“Take Care of God’s Business”
Sunday Morning May 27, 2012
scriptures: Leviticus 4, Leviticus 7, Psalms 51, Leviticus 10, Matthew 18, 2 Corinthians 13, Revelations 2
keywords: scapegoat, sacrifice, Jesus, effort, repent, sin, word, business, holy, judgment, church
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Leviticus and all the sacrifices that they did and how God required them to present the sacrifices a certain way. Now we have Jesus who died and shed his blood for us so we don’t kill animals for sacrifices. In Leviticus, they spoke of sacrifices without blemish so we see how important it was to offer God something very special.
Leviticus 4:1-9 Verse 4 speaks of what we may know as a scapegoat. There was a lot of effort put in a sin offering. There has to be some kind of effort when he repent of our sins. We when are really sincere then we will put forth that effort.
Leviticus 7:1-6 Leviticus 7: 17 – Verse 6- What we do for God has to be done in a holy manner. We have to do things the way God says for us to. Church is not about us but about other people. Sin is supposed to be dealt with on a timely manner and not when we get ready.
Psalms 51:1-13 – When you read this does this sound like someone is playing with sin? Don’t take God’s mercy for weakness. God said that judgment will first begin with the household of faith.
Leviticus 10:1-3 God said that he is going to be glorified no matter what. We have to realize that if we are about God then we need to be serious about him.
Matthew 18:15-17 Verse 17- This is not your business but this is God’s church; that is the most important thing. A standard was being established for dealing with God’s business in this verse.
2 Corinthians 13:1-10 Paul was letting them know that he was serious about God’s will and what God wanted him to do. Verse 10- The sharpness that Paul is talking about was used to get their attention.
Revelation 2:1-4 You don’t want God to have something against you. We have to be about God and God’s business.
The word can give you guidance and direction to know how to take care of his business.