What Kind Of Offering Are You Giving?

*WHAT ARE YOU OFFERING GOD?

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

SHOW ME YOUR GIVING AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR PRIORITIES...

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and

without shedding of blood is no remission.

Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the

sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.

12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood,

suffered without the gate.

DANGER : OFFERING CAN BECOME A RITUAL, A RITE...

OFFERING COMES FROM A WORD... QORBAN

QURBAN MEANS TO COME NEAR... A REPENTANT ATTITUDE

A HEART OF PRAISE

RECONCILATION AS A GOAL

DEFINE:

OFFERING: What one offers; a means of supporting another; a contribution;

to teach or study to prepare to teach; alms, love, donation, something freely

given to help bring relieve to another,

GIVE:

To make a present; to yield to another, to forfeit possession, to trust into

another's care, to apply freely-fully, to make a gift, and act of love,

QUESTION: IS GOD LIKE SANTA CLAUS?

IS A RELATIONSHIP HEALTHY WHEN ONE PERSON DOES ALL THE

GIVING?

THE BIBLE HAS GOOD RECORDS ON GIVING...

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF OFFERINGS....

*1. BURNT OFFERINGS: TO MAKE ATONEMENT OF SIN...

A. The BURNT OFFERING:

Leviticus 7:8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest

shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.

B. AN AROMA PLEASING UNTO THE LORD...

Leviticus 2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take

thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense

thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering

made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

C. I really understood Linda loved me when we first got married...

She gave me BURNT OFFERING on a regular bases?

Fancy eggs: Black lace around them...

D. In the Old Testament the most common sacrifice was the burnt offering...

E. Required a MALE ANIMAL...

The animal depended on the ABILITY OF THE GIVER...

F. It could be a bull, sheep, goat, a dove, or a pigeon...

G. Usually the person would also give a GRAIN and DRINK OFFERING with the

animal...

H. The BURNT OFFERING was an EXPRESSION OF WORSHIP, DEVOTION, AND

COMMITMENT...

I. THE BURNT OFFERING IS A TYPE OF:

1. Abraham and his son Issac --- then the ram

2. JESUS CHRIST SUBSTITUDE ONCE AND FOR ALL ON THE CROSS...

Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself

for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

*2. THE GRAIN OFFERING:

A. Along with the BURNT OFFERING there was usually also offered a

GRAIN OFFERING...

Leviticus 2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall

be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his

handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof;

and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by

fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

B. THE GRAIN OFFERING WOULD CONSIST OF:

1. PURE VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

2. INCENSE

3. FINE FLOUR

5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour

unleavened, mingled with oil.

6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.

7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made

of fine flour with oil.

C. The priest and Levites would bake this in an oven or cook it in a pan on a

gridle.

D. A MEMORIAL PORTION WAS PLACED ON THE ALTAR...

The Levites could eat the rest.

E. NEVER could they use honey or yeast...

F. SALT WAS ADDED, REPRESENTING NO SPOILAGE OF THE OFFERING...

*3. THE THIRD TYPE OF OFFERING WAS CALLED THE

FELLOWSHIP OFFERING... OR PEACE OFFERING... or VOLITE

OFFERING...

A. THIS OFFERING WAS THE MOST JOYFUL OFFERING GIVEN...

It is also the most FLEXIBLE OFFERING...

B. THIS OFFERING IS BUILT AROUND THE TERM: "SHALOM"

Not just peace, but wholeness, well being...

C. This offering is closely associated with COMMUNION,

and FELLOWSHIP...

D. this offering is given as PRAISE, WORSHIP, THANKSGIVING

E. THE UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE FELLOWSHIP OFFERING WAS YOU

COULD INVITE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO TWO DAY CELEBRATION

OF WORSHIP...

F. REMEMBER WHEN HANNANAH BROUGHT LITTLE SAMUEL