Posts by Simon Marshman
Pastor’s Letter – August 24
Hello Church, Taste and See kicks off in two weeks – on Thursday September 4 at 7pm. I’m hearing about lots of encouraging conversations with friends and of bold prayers for those conversations to translate into people hearing the good news of Jesus. Keep praying for each other in this! If you’ve got someone you’d like to bring along, please…
Sermon Outline – August 17
The Day of Atonement Simon Marshman | Leviticus 16 The point of Leviticus 16: “Only God can give you the wash you so desperately need” …Which points us to Jesus …Which is why we pint others to Jesus What is one thing that stands out to me from this section of Leviticus? Something I learnt… Or something that moved…
Pastor’s Letter – August 17
G’day, I wonder if you would have had Leviticus on your list of motivational books for mission and evangelism? I probably wouldn’t have, until now. I’m realising more and more how helpfully Leviticus is reminding us of God’s holiness, that he is worthy of our whole-of-life devotion. Leviticus shows us God’s passion to be with his people even…
Pastor’s Letter – August 10
Hello Church, This week we gather to pray: 7:30-8:30pm in “The Minis Room” at Holdfast Bay Community Centre, and we’d love you to come! We’ll pray for our church, for our city and our world. God loves to hear our prayers and we are so privileged to be able to approach the throne of grace with confidence. It is a great expression of our fellowship…
Sermon Outline – August 10
Clean and Unclean Simon Marshman | Leviticus 11-15 Social distancing and the Holy God Life under the word of God All of life with the Holy God Life with the Holy God who love life and hates death The Holy God comes near Jesus is the word of God All of life with Jesus as Lord Life with Jesus, the lover of life and destroyer of death Life with the Holy God What is…
Sermon Outline – August 3
Mediators Simon Marshman | Leviticus 8-10 We all need a mediator Understanding the passage: priests who represent the people priests who need atonement priests and life with the Holy God Reading the sign: Jesus our mediator: The priest who represents us The priest who makes atonement, but doesn’t need atonement What is one thing that stands out…
Pastor’s Letter – August 3
Hello Church, I’ve had some great chats with people about Leviticus coming out of the passages we looked at last Sunday. We’re going to have lots of curly questions come up as we make our way through this rich and complex book. Along the way, I think it’s helpful to see that Leviticus is not just a book of rules. This is more than just legislation,…
Sermon Outline – July 27
Sacrifice and Offerings Simon Marshman | Leviticus 1-7 “You lost me at Leviticus…” Why are we reading this? Exodus 20:1-3, 25:8, 40:34-35 Celebrating Life: sacrifices of joy (Leviticus 1-3) Receiving life: sacrifices of sorrow (Leviticus 4-6) Romans 3:22-26 Hebrews 10:1-14 What is one thing that stands out to me from this section of Leviticus?…