All Nations Presbyterian Church: Afternoon Sermon Series

On Sunday afternoon, we looked at the flood account from Genesis 7 and 8. While this is often known as the story of God saving Noah, his family, and the animals, it is also a story of judgement on sin. All except 8 people died. The way this story is told emphasizes the reality of waiting as a believer. Noah knew that God was going to bring him to safety; he didn't know when this would be. He tried to find out with birds, but in the...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard from Leviticus 11 together. This chapter is all about clean and unclean food—what animals the Israelites could and could not eat. We saw that the animals themselves are not sinful; instead, the animals serve as a symbolic object lesson for the people about the holiness of God. In particular, the unclean animals are symbolically linked with death and disorder, reminding the people that God is a God of...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard from Leviticus 10 together. This is a confronting and sobering passage that reminds us of how seriously the holy God takes our worship. In particular, we saw that God struck Nadab and Abihu dead for their false worship. This shows us that our worship is always a matter of life and death, and God is deeply concerned that we only worship Him as He commands. Yet, we also saw there is hope: although we a...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard from Leviticus 8-9 together. These two chapters especially show us that we can only draw near to the holy God through our great high priest. We saw that the high priest was clothed in glorious, beautiful garments from head to toe. The high priest in his beautiful robes is a shadow of Jesus Christ, our true and final High Priest who shines in His own glory and righteousness. We also saw that the pries...

Last Sunday afternoon, we looked at the burnt offering in Leviticus 1. We especially saw the sacrifices have two main sides to them. First, the substitutionary death of a spotless substitute covers over the stench of our sin in God’s sight. This first side of the sacrifices especially points us forward to Jesus’ perfect sacrifice for our sins as the spotless Son of God whose sacrifice is a “pleasing aroma” in God’s sight. Second, t...

Last Sunday afternoon, we looked at the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16. Through a detailed ceremony involving animal sacrifice, the Day of Atonement taught the people of Israel that they were sinners who deserved to die for their sins, but it also reminded them that God had graciously provided a spotless substitutionary animal to die in their place. These Old Testament shadows point us forward to Jesus Christ, the spotless Son of...

Last Sunday afternoon, we started a new sermon series in Leviticus by hearing from Exodus 40:34-Leviticus 1:2 together. Although Leviticus gives us the same gospel as the New Testament, it is a hard book for us to understand because it speaks to us in shadowy form. We especially saw that the shadows at the end of Exodus speak to us of the awesome holiness and glory of God. At the same time, Moses’ inability to enter the tent of mee...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard from Luke 22:14-23 together. This passage helps us understand the gift of the Lord’s Supper. In particular, we saw that the Lord’s Supper is all about Jesus Christ. As a new covenant meal, the Lord’s Supper reminds us that Jesus Christ our Passover lamb has died to cover our sins. Not only that, this new covenant meal reminds us of our new covenant relationship with Jesus; covered with His blood, we ...

Last Sunday afternoon, we looked at the tree of life as it appears throughout the Bible. We saw that the tree of life shows up at each of the major four sections of the Bible’s story: creation, fall, salvation, and new creation. In creation, the tree of life reminded Adam of the promise of eternal life if he obeyed God. Tragically, however, Adam disobeyed God, plunging this entire world into death and blocking our access to the tre...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard about the Sabbath together from Genesis 2:1-3. We saw that the Sabbath is a creation ordinance, with the pattern of six days of work and one day of rest being built into creation itself. This reminds us that we all need Sabbath rest. Even Adam in the garden of Eden was not made to work non-stop. Indeed, following God’s own pattern of work and rest, we are commanded and invited to rest one day a week....