1. Important Words to End the Year Sacred

3. We may think the punishment was to severe for the crime

4. There are things sacred things that belong to God
His offering at the temple, His ark of the covenant, His command to Moses, His Holy Spirit, His holy communion, His sacred church
Those who rushed into something sacred paid the price

5. Sacred

6. Rushing into the sacred
We live in the world that sings “Take time to be Holy” but hurries through the song
Many are fast to judge God’s actions and question His commands
2 Corinthians 7:1

7. How much sin could God let into heaven?

8. This cleansing brings us into the sacred body of God, the church
Those saved at Pentecost where added
Added to what?
“And the Lord added daily those who are being saved” (Acts 2:47)
Do we realize the sacredness with the church?

9. Realizing the sacred
There is no greater honor on earth than to be a part of the Lord’s church
“This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church” (Ephesians 5:32)
The word “mystery” means “what was formally obscured has been made known”
The mystery of God’s redemptive plan

10. This sacred plan involved Christ and the church
Through the blood of Christ, we are joined to the church
I Corinthians 3:16-17
Why such a strong warning? Sacred

11. Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that you are a part of an eternal plan?
Our existence was in the mind of God before the foundation of the world
Ephesians 3:8-10

12. The church is not optional
May we never cheapened or dilute something sacred