself as I get to Friday, you know I did pretty good this week And I'm convinced I'm dead.
And then I open up Facebook and I realize that I'm not dead yet.
I read somebody's post and I realize I'm not dead yet.
I hear someone talking and I realize I'm not dead yet.
Here's what I've come to say to you today.
To anyone in my life in 35 years, whoever has hurt me, you may not know it, but you have actually helped me You actually helped me when you attacked me.
I can't be mad at the fat at you.
In fact, I need to thank you per personally and publicly today because God was using you to kill in me what was not dead yet.
See, some of you are still saying I'm mad.
I'm aggravated.
I take offense to that.
Let me tell you what you need to do.
I got this from Pastor Jim Rayleigh.
I can't claim this, I stole this.
You need to go to Walmart and you need to get you a thank you card, stop by the cracker barrel and get you some gift certificates, mail it to them and say thank you for bothering me because I would not be where I am if God had not used you to kill in me what it was not dead yet.
I'm gonna talk about dying just a little bit.
We don't talk about it enough in the church The Bible says in Isaiah 6 1, in the year that King Uzzah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of his robe filled the temple.
Now see Uzzah had ruled for about 55 years.
He was the king that this prophet knew for the majority of his life.
So this prophet is feeling A lot of unrest and fearfulness here.
The Bible said in the year King Uzzah died, I saw the Lord.
He was high and lifted up, and the train of his glory filled the temple.
I'm going to stay here for just a minute.
It was like the Lord said, Listen, Isaiah, I know you're worried.
I know you're upset about the condition of your nation.
I know you're feeling fearful because your king just died, but he offered up Because he offered up impure worship before me.
He said, but I want to show you something.
And I believe God wants us to know this today.
He said, even if your king is dead The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords is still alive and well. , And he is high and he is lifted up.
And the train of his glory fills the temple.
There is no need to be fearful, church.
Our King is still on the throne.
I want to go just a little bit deeper.
Isaiah said, I saw the Lord.
He was high and lifted up in the train of his glory.
Didn't just come down the center aisle.
It didn't just come down the middle of the church where we invite him to come or at the altar.
It filled the temple.
I've come to tell you that I am ready for the Lord to come in and Lord, this is my heart.
Don't just come down the center aisle.
Don't just come on the stage, but let the train of your glory fill this house.
Let the glory Fill this temple.
The Bible says in the year King Uzzah died, so the question for you today is this, and only you can answer this.
What has to die in us, in you personally, for the church in America to see the Lord We may have to die to our agendas.
We may have to die to our plans, die to our racial divisions, die to wrong behavior, die to compromise, die to political divisions.
We need to say, Father, I am ready.
Whatever you want to do, put me on your altar, have your way with me, send revival, pour out your spirit, and let the church rise up.
So number one, the sacrifice was brought willingly.
Number two, the sacrifice had to die.
And remember, it's in pieces at this point.
And now number three, the sacrifice had to be washed.
This is important as it relates to this process.
You see, the washing of the sacrifice represents a principle that we don't hear about a lot in the church anymore.
It's called this principle of sanctification.
You see, I still believe in a saved, sanctified church.
I still believe in sanctification.
You say, well, how does sanctification work?
Well, I'm glad you asked.
If you're familiar with the Church of God denomination, they believe you are saved one day and then you are sanctified another day.
So you get saved and then you're on your journey and then all of a sudden you're sanctified.
The assemblies of God, however, believe that you're saved, and then your sanctification is a progressive work.
In other words, sanctification is a process, kind of like what we've already been talking about.
You say, Well, Pastor, are you more church of God or are you more assembly?
Well, again, I heard.
Jim Rayleigh say it best.
He said it's according to what day it is.
He said there are some days I feel so sanctified and then somebody cuts me off in traffic in the villages or they start tailgating me and I realize maybe I'm not as sanctified as I thought I once was.
Maybe sanctification is a progressive work.
