Sometimes a very visual demonstration drives home the reality of scripture so much better than just talking about it.
Leviticus 23:24 - What Are You Doing?
Leviticus 23:24 - Are You Ready?
**Blow the Trumpet - What Are You Doing?
Memory Verse: On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Leviticus 23:24 (NIV)
Materials needed: tempera paint, construction paper, wash clothes
As we’re talking about the sabbath lesson today, I’m going to be putting your handprints on a piece of construction paper. At the top of the page, there’s a scripture verse. It says, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might. . .” Ecclesiastes 9:10
So what have you been doing? Has it been a very busy week in your house? It’s been a very busy week in my house! Lots of food to cook for the Sabbath and Trumpets. Cleaning. Shopping. Practicing music. Doing laundry. Harvesting. Preparing.
What kinds of things have you been doing to get ready for this Sabbath and Trumpets?
It’s very, very important that we prepare for the Sabbath and for Trumpets. These are holy days, days that we don’t work - so we have to prepare ahead of time so that everything is done. But, sometimes we can get so busy doing all the things that have to be done that we forget to think about what’s even more important than food and laundry and cleaning house.
We should be preparing for God’s holy days in a spiritual sense too. What does that mean? We should be thinking about what these days mean. We should be thinking about our relationship with the One who will someday soon (I hope) return as King of kings. After all, having a clean house and clean clothes and food to eat is important - but not nearly as important as being ready to meet the King.
So what sorts of things should we have already done to be ready? Reading about the Feast of Trumpets in the Bible. Praying - because communication is important in any relationship! Thinking about God’s ways, God’s plans, God’s importance in my life. Repenting for my sins - if I haven’t already taken care of that. And praising God for these days.
King Solomon not only exhorted us “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,” he also warned all of you: “Remember the Creator in the days of your youth” (Ecclesiastes 12:1) There’s no time like NOW to get ready to meet the King.
**Blow the Trumpet - Are You Ready?
Memory Verse: On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Leviticus 23:24 (NIV)
Materials needed: leaves turning color, Feast lists, egg timer
Are you ready?
How many times do you hear this in your house? Every time we are going someplace, it’s ubiquitous. As everyone starts to converge on the front door, someone will inevitably say, “Are you ready?”
It’s funny, isn’t it? Usually, if the person is almost to the front door, they’re ready to go. Occasionally, he will remember something at the last minute that he needs to get or that he needs to do. But for the most part, the answer you expect to hear is, “Yes, I’m ready.”
So . . . are you ready for the Feast of Tabernacles? Well, you might be looking forward to going - so you’re ready in that sense. But actually being ready? Probably not. It’s still two weeks away and there’s lots to be done in those two weeks.
So . . . are you ready for the Feast of Trumpets? I hope so, because it’s here! Was there anything that didn’t get done before sunset last night? Sometimes, hard as we try, everything on our list doesn’t quite get finished in time. Okay, in my case, I never get everything crossed off my list; there are still things I want to do.
So what I do I do? I have to prioritize. I do the most important things first. And really that’s what the Feast of Trumpets is all about - putting the most important things first because the King is coming and you don’t have enough time to do everything that there is to do.
We believe that the Feast of Trumpets pictures the return of Jesus Christ to this earth. This is a good thing - if you belong to Him. What does that mean? That means you have made God the top priority in your life. He comes first and you have a relationship with Him. You talk to Him daily (prayer). You listen to what He has to tell you (Bible study and meditation). You work really hard to be obedient to what you know He wants you to do; this demonstrates your faith.
So do you feel like you’re ready to meet the King? If not, it’s time to make sure your priorities are straight. The signs are all around us! Like the leaves turning colors tell us that the Feast is right around the corner, and the egg timer tells us that the eggs are almost done, the Feast of Trumpets tells us that now is the time to prepare for the return of our King.
Leviticus 23:24 - What Are You Doing?
Leviticus 23:24 - Are You Ready?
Leviticus 23:24 - Are You Ready?
**Blow the Trumpet - What Are You Doing?
Memory Verse: On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Leviticus 23:24 (NIV)
Materials needed: tempera paint, construction paper, wash clothes
As we’re talking about the sabbath lesson today, I’m going to be putting your handprints on a piece of construction paper. At the top of the page, there’s a scripture verse. It says, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might. . .” Ecclesiastes 9:10
So what have you been doing? Has it been a very busy week in your house? It’s been a very busy week in my house! Lots of food to cook for the Sabbath and Trumpets. Cleaning. Shopping. Practicing music. Doing laundry. Harvesting. Preparing.
What kinds of things have you been doing to get ready for this Sabbath and Trumpets?
It’s very, very important that we prepare for the Sabbath and for Trumpets. These are holy days, days that we don’t work - so we have to prepare ahead of time so that everything is done. But, sometimes we can get so busy doing all the things that have to be done that we forget to think about what’s even more important than food and laundry and cleaning house.
We should be preparing for God’s holy days in a spiritual sense too. What does that mean? We should be thinking about what these days mean. We should be thinking about our relationship with the One who will someday soon (I hope) return as King of kings. After all, having a clean house and clean clothes and food to eat is important - but not nearly as important as being ready to meet the King.
So what sorts of things should we have already done to be ready? Reading about the Feast of Trumpets in the Bible. Praying - because communication is important in any relationship! Thinking about God’s ways, God’s plans, God’s importance in my life. Repenting for my sins - if I haven’t already taken care of that. And praising God for these days.
King Solomon not only exhorted us “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,” he also warned all of you: “Remember the Creator in the days of your youth” (Ecclesiastes 12:1) There’s no time like NOW to get ready to meet the King.
**Blow the Trumpet - Are You Ready?
Memory Verse: On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Leviticus 23:24 (NIV)
Materials needed: leaves turning color, Feast lists, egg timer
Are you ready?
How many times do you hear this in your house? Every time we are going someplace, it’s ubiquitous. As everyone starts to converge on the front door, someone will inevitably say, “Are you ready?”
It’s funny, isn’t it? Usually, if the person is almost to the front door, they’re ready to go. Occasionally, he will remember something at the last minute that he needs to get or that he needs to do. But for the most part, the answer you expect to hear is, “Yes, I’m ready.”
So . . . are you ready for the Feast of Tabernacles? Well, you might be looking forward to going - so you’re ready in that sense. But actually being ready? Probably not. It’s still two weeks away and there’s lots to be done in those two weeks.
So . . . are you ready for the Feast of Trumpets? I hope so, because it’s here! Was there anything that didn’t get done before sunset last night? Sometimes, hard as we try, everything on our list doesn’t quite get finished in time. Okay, in my case, I never get everything crossed off my list; there are still things I want to do.
So what I do I do? I have to prioritize. I do the most important things first. And really that’s what the Feast of Trumpets is all about - putting the most important things first because the King is coming and you don’t have enough time to do everything that there is to do.
We believe that the Feast of Trumpets pictures the return of Jesus Christ to this earth. This is a good thing - if you belong to Him. What does that mean? That means you have made God the top priority in your life. He comes first and you have a relationship with Him. You talk to Him daily (prayer). You listen to what He has to tell you (Bible study and meditation). You work really hard to be obedient to what you know He wants you to do; this demonstrates your faith.
So do you feel like you’re ready to meet the King? If not, it’s time to make sure your priorities are straight. The signs are all around us! Like the leaves turning colors tell us that the Feast is right around the corner, and the egg timer tells us that the eggs are almost done, the Feast of Trumpets tells us that now is the time to prepare for the return of our King.
Leviticus 23:24 - What Are You Doing?
Leviticus 23:24 - Are You Ready?