Sermons About Sacrifice
Haggai 1:1-15 - Getting Back on Mission
Haggai was a prophet sent by God to confront the Israelites because they were more concerned with building their own luxurious houses than they were with rebuilding God's temple and seeing His glory. In our day in age we also make this mistake of pursuing our own comfort, leisure, and luxury instead of laying down our lives for the sake of the Gospel and God's Glory. It is foolish for us to do this because we were created to see God's glory, and when He asks us to sacrifice things for Him so that we can see His glory He is asking us to trade up.
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John 19:17-42 - The Crucifixion
Crucifixion is the most vicious and shameful form of execution that the world has seen, and because of our sins we all deserve it. Jesus came and endured this awful punishment Himself, and if we trust in Him then our sins are paid for by His sufferings. Just like Jesus obeyed His Father and bore this cross we are to fulfill our part of God's mission for us no matter what we suffer.
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John 13:31-38 - A Tattoo On Our Forehead
After demonstrating His love in humility by washing their feet, Jesus His disciples to love others as He has loved them. If we love others in the same genuine way it will mark us as disciples of Christ as distinctly as if it was tattooed on our forehead.
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John 12:12-36 - The Long Expected King
Like many who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem expecting Him to overthrow Roman rule, many people come to Jesus expecting Him to fix their difficulties and give them nicer lives. Jesus came, however to die and draw all men to Himself so that we could come and meet God and be reconciled to Him.
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John 4:23-24 - True Worship
Jesus calls us to worship the Father in spirit and in truth. Worship is not merely singing in church on Sunday morning but daily denying ourselves and presenting our lives as a living sacrifice to God. As we think about all of the ways that God has been merciful to us it motivates us give up our lives, time, and talents for His praise and His glory.
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