Altering Your Life
Published on Oct 12, 2018
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Altar
- What's an altar
- Function of altars
- Creating historical altars
- Creating current altars
Abraham's Journey
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Abraham's Journey
Ur --> Shechem build an altar
Sheckem --> Bethel an alter
Bethel --> Negev
Negev--> Isreal
Sheckem --> Bethel an alter
Bethel --> Negev
Negev--> Isreal
Photo by Manoj Kengudelu
What's an Altar?
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Reasons for Altars
- Gen 8:20 Noah
- Gen 12:7,8 Abraham
- Gen 13:1-4 Abraham
- Gen 13:14-18
- Gen 35:1-3
- Josh 22:26-26
Reasons for Altars
- Ex 24:4-6
- Josh 8:30-32 Ai Debarcle
- Gen 13:1-4
- Gen 13:14-18
- Gen 35:1-3
- Josh 22:26-26
Celebration of what God brought you through
Noah celebrated coming through a life altering experience by creating an altar and worshipping God Gen 8:20
In the joy of their release Noah did not forget Him by whose gracious care they had been preserved. His first act after leaving the ark was to build and altar and offer a sacrifice thus manifesting his gratitude to the deliverance of God...
This is a lesson for all succeeding generations. Noah had come forth upon a desolate earth but before preparing a house for himself he built and altar to God. His stock of cattle was small and had been preserved at a great expense; yet he cheerfully gave them up as an acknowledgement that all was His.
It was in response to this that God made a promise to not destroy the earth with water again
Song
Some through the waters, some through the flood
Some through the fire, but all through the blood
Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song
In the night season and all the day long
In the joy of their release Noah did not forget Him by whose gracious care they had been preserved. His first act after leaving the ark was to build and altar and offer a sacrifice thus manifesting his gratitude to the deliverance of God...
This is a lesson for all succeeding generations. Noah had come forth upon a desolate earth but before preparing a house for himself he built and altar to God. His stock of cattle was small and had been preserved at a great expense; yet he cheerfully gave them up as an acknowledgement that all was His.
It was in response to this that God made a promise to not destroy the earth with water again
Song
Some through the waters, some through the flood
Some through the fire, but all through the blood
Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song
In the night season and all the day long
Photo by Guy Kawasaki
Encounter with God
Gen 12:7-8 Abraham obeyed God and started and unknown Journey
God visited Abraham and gave him a promise
God visited Abraham and gave him a promise
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Place of worship
Gen 13:4 Abraham moved back to the Negev from Egypt. There God spared him and Sarah despite his lying to save his skin
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Place of breaking strongholds
Gen 13:4 Abraham moved back to the Negev from Egypt. There God spared him and Sarah despite his lying to save his skin
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Place of Sacrifice
Abraham intention to sacrifice what was dear to him in obeying the voice of God Gen 22:9-14
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Witness to the world
Where ever he pitched his tent, close beside it was set up his altar, calling all within his encampment to the morning and evening sacrifice. when is tent was removed, the altar remained. In the following years, there were those among the roving canaanites who received instruction from Abraham; and when ever these came to that altar.. he repaired the altar and there worshipped God PP 128
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Reminder to your children - Reuben and Gad tribes Jos 22
Joshua 22:24-29
Reuben, Gad and half tribe of Manaseh decided to settle on eastern side of the Jordan and built and altar to remind their children that they worshiped the same God
Reuben, Gad and half tribe of Manaseh decided to settle on eastern side of the Jordan and built and altar to remind their children that they worshiped the same God
Photo by Hindrik S
Pagan altars
Deut 12:2-4
Destroy the altars the heathen used. Don't worship that way.
Pagans did detestable things
sexual worship
human sacrifice
child sacrifice
We don't worship idols today we are too clever for that
But we have altars that we gather around and worship everyday. We altars we carry around - mobile altars
We offer our children on technological altars
Facebook, facetime, whatsapp,
Destroy the altars the heathen used. Don't worship that way.
Pagans did detestable things
sexual worship
human sacrifice
child sacrifice
We don't worship idols today we are too clever for that
But we have altars that we gather around and worship everyday. We altars we carry around - mobile altars
We offer our children on technological altars
Facebook, facetime, whatsapp,
Photo by Robert Lukeman
In shady, green pastures, so rich and so sweet
God leads His dear children along
Where the water’s cool flow bathes the weary one’s feet
God leads His dear children along
Some through the waters, some through the flood
Some through the fire, but all through the blood
Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song
In the night season and all the day long
Sometimes on the mount where the sun shines so bright
God leads His dear children along
Sometimes in the valley, in darkest of night
God leads His dear children along
Though sorrows befall us and evils oppose
God leads His dear children along
Through grace we can conquer, defeat all our foes
God leads His dear children along
Away from the mire, and away from the clay
God leads His dear children along
Away up in glory, eternity’s day
God leads His dear children along
Physical altars
- Create a space or place
- Arrange time
- Have worship items (bible, song book, pen paper, devotional
Photo by Bekir Dönmez
Physical altars
- W - Watch your spiritual warfare
- O - Order your life; confess
- R - Recall the goodness of God
- S - Songs of praise and worship
- H - Holy scriptures. Study and meditate
- I - Intercede for others
- P - Praise, Pray and Petitions
Photo by Bekir Dönmez
Spiritual altars
- Rehearse your journey
- Find the major and significant incidents the Lords has brought you through (tragedies, challenges, triumphs, tribulations)
- Create an altar and worship there. Find a song, scripture and a prayer for each altar - Catherine letter to Dorothy
Servant of God Catherine Doherty, a Russian immigrant to North America, once wrote a letter to her close friend Dorothy Day in which she described a fascinating way of praying. She told Dorothy that she had been making pilgrimages into her past, stopping here and there along the way to thank God for the joys and sorrows of her life.
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