Ring of Truth

The celebratory feasts in Leviticus might seem at first that they’re just times of remembrance for what God had done. They were the times to give thanks back to Him, too. Today, you'll get to explore the other meanings of those feasts with Pastor Dan. They mean so much more when you look to the New Testament, too. The traditional feasts point to the church and to Jesus. They symbolize Jesus' life,...

The feast of passover in Leviticus was to remember the time when all the Israelites, with the blood of a spotless lamb on their doorpost, were passed over by the angel of death. Through the blood sacrifice of a perfect lamb, they were safe. They were saved. Today, you'll get to see the parallels of that day with Jesus Christ. Pastor Dan will show you that the feast celebrating the Passover points...

God's Word works together in its entirety from the Old to the New Testament to tell of mankind's history and hope for salvation. It all points to Jesus Christ. Today, Pastor Dan will explain how the feasts the Israelites celebrated in Leviticus are part of that picture. Back then, they were to celebrate what God had done for them and to remind the people of God's goodness. Now, you can see how the...

Anyone who thinks they’ve attained a sinless, perfect life in this world has deceived themselves. Likely, they’ve allowed the sin of pride to take over their hearts. It simply isn’t possible in this broken world where we’re surrounded by temptation and our own hearts are still being transformed by the Holy Spirit. As Pastor Dan will remind us in today’s message, while we can’t be perfect and avoid...

Sin is so destructive. It perverts the blessings God has given us for our enjoyment and His glory. Just as the prodigal son took his father’s inheritance early and wasted it on temporary pleasure, we can do the same with the blessings our Heavenly Father gives us. As Pastor Dan will point out in today’s message, we can’t live in sin and live with God. The two are completely incompatible. The good...

Jesus seemed to prioritize spending time with those in the margins of society. He hung out with fraudulent tax collectors, talked with prostitutes and adulterers, and He touched and healed lepers and the unclean. Many of His harshest moments of rebuke came when He encountered the religious elites and leaders. As Pastor Dan will clarify in today’s message, the purpose of this wasn’t to show accepta...

The Bible never refers to any sexual orientation as an identity in Scripture. Our identity should not be based in heterosexuality or homosexuality, but in our Imago Dei – which means the image of God in us. He created us, and His design should be the basis for who we are. A part of that design is our sexuality, and that part needs to be submitted to Him. As Pastor Dan will warn in today’s message,...

As Pastor Dan continues our study of the book of Leviticus, we’ll encounter a law that seems especially harsh in our day and age. Anyone who cursed their father or mother was to be put to death. For many of us, we may think back to when we were young and realize we wouldn’t have lived long if this law were still applicable. This law was effective in that it was rarely executed. The men of the comm...

Sin is not something we can just ignore. While we may not be held to all the rules we read in Leviticus, today’s passage will give us a clear idea of how God looks at sin and those who ignore it in their own lives and in their community. Thanks to Jesus, we’ve been given grace and can be made righteous in God’s sight, but that doesn’t mean sin can be allowed to remain in our hearts. As Pastor Dan...

Some of the rules we find in Scripture seem very strange in our culture. All these rules can seem outdated and like God was just being nitpicky. Many were specific to the culture that God wanted to implement for Israel, but they had a deeper purpose that teaches us about His character. As Pastor Dan will point out in today’s message, God wanted to set Israel apart. Not so they could garner attenti...

We’ve turned into a culture of consumers and spectators. As Pastor Dan will point out in today’s message, there are countless videos out on social media where people are experiencing an emergency of some sort, and instead of helping, you see bystanders just watching or even taking videos on their phones. It’s a sad state of things. We’re called to participate in the work of God’s redemption. Somet...

This is such a common struggle… so many of us allow our lives to get busy to the point where God starts to take second place. As Pastor Dan will warn in today’s message, the Gospel can’t properly take root in our lives if our other priorities choke it out. We have to choose to put Jesus first. This is a minute-by-minute, day-by-day commitment. You’ll mess up and miss the mark at times, losing sigh...

