Build the Altar.

Build the Altar.

Genesis 8:20‭-‬22

20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose. 

21 And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. 

22 As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”

Genesis 12:7‭-‬8

7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 

8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 22:9

When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

1 Kings 18:301-32

31 He (Elijah) took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel, 

32 and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the Lord. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons.

John 4:23‭-‬24

23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. 24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

Genesis 22:16‭-‬18

16 “This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that 

17 I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. 

18 And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”

Matthew 1:1

This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham:

John 14:6

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

Hebrews 10:19‭-‬21

19 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 

21 By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. 

22 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house,

Exodus 20:24-26

24 “Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me—your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you. 

25 If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. 

26 And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.

Psalms 51:16-‬19

16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.

17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. 

18 Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. 

19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.

Ezekiel 22:30

“I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one.

Hebrews 13:15‭-‬16

15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. 

16 And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.

Psalms 50:23

But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”

1. A broken Spirit, a broken and repentant heart.

2. Giving thanks with sacrifice of praise, do good and to share with those in need.

Romans 12:1

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

1 Corinthians 6:20b NIV

Therefore honor God with your bodies.

3. Live in Holiness and please God with our body.

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