Calvary: the Hill Sermons

The departure from Sinai is even closer, but God takes further time to organize and clarify His law for His people. In this span of chapters, we learn about the Nazarite Vow, Israel's communication trumpets, and the mode of God's leading.

Death has reigned from Adam to now blazing paths for exploitation, oppression and despair. Paul is seen running headway toward death without a single hint of dread. Can it be that Paul has found something that frees him from the tyranny of mortality? (2 Cor 5:1-5)

Now that the Israelites are ready to enter into the land of Canaan, God shows them how the law He's established functions. In this passage, God numbers the able-bodied men for Israelites military and God divides the responsibilities of the tabernacle amongst the sons of Levi.

Understanding the eternal destination of a believer inherently changes one's present outlook. Paul uses the promise of eternity to awaken hope despite his daily persecution (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).

Through this sermon series, we have explored God's model of wholeness. But what do we, the broken, do? Tonight, we look at the stories surrounding the man blind from birth (John 9:1-7), the woman at the well (John 4:7-18), the woman caught in adultery (John 8:2-11), and the rich young ruler (Matthew 19:16-30). In all of these cases, though different in each, we see that Christ is the missing compo...

When discussing the matter of submission and subjection, one can easily assume abuse is a part of the equation. How can it be that God would have designed marriage with an order of authority? We see in this study that subjection doesn't have to imply merit or value (Ephesians 5:22-33).

Although we often insert our own pre-conceived notions into the boundaries of femininity and masculinity, we find very little of such notions in Scripture. What we do find is that there are aspects of manhood as well as womanhood that are wholly inseparable from one's humanity. We also see that God has intentionally inserted these aspects into His creation in order to display His character (Genesi...

The beginning of God's work on earth is in the area of developing society. Uniquely, the sexual relationship begets the integral components of society. In Christ, we see an extension of of that same heart of society-building, only in a greater form (Malachi 2:14-15).

There's a very crucial component in our sexuality, and that's intimate relationship. We find in the original design for marriage that God's intention for man is relationship. Paul takes this paradigm to another level when he says that the purpose for the closeness of the marital relationship is to testify to the relationship between the church and Christ (Genesis 2:1-25).

It is an incorrect paradigm to see the Gospel message as something merely spiritual. Salvation involves the human being bodily as much as it involves their thought life. Both in the physical as well as the spiritual is Christ resurrected, so being, the Christian is also resurrected; and their physical and spiritual behavior comes into importance and consideration (1 Cor. 6:13-20).

In order to discuss sex or gender, the most helpful place to begin is at the beginning of Creation as told in Genesis 1 and 2. From this place we build our understanding of men, women, and the Gospel itself (Matthew 19:1-12). Q/A Included

Paul contends that, unlike our natural inclinations claim, we believers can display our weaknesses proudly as a testimony to the gracious work of Christ.

This final sermon in Leviticus speaks on the agricultural Sabbath and the year of Jubilee and the treatment of slaves. The penultimate chapter of Leviticus prophesies over the nation if Israel and what they can expect if they obey and/or disobey the law. The book closes with the consequences of vows unto the Lord.

Amidst persecution and lowliness, the Apostle Paul did not lose heart because his gospel was not in arrogance of self, but Jesus' gospel of Salvation and redemption.

This portion of Leviticus begins with the personal interactions a priest has in his normal life and continues into outlining the Hebrew calendar's appointed feasts. We see that the ministry of Jesus' life signposts according with this prophetic calendar in fulfillment. The final chapter of our evening declines once more with a blaspheming of the LORD's name and the consequences thereof. We are rem...

The old covenant was, like a mirror, only meant to display the extent of defect amongst God's people. In Christ, we have a new covenant that can also redeem and clean those who cannot save themselves (2 Cor 3:7-18).

God's holiness burns into our lives like an uncontainable forest fire; it touches upon every aspect of our existence. Whether it's our personal relationships, the economy, or the civility of our society, God's holiness affects these corners of our lives with profound consequence. Ultimately, this is all built upon who God is and what He's done. Living by God's character restores to Him the very op...

Paul came to serve the Corinthian church without any written credentials. What established his authority was the lives that were changed because of his ministry in Christ. We, the church, should seek the same sort of credential--that of lives rather than certification.

The qualifications of the clean and the unclean are relatively foreign to us, but we see in this passage how God's order places the focus of life in a world in the midst of decay. God's redemption is a work where heavenly and holy life is cast into the midst of the dying.

This new sermon series outlines how a believer shapes his life's witness upon Jesus; rather than the cues of the world. The scent of a believer seems like death to the uninitiated, but it is the life to a believer (2 Corinthians 2:14-17)

When looking into the Levitical diet, we can often wonder how this is relevant at all. Is it merely hygienic? Is it merely discriminatory? Is is entirely arbitrary altogether? Ultimately, we see that the division of the clean/unclean and holy/unholy reminds us of the reverence of God Himself. In Christ, we see that God is not paintable, but His very holiness is what is contagious.

Paul's treatment of a repentant offender in the Corinthian church guides us toward an invaluable principle of the Church --forgiveness.

This week we close the Sacrificial ordinances and continue into the narrative of dedicating and inducting the Tabernacle and Priesthood into operation. Despite several preparatory procedures, tragic failures ensue. In these incidents, we see that Aaron has grown in the Lord and God has prepared him to serve the nation of Israel as their High Priest.

The standard of any Christian relationship should be love as modeled from Jesus Himself. Much like a physician's oath to do no harm, so is the expectation for members of the shared community that is Jesus' Church (2 Corinthians 1:12-2:13).

We proceed through the offerings this week. We delve into the the details of the Sin offering, the Guilt offering, and the Recompense offering. We ultimately see that rituals can't cover over our sins if our hearts aren't changed.