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Igniting The GospelFeast Days - Fall Feast DaysToday we have an overview of all the feast days with a focus on the Fall festivals: Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Tabernacles.PassoverUnleavened BreadFirst FruitsPentecostTrumpetsDay of AtonementTabernaclesSend us a textIgniting the Gospel is hosted by Pastor Damon Snead and Danielle Clark and produced by Rex Morris as a ministry of the Conroe Seventh Day Adventist Church in Conroe, TX.Check out our full Show Notes at:Igniting The Gospel...2025-05-1939 minIgniting The GospelThe Feast Days - PentecostToday we look at the final 4 feast days, how they point forward to Jesus, how Jesus fulfilled the feast days and how the law and grace come together.PentecostExodus 19:16-20Deuteronomy 33:2-3John 14:14-15Revelation 14:12Revelation 12:17Revelation 22Romans 3:21-30Revelation 5:6Acts 2:1-4Acts 2:37Joel 2:21Send us a textIgniting the Gospel is hosted by Pastor Damon...2025-05-1928 minIgniting The GospelThe Feast Days - Spring Feast DaysIn this episode we look at the various feast days of ancient Israel that accompanied the ceremonies in the Sanctuary and how Jesus fulfilled the purpose of the feast days.PassoverEx 12: 2-3, 5-7, 11-12John 19:31-361 Corinthians 5:6-7Isaiah 53:7-8Unleavened BreadEx 12:18-19Matthew 16:6Mark 8:15First Fruits/Wave SheafLeviticus 23:10-11Exodus 23:11Luke 24:7Acts 10:402025-05-1958 minIgniting The GospelThe Most Holy PlaceIn this episode we journey into the final apartment of the Tabernacle: the Most Holy Place.Exodus 25:8-22The whole sanctuary is designed to provide a place for God to dwell on earth with his people. This is where the Shakinah Glory, or God’s very presence was. This is where God dwelled with his people, where he interacted with the human race.Exodus 26;34The High Priest went beyond the veil once a year. This area was covered in incense like the veiled presence of God. Before the priest would sit th...2025-01-2638 minIgniting The GospelIn the Presence of GodHello and welcome back to Igniting the Gospel. In this episode we will take a look at the final piece of furniture in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle: the Altar of Incense (or Golden Altar).Exodus 30:34-38We talk about the Holy Place, the first apartment in the Sanctuary and the pieces of furniture within it: the golden lamp stands, the table of shewbread and finally the altar of incense.Exodus 30:1-10We discuss how the Altar of Incense is sacred and only the High Priest can light it. It...2025-01-2643 minIgniting The GospelThe Bread of LifeEpisode 11 – Table of Shewbread Hello and Welcome back to Igniting the Gospel. In the last few episodes we’ve been studying the sanctuary (or Tabernacle as it was called in the desert) on earth during ancient Israel’s time. We started in the camp and came down the road toward the Sanctuary to the door. We then entered the courtyard and learned about the alter of burnt offerings with the many different types of offerings made by the priests each day. Then we discussed the Laver and its importance in the cleansing rituals for priests as well...2024-12-1726 minIgniting The GospelA Light in the Midst of DarknessIn this episode we examine the first piece of furniture in The Holy Place: The Golden Lampstand.Only the priest was allowed in the Holy Place. God’s presence was visible there with the Altar of Incense.The Golden Lampstand was on the left when you entered the Holy Place. It had seven golden lamps with flowers and bowls of hammered gold.Exodus 25:31-40It had 7 branches with ornamental knobs and flowers – made of one piece. Four of the blossoms were like almond blossoms.It was the only light in t...2024-11-2524 minIgniting The GospelInto The Holy PlaceIn this episode we venture into the first apartment of the sanctuary: The Holy Place. In this room there are three pieces of furniture we will look at starting today and going for the next two episodes: the golden lampstand, the table of shewbread and the altar of incense.Today we focus on the overall services conduced in the Holy Place as well as the structure itself.Serving in the Holy Place was privilege and revered by the priests. The highest honor was to serve at the Altar of Incense (golden altar). Luke 1:8...2024-11-1142 minIgniting The GospelBurnt Offerings - Part IIIn this episode we continue our discussion about the burnt offerings placed on the altar in the courtyard. Today