LEVITICUS
Grace, Holiness, and the Narrow Road
Primary Texts: Leviticus 19:1–2; Matthew 7:13–14
Supporting Texts: Ephesians 2:8–10; Hebrews 6:4–6; Hebrews 10:26–27; John 14:6
Leviticus teaches us how a holy God makes a way for sinful people to live in His presence.
1. GOD HAD ALREADY __________ ISRAEL
Before God gave Israel the Law, He had already:
- Brought them out of __________.
- Delivered them from __________.
- Brought them through the __________ Sea.
- Entered into __________ with them.
God did not say, “Keep all these rules and then I will rescue you.”
Instead:
Grace comes before __________.
We don’t obey God so He will save us.
We obey because He has __________ us.
2. “BE HOLY, BECAUSE I AM __________.”
Read Leviticus 19:2
Holiness means being __________ apart for God.
Holiness involves our:
- Homes
- Marriages
- Attitudes
- Work
- Money
- Conversations
- Private lives
Holiness isn’t just about what happens in __________.
It is about who has control of our __________.
3. WHY DID GOD GIVE ALL THOSE __________?
The Law served several purposes:
- It revealed who __________ is.
- It revealed what __________ is.
- It taught Israel how to live as God’s __________ people.
- It pointed __________.
The sacrifices, priests, and Day of Atonement were all pointing toward something greater.
Actually, they were pointing toward __________.
4. THE SACRIFICES POINT TO __________
Leviticus describes:
- Burnt offerings
- Grain offerings
- Peace offerings
- Sin offerings
- Guilt offerings
The sacrifices taught Israel:
Sin has a __________.
The sacrifices were not the final answer.
Hebrews 10:4 reminds us that the blood of bulls and goats could not ultimately take away sins.
The lambs were pointing toward the __________.
The sacrifices were pointing toward the __________.
The priesthood was pointing toward our great High __________.
5. JESUS CAME TO __________ THE LAW
Read Matthew 5:17
Jesus did not come to simply throw the Old Testament away.
He came to __________ what the Law was pointing toward.
Because of Jesus:
- We don’t offer __________ sacrifices.
- We don’t need a Levitical __________.
- We don’t live under Israel’s ceremonial purification __________.
Jesus offered Himself:
Once for __________.
6. SHOULD CHRISTIANS FOLLOW EVERY LAW IN LEVITICUS?
Yes / No
We are not under the Old Covenant’s ceremonial system.
But Leviticus still teaches us:
- God is __________.
- Sin __________.
- Worship __________.
- God’s people are called to be __________.
Leviticus 19:18 teaches:
“Love your __________ as yourself.”
7. GRACE DOESN’T MEAN “GOD DOESN’T __________ WHAT YOU DO.”
Ephesians 2:8–9
We are saved by __________ through __________.
We cannot:
- Earn salvation.
- Clean ourselves up enough.
- Become good enough to deserve Jesus.
But Ephesians 2:10 tells us we were created in Christ Jesus to do __________ works.
The order matters:
Grace __________ us.
Then God begins changing us.
We don’t do good works to earn salvation.
We live differently because we have received __________.
8. GRACE DOESN’T MAKE THE ROAD __________
Read Matthew 7:13–14
Jesus described:
The __________ road
- Popular
- Easy
- Little change required
The __________ road
- Following Jesus
- Surrender
- Daily discipleship
Jesus said:
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must __________ themselves and take up their cross __________ and follow me.”
The narrow road isn’t about earning __________.
It is about following __________.
9. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE __________?
Christians stumble.
We make mistakes.
We lose our temper.
We make bad decisions.
Sometimes we take our eyes off Jesus.
But there is a difference between:
__________ on the road
and
__________ you don’t want the road anymore.
When you fall:
Get back __________.
When you sin:
__________.
When you wander:
Come __________.
10. SCRIPTURE ALSO GIVES US A __________
Read Hebrews 6:4–6
The Bible takes seriously the possibility of turning away from Christ.
Whatever theological conclusions we draw about every detail of this passage, the warning is clear:
Don’t treat your relationship with Jesus __________.
Being a Christian is more than praying a prayer once.
Jesus called us to be __________.
There is a beginning to the Christian life.
