Tabernacle on SermonAudio

The sermon exhorts believers to recognize the reality of Satan as a formidable adversary who seeks to devour the vulnerable. It outlines six spiritual defenses derived from 1 Peter 5, beginning with the necessity of being clothed in humility and submitting to God's mighty hand. Believers are urged to cast their anxieties on God, maintain sober vigilance against temptation, and resist the devil through steadfast faith and the Word of God. The message emphasizes that standing firm in divine grace provides the strength to overcome spiritual attacks and endure affliction alongside the global body of believers.

God's permanent home is with His people by His Spirit. 1. Not the tabernacle. (v.44-46) 2. Not the temple. (v.47-50) 3. The Holy God lives with sinners! (v.51-53). Does this sink in? Where does God live? 1 K. 8:27 Is. 57:15; 66:1-2 Jn. 14:23 Who rejected God's prophets? Mt. 23:30 Lk. 11:47-51 What is the promise of God's presence? Mt. 18:20 and 28:20.

The sermon explores Leviticus chapter 23, examining the ancient Hebrew calendar and its seven annual festivals alongside the weekly Sabbath. It highlights how these holy convocations were designed to preserve the memory of God's redemptive acts and establish a rhythm of rest and worship for His people. The preacher demonstrates that Christ fulfils the typology of these feasts, particularly through His resurrection on the first day of the week, which transforms the Sabbath into the Lord's Day. By connecting the spring festivals of Passover and Pentecost with the autumn celebrations of Atonement and Tabernacles, the message underscores Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice and the source of eternal hope. The central call is for believers to embrace these spiritual rhythms to avoid burnout, maintain gratitude, and anticipate the final consummation of God's kingdom.

The physical features of the tabernacle, and by extension, the temple, have given God's people a glimpse into how the world is structured and into how redemptive history unfolds. The second curtain has hidden the second section; the Most Holy Place, for many years, reminding us both that God desires fellowship with His people, but that the time has not yet come. The cherubim are still blocking access to God. In Christ, this curtain is torn from top to bottom, showing us that we have not ascended to God, but that He has come down to us. The Most Holy Place is now open so that God and man, heaven and earth, the garden and the world can be reunited. The thunder and dread from the Holy of Holies has been satisfied and silenced by the Priest-King who gave His life as a sacrifice. The time of reformation is now here. Lay down your self-righteousness, your fig leaves, your curtain that you hide behind, and enter into the rest that God is freely offering.

The common denominator throughout this text is not Moses' ability. It is God's presence and God's power. Moses asked the wrong question. It was not a matter of "Who am I?" but rather "Who is God?".

The work of our Great High Priest has a particular place and a particular character, described here as "not made with hands". This statement speaks to us of the way in which Jesus offered up the blood of His great sacrifice, as well as speaking of the nature of the incomprehensible act of God in sending Jesus to us as our Immanuel…

This sermon explores Exodus 6, focusing on God's revelation of His name Jehovah and His seven promises of deliverance to Moses. The preacher emphasizes that salvation rests entirely on God's character and covenant faithfulness rather than human ability or merit. By analyzing the genealogy of Moses and Aaron, the text highlights that God chooses by grace alone, pointing ultimately to Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of these redemptive promises. The message encourages believers to trust in God's power despite their own weaknesses and the surrounding circumstances of suffering. It concludes with an invitation to rest in the finished work of Christ, who secures the believer's eternal inheritance.