The sermon explores the concept of worship as a costly investment that requires surrendering what is most valuable to God, drawing primarily from the story of Abraham in Genesis 22. It distinguishes between merely glorifying God and true worship, which involves offering control over possessions, time, and even personal comfort. The speaker emphasizes that genuine worship demands faith and wisdom, often requiring believers to endure embarrassment or loss for God's glory. By examining Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac and the preacher's own family history of land donation, the message illustrates that such investments yield eternal rewards and spiritual blessings beyond immediate understanding. Ultimately, the teaching challenges listeners to evaluate their devotion by asking what they are willing to give up to honor God in spirit and truth.

In the climactic finale of human history, we saw four ways of how God will deal with Satan for good that should cause us to rejoice in His faithfulness. The first was seeing how God is sovereign over Satan and how God will permit the release of Satan for his demise and God's glory. The second way was how God will reveal Satan's army and how that army will consist of all those who will not believe and accept Jesus as their Lord. On this Sunday, we will examine the final two ways of how God will deal with Satan that should remind and encourage us of God's everlasting love and faithfulness towards His people for His glory. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: Genesis 3:15; 10:2; 19:24; Leviticus 10:2; Numbers 11:1; 2 Kings 1:10, 12, 14; 1 Chronicles 1:5; 5:4; Psalm 11:6; 78:68; 87:2; 132:13-14; Isaiah 2:1-5; 44:26; Jeremiah 30:18; Ezekiel 38-39; 40-48; Acts 21:34,37; Revelation 11:5; 14:10; 19:17-19, 20; 20:2

First CRC of Prinsburg September 6, 2026 9:30 AM Hebrews 9:11-15

Jesus in Psalm 56:5-7

Without a doubt-this parable should be the most applied scripture into the heart of every pastor who stands in pulpits across America today bringing God Word to thousands weekly. Perhaps we would see less false conversions and no manipulation used to get the numbers up in their news announcements. Because this passage explains to believers the true response of hearts to the Gospel of Jesus Christ . Perhaps we as believers need to understand that only God can plow a heart , it is not a natural thing to love God and that is exactly what God does to a heart, changing a heart of hate to a heart that loves God and truly want to worship Him.

Jesus in Psalm 56:3-4

Jesus in Psalm 56:1-2

To self-promote or to desire the praise of men is a very unbiblical attitude. That's the bottom line that we discuss in this devotional. Also Reference: Proverbs 27:2, Hebrews 13:15 https://bbfohio.com