11/29/2025
The Good Life Scripture Reading — Leviticus 26:1-13“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops. . . .”— Leviticus 26:3When we are living in a right relationship with God, we can be assured of his blessing and favor. Our tex
11/28/2025
Paying Off a Debt Scripture Reading — Leviticus 25:47-55“One of their relatives may redeem them: An uncle or a cousin or any blood relative in their clan may redeem them.”— Leviticus 25:48-49A friend asked, “Why can’t God just forgive our sins without the cross?” Why did Jesus have to suffer and give up his life for
11/27/2025
Freedom! Scripture Reading — Leviticus 25:8-22; Luke 4:16-19“Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land.”— Leviticus 25:18Homelessness is a growing problem in my city, and the causes are many: poverty, addiction, mental illness, poor personal choices, and more. All
11/26/2025
An Eye for an Eye Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:17-22; Matthew 5:38-42“I tell you, do not resist an evil person.”— Matthew 5:39Have you ever wanted revenge? Maybe a colleague stole credit for your hard work, or you were blamed for someone else’s wrongdoing. Or if someone hurt you with their words or actions, it’s
11/25/2025
What’s in a Name? Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:10-16“Anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death.”— Leviticus 24:16This is a difficult story. Two men get into a fight. Tempers flare, and shouting erupts. One of the men invokes God’s name as a curse, clearly defying God’s command not to blasph
11/24/2025
Food That Satisfies Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:5-9“Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread. . . . Arrange them . . . on the table of pure gold before the Lord.”— Leviticus 24:5-6In the tabernacle there is a table stacked with 12 loaves of bread, representing all of God’s people. The table and the ut
11/23/2025
Open House Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:1-4; Matthew 5:14-16“Outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps before the Lord from evening to morning, continually.”— Leviticus 24:3The tabernacle was the place where God’s presence came to rest a
