1. What Real Worship Looks Like
Leviticus 1-3

3. Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”

4. Hebrews 13:15-16 “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

6. I. A Life Lived Completely Dedicated to God
The Whole Burnt Offering Leviticus 1

7. Leviticus 1:1-9 Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.

8. ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

9. He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

10. The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire. Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar;

11. but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water
but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

13. The Whole Burnt Offering represents living a totally consecrated life unto the Lord.

15. Matthew 22:37-38 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.”

17. II. A Life lived in Godly Service to Others
The Grain Offering Leviticus 2

18. Leviticus 2:1-3 “When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.

19. He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

20. The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’
The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.”

21. Blood represents life and life belongs to God.

22. Genesis 9:4-5 “But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. Surely for your life blood I will demand a reckoning…”

23. Grain represents the labor of man and it is given to man.

24. Genesis 1:29 “See I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of the earth…”

26. The Grain Offering represents your labor in service to God.

28. Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus….”

30. Matthew 22:39 “And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

31. Matthew 25:40 “inasmuch as you did it to the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.”

33. III. A Life Lived in a Community of Thankful Praise
The Peace Offering Leviticus 3

34. Leviticus 3:1-3 ‘When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

35. And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.

36. Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the Lord.

37. Leviticus 7:11-17 This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the Lord:

38. If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil.

39. Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering.

40. And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.

41. ‘The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered. He shall not leave any of it until morning. But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering,

42. it shall be eaten the same day that he offers his sacrifice; but on the next day the remainder of it also may be eaten; the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire.

44. In the Peace Offering, most of the offering is returned to the worshipper, with the restriction that it had to be eaten immediately.

45. This offering revealed that you had peace with God
This offering revealed that you had peace with God. He had forgiven your sin.

47. Hebrews 13:15-16 “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

48. Nehemiah 8:10 “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”