Have you ever felt like everything depends on you — like if you don't get it right, no one will, and there's no room for mistakes? This message unpacks an ancient ritual for Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement: a high priest entering behind a veil, stripped of his usual garments, carrying blood that wasn't his own, and two identical animals with two completely different fates — one sacrificed, one sent away carrying everything that had gone wrong. Angie Robertson walks through what this ritual reveals about Jesus — a far better high priest who didn't need to repeat the process year after year, but finished it once, for good. From there, the message moves into the book of Hebrews to make the case that you don't have to earn your way into God's presence.

You're invited to draw near with confidence, not crawl in fear. Along the way: the difference between David and Saul and how each one responded to correction, why painful seasons might actually be preparing you for something, and the ancient picture of hope as a literal rope lowered down to someone in danger.

Scriptures referenced: Leviticus 16, Leviticus 23:26-32, Numbers 29:7-11, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 6:19-20, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 9:9-11, Hebrews 10:19-25, Isaiah 28:23-29, Isaiah 41:15-16, Psalm 129, Acts 3:19-21, Exodus 31:17, Isaiah 53:6

SERMON TITLE: A Time For Reformation

SPEAKER: Angie Robertson

DATE: September 20, 2026

Numbers 29:1 (NIV):

"'On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets.'"

This sermon unpacks the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah), clears up why Rosh Hashanah as commonly celebrated isn't actually this feast's biblical origin, tells the dramatic story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah, and traces the trumpet theme to "the last trumpet" in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 — the return of Christ. The message closes by connecting trumpets to breath and the Holy Spirit, making the case that believers themselves are now trumpets of God.

River City Christian Center | Danny Robertson | September 13, 2026

Tags: feast of trumpets, Yom Teruah, last trumpet, 1 Corinthians 15:51, Genesis 22, shofar, Danny Robertson, River City Christian, Bible study

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV):

"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."

Do you ever feel like your body is just... yours to do whatever you want with? Scripture says something surprising: it's not — and that's actually good news. This episode walks through 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, where Paul tells the Corinthian church their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, addressing purity and self-control through the lens of body, soul, and spirit. Danny traces the story of Joseph fleeing Potiphar's wife, then connects it to Jesus Himself, mocked on the cross for claiming He was a temple that would be destroyed and rebuilt in three days.

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River City Christian Center | Danny Robertson | September 6, 2026

John 1:32 (NIV):

"Then John gave this testimony: 'I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.'"

Jesus is the eternal, incarnate Son of God — fully God, fully man — yet Scripture shows Him ministering through the Holy Spirit throughout His earthly life. This episode walks through John 1:29-34, where John the Baptist testifies that he saw the Spirit descend on Jesus like a dove — and remain. Danny unpacks why Jesus, though fully God, chose to live and minister in His humanity by the Spirit's power, modeling for us the same dependence He calls us to walk in. From there, the message traces Luke 4's wilderness temptation, the Nazareth synagogue reading of Isaiah 61, and John 3:31-36, where Jesus receives the Spirit "without limit." Along the way: a striking coincidence on the Jewish calendar involving Noah's dove, and a detailed look at a well-known near-death experience account.

River City Christian Center | Danny Robertson | August 30, 2026

What happens when you mess up — again — and you're not sure you can face God about it? This episode walks through 1 John 2:1-2 and one of the most comforting ideas in Scripture: we have an Advocate, and His name is Jesus.

Danny Robertson traces the word "advocate" (Greek: parakletos) through John 14-16, showing how it points first to the Holy Spirit and then, in 1 John, to Jesus Himself — the one who stands at the Father's right hand pleading your case. From there, the message opens into the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the ancient scapegoat ritual, and the Ark of the Covenant, tracing how each one foreshadows what Jesus already accomplished on the cross.

1 John 2:1-2 (NIV):

"My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."

Chapters:

River City Christian Center | Danny Robertson | August 23, 2026

Washington, NC

Isaiah 51:9 (NASB) - Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago...

John 14:16 (NIV) - And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—

John 7:38 (NIV) - "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

Danny Robertson | River City Christian Center | July 26, 2026

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Abner Suarez is the founder and President of For Such A Time As This, Inc. He is an ordained minister with the Apostolic Network of Global Awakening under the leadership of Randy Clark. To learn more about Abner Suarez, his wife Leanne, and their ministry, click here: https://www.abnersuarez.com/home.html

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