Concluding the series through the book of Leviticus, this message from chapters 17-27 delves into God's "moral law" or "holiness code," revealing what it means to be His people. The sermon explores how God claims and defines holiness, establishing boundaries for sexuality and calling us to treat all individuals with dignity and respect as His image bearers. It highlights that acceptable worship is costly and that God expects complete holiness in every aspect of life. Yet, Pastor Dave explains, God actively forms holiness within us, often through discipline, and ultimately, through the new covenant in Christ, He gives us holiness, inviting us to make Him our ultimate prize.

In the "Leviticus" series, this message delves into Leviticus 16, "The Day of Atonement," and its profound connection to Jesus Christ. It addresses the fundamental question of why Jesus' death is so crucial, detailing the Old Testament ritual that demonstrated the reality of sin, God's wrath, and the need for a remedy. The sermon explains how the sacrificial goat and the scapegoat provided both propitiation (satisfaction of God's wrath) and expiation (removal of guilt). Ultimately, through passages like Hebrews 9 and 4, the message reveals Jesus as the High Priest who, through his own blood, perfectly fulfills and permanently completes the Day of Atonement, securing an eternal rest and purifying our conscience from sin.

In week four of our series on Leviticus, we explore chapters 11-15, examining the ancient cleanliness codes and what it means to be God's people today. This message reveals that being God's people demands total dedication, impacting every aspect of life. It also calls for absolute dependence on Him, trusting His sufficiency even when circumstances are challenging. Finally, we learn that following Jesus requires costly decisions, just like the woman in Luke 8 who desperately reached out to Him for healing, finding peace through her courageous faith.

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.