On Our Way Home?

Numbers 1-10

(Reading 1:1-19, 44-54)

1. God guides his obedient, ordered army of people…

2. … to the home he is preparing for them

3. What about you, where are you heading?

Preacher: Steve Blencowe

Youth Group Notes

What is ONE thing that’s interesting from today’s sermon, one question to keep thinking about and one thing to pray about?

1. Interesting:

2. Question:

3. Pray:

What is ‘holy’ and why does it matter?

Leviticus 17-27

(Reading 24:17-25:18)

1. ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy’ (19:2b)

2. God has exacting standard of holiness… and of mercy!

– e.g. the blasphemer (Lev 24:10ff)

– e.g. the year of Jubilee (Lev 25)

3. What does this mean for Christians?

Preacher: Steve Blencowe

Youth Group Notes

What is ONE thing that’s interesting from today’s sermon, one question to keep thinking about and one thing to pray about?

1. Interesting:

2. Question:

3. Pray:

THE AMAZING GIFT OF COMPLETE FORGIVENESS

Leviticus 16

(Reading Hebrews 9:1-14)

1. Yom Kippur is the day to make things right with God

2. The same procedure was repeated every year
1-10 Preparations
11-14 Sin offering for the priest
15-19 Sin offering for the community
20-22 Scapegoat
23-25 Burnt offerings for the priest and the community
26-28 Finishing up
29-34 Instructions to repeat

3. Understanding all this helps us appreciate the finished work of Jesus – and the amazing gift of complete forgiveness! (Hebrews 9)

Dear God,
I am sorry for rebelling against you and living like you don’t exist.
Thank you for Jesus’ sacrifice that atones for my sin.
Please forgive me, change me, and help me live for you.
Amen

Preacher: Steve Blencowe

Youth Group Notes
What is ONE thing that’s interesting from today’s sermon, one question to keep thinking about and one thing to pray about?
1. Interesting:

2. Question:

3. Pray:

An Education in Purity

Leviticus 11-15

1. Leviticus gives us an education in purity

• Rules, rules, and more rules…

• The lessons behind the rules

11:44 God is holy and His people are to be holy

15:31 No-one can approach God without being ‘clean’

2. Jesus can make sinful hearts pure

• Mark 5:24-34

• Mark 7:1-23

3. Lessons continue: only Jesus can make us clean!

Preacher: Steve Blencowe

Youth Group Notes

What is ONE thing that’s interesting from today’s sermon, one question to keep thinking about and one thing to pray about this week?

1. Interesting:

2. Question:

3. Pray:

THE VIRTUE OF INTOLERANCE

(2 PETER 2)

1. NOTHING is more damaging than spreading lies about Jesus:

• It is damaging to those who listen (recall 2 Peter 1)

• And to those who spread them (2 Peter 2)

2. Weshould EXPECT people to propagate lies about Jesus

• And recognise the character of those spread such lies

• While humbly trusting God to JUDGE

• and God to SAVE

3. Consider the virtue ofINTOLERANCE…

Preacher: Steve Blencowe

YOUTH GROUP NOTES

What is ONE thing that’s interesting from today’s sermon, one question to keep thinking about and one thing to pray about this week?

1. Interesting:

2. Question:

3. Pray:

A Reminder Of The Truth

2 Peter 1:12-21

1. Its content

2. Its necessity

3. Its trustworthiness

4. Its application

Preacher: Rayk Platzek

Warning: God is Holy

Leviticus 1-10

(Reading 1:1-9 & 10:1-3)

1. We read these chapters in biblical context:

2. They teach us the enormity of approaching our HOLY God

3. And help us appreciate the undeserved access Jesus has made possible

Preacher: Steve Blencowe

Everything We Need

2 Peter 1:1-11

1. Christianity is all about God-help; not self-help

2. “Knowledge” of God and his promises motivate and equip us with all we need to live godly lives

3. We must never lose sight of what Jesus has done

Preacher: Steve Young

THE GLORIOUS END

Haggai 2:1-9

1. Discouraged by the reality of current efforts

2. Encouraged by the promise of future glory

3. Enabled by the presence of God

Preacher: Andrew Brown

It’s all part of the plan!

Daniel 10-12

(Reading 10:1- 8, 12:5-13)

1. Don’t be put-off by this ‘strange’ part of the Bible

2. Consider Daniel’s point of view (and remember all we’ve read in chapters 1-9)

– Daniel is given a look ‘behind the scenes’

– at what will happen to ‘his people’ (10:14)

– and told to patiently continue to the end (12:13)

3. Perhaps consider the historical perspective

4. But take to heart our Christian perspective

– this vision shows again that God is sovereign

– and God is working to a plan

– so we patiently continue to the end…

Preacher: Steve Blencowe