The Whole Burnt Thing

Discussion Questions:

1) Was there anything from the sermon or the passage that stuck out to you?

2) Israel was already rescued before Leviticus was given, so the offerings were about living near God rather than getting saved by Him. When you think about your own faith, do you spend more energy on being saved or on being close to God?

3) The word for offering comes from a root meaning to draw near, and the worshiper never came empty handed. What do you actually bring with you when you come into a time of worship or prayer?

4) The person bringing the bull had to kill it, cut it apart, and wash it himself before handing anything to the priest. Where are you tempted to let someone else do the costly part of your spiritual life for you?

5) The burnt offering was the one offering nobody ate, so the worshiper gained nothing from it except acceptance. Is there something you have given to God that felt like a loss at the time, and what did you find on the other side of it?

6) A bull, a lamb, and two birds all received the same verdict from God, because He measures the cost against the life of the person giving. What would change for you if you stopped comparing what you give to God with what others give?