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The Perfect Sacrifice Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 from the book Sermons on the Second Readings Series III, Cycle B Patrick J. Rooney Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 |
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They came day after day in a steady stream, entering the temple with a mixture of excitement and anticipation. They came bearing their gifts, animals of various kinds to be presented to the priests. They came bringing their sacrifice for purification of sins and to make reparation to God. They came to make their offerings to the priests, who would take such offerings to the altar of the Lord and burn them in the sacrificial rite. The people of God came to make such offerings to God through the priests who would carry out the rituals day after day so that sins might be cleansed, and they could obtain the peace that they sought. The people came to make their offerings, but it was the priests who took those offerings to the altar and made the sacrifice. It was the priests who would spill the blood and sprinkle it around the altar. It was the priests who made the sacrifice ...
This Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 sermon, The Perfect Sacrifice, is based on Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 and relates to Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 of Cycle B of the lectionary. This sermon is excerpted from the book Sermons on the Second Readings. SermonSuite offers online sermons and professionally published sermons, lectionary sermons, non-lectionary sermons, children's sermons, sermon illustrations, worship resources, preaching resources, sermons on prayer, prayers, Christian drama, lectionary worship, lectionary workbooks and homilies. ...