SECURING GRACIOUS RECONCILIATION
Introduction There are some local events with global and even cosmic significance, e.g. The Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden The Death of Christ on Good Friday The Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday PAINFUL SEPARATION GRACIOUS RECONCILIATION POWERFUL IMPLICATIONS Jesus has to be the only way of salvation God’s presence […]
By the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
Introduction A. THE PROBLEM WE FACE 1. Subjective Guilt (Heb 10:22) 2. Objective Guilt (Rom 3:23) B. THE PROBLEM GOD FACED (Rom 3:36; 5:6) C. THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD’S SOLUTION Justification – God’s grace Propitiation – God’s wrath Redemption – God’s love Conclusion Easter Sunday Service – Rev […]
TRULY THIS WAS THE SON OF GOD!
Introduction Good Friday commemorates the death of Jesus. But why is it “Good?” And what does it mean for your life and my life? Point 1: PAINFUL DEATH Jesus’ death was no ordinary death. It was an excruciating one. Even the depiction of Jesus’ final hours in Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ” does not […]
Holy Priesthood: A Sacred Calling
Introduction Our calling as priests (1 Pet 2:9) Leviticus 8-10 is both a model and a cautionary tale of how we are to serve and obey as priests who worship a holy God. A. SERVING GOD REQUIRES CONSECRATION (Lev 8–9) B. SERVING WELL REQUIRES OBEDIENCE (Lev 10) ConclusionReturn to a heart of worship. […]
Holy Priesthood: A Sacred Calling
Introduction 1. Four background notes 2. Relevance of the Priesthood for us Two applications in our sacred calling as a holy priesthood: A. OUR CONSECRATION NEEDS TO BE WHOLEHEARTED (Lev 8–9) B. OUR VIOLATIONS WILL BE COSTLY (Lev 10) Conclusion Next Week: Good Friday Service – Ps Jason Lim (BPJ), Rev Dr Keith […]
Holy Priesthood: A Sacred Calling
Introduction The servants of God are to be: A. SET APART TO HOLINESS (Lev 8–9) B. SET ARIGHT IN OBEDIENCE (Lev 10) ConclusionWe serve a Holy God! Next Week: Good Friday Service – Ps Jason Lim (BPJ), Rev Dr Keith Lai (WDL), Rev Dr Joshua Sudharman (East)Easter Sunday Service – Rev Edmund Wong (BPJ), Rev […]
HOLY WORSHIP II: APPROACHING GOD II
Introduction A. THE GOD WHO IS ALL FORGIVING: THE SIN OFFERINGS (Lev 4:1–5:13; 6:24-30) B. THE GOD WHO IS ALL RESTORING: THE GUILT OFFERINGS (Lev 5:14–6:7; 7:1-10) Conclusion Next Week’s Topic: Leviticus 8–10 OverviewNext Week’s Speakers: Ps Lee Da-Win (BPJ), Rev Tan Kay Kiong (WDL), Ps Stacey Tay (East)
HOLY WORSHIP II: APPROACHING GOD II
Introduction Leviticus chapters 1-3 gives three portraits of our Holy God — the God who is All Deserving, Providing and Welcoming in the burnt, grain and fellowship offering which are voluntary but expected. Leviticus chapters 4-7 gives two portraits of our Holy God in the two mandatory offerings when we sin against God and others: […]
HOLY WORSHIP II: APPROACHING GOD II
Introduction Recap: The overall preaching structure for the book of Leviticus In Leviticus chapters 1-3, we looked at the first three types of offerings (burnt, grain and fellowship), which were voluntarily given by the Old Covenant People of God in their worship of God. These gave us a picture of our God as the Holy […]
Holy Worship 1: Communal Worship
Big idea: Our Communal worship unto God involves our covenantal commitment and compelling witness to the world. Two distinctives of our communal worship unto God: A. OUR COVENANTAL COMMITMENT (Lev 1; Deut 7:9; Exo 19:5-6) B. OUR COMPELLING WITNESS (Lev 3, Lev 7; Exo 20) ConclusionMay the presence of God permeate through our lives […]
