With one sacrifice [offering] he made perfect forever those who are being made holy [sanctified; set apart to God]. Hebrews 10:14 EXB At Christmas, we focus on the infant, the precious baby. But that first coming was the beginning of the end, an offering, sacrificial, complete. Advent is the anticipation of completion, the fulfillment of time, the glorious…
Our pastor is about to wrap up his sermon series, Look to Jesus, on Hebrews. This past week he preached from Hebrews 13:7 – 19; next week he will preach on the final verses of the book. This has been a favorite sermon series for me. In recent years, I have been reading more from…
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. Psalm 43:4 One of the practices in Lent is introspection, reflection. My friend, Ashley, wrote about this practice on Lent on Facebook this week — Set up a quiet place in your…
When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. … They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. Isaiah 1:12- 14 Today we worshipped with our Anglican friends on the beach, and then tuned in to…
Jesus was the temple to end all temples, the priest to end all priests,and the sacrifice to end all sacrifices. Tim Keller, The Prodigal God This past Sunday, we had the opportunity to worship with our Anglican friends at the beach, and then to tune in to our home church via Youtube. I’m grateful for…