God's Valentine Gifts

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Leviticus 9:22 Gods Valentine Gifts Sermon Outline for February 15, 2009 by Pastor Dennis Tuuri Intro Water Flows Downhill; These Senators Determine America s Future I. The Gospel Gifts in Worship Lev. 9:22 A. The Good News of Forgiveness Purification (Sin) Offering, Confession Restoration of Glory Rom. 3:23 ; 8:30 ; Jn. 17:22 Go b. The Good News of Transformation (Up and Down) Rom. 12:1,2; Ascension (Burnt) and Tribute (Cereal) Offering; Sursum Corda, Sermon, Offertory, Prayer Restoration of Knowledge 2 Cor. 10:5; Jn. 17:19 Make Disciples C. The Good News of Celebratory Fellowship Peace Offering, Lords Supper Restoration of Rejoicing Life In Community Jn. 6:33 ; 10:10 ; 17:13 Lo I am With You Always The Gospel - God Loves You Jn. 17:26 II. Gifting Others in Faithful Response Eph. 4:25 ff; Mt. 10:8 Self-interest in Loving Prov. 25:1,2 A. Respect (Glory) Josh 22:1-3; Pr. 25:27,28; 1Cor. 1:1-9 Look for Its Absence Forms of Silence and Violence Step Out, Step In To Rebuild Safety/Respect/Glory Delight in Confession Start with Heart - What DO You Want? (For yourself, your spouse, your relationship) Amos 3:3 CRIB (Commit, Recognize, Invent, Brainstorm B. Communication (Knowledge Yours and Theirs) Master Your Stories (Facts-Stories-Emotions-Actions) Prov. 16:22,23 Turn From Sinful Villain, Victim, Helpless Stories STATE (Share, Tell, Ask, Talk Encourage) Your Path Prov. 15:18 Explore Others Paths Prov. 20:5 AMPP (Ask, Mirror, Paraphrase, Prime) ABC (Agree, Build, Compare) Synergistic Decision-making Josh. 22:8-20; 21029 C. Celebration Pr. 15:18 ; 25:11; 15:22-24; 24:3-6; Is. 50:4,5 Yes! III . The Trinitarian Center Will Hold! Jn. 17:3 John 17 and the Three Gifts Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: Father, the hour has come . Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You , the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. 6 I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word . 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them , and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.9 I pray for them . I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them . 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father , keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are .12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth . Your word is truth.18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth . 20 I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. The Three Gifts - Glory, Knowledge and Life by Pastor Dennis Tuuri Rom. 12:1,2; Heb 4:12 ; 13:15 ; Advent, Judgment, Sacrificial (Painful), Transformational, Substitutionary, Ceremonial Three Offerings (Lev. 9) Leviticus 1-4 Purification (Sin) Offering Leviticus 4 Ascension (Whole Burnt) Offering (with Tribute Offering) Leviticus 1 (and 2) Peace Offering Leviticus 3 Basic Meaning Removal of Defilement Forgiveness Transformation, Total Consecration Communion With God and Men Liturgical Action Confession and Absolution (Kneel)Tension Sursum Corda, Word, Tithes and Offerings; [Cooked Grain] and Prayer [Incense] (Stand) Eucharist (Sit) Rest Three Desires and Three Gifts Glory (Weight) The Way Knowledge The Truth Abundant Life The Life Psychology New Man (Rom. 3:23; 8:30) Dispositional (Internal) New Word (Isa.8:20; 2Cor. 10:5) Normative (Standard) New Life (John 6:33; 10:10) Situational (External) Trinity The Fathers Character Goodness The Sons Word Truth The Spirits Joy Beauty Tabernacle/Temple: Holy of Holies Aarons Rod The Law Golden Pot of Manna Tabernacle/Temple: Holy Place Lampstand Watcher Tree Ex. 25:31-40 Altar of Incense (Golden Altar) EX.30:6;40:26 in front of the veil Table of Bread [and Wine] (Ex. 25:29,30) Tabernacle/Temple: Courtyard Jachin and Boaz Anointed Guarding Pillars 1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chr. 3:17 Bronze (Burnt Offering) Altar Exodus 27 Laver of Cleansing (Ex. 30:18) [Bronze Ocean; Water Chariots] (1 Kings 7:23ff)