1. You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
  2. Many people have struggled to understand Leviticus and Old Testament worship in general. Here is a handbook or map to navigate these subjects, and to see their relationship to Christ and his saving work.
  3. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  4. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  5. My fear of this coming darkness only lasts a moment.
  6. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  7. Nothing moves or drives Paul more than preaching about “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
  8. Some explanations are better than others, but they remain our explanations—except if we had some perspective from outside, above, and behind nature.
  9. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
  10. I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
  11. Jesus stands before the disciples as the bridge between heaven and earth, and between Old Testament and New Testament.
  12. His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.