The Blessing at Goodbye
Opening
Worship services close with a benediction. “Bene” is a word for good and “diction” is a word for speech. It is a word of blessing at goodbye
We are fascinated as a people with the language of “blessing”. Pop culture uses the word and at times misappropriate it at times.
Presidents at the beginning of their terms ask priests to come and “bless” them. People will ask pastors to come and “bless” their businesses and home with God’s protection and favor
Culture says “I’m blessed and highly favored”. In our culture it has become empty words and ordinary cliche
The benediction is meant to be a bridge of the aww of worship and carry into your work week.
God Get The Last Word
Sermon Key Points
God has a word of blessing not burden…..A word of reward not robbery……A word of gifting over your life
Numbers 6:24- “The Lord bless you, and keep you;”
The Nazirites vow- People consecrated their lives to the special priestly functions of the Lord.
God spoke to Moses to speak with Aaron and his sons. They were instructed to bless God’s people in this way. Numbers 6:24-26
God has appointed certain people to stand in front of his people to pronounce his blessing on them.
God is speaking his will over your life through his person
The benediction is a blessing of protection, provision, and possession
When you receive the benediction you expecting God to do what only God can do in your life
When God repeats himself 3 times he is trying to get you to pay attention to something important: The Lord bless you….The Lord cause His face to shine on you…..The Lord lift up His face to you
Your blessings only comes from 1 source……The Lord
The bible says every good and perfect gift come from the Lord
God is telling you something about his character when he announces his name
God lives outside of time and space
The first line of every verse speaks to affection for you. The second lines speaks to his action towards you
The text is saying God is a blessing God. He can bless you in material and immaterial ways. The text says God wants to “bless you”
When God wants to bless you, he is able to bless you with things you can never buy
We should thank God for the stuff he has gave us
The text says he not only bless your life but protect your life as well
He is a keeper and diligently watches over and guides you. He is protecting you from the evil in the world
Peace is when chaos going on around you but you are standing on a rock. Jesus is your PEACE!
