Message Notes

YAG 15th RETREAT
Theme: Tithes and Offerings
Date: 4-5 May 2012
Texts: Genesis 4:1-12; 1 John 3:12; Isaiah 1:11-20, 43:22-28; Hosea 8:11-14; Psalm 50
Title: Rejection of Offerings
Session #2

1. Relating Offering to Worship

a) Closely related

b) Virtually inseparable

c) God-given      Exodus 23:14-19

2. Rejection of Offering and Worship

a) Cain’s offering and worship rejected

b) Israel’s offering rejected

c) Rebuke of Israel for their wrong attitudes and practices in worship

3. Reasons for the rejection of Offerings and Worship

a) The problem of sin

b) The problem of ritualism

c) The problem of ignorance

d) The problem of corruption of the worship system

e) Man-made system

4. Return to true Worship and acceptance of offerings

a) Cleansing                        Isaiah 43:25

b) Calling upon the Lord    Isaiah 43:22; Psalm 50:15

c) Consideration of giving praise    Psalm 50:22-23

d) Conduct             Psalm 50:23