The Impotent King Pastor Coty Pinckney: Mark [chapter 6] now provides us with a striking contrast between the disciples and Herod. The disciples: in the eyes of the world, weak and powerless, yet through God’s enabling exercise great power; Herod, in the eyes of the world the most powerful man in the region, yet … More The Impotent King
We have come to the FINAL day in Leviticus! Coty Pinckney wraps up our read-through with a challenge to see two big questions in Leviticus 26, “Who is GOD? ….and Who am I?” We have seen that the book of Leviticus is not, as is so commonly thought, a book which lays down the law, … More “Who is GOD? ….and Who am I?”
Let’s look at Leviticus 25: 8 “‘Count off seven sabbaths of years– seven times seven years– so that the seven sabbaths of years amount to a period of forty-nine years. 9 Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout … More The Year of Jubilee!
Coty Pinckney has a very helpful summary, or a look back at where we’ve been reading in Leviticus and some questions to prompt more study: This chapter (Leviticus 23) has been called God’s calendar, because it describes festivals God planned for the people of Israel. Most of us turn to calendars to plan or … More A Calendar and the Deep Questions of Life
In a sermon titled, “Clean and Unclean,” Coty Pinckney says: Leviticus 11-15 tells the Israelites what is unacceptable, but also shows them how to become acceptable. Just so, Jesus tells us what defiles us, but also tells us how to be cleansed from those defilements. Hebrews 10:22 reads like this: let us draw near with … More Are you clean? or unclean?
Coty Pinckney comments in a sermon, “The Priesthood of All Believers,” First, note that this is all done at the Lord’s command. God is speaking through Moses, God is in control of this entire process. God chooses who will be priests, and he ordains the way their consecration shall proceed. The selection and consecration of … More God Chooses….So that NO one can boast
Pastor Coty Pinckney on Leviticus 5: Recall that on Mt Sinai the Israelites had promised to abide by the commands they had heard God pronounce — yet within a matter of hours they grossly violated those very commands. They were unable to live up to the law. But God in his grace provides these offerings, … More Blood, Guilt and Grace…Coty Pinckney on Leviticus 5
Oh, No! Not Leviticus! A sermon by Coty Pinckney, Community Bible Church, Williamstown, MA, 4/26/98 What is your favorite book of the Bible? One of the gospels, perhaps Mark or John? Or the tale of the rapid spread of the early church told in Acts? Those who delight in a logical presentation of … More Oh, No! Not Leviticus!
Coty Pinckney summarizes God’s incredible, sovereign mercy that we see in Genesis and beyond… God’s Sovereign Mercy Certainly man’s sinfulness is a key theme of Genesis. But God shows great mercy in response to man’s sinfulness. This appears first in chapter 3, in what God does NOT do. He would be justified in killing Adam … More God’s Sovereign Mercy- Coty Pinckney on Genesis
[Joseph] presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. 30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” Jacob last saw Joseph when he was 17, going out to seek his brothers, … More Jacob’s Greatest Joy? Coty Pinckney on Genesis 46
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