Sunday Service | 11:30am Service

Main message: Jesus is the supreme, once-for-all sacrifice who fulfills and replaces the old covenant sacrificial system; through his blood the new covenant gives forgiveness and calls us to repent, receive him, and live in grateful obedience.

Key points:

• A covenant is a relational contract with conditions; the Old (Mosaic) Covenant gave law and sacrifices showing God's holiness and that sin leads to death.
• The sacrificial system (tabernacle/temple, daily sacrifices) reminded Israel that sin equals death and required a spotless substitute; it could not ultimately remove sin.
• Israel repeatedly broke the covenant and relied on rituals without true heart repentance, prompting prophetic promises of a coming fulfillment.
• Jesus is the Lamb of God (Isaiah 53 imagery), the fulfillment of the Old Testament system; his cross both displays how seriously God treats sin and how far God will go in love to provide substitutionary atonement.
• The new covenant in Jesus' blood invites a decision: believers remember this in communion, lay down sin, and live as living sacrifices (Romans 12), while the gospel remains an invitation for those who have not yet received him.

Scriptures mentioned: Philippians 2:6-11, Hebrews (including Hebrews 9:22), Isaiah 53, Jeremiah (divorce of Israel), 1 John 3, John (John the Baptist), Romans 12