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Email address: [email protected] Mailing address: The Lighthouse, P.O. Box 1317, Baxley, Georgia 31515 LHRBS #2287 Ephesians 1:1-2 Additional Passages: Genesis 1:1 2 Corinthians 12:11-12 Acts 1:21-22 1 Corinthians 15:7-9 Acts 19 Revelation 2:5 Hebrews 3:1 Micah 6:8

Joshua 20:1-9 (KJV) The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 6 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. 7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before....

Our guest minister, Rev. Ray, looks at the mysterious figure of Melchizedek and explains what it means for Jesus Christ to be a priest forever after the order of this king of Salem, who shows up in just three verses of Genesis.

Verse by verse exposition through the book of Hebrews. (Sermon also includes the reading and exhortation from the Lord's Table liturgy) Heb 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. 11 For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. 12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. 2 Cor 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

In this evening's message Pastor John Peront continues in Zechariah 3 and considers Joshua, the high priest in Israel in the return from Babylon as the people faced the issue of a polluted priesthood. Looking at the vision God gave Zechariah in this situation, Pastor Peront explains that God, and only God, can take away sin, even as He takes away Joshua's filthy garments and gives Him clean ones, on the basis of the yet future sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

The Complete Picture: The Better Sacrifice The Better High Priest

VaultAI Summary: This sermon explores the high priestly prayer of Jesus Christ, specifically focusing on His petition for His people to be filled with His own joy. The central message emphasizes that this joy is not circumstantial happiness but a transcendent, enduring strength that sustains believers through suffering and trials. By examining the source of this joy in Christ's exaltation and salvation work, the text highlights how the Holy Spirit conveys this divine joy to the believer's soul through union with Christ. The preacher encourages the audience to recognize this joy as evidence of their faith and a means to endure persecution, while also warning that unrepentant sin can diminish this spiritual vitality. Ultimately, the sermon calls for a reliance on Christ's intercession and the promises of God to restore and maintain the joy of salvation in the midst of life's challenges.

Taking an in depth look at the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

This sermon examines the seven final statements of Jesus Christ on the cross, highlighting their theological significance and pastoral application. It explores themes of divine forgiveness, compassionate care for others, the promise of salvation, and the reality of human suffering experienced by the incarnate God. The message emphasizes that Jesus bore rejection and agony to fulfill the finished work of redemption, offering believers a high priest who understands their infirmities. By concluding with the assurance of Christ's spirit being commended to the Father, the sermon invites the audience to find peace in the completed sacrifice and to trust in the eternal security of their salvation.