Fellowship offering
Leviticus 3:1~5 ”’If someone’s offering is a fellowship offering, and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he is to present before the Lord an animal without defect (1).
Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord (5).
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #96 Who, You Ask Me, is My Jesus (#94 in previous version)
Many people are wandering because they do not know one thing. The ignorance of those who do not know the one thing led to making idols, and they are suffering without knowing why those disasters came. In the Scripture, what does it mean to lay your hand on the head of the animal and sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides (verse 2)? It means that God will send Jesus Christ to solve all problems of sin for mankind. If you do not know this one thing, then you cannot solve the problem of people’s wandering and destruction.
1. True liberation
Just like you cannot come out of a swamp by yourself, the sin problem of mankind is a trap you cannot solve on your own. That is why God decided to send Jesus Christ. Those who do not know this Gospel of life do not belong to God; they belong to the devil (John 8:44). Those who belong to the devil cannot overcome their destiny, and they are bound to fall into idolatry. Idol worship brings mental and spiritual problems, and these are unending problems that are relayed to their children. The Bible strictly warns that they will eventually go to hell. True liberation means to be freed from this problem. There is only one solution to this problem. It is by becoming a child of God by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior.
2. The blessing that children of God receive
The moment you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, there are things that happen automatically. God’s Holy Spirit will be with you inside you, and He will be your master to guide you. Inside divine blessings of belonging to heaven, the army of angels will be mobilized and Satan, devil, and all powers of darkness will be completely broken. Enjoying this fact is the meaning of the fellowship offering. Telling you to give the fellowship offering is to tell you to completely come out from the state of the unbeliever and become a child of God.
3. True answer
When the covenant of the blood that signifies Jesus Christ is restored (Exodus 3:18), hold on to Immanuel of God being with you when you become captive to Babylon (Isaiah 7:14), and confess that Jesus is the Christ (Matthew 16:16), true answers and true blessings will be restored. It is the life of the evangelist to make today the day to give true worship through Jesus who is our fellowship offering and to give the genuine confession of faith.
- Meditate and examine yourself about the things you must and must not do in order to enjoy the life of the evangelist as a child of God.
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 1st Service / 2010.12.19