22/08/2021
Happy Sunday Everyone
Trust you had an awesome time with Your Father
How was service today?😊😊😊
Sunday, 22nd August 2021
R.C.C.G Special Sunday Service
Topic: Going Higher (part 28); Repair Your Altar
Text: 1 Kings 18: 30-35
In the text, Elijah demonstrated to everyone that he was a man of great faith, by asking for water to be poured on the altar even though he was asking for fire from heaven.
▪︎ This gave God the opportunity to do the miraculous.
▪︎The greater the problem, the bigger the testimony.
▪︎ What is an altar?
• An altar is the meeting place where God meets man. Genesis 12:7
• It is where a man calls on God. Genesis 12:8
• A place where God receives offerings from man, and makes covenants with him. Genesis 8: 20-22
▪︎Priority must be given to altars. Genesis 13: 14-18
▪︎There are physical altars. But God is most interested in the altar in your heart; that which you carry about.
Joel 2:13, Matthew 5:8
▪︎David understood the importance of the altar in his heart. Psalm 108:1; 51:1
▪︎Are you sure you haven't left your first love? Revelation 3: 10-12, 15-16
Samson's altar was in such bad condition, he had lost complete contact with God, but he didn't know it. Judges 16: 1-21
• You used to pray non-stop for an hour, and then it became 59 minutes, 58 minutes until it has gradually dropped down to 7 minutes.
▪︎Where are you in your relationship with God? Check your altar!
▪︎If you're willing to repair the altar, God says He's willing and ready to restore your relationship with Him.
Jeremiah 3:22, Hosea 14:4
▪︎Is there water mixed with the fuel of your life?
Do you have something that is not lawfully yours but is in your possession?
Restitute it!
▪︎ After repairing your altar, you need to put something on the altar. Fire will not fall on an empty altar.
Some examples from the Bible and what was on the altar:
1. The people of S***m & Gomorrah. Genesis 19: 23-24
2. Aaron's offering. Leviticus 9: 18-24
3. David's Offering of animals.
4. Solomon's offering of animals. 2 Chronicles 7:1
5. The army sent to arrest Elisha. 2 Kings 1: 9-12
6. The 120 people waiting on God for the Holy Spirit. Acts 2: 1-4
Will you like to have the fire of God fall on you?
• You must offer yourself as a living sacrifice. Romans 12:1
If fire falls on a sinner, it will consume them.
If it falls on a believer, it will empower them.
If you have something to restitute, cry unto God, and ask Him for grace to do the right thing, so that your relationship with Him may be restored.
Salvation Call:
If you want to be restored back to Jesus, bow your head before Him, and ask for the forgiveness of your sins. Ask that He make you a member of His family.