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Moving With God This message presents Numbers as a picture of God preparing a redeemed people to move with Him, know Him, trust Him, and enter what He has promised. Israel was not merely brought out of Egypt; they were brought under God's rule, gathered as His people, and taught a new way to live. Leviticus 18 becomes an important marker: they could no longer live like Egypt, and they were not to imitate Canaan. Their life had to be shaped by the Lord and His Word. The many details in Numbers—the camp arrangement, offerings, Nazirite vow, Passover, silver trumpets, cloud, fire, and marching order—all teach dependence upon God. They could not move whenever they wanted or live according to what seemed right to them. They had to listen, trust, wait, move, and obey. This prepares us for the great crisis at Kadesh Barnea, where Joshua and Caleb trusted God's promise while the others allowed what they saw to overrule what God had said. The message emphasizes that faith interprets circumstances through God's promise rather than interpreting God's promise through circumstances. Hebrews 11 reinforces this truth through Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Joshua, and Caleb. Walking with God means working with God—going where He leads, remaining where He says stay, and trusting Him even when obedience does not make natural sense. The Nazirite vow illustrates consecration, but in Jesus we see something greater: believers have been bought with a price and are called to present themselves as living sacrifices. When we fail, grace does not give us permission to remain in sin; it gives us a way to repent, come clean before the Lord, and get back in step with Him. The right thing to do when w

Deuteronomy 16:1-17 presents three annual feasts — Passover, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles — as institutions of Old Covenant Israel's corporate worship, each tethering Israel's communal life to God's redemptive acts. This exposition traces how each feast was bound to the central sanctuary, expressed the theme of divine redemption, and anticipated a greater fulfillment in Christ. Main points: - the Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread — remembrance of redemption from Egypt - the Feast of Weeks — firstfruits and freewill offering in response to God's provision - the Feast of Tabernacles — rejoicing before the Lord for the fullness of his blessing Scripture references: - Exodus 12:1-28; 23:14-17; 34:18-23 - Leviticus 23:4-44 - Numbers 28:16-31 - Deuteronomy 12:5-14; 15:1-18; 16:1-17 - John 1:29; 7:2-39 - 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; 15:20-23 - Colossians 2:16-17 - Hebrews 10:1-14 Free Grace Baptist Church — https://www.freegrace.ca Full transcript & sermon notes: https://sermons.freegrace.ca/sermons/bible-study-deuteronomy-16-1-17-the-annual-feasts-of-israel Description generated by Tyrannus.ai: https://www.tyrannus.ai

Over the course of 1 Corinthians 5:6-13, we see the Apostle Paul continue addressing the situation of church discipline in the body. He warns the church that a little leaven will leaven the whole loaf. They need to take decisive action for the sake of the purity of the church and the good of souls to the glory of the Lord. May the Lord grant us humility to walk purely before Him as we rejoice in His redemptive work that has made us spotless before the Father!

This lecture examines the second-century Easter homily known as the Pascha, attributed to Melito of Sardis, to explore its theological structure and hermeneutical principles. The analysis identifies the sermon's primary text as the Exodus narrative, specifically the Passover account, and demonstrates how Melito interprets the Old Testament through a Christocentric lens. Key themes include the typological relationship between the Passover lamb and Christ, the primacy of the New Testament in revealing the concealed truths of the Old, and the fulfillment of the law in the gospel. The presentation also addresses the historical context of the Quartodeciman controversy and the relationship between Melito and Irenaeus, highlighting the early church's consistent focus on Christ as the scope of Scripture. It it our hope these classes equip preachers with robust hermeneutical tools for handling biblical texts.

Even in a night the disciples were utterly clueless about, Jesus had already carefully arranged every detail, right down to the surprising sorrow of betrayal, which was itself part of the plan foretold since the Old Testament. At the Passover table, Jesus reveals that he himself, not the lamb, is the true meal: take, this is my body, poured out for many, so that everything we truly need is found not in performance but in receiving him.

John 13:1

This sermon presents a second-century homily by Melito of Sardis that explores the theological connection between the Old Testament Passover and the life of Jesus Christ. Melito highlights how the sacrificial lamb in Exodus serves as a prophetic type fulfilled by Christ, who is identified as the true Lamb whose blood saves believers from death. The text emphasizes the transition from the provisional law to the eternal grace found in the Gospel, detailing Christ's suffering, burial, and resurrection as the ultimate victory over sin and Hades. Through vivid imagery, the homily contrasts the judgment of Egypt with the salvation of Israel, portraying Jesus as the divine King who ransoms humanity from slavery to freedom. The central message affirms Christ as the Alpha and Omega, the fulfillment of all scriptural promises and the source of everlasting life.

Notes & Slides : https://slbc.org/sermon/exodus-045-jesus-our-passover-lamb/