Aren't you glad that even though you're not perfect, even though things aren't exactly how they ought to be all the time, that you serve a God that will still allow you to be washed and cleansed and used.
So they would take that offering, they would wash it and prepare it, and it was the process of sanctification.
You see, when a priest was anointed by Moses in the very beginning, the Bible says in Leviticus 8:6 that he washed them in water.
What does that mean?
It means that he washed them and prepared them from the top of their head to the soles of their feet.
In other words, he got them ready.
But then there was something in the tabernacle called the brazen labor.
You see, the brazen labor was made of brass mirrors, and it was like a basin.
So when the priest was going to be used in service to the Lord, He would walk up to that labor and he would wash himself and get himself ready.
You see, it reminds me of when Moses said, I'll wash you the first time, but the next time it's on you.
The Bible says in Ephesians 5. 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.
Amazingly enough, if you look at the Greek word there for washing , It is the word Lutron , which is the English word for labor.
So Paul was saying you don't have a brass labor, church, but you do have a Bible.
You have the word and you are saved through the blood of Jesus Christ.
He sanctifies you, but the way you walk in sanctification is you get out that word and you do what it says.
You look in the word when you are faced with a problem.
How many of you are faced with a problem?
problems sometimes and you don't know what to do in your life.
You live your life by what that word tells you to do.
The word becomes your mirror.
It identifies the things that need to be washed away.
You see it seems to me that we are living in a generation That wants to be saved, wants all the blessings, but they don't want to be sanctified.
They don't want to wash anything off.
They want to do whatever their little hearts desire.
He's available to cleanse us and keep us clean.
Can I be honest with you for a minute?
I just want you to know I said this a few weeks ago on a Wednesday night.
Pastor Tom stole it from me on a Sunday morning But uh I said it first.
So I get tired of hearing people, even in the church, say things like follow your heart, trust your instincts, do what feels right.
Let me tell you, that sounds inspirational to you actually look at the condition of the human heart.
Katie and I have gotten hooked on a new show.
Where people are trying to find their soulmate.
I know we need another TV show like this.
There are thousands of them.
And I am telling you, it is an absolute train wreck.
I'm not really interested in the show itself.
I just like to watch the chaos ensue, if I'm being honest with you.
I have ever, this is the craziest thing.
These people date each other, y'all, through a wall.
You heard me right.
They can't see each other.
All they do is hear each other's voice.
They don't know what the other person looks like.
And y'all, after seven to ten days, the guy gets down on one knee and he pops the question.
Will you marry me?
Hear me.
I want to make sure you're getting this.
He's looking at a wall Not the person he's proposing to.
I'm sitting here and I'm thinking, sir, you don't there's no way you even know her last name at this point.
And it gets better.
After puzzle, they finally meet face to face.
And let me just say, ladies and gentlemen It's not a bad thing to know what your future husband or wife looks like before you propose to them.
Cause y'all, marriage is for life.
You're gonna be waking up next them for the rest of your life, I hope.
Come on, somebody call me shallow, but I just think it's good information to have If I won't be able to recognize you when I go in Walmart and know, oh that's my wife over there, Houston, we have a problem.
They date for about three to four more weeks, y'all.
Now face to face.
They plan their wedding and their families meet their significant other.
And on their wedding day, without fail, When their child is trying to decide if they want to go through with this and marry this person, some well-meaning parent will pull them aside and just say, trust your heart.
Y'all, I'm like they have known each other for about 30 days.
I have had Amazon packages take longer to arrive in this relationship, and you're gonna tell them to trust their heart.
Listen, you don't need to trust your heart, sweetie.
You need to ask some more questions, like do you have a job do you snore at night do you chew with your mouth open what brand of toilet paper do you prefer these are important questions to ask before you get married listen I cover this all in premarital counseling we go through this list We gotta air all this out.
Your heart might be ready to get married, but your brain is still trying to figure out their Wi-Fi password.
They don't need a wedding, they need a background check and three references.
And listen, we laugh about this But that's exactly how a lot of people are living their spiritual life.
