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An Offering Made By Fire
Sermonette byIn I Peter 2:5-9, God's people are called a chosen generation and a royal priesthood, God's own distinctive people, commissioned to offer sacrifices.
Made By Fire
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughWe are a kingdom of priests, called to be living sacrifices, ardently serving God, with a view of being consumed or used up in service to Him.
The Divine Paradox: Joy Through Sacrifice!
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Bill OnisickThe Feast of Tabernacles represents the apex of Israelite joy, characterized by a divine paradox where communal rejoicing is inextricably linked to sacrifice. This celebration demands more offerings than all other feasts combined, illustrating that true, lasting joy arises not from ease but from complete devotion, humility, and surrender. Acceptable sacrifice requires genuine repentance, tangible cost, and careful stewardship of speech, ensuring that negative words do not contaminate the community as polluted grain would. Ultimately, the Feast serves as an optimal environment for spiritual transformation, where believers practice becoming like God through daily living sacrifices that put the carnal nature to death, shifting focus from self to God and producing the abundant spiritual harvest that mirrors the joy Jesus Himself endured for the cross.
Being a True Sweet Savor to God
Sermonette by Bill OnisickThe renewing of our minds is a daily sacrifice in which carnality is continuously put to death, replaced by God's Spirit, yielding an aroma desired by God.
Eating Before the Lord
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David C. GrabbeBelievers are a present royal priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices within the church, nourished by Christ's exclusive altar. The Feast of Tabernacles mirrors Levitical consecration, with its seven-day structure and blood application to ears, thumbs, and toes symbolizing hearing God, serving, and walking steadily. This pattern emphasizes present sanctification over merely prophetic future, inviting believers to be continually filled from God's table. Neglecting this spiritual food risks stagnation, so the feast serves as a vital period of consecation, strengthening believers to serve alongside their High Priest.
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe bronze altar, made with the censers from the rebels, was a reminder of the folly of rebelling against holy things, replacing God's standards with human ones.