In the Presence of the Lord

2025 THEME: Burning Hearts

Title: In the Presence of the Lord

Scripture: Exodus 25-Leviticus 4

“Everybody knows the secret/Everybody knows the score/I have finally found a place to live/Oh in the presence of the Lord.” (Blind Faith-1969)

I. A PROMISE

Significant phrase: “So I can live among them.”

An important truth: God pours out His love on His people not because of (what is in them), but
because of what (is in Him).

God wanted His Tabernacle to communicate two things:

            1. His (unapproachable holiness)
            2. The mercy of (His forgiveness)

II. THE BREACH

“Sin will take you farther than you ever wanted to go, cost you more than you ever wanted to pay,  and keep you longer than you ever wanted to stay.”

III. THE REPAIR

Several important events:

            1. Discussion between (God and Moses)
            2. The people’s response to (God’s strong words)
            3. Moses’ (daily practice).
            4. Moses’ (request).
            5. New (tablets) and new (instructions).

THEME: Burning Hearts
Next week: The Scoop on Sin
Scripture: Leviticus 5-23

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