Worshiping a Holy God (Hebrews 12:18-29)

I want to start off with just kind of an observation and a question that maybe some of you can relate with or at least have heard.

! Has anyone ever heard someone say something along the lines?

Now again, I'm not saying you have said this. I'm saying maybe you've heard somebody say this.

Something along the lines, well, I don't really care for the Old Testament.

There's too much violence there. I prefer the New Testament.

In the New Testament, God is more loving than the Old Testament.

In the Old Testament, He's quick to judge and swift to justice.

In the New Testament, He's much more lenient and forgiving and patient with us.

Has anybody ever heard somebody say that?

I think we've all heard people say that.

A lot of times we start comparing God of the Old Testament to the God of the New Testament as there's somebody different.

And we start thinking of it kind of along the lines of our parents when they become grandparents.

You know, as parents, they didn't let us get away with very much.

But for some reason, my kids can get away with so much.

I don't know how many times I've said, I would have never gotten away with that.

I would never have been able to do that.

And if we're not careful, sometimes when we start reading God's Word and we start hearing other people say things about God, that's where our mind can often go.

We start telling ourselves these different things.

The problem with this thinking when it comes to God is it's not true.

In fact, it would be heretical to say that God is changing through our time.

We believe the Bible clearly teaches the immutability of God, meaning that He doesn't change.

His character never changes.

His promises never change.

His nature never changes.

His love never changes.

He is perfect.

He is God.

That is who He is.

In fact, when we look at different passages, for example, in James chapter 1, we're told,

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Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Next week, when we get into Hebrews chapter 13 and finish up the book of Hebrews next week, we're going to see Hebrews 13.8,

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where it says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

However, understanding the immutability of God will be very helpful as we take a look at this week's passage,

as we understand the tail end of Hebrews chapter 12 here, making our way into the final chapter.

Hebrews 12 · chapter mention

And so if you have a copy of God's Word, I want to invite you to follow along with me.

Open up to Hebrews chapter 12 and follow along as we read verses 18 through 29.

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This is what the Word of the Lord says.

It says,

Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said,

I tremble with fear.

But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,

and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all,

and to the spirits of righteousness made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant,

and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

See that you do not refuse him who is speaking.

For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth,

much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised.

Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.

This phrase, yet once more, indicates the removal of things that are shaken.

That is, things that have been made in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.

Therefore, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,

and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship with reverence and all,

for our God is a consuming fire.

Now I believe the main idea the author is trying to communicate to us from this passage

is that we serve a holy and just God.

His holiness and justice prevents sin from coming into his presence,

but Jesus makes a way.

And so my hope and prayer, the main thing that I want us to see today

is that God is still holy and perfect.

Our sin still separates us from him,

but Jesus still makes a way.

And so this understanding will lead us to a heart of thankfulness

and a heart of worship.

And so to help us understand this this morning,

I want us to begin by answering a very important question.

I want us to start by answering a very important question

that we must all be able to answer in our lives,

and it is this.

How can we confidently approach God?

How can we confidently approach God?

And we see this from verses 18 through 24 that we just read.

And in here you have the tale of two mountains.

You have this understanding of Mount Sinai,

and then you also have the understanding of Mount Zion.

And Mount Sinai, to understand this,

to understand what the author is trying to communicate to us here

in Hebrews chapter 12 about Mount Sinai,

Hebrews 12 · chapter mention

we really must go back to Exodus chapter 19 to understand this.

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In fact, I would encourage you this afternoon,

as we leave here, go back and read Exodus 19,

and then in light of that, read through Exodus 12.

But as we read in Exodus 19,

Moses was going to Sinai,

and he gave strict rules as to what should take place

when God appears there.

They were told,

do not go near the mountain.

Don't even approach it,

not even to the edge of it.

And if someone does,

then they will be put to death.

Also, there will be an earthquake.

A thick cloud will circle it,

and there will be thunder and lightning,

the sound of trumpets,

and the Lord will descend as fire with great smoke.

And so there was much to do about this.

In all of this,

God was explaining and establishing very clearly

in their hearts that he is a holy God.

He is righteous.

He is perfect.

We don't treat him casually.