we look at the final three offerings: the sin offering, the trespass offering and the peace offering.Each offering had a different meaning and significance to the people of Israel and to Christians today. Sin OfferingThe sin offering was for the unintentional sin of God’s people. It is a way to transfer sin to the animal to atone for the sin before God. Leviticus 4:1-12This offering po...2024-10-2833 minIgniting The GospelBurnt Offerings Part 1In this episode we discuss the ceremonies that took place at first piece of furniture in the courtyard of the sanctuary: the altar of burnt offering. We look at the different types of offerings that were made, their significance then and now and how they all pointed forward to Jesus and the ultimate offering made to atone for our sins.The Burnt OfferingWe start with the whole burnt offering, which was made daily in the morning and evening, as a way of demonstrating giving your whole life...2024-10-1432 minIgniting The GospelThe LaverIn this episode we unpack the second piece of furniture in the sanctuary: the laver.We look at the purpose of water in the bible as both a ritualistic component as well as a cleansing agent.We discuss the idea that the altar gives believers title to heaven, as Jesus was the sacrifice that will ultimately eradicate sin. The laver is the item that helps believers be ready to be people of heaven.Psalm 22:16The laver was a receptacle for water only - not for washing like the Mikvah. Water was...2024-09-3036 minIgniting The GospelIn the CourtyardIn this episode, we wrap up the materials of the sanctuary: silver and bronze.Silver: in today's value, there was trillions of dollars worth of silver in the tent and Tabernacle.Damon explains how silver represented the world around the Israelites (just like the Egyptians viewed silver like the moon) and it was also a shadow and type of Christ - reflecting back to oneself the inner character.Psalm 66:10Exodus 30:12, 16Romans 5:19We discuss the symbolism of the silver in the fittings and how it sparkled in the light, just...2024-09-1634 minIgniting The GospelTreasure Map - Part 2We continue with our discussion of the materials used to build the perimeter of the sanctuary including the wood, metals, colors of thread and the symbolism contained in them.Picture of Old Testament Sanctuary with furniture Overview of the Sanctuary We talk about the actual dimensions of the perimeter which is 100 cubits by 50 cubits and the symbolism of the number 300 (adding up the sides). Damon discusses how these dimensions are quoted in Zechariah and Revelation. Damon also notes that 300 is the number of God’s provision: Noah’s Ark was 300 cubits long, Enoch walked with...2024-09-0241 minIgniting The GospelTreasure Map - Part 1In this episode, we follow construction of the sanctuary, which was sometimes called the tent of meeting, looking at the dimensions, materials used and symbolism contained therin.Picture of Old Testament Sanctuary with furnitureOverview of the Sanctuary We actually start looking at the sanctuary from the outside in, so we begin in the camp. The camp was the area surrounding the tent where the people of Israel lived and how they went to the sanctuary.We read Exodus 27:9-19 to hear what God had to s...2024-08-1929 minIgniting The GospelHidden TreasuresIn this episode, we delve into the idea of the sanctuary and the specifics of it. We discuss why it is important, what it tells Christians today and why understanding the sanctuary is important to The Gospel. Damon calls the sanctuary "a way to reveal Christ through pictographically expressive language."Picture of Old Testament Sanctuary with furnitureOverview of the SanctuaryDamon discusses what the purpose of the sanctuary was for ancient Israel. He discusses that the sanctuary was the dwelling place of God amongst his people and...2024-08-0515 minIgniting The GospelGetting to Know YouIn this introductory episode, Damon discusses the church and what we believe as Seventh Day Adventists. He discusses the idea of the 7th day of the week to rest (the Sabbath) and then Advent (arrival/coming).So Seventh Day Adventists are bible believing Jesus followers who honor the 7th day Sabbath as directed in the 10 commandments and who are looking forward to the coming of Jesus. They also believe in the Three Angels Messages in Revelation 14 and how that fits into prophecy and the second coming of Jesus. Danielle and Damon discuss the idea of...2024-07-2212 min