Giving - An integral Part of true worship

2 Chronicles 29:10-17 New King James Version (NKJV)

10 “Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.”

12 Then these Levites arose: Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah; 13 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; 14 of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

15 And they gathered their brethren, sanctified[a] themselves, and went according to the commandment of the king, at the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. 16 Then the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and brought out all the debris that they found in the temple of the Lord to the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it out and carried it to the Brook Kidron.

17 Now they began to [b]sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord. So they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

SERMON NOTES:

Introduction: There can be no true worship without giving, of ourselves first and our time, talent and money. The box that Jehoiada prepared for the offerings of God’s people in the temple signifies 3 truths about our giving that shows that is is an integral part of out worship today.

1. At the __________________ of worship is giving
   ”took the chest..place it at the right side as one enters the temple”

2. At the ___________________ of worship is giving
   ”bored a hole in its lid”

3. At the _________________ of worship is giving
   ”set it beside the altar”

Resting in God

Matthew 11:28-30 New King James Version (NKJV)

28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am [a]gentle and lowly in heart,and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

SERMON NOTES:

1. The Background
   A. The rebellion of Absalom
   B. As a consequence of David’s Sin

2. The Cursing of Shimei
   A. The vindictive spirit of Shimei
   B. The violence of Shimei
   C. Shimei’s condemnation of David

3. The Proposal of Abishai
   A. His view of Shimei
   B. His loyalty to his king
   C. His request to David

The Lord's Supper - A Blessed Event

Do Not Be Deceived by Satan

1 Corinthians 11:1-15 New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved. 6 For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man. 9 Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man. 10 For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord. 12 For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.

13 Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? 15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given [a]to her for a covering.

SERMON NOTES

1. Test every Spirit (v. 1-4)

2. We combat Satan’s lies with the Truth (v.5-12)

3. Satan deceives us by disguising himself as an angel of light (v. 13-15)