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Tabernacle Worship – 2 – The Lamp Stand







Last week we began our series on tabernacle worship which will probably sound weird if you missed the first one. If so, go back and catch up. You need that to understand where we are today and how these applications from the OT can help us worship and understand worship better in NT days.







Last week, we talked about the set up of the tabernacle, how special it was, and how you had to purposefully enter with a heart of worship. You couldn’t accidentally stumble in and you shouldn’t go in with a light heart. You had to bring you sacrifice as you entered the gate and Jesus is the gate. The first thing you saw was the brazen altar upon which your sacrifice was given to the Lord. Jesus was also the ultimate sacrifice and granted us forgiveness and access to God. Then the priest would go and wash in the bronze basin (or the laver) in order to prepare them to enter the actual structure.







Once the priest did their duties and moved through the courtyard fulfilling their duties then they entered into the structure of the tent that was called the Holy Place and the Most Holy place. A regular Israelite was never allowed to go in there. Just like in the garden of Eden, The people of Israel were forever cut off from the actual presence of God and they were completely dependent on the priests to do their jobs.







This is why it is so important that Jesus is our high priest, and he grants us access to boldly approach the throne of God! But if we are going to step into the presence of God and boldly approach his throne, it is important to understand what the proper order was intended to be and how God wants us to approach him.







Everything that we read in the NT about accepting Christ as Lord, becoming a Christian, and worshiping God parallels directly with the concepts that God gave for people to worship in the OT.







So, once the priests entered the there were two things that were present that the priests had to attend to regularly. Today we are going to talk about the golden lamp stand (or the Menorah).







Scripture: Exodus 25:31-40







Points:1. These lamps must be constantly tended to!– Exodus 24:1-4– Romans 6:19-20– 1 Peter 2:52. Fire gives light!– Acts 2:2-4– John 8:12







Ending:







See Tabernacle Diagram







Jesus did not come to abolish the Law. Jesus came to fulfill the Law. The temple system was never wrong. What God gives is always perfect and good. We might mess it up, but it was perfect from the beginning. If you want the HS in your life, if you want light, if you want direction and life. You must tend to the Spirit of God. You can’t ignore him all week long and just expect him to be there when you come knocking once a week.







You are a priest now. You have a duty to the Lord. You must serve him and tend to him and in that wonderful privilege you will dwell in the presence of God the way he always intended it to be.







Exodus 19:5-6







5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. 6 And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”







It was always God’s intention for his followers to be priests and to serve him. Will you accept the terms of the covenant or are you just trying to get in...

Today we will cover the first half of Proverbs 13. These verses are a mod podge of different wise sayings but they all tie back into what Solomon has talked about before. The key to this chapter is repetition is a good form of learning. Many of these sayings are similar but they are all valuable!

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Tabernacle Worship – 1 – Entering to Worship







As we talk about worship, sometimes it is very difficult to really nail down exactly what we should be doing in order to truly worship the way that God would have us to. Its already hard enough to be committed to serving the Lord and the last thing we want to do is waste our time doing something that is not pleasing to the Lord.







As we start our new series of Tabernacle Worship, we are simply looking back to the OT to see how and what God required of his people in worship and take the opportunity to apply that to our relationships with Christ today. What we are talking about over the next few weeks is not a concrete law that you should go by, but if you ever just find yourself wondering how to please God, this might be helpful to you.







The Israelites spent around 1,400 years worshiping the one true God according to the instruction that God gave them at Mt. Sinai. Jesus did not come to abolish that Law but he came to fulfill it. There are many things in the OT that are no longer necessary because of the blood of Christ but all things from the OT are beneficial and useful to teach and understand who God is and what he requires of us. So, we are talking about Tabernacle worship and today we are talking about entering in to worship the Lord!







Many things that Jesus said was very much connected to OT scriptures and requirements for worship. As Jesus spent most of his time teaching the people of Israel, they would have very much understood the implications and analogies.







Points:1. We must understand that worshiping is special!– Numbers 2:1-2– Acts 2:42-472. You had to choose to enter to worship!– Psalm 100:1-4– Hebrews 12:283. You could initially approach God, but Sin had to immediately be dealt with!– Leviticus 1:4– Hebrews 10:19-204. The residue of sin had to be removed!– I Corinthians 6:11







Ending:







Maybe there is someone here this morning that has just felt stagnant and stuck. You remember the joy you had in your salvation; you remember feeling the power of God as his Word convicted you and you received forgiveness of sin. And you have been showing up, but you just feel like you are standing outside the wall, and you can’t see inside. Or maybe you are just stuck at the altar, and nothing has happened since. Maybe it is time to be washed clean?







The awesome thing about living in NT times is that you don’t need a priest to help you offer the sacrifice. Jesus is the sacrifice, and you are called to be the living sacrifice. Your priest doesn’t have to wash and enter the tabernacle for you. You can be washed, cleansed, made holy, and sanctified so that you can enter the tabernacle and commune with God! And we will talk about that next week.







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Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church is in Mayo, SC which is near Cowpens and Chesnee in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. We are affiliated with the Wesleyan denomination and have a diverse congregation. We would love to have you join us on Sunday mornings in person, or on Wednesdays with our youth! Visit our website to learn more.







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Today we are finishing up chapter 12. Today's topics are honesty, wisdom, humbleness, hard work, and not worrying. If any of these are something you need to do better in, join in and listen.

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What to do with Sin – 4 – Testify about Sin







As we have been talking about what to do with sin. We are sinful people. We live in a sinful world. It would be great if all of us surrendered to Christ completely and never sinned again, but that has not been the track record of Christianity through the centuries since Christ ascended, sent the HS and started the church.







We must confess, we must forgive, we must move forward with grace, and we must testify about sin. If we sweep sin under the rug and just ignore it, then we are setting ourselves and future generations of believers up for failure. We can never pretend it didn’t happen. But we must be very careful in how we talk about it!– We must never glorify the sin.– We must express the consequences of the sin clearly so that others will avoid the sin.– We must give God glory for rectifying the sin that cause so much damage!







Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19







There are 5 ways that David talks about his sin and testifies about what is needed for things to be made right again!







Points:1. David testifies about God’s willingness to forgive sins!2. David testifies of his sin!3. David testifies of his desire to be made whole!4. David testifies of God’s restoration from sin!5. David testifies of the proper order of things!







Ending:







We can never forget the power of testifying about what God has done in your life.







James 5:16Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.







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Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church is in Mayo, SC which is near Cowpens and Chesnee in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. We are affiliated with the Wesleyan denomination and have a diverse congregation. We would love to have you join us on Sunday mornings in person, or on Wednesdays with our youth! Visit our website to learn more.







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Welcome back as we begin chapter 12 and Solomon continues to talk about Godly behavior verses wicked behavior and the consequences that results.