In week three of our series through Leviticus, we explore chapters 6-10, focusing on the role and holiness of Old Covenant priests. The message highlights their responsibility as intermediaries and the absolute demand for holiness, strikingly illustrated by Nadab and Abiu's unauthorized offering. We then turn to Jesus' profound words in John 6:53-56 and the insights from Hebrews 8, revealing how Christ serves as our more excellent High Priest, establishing a new and better covenant. This new agreement empowers all believers to live as priests—gifted with holiness and called to a powerful ministry of reconciliation, extending grace, prayer, and presence to a lost world.

Leviticus is famous for killing Bible reading plans—but it may be one of the richest books in all of Scripture. In this opening message of a summer series through Leviticus, Pastor Dave builds the case that this ancient book of laws and rituals is essential for understanding the whole of Scripture, from the leper healed by Jesus in Mark 1 to the living sacrifice of Romans 12. Through three lenses—what it means to be God's people, how to enter God's presence, and how to behold the Messiah—Leviticus emerges not as a burden to endure, but as a foundation for the deepest kind of joy.

In part six of the Seven Churches series, Pastor Jon Ewton of Woodlands Church examines the letter to the Church of Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-12 — one of only two churches to receive no correction. Despite having "little power," this church was commended for keeping God's Word and boldly claiming the name of Jesus. Drawing on 2 Corinthians 12:9, Pastor Jon explores how God's strength is made perfect in our weakness, challenges listeners to walk through the open doors God provides for the gospel, and reminds us that Jesus is coming soon. Hold fast to what you have.

The Church of Philadelphia had little power by the world's standards—and yet received no correction from Jesus, only an open door. Drawing from Revelation 3:7–12 and 2 Corinthians 12:9, Pastor Jon explores how God's economy runs completely opposite to the world's: strength is perfected in weakness, the small are used for great things, and faithful stewardship of small gospel moments leads to more. When God opens a door, no one can shut it—but we still have to choose to walk through.

The Church of Sardis had a reputation for being alive—but the risen Lord called them dead. Drawing from Revelation 3 and James 2, Pastor Jon explores what it means when faith produces no works, and why so many Christians drift into spiritual sleepiness. Through the history of Sardis's famously unguarded walls and the urgent call to "wake up," this message challenges us to fan the embers back into flame before the fire goes out entirely.

The church at Thyatira had so much going for it—love, faith, service, and a faith community that kept growing. But one fatal flaw threatened to unravel it all: the tolerance of sin within the body of Christ. Drawing from Revelation 2:18–29 and 1 Corinthians 5, Pastor Jon explores why tolerating sin is not an act of love but a form of cruelty—and what it looks like for a church to lovingly hold one another accountable.

In a city defined by Roman imperial power and the worship of emperors, the church at Pergamum faced a subtle and dangerous drift—not outright rejection of Christ, but a slow slide into idolatry. Drawing from Revelation 2 and the strange, comedic, and sobering Old Testament story of Balaam and Balak, this message explores how compromise creeps in through culture rather than conquest. Jesus' words to Pergamum carry a sharp edge of correction—and a surprising promise of intimate restoration for those who return to him.

The church of Smyrna had nothing by the world's standards—and yet Jesus called them rich. In this message from Revelation 2:8–11, Pastor Jon explores a letter with no correction, only commendation, revealing what it looks like to be poor in the eyes of the world but wealthy in the things that matter most. At the heart of it all is a simple but convicting posture: surrender and dependence on a Savior who is the first and the last—the one who died and came back to life.

Jesus writes to the church in Ephesus with both commendation and correction. They work hard, reject false teaching, and stand against evil—but they've abandoned their first love. This message from Revelation 2:1-7 examines what it means to drift from relational intimacy with God and compassionate engagement with people, even while maintaining doctrinal and moral correctness. The sermon calls us to remember where we've fallen, repent decisively, and return to the first things: loving God with all our heart and loving people with both grace and truth, as Jesus did.

Pastor Jon begins a new series in Revelation by unpacking the prologue (Revelation 1:1–8), reframing the book as a divine "revelation" rather than a doomsday prediction. He highlights three characteristics of the Triune God—the Father who is constant, the Spirit who is perfect, and the Son who is the faithful witness—and reminds the church that we are loved, freed from sin, and made priests in God's kingdom. This message calls believers to take the book to heart, live with expectancy, and be ready for the certain return of Christ.