We don't talk about him flippantly.

We come to him understanding who he is,

that he is God and we are not.

They caught a glimpse of his glory,

and it caused them to better understand

his holiness and their sinfulness.

It says,

if even a beast touches the mountain,

it shall be stoned.

What we are to see from this is

that because of our sin,

God is unapproachable.

Because of our sin,

God is unapproachable.

In our sinfulness,

we cannot come into the presence of God.

We,

because of our sin,

can't approach a holy and perfect God.

But there's another mountain in this story.

There's another mountain that we must consider,

Mount Zion.

And the author has let us know

that they are coming to a different mountain.

Mount Zion,

that represents God's dwelling.

The difference now is that this mountain,

at this mountain,

he is approachable.

He is no less holy,

no less just,

no less righteous.

But here on this mountain,

there's a picture of joy.

There's a picture of singing.

We're told that the angels are in festal gathering.

There's now a picture of celebration.

Celebration for those who are enrolled in heaven,

it says in verse 23.

There's a role written in the Lamb's book of life.

And because of Jesus,

our names can be written on this role.

That's why we sing,

when the role is called up yonder,

I'll be what?

Be there.

If our names are written in the Lamb's book of life,

then we will be there with Jesus.

We can come into his presence,

not on our own doing,

but on Christ's doing.

The contrast of these two mountains

is not given to paint a picture of a changing God,

but rather to show how God and God alone can make a way.

If a person ran back to Sinai,

as opposed to running to Christ,

then they would be left with only animal sacrifices

to stand between them and a holy God.

And we already know from what the author has told us in Hebrews

that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats

to take away sins.

And so Michael Kruger, reflecting on this notes,

he says,

in effect then,

to reject Christ

and return to the old covenant

would be attempting to draw near to God

in one's own strength

and one's own merits.

This would enslave a person to law keeping

as a basis for their acceptance,

which inevitably would lead to a lack of assurance

and peace.

We don't go back and try to do this on our own.

We don't look back and say,

you know what?

Jesus, what you did was great,

but I need to add to that a little bit.

We don't look back and say,

you know what?

Thank you, Jesus, for what you did,

but I need to make sure that I keep doing this

and keep living this life

so that I can keep having acceptance.

acceptance.

That's not understanding the gospel.

What this is very clearly showing is

there's only one way to the Father,

and that is through Jesus,

by placing our faith and our trust in Him.

And if we're trying to do this on our own,

if we're trying to live a good enough life

to be accepted,

it will never, ever work.

And so what this does,

Mount Zion,

I may remind you of how unholy you are,

but Mount Zion is where you find

that you have been made perfect.

And so how is it

that the same God can be so terrifying

and unapproachable at Mount Sinai

and be so welcoming and approachable at Zion?

Well, the answer is found in verse 24.

The answer is found in verse 24.

In fact, all of this,

what we're talking about,

comes to a head as we look at verse 24.

All of this is possible in Jesus

because He is the mediator of a new covenant.

And to the sprinkled blood

that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

The reason that we, sinful people,

can come into the presence of a holy and just God

is because Jesus is our mediator.

If we are believers,

if we are followers of Christ,

He is our mediator,

and that is the only way

that we can come into the presence of a holy God

because He, Christ,

has given us His righteousness.

And so that when God looks at us,

He no longer sees that sin and that shame,

but He sees His Son's perfect and holy life

given in our place.

And so how does Jesus' blood

speak a better word than the blood of Abel?

How does Jesus' blood speak a better word

than the blood of Abel?

Do you remember the story of Cain and Abel?

Going back to Genesis chapter 4,

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in this story,

Cain and Abel are both making offerings to the Lord.

Abel gives of the first fruit,

the firstborn.

He gives the very best that he has

as an offering to God.

And Cain gives some of the leftovers.

He still gives the offering there,

but he gives out of the leftovers,

not out of the first.

And so God, in this,

He accepts Abel's offering

and He rejects Cain's.

Well, of course, this makes Cain upset.

And so Cain goes out

and then kills his brother Abel.

And so right after this takes place,

in Genesis chapter 4,

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we're able to see God's interaction with Cain.

