Homiletics in the Sierra Foothills: January 2015

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Life of Moses - Leviticus 25-27

Homiletics Study of Life of Moses

Lesson 17 Passage Leviticus 25-27

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Jubilee – Redemption and restoration (Leviticus 25)

a. Sabbath years – proclaim liberty (1-13)

b. Blessing from the land by following the Lord (14-22)

c. Redemption of property (23-34)

d. Kindness to hired workers and slaves with redemption (35-55)

Peace or Hostility – God’s Treatment and Redemption (Leviticus 26)

a. Prosperity comes through obedience to God (1-13)

b. Punishment and terror comes through disobedience (14-22)

c. God’s hostility and destruction come by our breaking covenant (23-39)

d. Confession of sin to God brings restored covenant (40-46)

Dedicated to Lord - Value and redemption (Leviticus 27)

a. Value of a person; equivalent value (1-8)

b. Value of an animal with redemption (9-14)

c. Dedication of house and land; its value (15-25)

d. Things that belong to the Lord are holy to the Lord (26-34)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Jubilee – Redemption and restoration	Leviticus 25
Peace or Hostility – God’s Treatment and Redemption	Leviticus 26
Dedicated to Lord – Value and Redemption	Leviticus 27

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Year of Jubilee instructions; results in following God and redemption

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that God has provided a way to restore us and redeem us to Himself

Specific Application Questions

1.	In what ways do you need to take time accept God’s blessing?
2.	Are you at peace with God and following His direction?
3.	What do you need to dedicate to the Lord?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	Celebration and blessing comes from following God
2.	God wants us to honor Him
3.	We all have value to God; redemption comes through Christ
4.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Life of Moses - Leviticus 16

Homiletics Study of Life of Moses

Lesson 16 Passage Leviticus 16

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Instructions: Most Holy Place Preparation (Leviticus 16:1-5)

a. Aaron Warnings about Most Holy Place entry (1-2)

b. Aaron’s Attire when entering the Most Holy Place (3-5)

Instructions: Making Atonement Sacrifice (Leviticus 16:6-19; 23-25)

a. Instruction: Overview (6-10)

b. Instruction: Aaron and household Atonement details (11-14)

c. Instruction: Sin offering; people to Atonement (15-19)

d. Instruction: Changing garments and bathing after being in Most Holy Place (23-24a)

e. Burnt offering for everyone (24b-25)

Instructions: Scapegoat to carry away sins (Leviticus 16:20-22; 26-28)

a. Placing hands and confessing sins over scapegoat (20-21a)

b. Sending the goat away into the wilderness (21b-22)

c. Purification after releasing the goat (26-28)

Instructions: Review of Lasting Ordinance. (Leviticus 16:29-34)

a. Day of atonement is for cleansing (29-30)

b. Lasting ordinance; deny yourself (31)

c. Anointed priest is to put on sacred garments and make atonement (32-34)