The Bible describes the church’s worship gatherings as coming to the heavenly Mt Zion. Though on Earth, we can’t see the mountain, it’s real. It’s there and we see it through the eyes of faith. And when we come to church, we meet the needs of our souls on that mountain to be part of God’s Kingdom. The Lord has stamped eternity in our hearts. Humans belong to him and are only satisfied when we submit ourselves in faith to God’s King – Jesus. What is it about God’s kingdom that meets our needs? Hebrews 12:23-24 has 4 reasons why it’s an unshakable Kingdom and meets the deepest yearnings of our soul.

A tool company that manufactured drill bits was faced with financial losses, such that company executives gathered to discuss the problem: declining demand. The CEO challenged his team: "We need to revive the bit market! How can we do that?" After an embarrassing silence, one member of the team dispelled the fog: "Sir, the market isn't for drill bits--it’s for holes!" There are no markets for products. The market is for what products do. Customers buy the satisfaction of a need. That business story has an important application for our lives. God created us with needs. Genesis 2 indicates humans were created on Mt Eden with 4 types of needs, and God has provided us the proper way to meet those needs in Jesus.

When parents raise children, they usually have ways that they reward obedience and discourage disobedience. As cute as children are, and as much as they need encouragement, they are born sinners who need correction, or they will grow up and their unstrained sin will bloom into full blown rebellion. But, even when they deserve punishment for something they did wrong, it is good to periodically give them grace instead. Why? Because that’s the kind of ‘parent’ God is. God met Noah on Mt Ararat and showed him that type of grace. Genesis 8 contains 4 aspects of his divine favor that applies to us too.

The story is told of a politician who, after receiving the proofs of a portrait, was very angry with the photographer. He stormed back to the photographer and arrived with these angry words: “This picture does not do me justice!” The photographer replied, “Sir, with a face like yours, you don’t need justice, you need mercy!” We all need mercy, don’t we? Not just for our looks, but for our souls. And not just from each other, but from God himself. In Genesis 22, God met Abraham on a mountain. The story plays out in 4 acts that reveal how God has the mercy we all need in Jesus Christ.

When a young man was studying to become a pastor, he went to hear D.L. Moody preach and spoke to him afterwards. He said, “I confessed that I was not quite sure that I was saved.” Moody responded with words that helped the young man through that insecurity. We all have experiences like that. It is common to feel insecure in your relationship with God. In Exodus 3, Moses met God on Mt Horeb, and he was feeling quite insecure. He needed assurance and the Lord gave him 5 reasons why he could be assured. All of those reasons were because of God, not because of Moses, and they are for us too.

If you set aside a glass of clean water, put a little waste in it and left it undisturbed for a few days, the particles would settle to the bottom of the glass so that the water would begin to look drinkable. However, we all know that it would still be dangerous to drink, even though it appeared safe. If you took a sterile spoon and stirred the water, it would become readily evident that the water was not clean. God’s law is a bit like the sterile spoon. We need it to know what we are dealing with regarding sin. Exodus 3:1-22 gives us 3 purposes of God’s law in our lives as it relates to sin.

If you set aside a glass of clean water, put a little waste in it and left it undisturbed for a few days, the particles would settle to the bottom of the glass so that the water would begin to look drinkable. However, we all know that it would still be dangerous to drink, even though it appeared safe. If you took a sterile spoon and stirred the water, it would become readily evident that the water was not clean. God’s law is a bit like the sterile spoon. We need it to know what we are dealing with regarding sin. Exodus 3:1-22 gives us 3 purposes of God’s law in our lives as it relates to sin.

If you set aside a glass of clean water, put a little waste in it and left it undisturbed for a few days, the particles would settle to the bottom of the glass so that the water would begin to look drinkable. However, we all know that it would still be dangerous to drink, even though it appeared safe. If you took a sterile spoon and stirred the water, it would become readily evident that the water was not clean. God’s law is a bit like the sterile spoon. We need it to know what we are dealing with regarding sin. Exodus 3:1-22 gives us 3 purposes of God’s law in our lives as it relates to sin.