And he comes to him in verse 10 of Genesis 4,

and he says,

And the Lord said,

What have you done?

The voice of your brother's blood

is crying to me from the ground.

And so what we see here

is that Abel's blood is crying out to God

from the ground,

is crying out to him.

Abel's blood cried out from the ground

for vengeance,

for judgment,

for justice.

But now Jesus' blood cries out

that the judgment,

the wrath,

the justice of God

has been perfectly satisfied.

And we hear clearly the love,

the grace,

and mercy of a God

who is perfect in His love,

who is perfect in His justice,

who is perfect in His mercy,

who is perfect in His righteous wrath.

At the cross,

we see God's justice,

His wrath,

His mercy,

His grace,

His love,

all coming together.

And so the voice we hear

calling from the cross

is one of God's riches

at Christ's expense.

The message we hear at the cross

is of God's grace and mercy.

The question we must all answer is this,

have we received this call?

Have we put our faith

and our trust in this call?

Are we still going

to try to do this on our own?

Are we trying to be good enough?

Or are we boldly

and confidently

coming before God

not because of what we have done,

but because of what Christ has done for us?

And so as we answer this question,

how can we confidently approach God,

we see the author giving us

a very important warning here.

We see the author bringing this home for us

for just a moment where he says this.

Basically what he's saying,

after understanding this,

he says,

don't miss this.

Don't miss this.

Don't miss the gospel.

Don't miss God's grace.

Don't miss this understanding.

Verse 25 says this.

He says,

See that you do not refuse him

who is speaking.

For if they did not escape

when they refused him

who warned them on earth,

much less will we escape

if we reject him

who warns from heaven.

This passage is giving us

a strong word of caution.

The warning lets us know

that we must not neglect

the gospel of Christ

and refuse to hear God's word.

is a direct warning

that we must take to heart.

That we must not dismiss

but genuinely take to heart.

You see,

throughout Hebrews,

as we've noted,

the author has been clear

that God has spoken

through his son.

In the very first chapter of Hebrews,

we're told very clearly

that God has spoken to us

through his son.

And this saving message

is not one that we can ignore.

And so why is this so important?

Because if this is ignored,

if we don't take seriously

what God has done for us,

if we fail to understand

that we are all sinners

and that we need Jesus,

then judgment will come.

To help us see this,

the author brings our attention

back to Mount Sinai another time.

Despite all of the frightening sights

and sounds

that the people experienced there

as God descended on Mount Sinai,

the people refused.

It says here,

they refused him

who warned them on earth

and God was faithful

to his promise

and they did not escape

his judgment.

He then brings this home

for the original audience

and I think for us today as well.

His argument is simple.

If God held people accountable

when on earth,

when they were warned here on earth,

how much more will he hold us accountable

when warned from heaven?

You see, the passage tells us

there will be a time

when our faith is made very clear.

It says in verse 26 and 27,

At that time,

his voice shook,

but now he has promised,

yet once more,

I will shake not only the earth

but also the heavens.

This phrase,

yet once more,

indicates the removal of things

that are shaken,

that is things that have been made,

in order that the things

that cannot be shaken

may remain.

He is saying that there was a shaking

at Mount Sinai,

but there will be a greater shaking

when we must make sure

that our foundation,

what we are building our lives on

as believers,

is secure in Christ Jesus.

There was a shaking at Mount Sinai.

There's going to be a greater shaking

where we must make sure

that our salvation,

that our foundation in this life

is built on Christ Jesus.

But here's the thing about foundations.

Foundations.

Foundations are not easily seen.

Foundations are hard for us

to see at times.

In fact,

nobody goes into

a building of historical nature

like the Biltmore House

or the Sistine Chapel

or Buckingham Palace.

Nobody walks into these iconic places

and says,

wow,

look at the foundation of this place.

Nobody says that

because you can't see the foundation.

You can't see what it's built on.

You see the fruit of what it's built on.

You see the building that it's built on.

But you can't see the foundation itself.

It's hard to tell.

It's hard to see the foundation.

Yet,

without a firm foundation,

the building will never last.

And the truth of the matter is

that this is often the case

in our lives as well.

