The family raising God’s own son couldn’t afford to bring a lamb as an offering … Yet they did bring a Lamb: They brought Jesus!
Lamb of God: Advent Devotions 2024
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Offering
Saying Thank You
"When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the LORD your God is giving you,...
Sacrifices? You Mean Those are STILL Required? What’s in YOUR Sacrifice? Introduction
The 5 books of Moses are chalked full of various commands regarding offerings and sacrifices. If you are anything like me, the temptation is to skip over these particular chapters. After all, they are detailed descriptions of what was to happen during the Old Covenant...
Salt? Or Yeast? What Is in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 1
In the introduction to this series, we saw that sacrifices were not only for the Old Covenant era; rather we are also expected to bring our sacrifices -- our praise and worship, our obedience and our time, talent and resources -- to the Lord. Throughout the rest of...
The Fat! What’s With the Fat? What’s in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 2
On Thursday we took at look at Leviticus 2 and how our offerings to the Lord must be completely free of “yeast” – sin, selfish ambition, legalism and pride; but must contain plenty of “salt” -- we are to be a reflection of Him in all that we do, for in so doing, we...
Perpetual Fire: What’s in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 3
On Saturday, in “What Is in YOUR Sacrifice, Part 2”, we saw that besides being completely free of “yeast” – sin, selfish ambition, legalism and pride; besides containing plenty of “salt” – reflecting Jesus and influencing the world for God’s Kingdom; we must also...
Only Two Days? What’s in YOUR Sacrifice, Part 4
In our brief study on how the different laws and regulations regarding the old covenant sacrifices can be applicable to us today, we saw on Tuesday that our sacrifices must be covered by His Spirit, and that this outpouring of God’s Spirit on our sacrifices will only...
Perfect? Did You Say Perfect? What’s in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 5
On Thursday , in “What’s in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 4, we learned that some of our sacrifices of time, talent, resources and worship are for the Lord and Him alone. Others are to help sustain the work of the Lord; while we, ourselves, are encouraged to partake of some of...
Are You … Serious? What’s in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 8 — Conclusion
As we wrap up this series on modern day sacrifices, it is extremely important to note this last point: “…the most holy offerings—including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings—will be most holy…” (Numbers 18:9 NLT).In one word, the offerings were...
Will a man rob God?
"Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse-the whole nation of you-because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house." (Mal 3:8-10)...