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The Fellowship Offering: What do Israel’s offerings teach us about our relationship with God? This week we conclude our series on the Lord’s instructions to the children of Israel regarding sacrifice. We’re studying the fellowship offering, the blood sacrifice of an animal, which emphasizes the restored relationship God seeks to enjoy with us. It shows that we are not meant …
The Sin & Trespass Offerings: We humans are impossibly far from God. We cannot approach Him in our sin; an atoning sacrifice for sin is necessary—even if our sin is unintentional. This week, as we study sin and trespass offerings in part 2 of our series on the Levitical sacrifices, we see that sin is not measured by our intentions …
The Burnt Offering: If God is truly holy, how could sinful men ever approach Him? God Himself answered this question for the children of Israel when He gave them the Law. Only through a God-appointed substitute—an atoning sacrifice—could His people be presented as wholly belonging to Him. We begin a new series this week on the Levitical sacrifices God appointed …
Yom Kippur—The Day of AtonementLast weekend, as the Jewish people observed Yom Kippur, Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon fired missiles and drones at Israel. The brazen attack disturbed what should have been a quiet, somber day of reflection—one with which Christians should be familiar. This week, as we study Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, we’ll set our focus on …
Israel My Glory In Depth: Interview with Jim Showers God’s wonderful plan of redemption stretches to everything in creation, but Israel is the key to its fulfillment. God gave the Jewish people special covenants and a special role in His plan. The apostles Peter and Paul highlighted these truths, linking Israel’s repentance from sin to Jesus the Messiah’s return and …
Israel My Glory In Depth: Interview with Dan Price Are you afraid that you can lose your salvation? Don’t worry—Scripture makes it clear that you can never lose it! If you trust in Christ for salvation, His promise to save you lasts forever. If you have any doubts about your eternal security in Christ, this week’s show will reassure you …
Jesus’ RighteousnessThe bad news: We owe a debt we could never pay on our own. The good news: Jesus’ righteousness paid our debt! In part 1 of our series on the book of Romans, we studied the Jewish people’s priority in understanding the gospel and God’s justice, and in part 2, we discovered how God provided a perfect blood sacrifice …
Paul’s ChristologyMany Christians consider the book of Romans their favorite because of how clearly it teaches the gospel message. The apostle Paul presented the Good News wonderfully, teaching some fundamental truths about sin, sacrifice, and forgiveness. In part 2 of our series on Romans, Chris explores Paul’s teachings on the work of Christ and the Old Testament truths that inspired …
“…to the Jew first and also to the Greek”Of all the people in the world, the apostle Paul said, the Jewish people need to hear the gospel most—but they also should understand God’s judgment better than all others. Paul used the phrase “to the Jew first and also to the Greek” several times in Acts, demonstrating the Jewish people’s central …
The Prophet Hosea, Part 4In the days of the prophet Hosea, Israel had sinned severely against God. Their spiritual adultery led to their judgment, as God punished them for walking away from Him to bring them to repentance. After digging into their five cycles of judgment last week, we now see the hope of restoration that awaited Israel in five …
