1. Hebrews 12
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

2. 7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

3. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.

4. 13 “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

5. “Hope In the Midst of Fear” Leviticus 17-27
Holiness Code
“Say to them”
“Be holy because I am holy”
If you obey I will bless or I will punish
In the midst of this is an easy to miss nugget of hope
“I make you holy”

6. Leviticus 17
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them:
8 “Say to them:

7. This is what they need to know Blood is holy Don’t drink blood
Blood is only to be offered at the temple

8. Respect marriage and sexuality
Leviticus 18
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God.
Respect marriage and sexuality
Be honorable as we live out your lives with the opposite sex

9. Leviticus 19
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
37 “ ‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord.’ ”

10. Workers, customers and each other
Respect…
Parents, God, Worship
Workers, customers and each other
Women, the handicapped, the elderly and the foreigner

11. Others gods, mediums or spiritists or immorality
Leviticus 20
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death.
Life is holy
Don’t waste it on…
Others gods, mediums or spiritists or immorality

12. Leviticus 21
The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:

13. Leviticus 22
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the Lord.

14. Be careful who they marry, their behavior and appearance
The priesthood is holy
Be careful who they marry, their behavior and appearance
Obey the rules and regulations
Be clean, eat their portions and make sure offerings are without defect

15. Leviticus 23
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.

16. Passover and Unleavened Bread,
 Seven holy gatherings
The Sabbath
Passover and Unleavened Bread,
Firstfruits
Feast of Weeks
Feast of Trumpets
Day of Atonement
Feast of Tabernacles

17. Keep the light burning and bread on the table every Sabbath
Leviticus 24
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually.
The Tabernacle is holy
Keep the light burning and bread on the table every Sabbath
The Lord’s name is holy

18. Leviticus 25
The Lord said to Moses on Mount Sinai, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you, the land itself must observe a sabbath to the Lord. 3 For six years sow your fields, and for six years prune your vineyards and gather their crops. 4 But in the seventh year the land is to have a sabbath of rest, a sabbath to the Lord.

19.  The Sabbaths are holy
The Sabbath day
The Sabbath year
The Year of Jubilee

20. You will be at peace, fruitfulness and you will increase in numbers
Leviticus 26
3 “ ‘If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, 4 I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit.
You will be at peace, fruitfulness and you will increase in numbers

21. Leviticus 26
14 “ ‘But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands… 16 then I will do this to you:
Sudden terror, wasting diseases and your soil will not yield its crops, the sword, plague, and you will be given into enemy hands. You will eat the flesh of your sons and daughters.

22. Leviticus 27
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow …
Bequest
Legacy gift
Inheritance

23. Marriage and sexuality Respect each other Proper worship
Be holy means…
Obey all these rules
Blood
Marriage and sexuality
Respect each other
Proper worship
The calendar and the Sabbaths
Be faithful to God

24. It can seem so overwhelming Scary Confusing It can seem so impossible…
Be holy
It can seem so overwhelming
Scary
Confusing
It can seem so impossible…
We overlook another recurring and very important teaching

25.  Leviticus 20
7 “ ‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 8 Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

26. Leviticus 21
7 “ ‘They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God. 8 Regard them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because I the Lord am holy—I who make you holy.

27.  Leviticus 22
31 “Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord. 32 Do not profane my holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who makes you holy…

28. “I the Lord who makes you holy”
Say to them:
“I the Lord who makes you holy”
My relationship with you makes you holy
My love for you makes you holy
My blessing on you makes you holy

29. It was God’s hope that one day the people of Israel and
That the world would come to realize…
We cannot be good enough
We cannot offer enough
We will be holy because…
the Lord makes us holy

30. This little nugget of information can be overlooked
We can miss it trying to figure out the confusing laws, rules and regulations
“I am the Lord, who makes you holy”

31. We are the Federated Church. Our Mission is to…
Seek Christ, Serve Christ and Share Christ.