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From noon until three in the afternoon darkness\xa0came over all the land.\xa0About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice,\xa0\u201cEli, Eli,\xa0lema\xa0sabachthani?\u201d(which means\xa0\u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d). When some of those standing there heard this, they said, \u201cHe\u2019s calling Elijah.\u201d Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar,\xa0put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.\xa0The rest said, \u201cNow leave him alone. Let\u2019s see if Elijah comes to save him.\u201d And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple\xa0was torn in two from top to bottom\u2026

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,\xa0where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.\xa0He has become a high priest\xa0forever\u2026 Hebrews 6:19-20

\u2026because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.\xa0Therefore he is able to save\xa0completely\xa0those who come to God\xa0through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest\xa0truly meets our need\u2014one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,\xa0exalted above the heavens.\xa0Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices\xa0day after day, first for his own sins,\xa0and then for the sins of the people. Hebrews 7:24-27\xa0(NIV)

He sacrificed for their sins once for all\xa0when he offered himself. Hebrews 7:24-27\xa0(NIV)

The Son is the image\xa0of the invisible God,\xa0the firstborn\xa0over all creation\u2026 For God was pleased\xa0to have all his fullness\xa0dwell in him, and through him to reconcile\xa0to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,\xa0by making peace\xa0through his blood,\xa0shed on the cross. Colossians 1:15-20\xa0(NIV)

1. A Relationship\u2026 not religion

For he chose us\xa0in him before the creation of the world\xa0to be holy and blameless\xa0in his sight. In love\xa0he predestined\xa0us for adoption to sonship\xa0through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure\xa0and will\u2026 Ephesians 1:4-5 (NIV)

1. His Grace\u2026 not shame

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God\u2019s glorious standard.\xa0Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. Romans 3:23-24 (NLT)

1. Your Freedom\u2026 not bondage

He went to Nazareth,\xa0where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,\xa0as was his custom. He stood up to read,\xa0and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: \u201cThe Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news\xa0to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord\u2019s favor.\u201d Luke 4:16-19 (NIV)

1. Your future\u2026 not your past

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene\xa0and the other Mary\xa0went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake,\xa0for an angel\xa0of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone\xa0and sat on it.\xa0His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.\xa0The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, \u201cDo not be afraid,\xa0for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.\xa0He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.\xa0Come and see the place where he lay.\xa0Then go quickly and tell his disciples: \u2018He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee.\xa0There you will see him.\u2019 Now I have told you.\u201d Matthew 28:1-7 (NIV)

For it is by grace\xa0you have been saved,\xa0through faith\u2014and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God\u2014\xa0not by works,\xa0so that no one can boast.\xa0For we are God\u2019s handiwork,\xa0created\xa0in Christ Jesus to do good works,\xa0which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:8-10\xa0(NIV)