Why do we keep the Feast.
Leviticus 23:33-36 → ...because God said so!! ...to worship God.
Deuteronomy 16:13-15 → ...because God said so!! ...to worship God. ...to rejoice.
Isaiah 25:6 → ...to rejoice
SPS: Should we just keep the Feast because God says to?
Should we just keep the Feast as “our time to rejoice”...we’ll work during the Millennium
Is there more to the Feast than just obedience and enjoyment? → → YES ← ←
BODY 1: The Feast is Inclusive
Deuteronomy 16:13-14 → include the oft forgotten (widow, fatherless, stranger, etc…)
- What can we learn by including others? → awareness, compassion, empathy
- Matthew 25:34-40 → clothe, feed...
BODY 2: The Feast is a Trust Builder
Deuteronomy 16:13, 16 → if we keep the Feast, God will bless us so that we can rejoice
Deuteronomy 14:22-27 → learn to fear/trust God, realize your increase
- What can we learn by spending our tithe? → God does what He says
- We saved our tithes :: Someone else shared their tithes to get us here
BODY 3: The Feast is for Doers
Matthew 11:1-30 → What did you come here to see?
vs. 2-6 → we look forward to these during the Feast (picturing the Millennium)
vs. 7-9 → Jesus rebukes those that went to see John for the spectacle of it
vs. 13-24 → don’t ignore what is plainly in front of our eyes
vs. 28-30 → come, learn, find rest
CONC: The Feast is more than mere obedience.
- We need to move beyond the, “...because I said so…”
- We need to move beyond the enjoyment/entertainment factor
- Focus on the lessons we can learn through our obedience and rejoicing
