ALTARS Wk3Altar of The Church 🪨[Teaching Text]'And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by people, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For this is contained in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a choice stone, a precious cornerstone, And the one who believes in Him will not be put to shame .”1 Peter 2:4-6ALTAR OF THE CHURCH'you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:5TEAR DOWNBUILD UPTEND “Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years.” Judges 6:1 24. ’Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The Lord is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s bull and a second bull seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it, and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold in an orderly way, and take a second bull and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.” Then Gideon took ten men from his servants and did as the Lord had spoken to him; and because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city to do it by day, he did it by night. ‘ Judges 6:24-27OBEDIENCE is ESSENTIAL to growth.ALTAR #1 - PREFERENCESMatthew 24:35 'Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.’ ALTAR #2 - PROGRAMSThey stopped “Keeping the Main thing the Main thing”A cornerstone, in construction, is the main stone used to build a building's FOUNDATION and ALIGNMENT. It was usually the largest and most solid stone in the entire building. JOYFUL REPENTANCE & REMEMBRANCE'Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; 'Acts 3:19'Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.'Hebrews 4:16“A lack of repentance is the first sign of a heart growing cold to God” J.C. Ryle.'“Only be careful for yourself and watch over your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons. 'Deuteronomy 4:9TENDTend - regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.The SECRET PLACE is how we TEND to the fires of our hearts. 'The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out. 'Leviticus 6:12-13

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