1. Your reasonable service

2. What is true of a sacrifice
It must cost you something
2 Sam 24:24
What you invest isn’t expected to return to you
They are offered to God for God’s sake, not for our sake
They aren’t convenient, they are intentional
Numbers 7:17,23,29,35,41,47,53,59,65,71,77,83 finishing with 88

3. An example of sacrifice
My sacrifice, in obedience to what I know is part of my call
Three things to be completed within the next 2 weeks
Dig dirt from under concrete slab in pump house
Punch hole through the back corner
Punch a hole through the side of the well pit

4. My weapon of choice

6. The fruit of my sacrifice

7. What I learned over those two hours
Your sacrifice may be one where you stand alone
You may not have the “best tool” for the job
You can exhaust yourself and it is important to rest
It isn’t going to get done on its own
There are times you will be tempted to just give up
But the sacrifice isn’t for your sake, so stopping is not an option

8. Sometimes he’ll send reinforcements
And they’ll bring their weapon of choice

10. The fruit of his sacrifice

11. What I could have taken away from that 1.5 hour
Why did I bother presenting my sacrifice?
Maybe I should have just waited for someone else to come along with better tools.
Was my sacrifice even worth it?
Heaven’s YES

12. It is about the heart
Had the dirt not been moved away, the concrete would not have broken through
Had the digging bar not been there, the concrete would still be in place (needed to pry it out)

13. What is true of a sacrifice?
It must cost you something
What you invest isn’t expected to return to you
They are offered to God for God’s sake, not for our sake
They aren’t convenient, they are intentional

14. What are we instructed to sacrifice?
Note: mercy and sacrifice – Matt 9:13, 12:7
Psalm 107:22
Psalm 141:2
Jeremiah 33:11
Romans 12:1
Ephesians 5:2
Philippians 4:18

15. So what then?
Fearlessly, intentionally, tenaciously examine what you sacrifice
Does your worship cost you something?
Does your offerings cost you something? (Tithes and offerings are different)
Do you give thanks when you don’t feel like it?
Are you willing to miss your favorite show to bring the sacrifice of prayer?