You're making lifelong decisions based on short-term feelings and trusting a heart that Scripture says is broken.
It is diseased and dying.
You see, the Bible says that your heart apart.
The Bible doesn't say your heart is just slightly off course.
It says, this is what it says, Jeremiah 17, 9, that the heart is deceitful above.
All things and desperately wicked who can understand it.
Listen to me Our hearts do not need to be followed.
Your heart needs to be transformed and led.
Your heart does not need a microphone for you to hear it better.
It needs a savior.
Because if you follow your heart, your heart will have you chasing things that feel good in the moment. but leave you empty in the end.
You see, your heart will say, go your way, while Jesus says, I am the way.
So no, we don't follow our heart.
We lead our heart.
We submit our heart.
We surrender our heart to Jesus.
Because hear me, when you surrender your heart to him, I'm going to tell you something.
It will start leading you in the direction that God created you to go in.
But hear me carefully, your heart cannot be transformed by culture, emotions, or opinions, because that changes every day Your heart is transformed by the truth, and that truth is found in the Word of God.
You have got to get in the Word.
The Word is your mirror, not a denomination, not some preacher, not an evangelist, not a pastor.
You You get out that book.
This is your responsibility, church.
You get out that book, and if that book says marriage is between a man and a woman, Friends, it doesn't matter what you or have opinion of or what your friends have an opinion of, then marriage is between a man and a woman.
If that life if this book says that life is sacred, then life is sacred.
If this book says racism is wrong, then racism is wrong and that is wrong. ends it and you need to say, God, do not change the book, change me.
Got to understand this in the Western church, it's all about my feelings and what I want.
But friends, I'm telling you something: the Bible is not gonna conform to church.
The church has got to conform to it.
It is the Bible that gives us our authority.
It is the Bible that gives us our direction.
But here is the issue: we have got people coming into our churches, and they are a mess and they are struggling, and the enemy has infiltrated their life with dirt and with compensation.
And the issue is we have got weak preachers standing behind pulpits today that draw millions, but they're not preaching the true word.
They preach, as Paul warned his son in the faith in Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:3, for the time is coming when people will enjoy. not endure sound teaching but have itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions and desires.
We have Preachers who are afraid to stand up and preach God's word.
And when you preach false doctrine, I'm just going to go ahead and tell you there is not enough water to wash anybody or set anybody free.
But when you get under the true word of God People will come in bound, but they will leave set free because this word will not lie.
How many of you can say, preacher?
Don't give me your opinion.
Don't make me feel good.
Get the Bible and tell me what the word says.
Here's my cry today.
God wash your church.
Wash your pastors.
Lord, wash me.
Nothing I am telling you holds back revival more than an unsanctified, unwashed church.
But when a sanctified church starts praying out of their pure hearts for a revival of repentance, then we will see the Spirit of God move among us and he will draw us to himself.
So the sacrifice had to be willing, the sacrifice had to die, the sacrifice had to be washed, and now number four, the sacrifice had to be laid in the blood.
This would not be popular with the world, but I'm gonna tell you right up front, I believe in the power of the blood.
I know some people may say, Pastor, why do you preach that gory stuff?
Why do you preach about the dirty?
Why do you preach on the socially unacceptable things?
Listen, this generation has seen so much.
This does not bother them Trust me, this this this is nothing compared to what's going on out there in this world today.
This generation doesn't want to hear about the blood, don't sing about the blood, don't receive communion, don't talk Talk to us about the blood. about I know it aggravates some folks, but I've come to ask a question.
What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Some may be may be offended by the blood, but I don't mind talking about the blood of Christ because without it, I am telling you, I would not be who I am today.
Isn't it amazing that a sacrifice was laid in the blood?
Because coming to the altar meant that if you were going to be affected or impacted, If you were going to be changed, the blood had to be involved, whether we like it or not.
It is impossible for us to underestimate the need for the blood of Jesus to cover us.
