FEAST OF ATONEMENT (1 OF 7)
Scripture: Leviticus 23:26-32, Leviticus 16:3-34, Numbers 29:7-11, Exodus 30:10
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Feast of Atonement (1 of 7)
Series: Feasts
Dennis Marquardt
Leviticus 23:26-32; 16:3-34; Numbers 29:7-11; Exodus 30:10
INTRO: Ever wonder why God gave such elaborate preparations for Israel to do before a feast or worship service? There are very real and practical reasons for God asking them in the Old Testament to do all these elaborate plans.
Ever gone to a party or celebration of some kind and had a rotten time even though every one else seemed to have a wonderful time? Why can this happen? How can one person seem to enjoy themselves while another doesn't enjoy it at all? The reason probably isn't the party or celebration; it is more likely the PRE-PARTY preparations of our attitudes and plans.
I.E. If you don't plan to have a good time you'll probably not have a good time! If you don't plan to be enthusiastic, you'll probably not be enthusiastic! If you plan to bring items to share, you'll enjoy partaking of the items there!
The preparations we make mentally and materially will greatly affect the level of enjoyment we experience when at a gathering with others. It is this truth that makes holidays so special - we mentally look forward to them with excitement, and we prepare for them materially to add to the fun, thus the mental and material preparations allow us the great joy we experience on the day of these holidays or celebrations - to some however, holidays are not joyful or fun, their mental and material preparations are nil or negative, and so their holiday fun is nil or negative for them as well!
ILLUS: I have a 95-year-old grandmother. No one has heard me preach more than three times without hearing a story about my grandmama. The saddest thing I can probably say about you is that you'll not get a chance to meet Sweetie Pie. She lives in New York City, and we are lovers. I am the second born of her 65-year-old daughter, and she makes me happy.
We talk on the phone every Sunday night no matter where I am in the world. When I talk to ...
Series: Feasts
Dennis Marquardt
Leviticus 23:26-32; 16:3-34; Numbers 29:7-11; Exodus 30:10
INTRO: Ever wonder why God gave such elaborate preparations for Israel to do before a feast or worship service? There are very real and practical reasons for God asking them in the Old Testament to do all these elaborate plans.
Ever gone to a party or celebration of some kind and had a rotten time even though every one else seemed to have a wonderful time? Why can this happen? How can one person seem to enjoy themselves while another doesn't enjoy it at all? The reason probably isn't the party or celebration; it is more likely the PRE-PARTY preparations of our attitudes and plans.
I.E. If you don't plan to have a good time you'll probably not have a good time! If you don't plan to be enthusiastic, you'll probably not be enthusiastic! If you plan to bring items to share, you'll enjoy partaking of the items there!
The preparations we make mentally and materially will greatly affect the level of enjoyment we experience when at a gathering with others. It is this truth that makes holidays so special - we mentally look forward to them with excitement, and we prepare for them materially to add to the fun, thus the mental and material preparations allow us the great joy we experience on the day of these holidays or celebrations - to some however, holidays are not joyful or fun, their mental and material preparations are nil or negative, and so their holiday fun is nil or negative for them as well!
ILLUS: I have a 95-year-old grandmother. No one has heard me preach more than three times without hearing a story about my grandmama. The saddest thing I can probably say about you is that you'll not get a chance to meet Sweetie Pie. She lives in New York City, and we are lovers. I am the second born of her 65-year-old daughter, and she makes me happy.
We talk on the phone every Sunday night no matter where I am in the world. When I talk to ...
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