Week 14: Sunday April 7, 2013
Unacceptable Worship I
Main Text: Genesis 4:3-5
Memory Verse: Hebrews 11:4
Introduction
The Bible has many examples of people
who attempted to offer worship to God but were rejected. This indicates that,
God is not interested in our merely following some mechanical rituals or coming
to Him with a wrong heart and attitude.
God loves our worship. However, He is
keenly interested in a certain calibre of worshipper. He will not accept just
any kind of worship. Cain and Abel offered their worship to God through their
sacrifices, but the Bible says that “God looked with favour on Abel and his
offering” but rejected Cain and his offering. It is important for us to learn
from God himself and to know the things that please him in worship. Only then
will our worship be acceptable to him.
Discussion Questions
1.
How
can we offer true worship to God?
2.
Why
did God accept Abel’s sacrifice? (Heb 11:4)
3.
Why
was Cain’s sacrifice rejected?(1 Jn 3:12)
4.
Which
kind of people please God in their worship? (Deut 6:5).
5.
Name
some unacceptable offerings people bring to church these days.
Conclusion
In today’s study, we see that it was
not only Cain’s offering that God rejected. Cain himself was rejected because
his deeds were evil. Abel’s sacrifice was accepted because he came before God
with true faith and a right heart. God takes pleasure in our worship, offering,
and praises only when we are striving to live a righteous life according to His
will.
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