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Let national best-selling author and Bible study teacher Jennifer Kennedy Dean help you unlock the life-changing mysteries of often-read biblical texts in her study Power in the Blood of Christ. As you walk through this eight-week, interactive study, begin to realize anew the cleansing power of Christ’s blood in your own life.
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“Stand !rm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet !tted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the $aming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:15).

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“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened” (Ephesians 1:18).

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Isaiah 53:5 Crushed for our iniquities Pierced for our transgressions

Hebrews 5:1–6; 7:1–17

Jesus: priest a"er the order of Aaron—to o#er sacri$ce on the altar to atone for sins

Jesus: priest a"er the order of Melchizedek—“on the basis of an indestructible life”

Hebrews 1:3 Provided puri$cation for sins (died on the Cross)

Sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high (lives and rules eternally)

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