Lesson 6 - Worship The Creator || MelVee Sabbath School || Q3 2019
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MelVee Sabbath School Lesson Summary Lesson 6: Worship the Creator Memory Text: Isaiah 58:6, 7 Watch Video at - https://youtu.be/CSRW_UjgeLk OVERVIEW The Old Testament account records cases of maltreatment; widows were oppressed, the poor were defrauded and the fatherless were treated with injustice. Using the Old Testament prophets as His voice, God expressed His anger & grief at these acts of iniquity (Amos 1 & 2). Israel, God’s chosen light partook in this sin. To truly worship God whom you’ve not seen, you ought to love your brother whom you’ve seen. God did not only deliver Israel from slavery, He invited Moses to Mount Sinai to give Him His precepts. Moses’ absence kept Israel waiting & in suspense. Aaron was pressured by the mob to make an idol for the people to worship. Soon after they promised God to obey Him, the Israelites broke their promise. Moses’s prayer was what restrained God’s wrath (Exodus. 20:2-6, 32:6, 24:1-13, Ps. 115:1-8). God has a reason for why we ought to worship Him; He’s the Creator and Savior full of goodness, justice, & mercy (Deuteronomy 10:17-22, Ps. 101:1, 146:5-10, Isaiah 5:16, 61:11). By beholding Him through worship, we become like Him. Led by Moses & Miriam, Israel worshiped God in songs for saving them from slavery (Exodus 15). God bids us to testify His goodness to others (Deuteronomy 10:17-22, see Job 34:12, 28). Israel as a nation became soaked in sin. Their rituals of worship could not quiet their habitual sins—oppressing the poor. The cries of the oppressed were louder than the music of their hymns. They could not wait to end their worship and oppress the poor (Amos 8:4, 6). God’s delight is in our obedience, not our rituals; sacrifice & fasting (Isaiah 1:10-17, Amos 5:21-24, Micah 6:6-8). The principles that are the foundation of worship are “relieving the poor and oppressed and helping those in need” (Isaiah 58). That’s the way of worship unlike the vain “religious” acts of the Israelites in seeking God. God’s purpose for us in worshiping Him is to relieve others from sin, do away with injustice, & promote peace (4BC, p. 306). On the Sabbath, we should care for others (WM, p. 121). Mercy is better than sacrifice, that was Jesus response to His critics (Matt. 9:13, Hos. 6:6). His compassion, care, and service was a sermon in itself. He revealed God’s love for humanity through the miracles He wrought & the parables He said. Jesus taught that our words should go with our actions; we must practice what we preach. Unlike the Pharisees, we must love mercy (Mark 12:38-40, Matt. 23:13, 23). From age to age, God through His prophets reiterated one thing; “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly”. Practical godliness is marked by love, justice, humility, and mercy. We’re called to imitate the benevolent ministry of Christ. This video was recorded and published by: MelVee Video Productions, "A Divine Voice Out of Africa." Your gift helps record and reach more people across the internet platforms, radio and TV with the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ. THANK YOU for your generous support. Click here to donate to your favourite ministry. https://paypal.me/MelVeeProductions/ WEBSITE: www.melveeproductions.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/Melvee.Video.Productions www.facebook.com/Melvee.Video.Productions -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "The Root of Bitterness // with Coach Melusi Ndhlalambi" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XeVkuEZOSM -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-