Each and every one of us,

if enough people are looking at our lives,

if enough people are watching us,

each and every one of us

can probably do the right thing

most of the time.

We can look the part

if everybody's looking at us.

We know the right things to say.

We know how we should act.

So,

if everybody's looking at us,

we can look the part.

But that's not what we're talking about.

Salvation doesn't come

from fooling everyone around you

by looking the part.

It comes from placing your faith

and trust in Jesus

to do what you couldn't do.

You see,

Jesus gave a very similar warning

at the end of the Sermon on the Mount.

Jesus was giving this message

to a group of people

that were showing interest in Him.

At the Sermon on the Mount,

Jesus is preaching

to all of these

that are gathered there to listen.

And all of these people

are interested in Him.

All of these people

want to hear what Jesus has to say.

There's a lot of interest

that they're showing in Jesus.

And so,

He was speaking to a group of people

that claim to love Him

and His words,

that on the outside,

everyone's looks the same.

And so,

He doesn't look in one direction

they're preaching

and say,

you know what?

This group of people,

y'all built your house

on the firm foundation.

You built your house

on the rock.

You're the ones

that when the storm comes

and when everything happens,

your foundation

will remain secure.

He doesn't look out

at one group of people

and say this

and then walk over

to another group of people

who are living sinful lives.

And I'm not saying

you're living sinful lives over here.

I'm just making a distinction.

He doesn't go over

to another group

and say,

well,

you're building your house

on the sand.

Your foundation is not secure.

When the storm comes,

your house will fall.

He's looking out

at a group of people

that on the outside,

everybody looks the same.

Everybody appears

to be the same.

He does

what every preacher

in the world

does every week.

He looks out

at a group of people

that are there

because they choose

to be there.

That listen

to the words of God

and on the outside,

they look identical.

And He says,

the wise person

hears these words of mine

and does them.

And the foolish person

hears these words of mine

and does not do them.

Both have come

to hear the word,

but only one

actually does them.

You see,

there's going to be

another shaking.

A storm

where our foundation

will be put to the test.

If we reject

the message

of the gospel,

then we will rightly

experience

the wrath of God.

And so as your pastor,

I urge you

to clearly hear

the message

of the gospel.

But not just hear it,

but believe it.

To trust it.

Don't try to

look the part.

Don't try to

fool yourself

or fool those around you

by looking the part.

Because here's the thing,

you're going to be able

to fool me pretty easily.

You're going to be able

to fool others

around you pretty easily.

You may even at times

be able to fool yourself.

But what we're saying

is if you're putting

your faith

and your trust

and doing enough,

being enough,

going back to living

a good enough life

and trying to

do it yourself

and not looking

to Jesus,

then this warning

is for you.

You've got to put

your faith

and your trust

in Him.

So the question

we must ask,

do we believe this?

If this is something

that you need

to get right

and get done,

then make sure

that it happens today.

None of us

are promised tomorrow.

So let us put our faith

and our trust in Jesus.

But in addition

to this warning,

we see the results

of a life

that is fixed on Jesus.

And so we're answering

the question,

how can we

confidently approach God?

And the only answer

to that is if Jesus Christ

is our mediator.

The author says,

hey,

don't miss this.

Don't try to skip

this part.

Don't miss the gospel.

But then what we finally see

is worship

is the result

of a relationship

with Jesus.

Worship

is the product

of a relationship

with Jesus.

Listen to verses 28

and 29.

Therefore,

let us be grateful

for receiving a kingdom

that cannot be shaken.

And thus,

let us offer to God

acceptable worship

with reverence

and awe

for our God

is a consuming fire.

The first thing

that the author

tells us here

in this passage

is understanding

who Jesus is

and what he's done

for us

will lead

to a life

of thankfulness.

It will lead us

to being thankful.

And thankfulness

is the mark

of a believer.

And a lack

of thankfulness

is a mark

of an unbeliever.

If you think about it,

when we truly

understand the gospel

message

that we are sinners

and that there's nothing

that we can do

to save ourselves

and that God

left the glory

of heaven,

lived the life

we couldn't live,

died the death

that we deserve,

then we can't

truly understand

that without being

thankful to God.

