FBC Benbrook Sermons

The Law of Liberty

The first half of Leviticus answers the question, “How can sinners draw near to the presence of a holy God?” The second half answers the question, “Now that God’s people have drawn near to His presence, how then shall they live?” While there are a wide range of laws in these chapters, there is one section from Leviticus 19 that remains crucial to the church today. Not only is this where Jesus quotes the second greatest commandment from, but this is also the basis for how the apostle James instructs the church to fulfill the law of liberty. (Leviticus 19.9-18) February 25, 2024.

The Once For All Sacrifice Of Jesus Christ

How do we know that Jesus is the Christ the Guardian wanted us to find? We turn to Leviticus 16 and Hebrews 10 to see how Jesus is the once for all sacrifice that the Day of Atonement was pointing us towards and what we should be doing in response to that news. (Leviticus 16) February 18, 2024 - Preacher: Blake Theiss

The Gospel Value of Clean and Unclean

We take for granted that we have been liberated from the dietary codes of the Law under the new covenant of grace, but we don’t often think about what that liberation means. By looking at the New Testament passages that teach our freedom from these laws, we see that our liberation from the dietary codes is meant to demonstrate that the nations are welcome at God’s table and that our cleanness in Christ produces a sanctified heart in genuine holiness. (Leviticus 11.44-47) February 11, 2024.

Unauthorized Fire

In the shocking story of the death of Aaron’s sons because they brought unauthorized fire before the Lord, we hear the serious call of God upon the church to be a kingdom of priests, to uphold the Lord as holy, to distinguish between His ways and the ways of the world, to obey all of His commands, and to love the Lord above all others (Leviticus 10.1-11) February 4, 2024

The Gospel According to Aaron

After describing the sacrifices and ordaining the priests, the children of Israel gather at the tabernacle for their first corporate worship experience. And in that moment, the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people, and for the first time, Moses and Aaron walked into the tabernacle. This encounter, especially through the eyes of Aaron, bears witness to the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe (Leviticus 9) January 28, 2024.

We Still Need the Perfect High Priest

As we continue to read Leviticus as our Guardian to lead us to faith in Christ, we consider the priesthood of the tabernacle and how it points to Jesus as the Perfect High Priest. Unlike the Levitical priests, Jesus was sinless and able to sympathize with our weakness, a glorious truth made possible through the incarnation. We see that even as we no longer need human priests to mediate our relationship with God, our need for a mediator is still there. The good news is that our Great High Priest fully and perfectly fulfills our need for a mediator. (January 21, 2024) Leviticus 8.22-24

Why Should New Covenant Christians Read Leviticus?

Why should a new covenant Christian give their time and energy to reading, studying, and praying through the old covenant book of Leviticus? And if we do, how do we rightly handle this Scripture? As we introduce a sermon series on Leviticus called “The Guardian,” we try to answer these two questions. (Galatians 3.23-26) January 7, 2024.

Dwell: New Heavens and New Earth

The story arc of Scripture tells of God’s desire to dwell with His people, to walk among them, to be our God and for us to be His people. And each act in the story has left us longing for more, from the Garden to the Tabernacle to the Incarnation and even to the Indwelling Holy Spirit. In the final act, in the consummation of God’s plan, the vision given to John and recorded in the Book of Revelation gives us several images that give us the hope that each of those longings will be perfectly satisfied when God makes His eternal dwelling with us. (Revelation 21.1-7) December 31, 2023

Dwell: The Incarnation

The greatest miracle, the greatest mystery of all time is the incarnation, when God became flesh and dwelt among us. To comprehend this great miracle, we need to understand the beauty and greatness of who Jesus was and is, how He came to dwell on earth, but most importantly, why He came to dwell on earth. (John 1.1-18) December 17, 2023

Dwell: The Backstory

Our December sermon series is called “A Dwelling Place.” This month, we will be looking at the story arc of Scripture that demonstrates God’s desire to dwell with His people. This morning, we look at the backstory to understand more fully why there was a baby lying in a manger. God’s desire to dwell with us is prevented by the fact that sin indwells us. Why is sin such a major problem? (Romans 7.15-25) December 3, 2023.