GIVE OF YOUR BEST TO THE MASTER - Sacrifice (a blogpost for a sermon to be preached on Nov. 30, 2014)

After we give of our first fruits to God, we are not done.

Sacrifice stands as a primary principle derived from our observation of the actions of God toward our predicament with regard to our relationship with Him.  In other words, you cannot understand our new relationship apart from sacrifice.  God loved us enough to allow His son to be the propitiation for our sin and redeem, renew, and restore our relationship with Him.  Jesus is our sacrificial lamb and our model for life.

Sacrifice is the source of our new relationship with God and is the expression of the Father in us.

Sacrifice should be our normal response to our life in this world.