Without saying,

praise God,

you did

what I couldn't do.

I would have

no hope

outside of you.

Thank you,

Jesus,

for the blood.

Thank you

for what you

have accomplished

for me.

And so,

understanding this

leads to a life

of thankfulness.

But the next thing

the author tells us

to do

is to worship.

And I also believe

that the order

is significant here.

We're thankful

for this gospel message.

We're thankful

for what it means

for us.

And out of that

thankful heart,

we understand

that we naturally

move to worship God.

And so,

worship is the result

of a relationship

with Jesus.

Worship is the result

of a relationship

with Him.

And when you look

at the creation,

this all makes sense.

When you go back

to God's creation

back in Genesis,

this makes sense.

When God created

Adam and Eve,

we are told that

He placed Adam and Eve

in the garden

to work it

and to keep it.

To work it

and to keep it.

John Salehammer,

a Hebrew scholar,

he notes that

these same words

that are translated here

as to work it

and keep it

are used in other places

typically

in the life

of the priest

in the temple

when they are working

and keeping

in the temple.

And so,

in those places,

oftentimes,

it's translated

as worship

and obeying.

And so,

what we see

from the very beginning

is that we were created

to work it

and to keep it

to worship

and obey God.

We were all created

for worship.

Sin, however,

destroyed our relationship

with God

and we began

to worship

other things.

Now,

we still did

what we were created.

We still do

what we were created for.

We worship,

but now,

the object

of our worship

changes.

Romans 1, 25

says

that we have

exchanged the truth

about God

for a lie

and worshipped

and served

the creature

rather than

the creator

who is blessed

forever.

You see,

we all worship.

The question

that we must ask

is what

or whom

are we worshiping?

And oftentimes,

in our minds,

we tend

to think

of worship

in only terms

of singing

or what we do

when we come

to church

church.

There's no doubt

that when we sing,

when we open up

our hymnals

and we sing

praises to God,

that is worship.

No doubt about that.

But worship

should be an act

of our lives.

We should be giving

our lives to God

in worship.

Years ago

when I was a

youth pastor,

and that's hard

for me to say sometimes,

years ago

when I was a youth pastor,

it seems like

just yesterday,

but years ago

when I was a youth pastor,

one of the things

that we did

every single fall

is we took the kids

on a retreat

and we called

this retreat

Live to Worship.

And the whole point

of this retreat

was for us

to see our lives

as an act

of worship.

Sometimes I would have

Clay come

and lead worship,

lead songs.

Sometimes we intentionally

didn't do that

because we wanted

to make the point

very clear

that life

is worship.

And so what we

understand is that

as believers,

the way that we

interact at work

is worship.

The way that we

do our jobs

should be worship.

The way that we

love our spouse

should be worship.

The way that we

raise our kids

should be worship.

The way that we

honor our father

and mother

should be worship.

The way that we

drive our cars,

the way that we

live our lives,

everything

should be worship

to God.

It's not something

we turn on

and we turn off.

But during this

retreat one year

at Lived Worship,

we had everyone

take an idolatry

detector test,

an idolatry

detection test.

It went along

with a Bible study

that some of our

youth were doing

at the time

and we thought

it would be a

great thing

for everybody

to do.

And so what we

did was we had

everybody in the room

and we started

asking some

fill-in-the-blank

responses and

some questions

that would help

us to see

what it is

that we put

an emphasis

on in our

lives.

And so here's

a few of those

things that we

asked them.

The first was

a fill-in-the-blank

and it was this,

the thing I'd be

most worried

about losing

is blank.

The thing that

I'd be most

worried about losing

is blank.

What would you

put in that blank?

What would you

put in that spot?

The next was

the thing I'd

be most worried

about never

attaining is

blank.

What is it that

you're giving

your life to

getting?

What is it that

you're trying to

attain in this

life that you're

spending all of

your time and all

of your resources

on?

What would you

put in that

fill-in-the-blank?

The question

that we had them

ask is throughout

your life,

what have you

been most willing

to sacrifice

for?

You see,

worship and

sacrifice always

go hand in

hand.

You're willing

to sacrifice

to gain whatever

is most valuable

to you.

