Verses of the Week

Aug 29-30, 2020

Saturday Evening:
III.  The Feast of Firstfruits (Lev. 23:10-14)
      C.  Christ – our example as firstfruits (1 Cor. 15:20-23)
            1.  Follow the captain of salvation (Heb. 2:10-11)
            2.  Looking at Jesus (Heb. 12:2)
            3.  Save to the uttermost (Heb. 7:24-25)
      D.  Becoming a firstfruit (Rev. 14:1-5)
            1.  Best love for the Lord to do the best works
                 (Rev. 2:4-5)
            2.  Attaining the best resurrection (Phil. 3:11)
            3.  Wise virgins (Matt. 25:1-13)
            4.  Rapture of the male-child (Rev. 12:1-2, 5-6)
Sunday Morning:
III.  The holy place – corresponds to our soul (Heb. 6:19)
      C.  The golden lampstand with its utensils – the light of life
            (Exod. 25:31-40; Zech. 4:1-6)
            1.  Hammered from one talent of pure gold (1 Cor. 3:12;
                 Rev. 3:18)
           2.   The shaft at the center and the 6 branches – Christ, in
                 whom we have been planted (John 15:5; Rom. 6:5)
           3.   Adorned with bowls made like almonds, with knobs
                 and blossoms – the full power of the resurrection life
                 (Num. 17:1-9; Phil. 3:10-11)
           4.   The lamps are arranged so that they give light in front
                 of the lampstand (Exod. 25:37; Jer. 33:3; John 16:13)
           5.   The lamps must burn continually (Ex. 27:20-21;
                 Lev. 24:2-4)
           6.   Freshly pressed olive oil flows through the pipes –
                 the Holy Spirit (Zech. 4:2)
           7.   The golden wick-trimmers to trim away the old and to
                 hold fast to what is good (Rom. 12:9; 1 Thess. 5:21)