Sermon: Take God Seriously
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This Week’s Theme: Working God’s Way
This Week’s Word is Renunciation: The deliberate rejection or disavowal, especially of a person or object.
Memory Verse: Luke 9:23 “23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Essence of the Text in a Sentence: In light of the destroying of Aaron’s two older sons, God told Moses to tell Aaron not to approach Him at any time.
Sermon Proposition: As Christians, we should not be presumptuous in worship, but give God what He wants.
Sermon Objective: I want those in attendance to think about ways they are or were presumptuous and develop a plan to change.
Sermon Text: Leviticus 16:1-2
1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died;
2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
INTRODUCTION:
TRANSITION:
I. Regard the Rules
I. Regard the Rules
(To take notice of and be guided by)
2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
Unintentionally
Unintentionally
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them,
3 if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering.
Thoughtlessly
Thoughtlessly
4 ‘Or if a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.
Falsely
Falsely
3 or if he has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and swears falsely—in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins:
4 then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found,
Keep
Keep
4 You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
Warning
Warning
15 and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant,
II. Relent to the Ruling
II. Relent to the Ruling
cease to resist
1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died;
1 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them.
2 So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
3 And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.’ ” So Aaron held his peace.
6 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.
Observe
Observe
4 You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me.
39 Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good.
164 Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
III. Reverence the Ruler
III. Reverence the Ruler
1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died;
2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
4 You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9 He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Holy and awesome is His name.
28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
17 And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;
What new truth did you learn from the sermon?
After hearing the sermon, what thoughts, feelings, desires, and/or actions did the Holy Spirit convict you of today? (Do the 7 A’s)
What thoughts, feelings, desires, and/or actions need to change this week because of the sermon?
What will you do to change your thoughts, feelings, desires, and/or actions this week? (Do you need to Avoid, Remove (it), Replace (it), Remind (Word say), Rely (on God))
Write out a plan.