You're willing

to give things

up if there's

something that

you're going

to gain that

is better than

what you're

giving up.

We're all

willing to

sacrifice in

order to gain

something that

we see as

more valuable.

And so,

how would you

answer that

question?

Another one,

what has made

you most bitter

in life?

Bitterness almost

always points to

something that has

a great weight

in our life

that we've missed

out on.

What is it that

we're holding

on to saying,

if this just

hadn't happened,

if this person

hadn't said this,

if they hadn't

done that,

then my life

would be great.

Is there something

that you're holding

on to that is

causing this

bitterness?

Or here's a

tough one.

What are you

willing to lie

for?

What are you

willing to lie

for?

Most of us

don't lie

for the fun

of it.

Most of us

understand that's

not a good

thing.

Usually,

when you lie,

it's because

you're protecting

an idol,

like your

reputation

or your

comfort.

So what is it

that you're

willing to

lie for?

And then

finally,

a question to

think about

is this,

where do you

turn for

comfort?

comfort?

Where do you

turn for

comfort?

If the day

has been long

and hard

and stressful

and it's just

one of those

days,

where do you

turn to

make it

better?

Where do you

turn to

take your

mind off

of the

difficulties,

the stress,

and the

heartache

that you

have been

experiencing?

And so as

we answer

these questions,

as we fill

in these

blanks,

it sheds

some light

onto the

things that

are most

important

to us.

These are

all tough

questions that

ultimately

are difficult

for us

to answer.

But really

what this

all boils

down to

is this,

is you

will worship,

you will

go after,

you will

seek,

you will

go and

try to

find whatever

it is that

is most

valuable to

you.

You will

pursue,

you will

go after

your greatest

treasure.

And so

ultimately

what this

is showing

us is that

Jesus is

our greatest

treasure.

Understanding

who he is,

that he's

the only

one that

can bring

us into

the presence

of a holy

and just

and perfect

God,

understanding

that there

is no

other way

apart from

Jesus,

will help

us to see

him as

our greatest

treasure.

And as we

see Jesus

as our

greatest

treasure,

then all

of a sudden

our lives

fall in line.

All of a

sudden we

go after,

we pursue,

we worship

him because

he is of

utmost value

to us.

And so

the question

that we

must all

ask is,

what is it

that you're

going after?

Who is it

that you're

seeking?

Have you

placed your

faith and

your trust

in Jesus

to do

what only

he could

do to

save you

from your

sins?

Father,

we thank

you so

very much

for this

passage,

Lord,

a passage

that causes

us to

look to

the past

as we

look to

the future,

a passage

that calls

us to

look at

what it

is that

you've done

for us,

how there's

no hope

on our

own,

we can't

do this

on our

own,

we can't

live a

good enough

life,

we can't

do all

of these

things,

Lord,

but you

made a

way.

And so,

Lord,

I pray

that there's

someone here

today,

maybe it's

their first

time that

they've ever

been in

this service,

maybe it's

their thousandth

time,

but maybe

they're realizing

today for

the first

time that

they've been

trying to

save

themselves,

they've been

putting their

confidence,

their trust,

in being good

enough,

doing enough

good,

coming to

church enough,

tithing enough,

praying enough,

doing all of

these things,

and today

they realize

that the only

hope we have

in this life

and the life

to come is

in the precious

blood of

Jesus.

So,

Lord,

help us to

see that

clearly today.

Help us to

not miss

this.

Help us not

to just skip

over this

vital truth

to our faith

and to grow

deeper into

it.

And,

Lord,

I pray that

for the rest

of us,

as we clearly

see who

you are,

as we

clearly see

what you've

done for

us,

it will lead

to a heart

that desires

to worship

you with

everything we

have.

It leads us

to a heart

that says,

Lord,

here's my

life,

take it

and use

it for

your honor

and for

your glory.

And so,

Lord,

we ask all

these things

in Jesus'

precious name.

Amen.

Amen.

I want to

invite you

to take

your

Baptist hymnal

and turn

to hymn

number

363,

let others

see Jesus

in you.

If the

Lord is

speaking to

you this

morning,

won't you

respond as

we stand

together

and sing?