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Speaker: Rev. Daniel

- Joshua 20

Introduction
- When a murderer is tried in court and found guilty, what can he be guilty of?
- Murder or Manslaughter， Where did they get this idea?

A. Cities of Refuge (1-6)
- No Unnecessary Killing
- We must live in peace and forgiveness

B. Characteristics of these cities  (7-9)
- Easy Access
- Always Open 
- Well stocked， Always provided
- Safe Inside 
- For Everyone 

C. Christ our Refuge 
- Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
- John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me.”
- Matt 11:28 Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest
- Easy Access - John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in me shall not perish but have eternal life
- Always Open - Psalm 121:4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- Always provided - Eph 1:7-8    In Him, we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us.
- Safe Inside - John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”    
- For Everyone :
C = Christ
O = Offers
F  = Forgivesness 
F  = For  
E  = Everyone
E  = Everywhere 

Conclusion
- Is Jesus your Refuge today?
- Would you want him to be your refuge?