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The Body Prepared: An Oblation of Obedience (Hebrews 10:5-7)
Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll…
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Living Sacrifices and Living Stones (1 Peter 2:4-5)
“As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:4-5).
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To Obey Is Better than Sacrifice
As we begin Lent, some will place a lot of emphasis on what they are giving up. Let us remember, though, that “To obey is better than sacrifice.”
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 8:18-22
“The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (Matthew 8:20)
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The Words of Christ—Matthew 13:44-46
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells everything that he has, and buys that field.”
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The Words of Christ—Mark 12:41-44
Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on”
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Peacemakers, Children of God, and Imitators of God
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. We are called to imitate God. As we walk in love, we bring His peace to others.
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Abiding in the Vine: III. Pruning and Cleansing
“Every branch in me that does not bear fruit {God the Father} takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”
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The Lion IS the Lamb
Judah’s descendant proved Himself to be the Lion of the tribe of Judah by offering Himself as the Lamb of God.
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Obeying God—1 Samuel 15:22–23
To obey God is better than sacrifice—or evangelism, or serving in the church, or worship, or prayer, or reading the Bible, or tithing, or fasting, or anything else we say we are doing for God. To wilfully disobey God defiles the sacrifice or ministry. To do your own thing and ask God to bless it…
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