Sunday Sermon: House of Praise and Worship

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House of Praise and Worship

“He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
— Genesis 22:5 (NIV)
“The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.”
— Genesis 12:7-8 (NIV)

Obedience is better than sacrifice

“But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”
— 1 Samuel 15:22 (NIV)

Sunday Sermon: God's Dream Church - House of Praise & Worship

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God's Dream Church: House of Praise & Worship

“Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.”
— Acts 9:31 (NIV)
“But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.

“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”
— Matthew 21:15-16 (NIV)
“Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.”
— Hosea 7:8 (NIV)
“ God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
— John 4:24 (NIV)
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.”
— Matthew 23:23 (NIV)

Sunday Sermon: Widow’s Olive Oil

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Widow’s Olive Oil

“1. The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”

2. Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”

“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”

3. Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few.

4. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”

5. She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring.

6. When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.”

But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

7. She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.”
— 2 Kings 4:1-7 (NIV)