The lesson “Love Wholeheartedly” is wrapped up with Malachi 1:13-14. Jews sacrificed animals as sin offerings (also thank offerings), but in the hum drum of everyday duties, they lost their high view of the LORD. The priests grew weary of making sacrifices day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year. Their work became a burden, and they developed poor attitudes and adopted deceitful practices.
New Testament Christians no longer make sacrifices for sin since Christ paid that price once for all (every believer's past, present and future sins—see Hebrews 7:27). Scripture does teach, however, that Christians are to make sacrifices—see Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:18, Hebrews 13:15, Hebrews 13:16, and 1 Peter 2:5.
As you end preparation for your lesson, consider the idea of teaching the sacrifices that can be offered by Christians as worship to God, and then challenge members to pursue these wholeheartedly out of love.
P.S. For those of you interested, I'll try to post my slides tomorrow.
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