Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and Leviticus 3:12-17.

Leviticus describes the sacrificial system, which the Lord gave to Moses in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites preserved it, hence its title from the Greek name. In Hebrew, it is called Vayikra, meaning “And He Called,” taken from the first words of the book.

Since the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D., no sacrifice has been offered; nothing is done today as described. Jesus has become the one complete sacrifice that has gathered all the varieties we read about in this book.

The call to holiness is what makes Leviticus a book of great value. The various kinds of offerings focus upon aspects of life still important to address. Today’s reading has to do with the Peace Offering (expiation) and the Sin Offering (restoring purity to the sanctuary.) Move beyond the details of what is offered to why.

Leviticus 3:1—4:26

This is the second of three parts of the Torah Portion Vayikra (And He Called) 
Conservative and Reform Jewish congregations read only this part this year,
as also in this Bible plan.
Here is the entire portion in all three parts.

Leviticus 1:1—5:19

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The Saturday passages follow the reading list that Jewish people use in their synagogue worship
throughout the world. They are taken from
“The Torah,” the first five books of the Bible from Genesis to Deuteronomy
that are read each year beginning with autumn.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information

Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and John 11:38-44.

Raising Lazarus from the dead is the incident that provokes the religious leaders to plot actively for the death of Jesus. See the irony. If Jesus has the power to bring another person back to life, would he not also have the power over his own life? Jesus gives another “I AM” name to Martha and Mary: “I AM the resurrection and the life.”

Next Sunday is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. Prepare now by rededicating your whole life to the Lord, being one with him in the movements of the coming holiest week of the year.

“I will raise him up on the last day.” One interpretation of this phrase is to see the “last day” as Good Friday. If you are clinging to the cross when Jesus dies, you will rise with him. For John, all this happens at once on that great Friday of our salvation.

John 11

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Fridays are dedicated to the Gospels.
In the Seasons of Lent and Easter this year we read the Gospel of John.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information.

Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and Colossians 4:2-6.

There are two concepts for time in Greek. Chronos (our word “chronology”) means “duration of time.” It is the amount of time, a time-line. The other concept is kairos. This means “opportunity,” a special moment in time, an appointed time. When Paul urges us to “redeem the time,” he uses the word kairos. Within a movement of time, there are many “precious moments,” not unlike the famous Christian figurines of the same name. Just as moments in time are precious when spent with a loved one, so in Christ every moment of life can become precious.

Time is redeemed, made worthwhile, when you live in the love that Christ Jesus has for you. Verse 6 is worth committing to memory so that all your moments of speaking will be precious. “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”

Colossians 4

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Example: Speech being always gracious v. 6

Thursdays are dedicated to the letters of Paul, other letters,
the Book of Acts, and the Book of Revelation.
In the Winter Season of Advent to Epiphany this year we read the Letters of John and Jude.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these Firestarters with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information.