Sermon Notes

We pray to connect to God.

We fast to disconnect from the world.

 

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV84) 

if my people, who are called by my name, will

humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,

then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

 

Ephesians 6:18 (NLT)

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay

alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

 

Exodus 25:8–9 (NIV84)

Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.

 

Outer Courts—Give God Thanks.

 

Psalm 100:4 (NIV84)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

 

Brazen Altar—Remember the sacrifice.

 

Romans 5:6 (NIV84)

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

 

  • Salvation—God forgives
  • Healing—God heals
  • Redemption—God rescues and restores
  • Transformation—God changes me like him
  • Blessing—God provides

 

Laver—Allow God to cleanse you.

 

Romans 12:1 (NLT)

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

 

Lampstandinvite the Holy Spirit to move

 

Acts 1:4 (NIV84)

. . . he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.

 

Table of showbread: claim the promises of Scripture

 

Luke 6:43–44 (NLT)

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit.

 

Joshua 1:8 (NLT)

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

 

Altar of incense: Worship his name.

 

Proverbs 18:10 (NIV84)

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

 

  • My Righteousness - Jeremiah 23:6
  • My Sanctifier - Leviticus 20:7-8
  • My Healer - Exodus 15:26
  • My Provider - Genesis 22:14
  • My Banner of Victory - Exodus 17:15
  • My Peace - Judges 6:24
  • My Shepherd - Psalm 23:1

 

Ark of the Covenant: Intercession

 

 

  • Outer Courts—Give God Thanks.
  • Brazen Altar—Remember the Sacrifice
  • Laver—Allow God to cleanse you
  • Lampstand—Invite the Holy Spirit to move
  • Table of showbread—Claim the promises of Scripture
  • Altar of incense—Worship his name
  • Ark of the Covenant—Intercession