Author: Norm

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you….

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, where ” `their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’ [Mark 9:47-48] The ever-burning fire…

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. [Matthew 3:6-8]…

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ [Luke 23:34] I think that we normally do not know what we are doing when we sin. If we really understood what sin was, we would not willfully do it. As I read Leviticus, I hear the heart of…

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured…

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Give us today our daily bread. [Matthew 6:11, see Proverbs 30:7-9] The symbolism of bread is important here, t represents our basic needs. Through these sacrifices we acknowledge that we do not live by bread alone, but by God’s grace and truth. We need the Lord, He is our true bread [John 6:35].

SCRIPTURE: Leviticus 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’ [Matthew 9:13] Jesus is faulted for eating with sinners. And yet, an underlying theme in Leviticus is on how God invites sinners to have fellowship with Him. The Tent of…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 28 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 27 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. [Matthew 5:16] The story in Acts 27 is amazing, obviously a firsthand account of a great adventure. And in the center of this story is the hero Paul, who stands out…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 26 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. [Luke 24:27] Paul is on trial for believing what Jesus said, that He is the fulfillment of all Jewish law and prophecy. The hope that drives the Jews is the hope that…