Christmas At Bethesda | Message 3: Sacrifice | Pastor Chad Dingess | 12/17/2023

Jeremiah 6: 16 (ESV)
Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it and find rest for your souls. But they said, “We will not walk in it.”

Exodus 12: 5-6 (NLT)
The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects. Take special care of this chosen animal.

1: Give what’s VALUABLE, not what’s CONVENIENT.

Acts 20: 35 (NLT)
You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: It is more blessed to give than to receive.

2: Learn to LAY down your WILL.

Luke 9:23-24 (NLT)
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

Philippians 2: 3 (NLT)
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

Exodus 12:10 NLT
…Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.

3: Make SACRIFICE a LIFESTYLE, not a SEASON.

Exodus 12:9-10 NLT
…The whole animal—including the head, legs, and internal organs—must be roasted over a fire. 10 Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.

4: Your SACRIFICE is never INSIGNIFICANT.

Prov. 19:17 NLT
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you!

John 10:18 NLT
No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily.