Leviticus 25:55, 26:12, 26:44 "The people of Israel are my servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God." (Leviticus 25:55) "I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people." (Leviticus 26:12) "Yet even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them or abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them." (Leviticus 26:44) I want to ask you a question. Have you eve

Leviticus 20:26, 21:8, 22:20 "You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine."(Leviticus 20:26) I want to begin today with one simple question. "What exactly am I offering to God?" Leviticus 22:20 declares: "You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you." God will not receive a blemished offering. Leviticus chapters 20 to 22 press towards one consistent theme: drawing ne

Leviticus 7:15, 8:23–24 Beloved congregation, we often consider the Old Testament sacrificial laws to be complex, rigid regulations far removed from modern life. However, if we look beneath the surface of Leviticus chapters 7 and 8, we encounter the warm heart of God within those strict laws. Today’s passage clearly shows us what the life of a true worshipper entails, and how our personal holiness must be evidenced in our relationships with our neighbours. First, the grace Go

Genesis 3:19, Matthew 6:16-18 Beloved congregation, today marks 'Ash Wednesday', the beginning of Lent. Across the streets of Britain today, or amongst our neighbours in the Anglican and Catholic churches, you may see people bearing the mark of an ash cross upon their foreheads. Of course, we do not physically impose ashes upon our foreheads in our service today. However, we must lend our ears to the solemn message proclaimed as they apply the ashes. Even though the physical

Exodus 36:5-7 [Ex 36:5-7, NIV] 5 and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done." 6 Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: "No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary." And so the people were restrained from bringing more, 7 because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.   Exodus chapters 35 and 36 stand in stark contrast to the

Key Text: Exodus 33:15  "Then Moses said to him, 'If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.'" 1. The Terrifying Offer Beloved friends, do you know what the most terrifying proposition in the entire Bible is? It is not judgement or a curse. It is found in the words of Exodus 33:2-3. Immediately after the incident of the Golden Calf, God speaks to Moses:  "I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites... Go up to the land flowing with mil

Exodus 29:42-46, 31:1-5 Modern people worship the idols of 'achievement' and 'recognition', leaving their souls utterly exhausted. We constantly strive to prove our worth through 'Doing'. However, our text today in Exodus chapters 29 to 31 tells a completely different story. Before God commands, "Do this for me," He first declares, "I will dwell among you." The core of the process by which the Israelites—former slaves—became God's people lies not in our human effort, but in..

The Bible describes the 430 years of slavery experienced by Israel not merely as the pain of physical labor, but as "spiritual isolation." The ninth plague in Exodus 10—the "darkness that can be felt"—symbolizes this state of utter isolation. It was a condition where one could not see the person standing next to them, and reaching out yielded only empty air. This closely resembles the existential emptiness of a human being who has lost God. No matter how brightly lit the citi