We tend to put sins into categories, considering one sin to be much worse than another. In the Church, homosexual sin has often been classified as significantly worse than heterosexual sin. This is inaccurate according to Scripture. God designed us, and He designed us as sexual beings. He also created and ordained marriage as a covenant that honors Him. As Pastor Dan will warn in today’s message,...

In today’s message, Pastor Dan will examine the rules laid out in Leviticus concerning multiple forms of sexual sin. This can be a very personal and controversial issue. People have attached much of their identity to this aspect of their lives. It’s become an idol for many, and their urges and feelings have been given a position of authority they shouldn’t have. God is the authority, but He won’t...

In our culture, we don’t particularly like being told what we should or shouldn’t do. America was founded on the idea of popular sovereignty – meaning that the people, not the president, king, or governing body, are the ones who hold the real power. This is a great concept when it comes to human government, but as Pastor Dan reminds us in today’s message, in God’s Kingdom, we’re subject to a great...

Jesus’ life and teachings are a wonderful gift that offers us a model for our own lives, as well as demonstrating who He is and fulfilling prophecy. But as Pastor Dan will clarify in today’s message, Jesus’ miracles, teachings, and life are not what save us. It was His death on the cross – a perfect sacrifice, where all the sins of the world were atoned for by His blood. Without this sacrifice, th...

We like to do things our way when we think it’s an option. If you look at the history of religion, this becomes more and more clear. The big ones are Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, but how many countless branches, denominations, or sects can you think of? Not to mention innumerable cults and smaller religious movements. As Pastor Dan will point out in today’s message, God ga...

Many believers, pastors included, would prefer to just skip over Leviticus. What applies to us today, and what only falls under the old covenant? Why did God require these things? These are some of the questions that may pop up as you study this book. The old Law was so complex, and what did they get for it? They just had to go through the same rituals over and over. As Pastor Dan will remind us t...

As we’ve studied the book of Leviticus with Pastor Dan, there have been a few things that’ve been abundantly clear – God has high expectations of His people, we’re incapable of living up to them, and the old covenant was extremely nuanced and complex. Only a few people were allowed to commune directly with God, and only after performing specific rituals. The consequences were dire if they failed....

We often think the best way to convert someone to Christianity is to give them all the proof of Jesus and explain to them all of the theology of sin and Jesus’ death and resurrection. However, the most powerful proof of the existence of Jesus is a changed life. Pastor Dan will encourage you in his message today to share with others how Jesus changed your life. How have you been transformed? What d...

Why is Good Friday good? It’s good because of the resurrection. The gospel, the good news, is good because Jesus rose again. If Jesus stayed dead, it wouldn’t be good news. Today, Pastor Dan will proclaim in his message that the resurrection of Jesus is what all of your faith hangs on. Without it, you have no hope. You would be dead in your sins, but because of the empty tomb, you can be made new....

Some people try to poke holes in the account of Jesus’s resurrection. They say that the disciples only thought they saw Jesus alive again or that they made it up. The problem with those accusations is how close and personal their interactions with Jesus were and that so many people saw Him. Today, Pastor Dan will reassure you of how trustworthy the biblical accounts are. Many of Jesus’s followers...

When we listen to the Easter account every year, sometimes it’s hard to truly engage with new ears, isn’t it? We think, “We’ve heard this before.” Going to church on Easter has become a tradition, and we’re just going through the motions. In his message today, Pastor Dan will encourage you to let your mind and heart be impacted by the message of Easter. Jesus didn’t just die for sin in a general s...

Faith is important, but we often think people need to accept Jesus on blind faith. That’s not true, though. There are compelling historical truths supporting our belief in Jesus and that He lived, died, and was resurrected from the grave. You don’t have to throw logical thinking out the door to believe in Jesus. Pastor Dan will encourage you today to put your faith in Jesus. It’s not blind faith,...

That’s such an important question. Where do we find peace? It’s something we desire greatly, even if we can’t articulate it. Some try to find peace through worldly meditation. Others self-medicate to get some peace from inner demons, but things of the world won’t bring us real and everlasting peace. Today, Pastor Dan will urge you in his message to seek peace from Jesus. Jesus defeated death and t...