We know as it relates to the blood that the innocent are dying for the guilty.
The Bible talks about it as innocent blood.
The truth is, church, God takes innocent blood very seriously.
We see the idea of innocent blood, and we've already talked about it illustrated in Genesis 4, when Cain murdered Abel.
And the Bible says the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
And in the original Hebrew here, it's very interesting because that word blood is actually plural.
Your brother's bloods.
I want you to understand what that means.
God was looking at Cain and said, Your brother's bloods.
In other words, his heritage, his children, everything that he could have been down the road, everything that he should have been, all the plans that I had for him would have been Would have accomplished is crying up to me from the ground.
His future generations, his genealogy, they are crying out to me.
The blood, I'm telling you, has a voice.
You fast forward to our Savior Jesus Christ.
And I'm gonna tell you, God has a tender spot in his heart for that blood.
Jesus was the precious lamb of God, slain before the foundation of the world.
There was something about the innocence of Jesus.
I'm here to tell you this Jesus did not sin, not even one.
Time in 33 years, he never lied, he never lusted, he was bigger than compromise, he did not sin.
And I want you to understand that when he died on that cross, the blood that was shed there was innocent.
Blood.
He did not deserve to die.
He did not deserve the punishment.
He could have easily saved himself, but he chose to endure for your and my sake.
Let me remind you of the beauty of this.
When you look at Abel, Abel was innocent.
And when you and when his blood leaked to the ground, the word of God tells me that his blood cried out.
And God heard the voice of Abel's blood.
God heard the blood cry to him because it was innocent blood.
And I want to give you a beautiful scripture today.
We've already referenced it.
Hebrews 12, 24.
And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, that sprinkled blood that's referring to is the blood of Jesus, that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
I'm here to tell you the blood of innocent Abel called out.
There was a voice attached to that blood, and God heard it.
And it touched the heart of God.
But then when I read Hebrews 12, 24, the word of God is telling me that if Abel's blood cried out, how much more does the blood of Jesus Christ cry out?
And if God can hear Abel's blood How much more does he hear the blood of the Lamb?
That blood flowed down that cross, that flowed down that tree into a puddle, started talking. to the Father.
Scripture tells us that his blood spoke better things over our life.
You say, Pastor Scott, what do you mean?
What does that have to do with me?
Listen, the blood has everything to do with you if you're saved.
Are there any saved people here today?
The blood had everything to do with your saved Salvation.
You see, all the way back in Egypt when the children of Israel were in bondage, the Lord said, Take blood, innocent blood, and put it on the doorpost, both sides, and on top.
And when the destruction comes, when the danger comes, when death comes when the devil comes when he tries to break into the door he is going to have to hear a sound and the sound will be the blood and the blood will say you cannot come into this house you cannot have my family you cannot have my son you cannot Have my daughter.
So let me help you out, church.
When you don't know what to say, just stand there and let the blood do all the talking for you.
When Satan comes up against you and wants to throw things in your face, just stand there and let the blood do all the talking for you. you because I'm gonna tell you something the blood can speak a whole lot better than you and I can the devil can hear the voice of the blood I believe he could hear Abel's blood cry out and I believe he hears the blood of Jesus today.
So let me remind you if you're in a desolate situation you don't know what to do or say Let me tell you what I would do.
If I were you, I would shut my mouth and let the blood of Jesus do all the talking for me.
Some of you have been talking doubt. and fear and negativity over your family.
And I believe you need to start shutting your mouth and just let the blood of Jesus open up his mouth and speak over your family on your behalf.
Hallelujah.
Praise team you can come back.
If we could hear the blood, I'm going to tell you, we would know that Jesus is speaking on our behalf right now.
I came to remind someone this morning that your hope has never been in your perfection.
Your hope, hear me, church, is in the blood.
When I think about everything the blood of Jesus has done for me, it makes me incredibly grateful for what Jesus did for me on that cross.
Because without that cross, I would still be lost, bound, and condemned.
But the cross changed everything.
