Author: Andrew Griffin

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Matthew 10:5-15. Proclaiming good news to the lost sheep of Israel

Sunday 14th April 2024

Read: Isaiah 52:1-12; 2 Kings 5:1-27; Matthew 10:5-15

Sermon: Matthew 10:5-15

Matthew 10-12
Jesus and his kingdom confronts, perplexes and divides

 

Matthew 10:5-6
To whom the disciples should go?

 

Matthew 10:7-10
What message and means?

 

Matthew 10:11-15
With whom should the disciples stay?

 

The disciples’ mission and ours

 

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Leviticus 25-27. The year of Jubilee: Eden restored

Sunday 7th April 2024

Read: Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26; Leviticus 27

Sermon: Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26; Leviticus 27

Introduction: God is…

 

Leviticus 25. The year of Jubilee

 

Leviticus 26. Covenant blessings and curses

 

Leviticus 27. Laws about vows

 

Conclusion
(a) Israel forgets, Yahweh remembers
Jer 25:8-11; 2 Chronicles 36:20-21; Jer 29:10-11)

 

(b) Jesus, Jubilee and us
(Luke 4:16-21; 2 Cor 6:14-7:1; Rev 21:1-8)

 

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Leviticus 23:1-24:23 Sacred times and places

Sunday 31st March 2024

Read: Leviticus 23:1-44; Leviticus 24:1-23

Sermon: Leviticus 23:1-44; Leviticus 24:1-23

Leviticus 1-22 Be holy

 

Leviticus 23:1-44 Holy times

 

Leviticus 23:1-3 Sabbath

 

Leviticus 23:4-8 Passover, unleavened bread

 

Leviticus 23:9-14 First fruits

 

Leviticus 23:15-22 Weeks

 

Leviticus 23:23-25 Trumpets

 

Leviticus 23:26-32 Day of atonement

 

Leviticus 23:33-44 Booths

 

Leviticus 24:1-9 Holy space for holy times

 

Leviticus 24:10-23 Don’t be unholy before the Holy One

 

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Good Friday, 29/3/24. 1 Peter 1:13-21.

Friday 29th March 2024

Read: Isaiah 53; Exodus 12:1-13,43-49; John 19:16-37; 1 Peter 1:13-21

Sermon: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Introduction. The cross a mirror and window

Peter’s purpose in 1 Peter

1 Peter 1:13-21. Three commands

The precious ransom price

Jesus our sinless substitute (1 Pet 2:22; 3:18)

There’s a Way Back to God                                                                                                   

Blood sacrifice and 2024?

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Leviticus 21:1-22:33 Guarding what’s holy

Sunday 24th March 2024

Read: Acts 8:25-40; Leviticus 21:1-24; Leviticus 22:1-33

Sermon: Leviticus 21; Leviticus 22

Leviticus 1-20 Be holy

Leviticus 21:1-15 Guarding holy priests: who can they marry?

Leviticus 21:16-24 Guarding holy places: who can approach?

Leviticus 22:1-33 Guarding holy offerings:

Leviticus 22:1-16 When must a priest abstain?

Leviticus 22:17-33 What is an acceptable offering?

Acts 8:25-40 All draw near by the truly undefiled high priest

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Theme and variation

Sunday 17th March 2024

Read: 1 Peter 2:9-12; Leviticus 20

Sermon: Leviticus 20

Introduction: “History repeats itself”; The concept of Historical recurrence

20:1-2a. Introduction

20:2b-6. Sins against religion (a)

20:7-8. Call to holiness (a)

20:9-21. Sins against family

20:22-26. Call to holiness (b)

20:27. Sins against religion (b)

Molech: the test-case
– 1 Kings 11:1-8
– Jeremiah 32:26-35

Conclusion: Leviticus 20 & 2024.

1 Peter 2:9-12

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Be holy because Yhwh (the Lord) is holy

Sunday 10th March 2024

Read: Matthew 22:34-40; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12; Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon: Leviticus 19:1-37

Leviticus 1-18 Be holy

Leviticus 19 in the framework of Leviticus 18-20

Leviticus 19:1-2 Be holy – Yhwh your God is holy

Leviticus 19:3-10 Be holy – worship Yhwh alone

Leviticus 19:11-18 Be holy – love your neighbour

Leviticus 19:19-36 Be holy – don’t just follow what everyone else is doing

Leviticus 19:37 Be holy = do all my commands

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 God’s will for us is to be holy

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What Yhwh treats seriously

Sunday 25th February 2024

Read: Hebrews 9: 11–14, 23-28; Leviticus 17; 2 Corinthians 11:3

Sermon: Leviticus 17:1-16

Introduction – Three priorities Yhwh takes very seriously

The location for all sacrifices v 1- 9
– The where

– The why

– The penalty

– The reason

– How serious is Yhwh about it?

– The lesson

The importance of blood v10 – 16
– Yhwh’s greatest priority

– The principle about blood

– How serious is Yhwh about it?

– Why this principle is important – how it is used by Yhwh

– The main application for the nation of Israel

– Two other related scenarios

– The application for Jesus, and us – Hebrews 9

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your
thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 2 Cor. 11:3

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Approaching the holy God – Atonement

Sunday 11th February 2024

Read: Hebrews 9:1-15; Leviticus 16

Sermon: Leviticus 16


Leviticus in the five books of Moses

Leviticus 16:1-2 Approaching the holy God

Leviticus 16:3-4 Dressing and preparing to enter holy space

Leviticus 16:5-28 Atonement
16:5-10 the scapegoat

16:11-19 how to enter the most holy place

16:20-22 atonement and removing sin

16:23-28 Undressing and preparing to leave holy space

Leviticus 16:29-34 Approaching the holy God

Hebrews 9:1-15 Approaching the holy God – Jesus