When Hagar, an enslaved Egyptian serving Saria (Sarah), is given as a surrogate to Abram (Abraham) by the childless Saria, she becomes pregnant. Afterwards, Saria mistreats her and Hagar flees to the wilderness. God pursues the runaway slave into the wilderness, and two significant things happen: the Angel of the Lord shows her that she’s […]

God often speaks to us in the wilderness in unexpected ways. The story of Naaman in 2 Kings chapter 5 is a great example of this. Naaman is the Syrian army commander who seems to have it all. However, he’s also a leper. God uses a surprising series of circumstances to heal to Naaman. This […]

Pastor Brad points out three features of Exodus 19: a moment, a reminder, and a vision. First, Moses pursued a moment with God. As the leader of Israel, Moses wanted to hear from God.  Next, God tells Moses to remind the people of God’s gracious love for them, and how he delivered them from slavery […]

We all go through wilderness seasons. They often aren’t pleasant, but Pastor Bo Stern Brady shows us that they can be a place of great intimacy with God and foster sensitivity to his Spirit. Pastor Bo looks at the story of Jesus’ temptation as an example of what this wilderness experience can be like. After […]

To understand Leviticus, we must understand the world in which it first appeared. The book is part of a larger story, one about a God unlike any other who wants to transform humanity into a people unlike any other. This week’s message, the final in our series, offers a recap. It describes how each of […]

Last week’s message focused on the promises of prosperity and success that God made to Israel if they would follow his commands and remain obedient to Him. This week, Pastor Lane examines the promises of punishment and devastation that God made to Israel if they failed to be faithful to him. While God ensures the […]

This week we look at God’s promises in Leviticus 26, where he tells his people of all the good things they can expect if they follow his laws and keep his commandments. However, we know that bad things sometimes happen to good people who faithfully follow God. That observation raises questions about the validity of […]

In Leviticus chapter 25, God gives the Israelites two very special commands. First, he tells them that just like the seventh day of each week is to be a Sabbath, a day of rest, every seventh year they are to take a whole year of rest. Additionally, every 50 years is to be a super-Sabbath, […]

This week we have the opportunity to be captivated by the glory of a God who is searching for us like a lamp in the darkness. We encounter the glory of God in the presence of the Holy Spirit, and the continuing work of Jesus in our lives. The Bible teaches this by using the […]

This week’s message demonstrates how the festivals outlined in Leviticus chapter 23 reveal God’s plan for humanity. The festivals that were celebrated in the springtime have multiple parallels with Jesus’ life. The festivals that were celebrated in the fall seem to have parallels with what Jesus’ second coming will be like. That places us in […]