And I wonder this morning.
Is there anybody in this room that can still hear the sound of the blood?
The sound of mercy Grace and freedom, the sound of chains breaking, the sound of guilt being washed away and shame losing its grip.
Can I just tell you if you're thankful for the blood of Jesus, I just want to encourage you, will you just stand up and praise him for his sacrifice today?
Thank him for the nails, thank him for his mercy, thank him that the blood still speaks today and it's still strong enough to cover our sins today.
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The sound that never stops
When someone dies for something greater than themselves, their sacrifice keeps speaking long after they are gone. A folded flag speaks. An empty chair speaks. A name etched in stone speaks. Throughout Scripture, blood has always carried a voice — and the blood of Jesus Christ is no different. Two thousand years after Calvary, it is still speaking.
What the blood of Jesus declares over your life
The book of Hebrews tells us that the blood of Jesus speaks a better word than even the blood of Abel. Abel's innocent blood cried out from the ground and God heard it. If God heard the voice of Abel's blood, how much more does he hear the blood of his own Son? That blood speaks mercy to the guilty, freedom to the bound, peace to the anxious, hope to the broken, forgiveness to the ashamed, and victory over every attack the enemy has planned. When you do not know what to say in a difficult moment, you can stand still and let the blood of Jesus do all the talking for you.
The process: four things a surrendered life requires
The ancient sacrificial system described in Leviticus was not just a religious ritual — it was a picture of a deeper spiritual reality. The sacrifice had to be brought willingly. It had to die. It had to be washed. And it had to be laid in the blood before the fire fell. Each of these steps reflects something that God calls every person to walk through on the journey of genuine faith.
Bringing yourself willingly
The offering described in Leviticus 1 was a freewill offering — given not out of obligation, but by personal choice. The Apostle Paul echoes this in Romans when he urges believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. Paul calls this the reasonable response in light of everything God has already done. In other words, when you consider how far God has brought you, surrender is not a sacrifice above and beyond — it is simply the reasonable thing.
Dying to what you want
Nobody talks much about dying anymore. Yet Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:31 that he died every day. He did not die once and coast. He chose, day after day, to lay down his own desires, his own anger, his own offense. The flesh wants to resurrect. The attitude wants to come back. The invitation is to say, every single day, "Lord, let me die to what I want so you can have your way." The people and circumstances that provoke you the most may actually be the instruments God is using to kill what is not dead yet.
The role of sanctification and the Word
After the sacrifice died, it was washed. This points to the principle of sanctification — the ongoing process of being made clean. The Bible describes this washing in Ephesians 5:26 as being cleansed by the washing of water with the Word. The Word of God is your mirror. It shows you what needs to go. It tells you who you are and who you are meant to be. A generation that wants blessing without sanctification, that wants to follow its heart rather than submit it, will find itself lost. Jeremiah 17:9 is clear: the heart is deceitful above all things. Your heart does not need a microphone — it needs a Savior. The Bible does not conform to culture. The church is called to conform to it.
Being covered by the blood
The final step in the process was laying the sacrifice in the blood. Without the blood, nothing changes. The blood of Jesus is not a relic of ancient religion — it is the very foundation of redemption. All the way back in Egypt, God told his people to put innocent blood on their doorposts, and when destruction came, death had to pass over because it heard a sound. That sound was the blood. That principle is still true. The blood of Jesus still speaks. And when it speaks, it tells the enemy: you cannot come into this house, you cannot have this family, you cannot have this life.
What has to die for revival to come
In Isaiah 6:1, the prophet saw the Lord high and lifted up — in the same year that King Uzziah died. It was when what Isaiah had leaned on was removed that he finally saw the glory of God filling the temple. The question worth sitting with is this: what has to die in us for the glory of God to fill this moment? Personal agendas. Racial divisions. Political divisions. Compromise. When the church presents itself willingly, dies to self, submits to the Word, and stands covered in the blood, the train of God's glory will not just come down the center aisle — it will fill the whole house.
