Crossroads - Weekend Messages

One of the foundational realities of the finished work of Jesus is that the "life is in the blood". This concept has its roots in the Torah, the first five books of your Bible. Leviticus 17 is entirely about the blood laws and they have surprising implications for our Christian faith today.

Holiness is our third and final series in the book of Leviticus. God desires us to be holy as He is. This section begins with an astonishing reality, that by ourselves, we are not holy. There was one day each year that the Jewish people set apart to confess their unholiness to God and each other. There was a special sacrifice offered to forgive transgressions. That is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur in Hebrew).

Known as the “Holiness Code,” this part of Scripture lists all the things the people of Israel should and should not do. Instead of focusing on the mind-blowing list of do's and do not's, this introduction to the Holiness section of Leviticus challenges the way we see the rules and regulations. They become a back-drop and set-design for the greatest Love Story ever told.