In this lesson we examine the sacrifices that please God and what will not please Him. We ask and answer does God still require sacrifices from us today? Both slides and audio can be found together at www.cmcoc.org Sermon by: Brian Birdow

1. A costless sacrifice?
By: Brian Birdow
Sermon text 2 Samuel 24:17-25
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2. Objective of Lesson
1.To better understand sacrifices.
2.To see if God requires sacrifices of us today?

3. 2 Samuel 24:17-25
Turn with me please

4. David’s sins and their
consequences
✓1 Chronicles 21:1
✓Exodus 30:12
✓2 Samuel 24:1-25

5. 2 Samuel 24:17-25
Turn with me please

6. David’s response
• 2 Samuel 24:24 - However, the king said to
Araunah, NO, but I will surely buy it from you
for a price, for I will not offer burnt offerings to
the LORD my God which cost me nothing. So
David bought the threshing floor and the oxen
for fifty shekels of silver.
• If David would have accepted the gift free what
would be the sacrifice?

7. Why do we value things?
1. Because of the cost.
2. Because the sacrifice in preserving it and passing it
down.
3. Because who made it.
4. Because who gave it meant very much to us.
5. Because the process to bring it about was very
difficult.

8. What about our service to
God?
• Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge (beseech) you,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God, which is your reasonable service.
• Does our service to God cost us anything?
• Ezra 7:10 For Ezra prepared his heart to seek
the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in
Israel statutes and judgments.

9. Do we prepare for worship
• Do we like they of old have a day of preparation
(John 19:31)?
• Do we purpose in our hearts to give prior to the
Lord’s day? (2 Corinthians 9:7)
• Do we examine ourselves to see if we are in error?
(Matthew 5:23-24; 1 Corinthians 11:28)
• This is part of our reasonable service to God!
(Romans 12:1)

10. What about our worship?
• John 4:24 …turn with me please…
• Hebrews 13:15-16 By Him therefore let us offer the
sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of
our lips giving thanks to His name. But to do good and to
communicate (share) forget not: for with such sacrifices
God is well pleased.
• Psalm 107:22 Let them also offer sacrifices of
thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.
• 1 Corinthians 14:15 …turn with me please…

11. What about our worship?
• Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than
those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with
great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see
whether these things were so.
• Do we follow along, take notes, go back and fact check
the preacher? Do we say “amen” if we agree?
• Isaiah 34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and
read: not one of these will be missing; None will lack its
mate.

12. What if ?
• If every elder said I will not be an elder in the
Lord’s church if it does not cost me nothing. Not a
hireling (John 10)?
• If every deacon said I will not be a deacon in the
Lord’s church if my serving does not cost me
nothing?
• If every member of the Lord’s church said I will not
wear the name Christian if it cost me nothing?