ST. JOHN'S MISSION STATEMENT
As the body of Christ, we strive to make disciples of all, focusing on the next generation, through growing...
UP in God's Word and Sacrament
OUT into the community by caring for physical and spiritual need
TOGETHER in fellowship to build lasting relationships in Christ
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SERMON FROM 2/1/15. Share it with someone you think may need to hear it!
http://youtu.be/h1hoZaQuQkk
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DEVOTION: Leviticus 8:14-17English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. 15 And he[a] killed it, and Moses took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar around it and purified the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it to make atonement for it. 16 And he took all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar. 17 But the bull and its skin and its flesh and its dung he burned up with fire outside the camp, as the Lord commanded Moses.
As you read this it may seem like just another one of those boring Leviticus readings about laws and directions and all of that stuff, but there is a lot more to it. In this passage we see that blood must be shed and "poured out" for sins. Sin can never go without being atoned (paid) for. So this was a sin offering for the sins off the priests. Notice that the body of the bull was to be taken outside the temple and burned up, but all of the blood was used as the atonement. Remind you of anyone?
Jesus' blood was shed, poured out for us! it was shed to make atonement (payment) for our sins. After his blood was shed and he died, his body was taken off the cross and buried outside the city in a new tomb in which no one had every been laid. Yet, unlike that blood of bulls and lambs, which were imperfect and would not last, His blood was perfect, the perfect atonement, the perfect sin offering for us and for all mankind. And unlike those thousands of bulls and lambs that were burned up. He rose from the dead. He came out of the grave! He's alive!
Today remember the perfect sacrifice that Jesus made for you! Remember his blood poured out for you. Remember his ultimate love for you!
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, thank you for pouring out your blood for me so that I can live forever with you. Amen.
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YESTERDAY"S QUIZ:
What is an ephod? An ephod is a sleeveless vestment worn by the high priest. Sometimes the word refers to an otherwise
unidentified object of worship. Detailed description is in Exodus 28 beginning in verse 6. Very beautiful, being
made with gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn finely twisted linen, the work of a skilled craftsman.
Two onyx stones engraved with sons of Israel in the order of birth, 6 on each as a gem cutter engraves a seal.
Mount the stones in gold filigree settings and fasten on to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. Aaron is to bear
names on his shoulders as a memorial before the Lord. Make gold filigree settings and two braided chains of
pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings. Thanks Dianne!
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TODAY'S QUIZ: What kind of bull did it need to be in order to be considered worthy of sacrifice?
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