<p>Message: The power of sacrifice</p> <p>Preaching: Rev C Sikanyika</p> <p>Definition: Sacrifice is an act of slaughtering, surrendering a possession as an act of offering. Giving up something valuable for the sake of other considerations of higher value.</p> <p>Paul urged the Romans to offer their bodies as a living sacrifice. You have to die to yourself, sacrifice all your desires so that another person comes fourth.(Romans 12:1)</p> <p>Sacrifice makes a distinction, it is a painful act which offers greater rewards.</p> <p>WHAT YOU CAN SACRIFICE TO GOD</p> <p>Time:</p> <p>Time can’t control God, but God can influence time. Man didn’t bring time, God brought time for a reason. If you misuse time, you will never gain it. Age catches up with all of us, and we owe it to ourselves to use it wisely. Time is critical. Learn to sacrifice your time, understanding who gives everything. Sacrifice time for your God and the kingdom of God. As you sacrifice your time know that every labour for God is not in vain.</p> <p>How have you used your time?</p> <p>Praise:</p> <p>Sacrifice praise to God, Psalm 116:17. Let’s sacrifice time to praise the lord as we are living, our creator. For we don’t have time. The sick or the dead can’t praise the lord. God inhabits the praises of his children. You have to learn how to praise the name of the Lord.</p> <p>You can sacrifice your possession Acts 2:45, we are blessed with possessions so that we may bless others with our possession. What a God blesses us with is not for our benefit alone, learn to sacrifice to a God. Genesis 22:1-7.</p> <p>It took somebody’s life for you to be set free, the son of God was bruised for our transgressions. He died on the cross&nbsp;to sacrifice his own life, we owe him so much and the least we could do is sacrifice our time, praises and possessions.</p> <p>Stay blessed!!</p> <p>SCRIPTURE READING</p> <p>Psalm 50:14</p> <p>Psalm 116:17</p> <p>Romans 12:1</p> <p>Exodus 28:28</p> <p>Psalm 137:1</p> <p>Acts 2:42</p> <p>Genesis 22:1</p> <p>2 Kings 2:26-27</p>