The Altar
Jerry Watts
Exodus 27:1; Romans 12:1
Turn with me to Romans 12, just stay there, as you know, we’ll get there.
Have you ever considered how Noah must have felt when He lowered the door of the ark so that he and his family could walk on dry ground? Think about their experience. They entered, God closed the door, they heard the rain, unsuspectingly-the ark began to float (never before), and for 12 months, they survived the flood by floating around in this thing called an ark (likely rocking & rolling) all the while knowing that everyone & everything outside had died. On dry ground, they may have stepped off and kissed the ground – maybe not, but maybe so. We do know what Noah did. (Gen 8:20-21) Noah built an altar to say thanks to God, offered a sacrifice, and it became a pleasing (sweet) aroma to God. This means he gained God’s favor. The title of today’s message is “The altar”! (screen) (pic) We don’t know exactly how the altar looked, but we do know, ON the altar, he offered a sacrifice to say, ‘thank you God.” When he did this, verse 21 & following tells us it pleased God so much that He (God) put the rainbow in the sky. The rainbow is a reminder of God’s Covenant to never strike down every living thing as He did with the flood. From man’s view, it began at Noah’s altar.
Our message today is that “THE ALTAR” has a place in the Bible, history, church buildings, in our lives and in our hearts. It’s a place where we can meet with & become personally intimate with God.
The altar has a prominent place in God’s story. Who built altars? Almost every leader whose name we can call; Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Balak, Joshua, Gideon, Samuel, Saul, David, and Solomon – just to name a few. Additionally, when God gave plans for the Tabernacle & Temple, in both places, the altar had a prominent place (Exo 27:1). Altars were built in the tabernacle & temple as well as in their lives to connect them with God for the purpose of pleasin ...
Jerry Watts
Exodus 27:1; Romans 12:1
Turn with me to Romans 12, just stay there, as you know, we’ll get there.
Have you ever considered how Noah must have felt when He lowered the door of the ark so that he and his family could walk on dry ground? Think about their experience. They entered, God closed the door, they heard the rain, unsuspectingly-the ark began to float (never before), and for 12 months, they survived the flood by floating around in this thing called an ark (likely rocking & rolling) all the while knowing that everyone & everything outside had died. On dry ground, they may have stepped off and kissed the ground – maybe not, but maybe so. We do know what Noah did. (Gen 8:20-21) Noah built an altar to say thanks to God, offered a sacrifice, and it became a pleasing (sweet) aroma to God. This means he gained God’s favor. The title of today’s message is “The altar”! (screen) (pic) We don’t know exactly how the altar looked, but we do know, ON the altar, he offered a sacrifice to say, ‘thank you God.” When he did this, verse 21 & following tells us it pleased God so much that He (God) put the rainbow in the sky. The rainbow is a reminder of God’s Covenant to never strike down every living thing as He did with the flood. From man’s view, it began at Noah’s altar.
Our message today is that “THE ALTAR” has a place in the Bible, history, church buildings, in our lives and in our hearts. It’s a place where we can meet with & become personally intimate with God.
The altar has a prominent place in God’s story. Who built altars? Almost every leader whose name we can call; Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Balak, Joshua, Gideon, Samuel, Saul, David, and Solomon – just to name a few. Additionally, when God gave plans for the Tabernacle & Temple, in both places, the altar had a prominent place (Exo 27:1). Altars were built in the tabernacle & temple as well as in their lives to connect them with God for the purpose of pleasin ...
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