But there is also a __________.
11. THE NARROW ROAD IS NOT ABOUT EARNING __________
Read John 14:6
Jesus said:
“I am the way and the truth and the life.”
We aren’t walking toward salvation because we are __________ enough.
We walk with Jesus because He has __________ us.
And along the way:
He __________ us.
This is part of what we call:
________________________
12. HOLINESS IS MORE THAN A __________
Holiness is not simply:
“Don’t do this.”
“Don’t do that.”
Biblical holiness is about:
- Surrender
- The work of the __________ Spirit
- Loving God with our whole heart
- Loving our __________
- Becoming more like __________
Entire sanctification is God saying:
“I want __________ of you.”
Not just the Sunday version of us.
Not just the church version of us.
All of __________.
13. LEVITICUS IS REALLY ABOUT DRAWING __________ TO GOD
The sacrifices, priests, and rules all point to one central truth:
God wants His people to live in His __________.
God delivered Israel.
God brought them to Himself.
God dwelled among them.
And then God came to us in __________.
Jesus is:
EMMANUEL — “God __________ us.”
14. WHAT DOES LEVITICUS MEAN FOR US TODAY?
Instead of only asking:
“Do I have to follow every regulation?”
Ask:
What does Leviticus teach me about __________?
God is holy.
What does it teach me about __________?
Sin separates us from God.
What does it teach me about __________?
God makes a way for sinners to come near.
What does it teach me about __________?
Jesus fulfills what the sacrifices and priesthood pointed toward.
What does it teach me about my __________?
God wants more than religious activity. He wants a surrendered heart.
FINAL THOUGHT
The movement from Leviticus to the Gospel:
The Law showed us God’s __________.
The sacrifices showed us our need for __________.
Grace showed us that salvation is God’s __________.
Jesus became the __________ and opened the way to God.
The Holy Spirit works in us, making us __________.
And our job?
KEEP FOLLOWING __________.
Not because we’re earning our way to heaven.
But because we’ve been given:
A new __________
and
a new __________.
When you stumble:
GET BACK __________.
When you wander:
COME __________.
When God calls you deeper:
SURRENDER __________.
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION
Don’t just ask:
“What rules do I have to keep?”
Ask:
“What is God asking me to __________?”
Because Christianity isn’t ultimately about learning how to follow a list.
It’s about learning how to follow __________.
LEVITICUS
Grace, Holiness, and the Narrow Road
Congregation Notes — Answer Key
- GOD HAD ALREADY SAVED ISRAEL
- Egypt
- Pharaoh
- Red
- covenant
- obedience
- saved
- BE HOLY, BECAUSE I AM HOLY
- set
- Sunday
- lives
- WHY ALL THE RULES?
- God
- sin
- covenant
- forward
- Jesus
- THE SACRIFICES POINT TO CHRIST
- cost
- Lamb
- cross
- Priest
- JESUS CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW
- fulfill
- animal
- priesthood
- system
- all
- SHOULD CHRISTIANS FOLLOW EVERY LAW IN LEVITICUS?
- No
- holy
- matters
- matters
- different
- neighbor
- GRACE
- care
- grace
- faith
- good
- saves
- salvation
- GRACE DOESN’T MAKE THE ROAD WIDER
- broad
- narrow
- deny
- daily
- heaven
- Jesus
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE STUMBLE?
- stumble
- deciding
- up
- repent
- home
- SCRIPTURE ALSO GIVES US A WARNING
- seriously
- disciples
- walk
- THE NARROW ROAD IS NOT ABOUT EARNING HEAVEN
- good
- saved
- changes
- sanctification
- HOLINESS IS MORE THAN A LIST
- who is in control
- Holy
- neighbor
- Jesus
- all
- us
- LEVITICUS IS REALLY ABOUT DRAWING NEAR TO GOD
- near
- presence
- Christ
- with
- WHAT DOES LEVITICUS MEAN FOR US TODAY?
- God
- sin
- grace
- Jesus
- life
FINAL THOUGHT
- holiness
- atonement
- gift
- sacrifice
- holy
- Jesus
- life
- direction
- up
- home
- completely
- Jesus
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION
“What is God asking me to surrender?”
“It’s about learning how to follow Jesus.”