Living Sacrifice: What Does God Really Want?

Not every sacrifice in the Bible was accepted. Terry Preston walks through three that were rejected — Cain's bloodless offering, Saul's disobedient "sacrifice" of the Amalekites' plunder, and Ananias and Sapphira's half-truth — and three that were accepted: Abraham on Mount Moriah, David's altar bought at full price ("I will not offer to the Lord that which costs me nothing"), and Solomon's Temple. The twist: all three accepted sacrifices happened on the very same mountain. From there, Preston moves to Romans 12 and the sacrifice God actually asks of us now — not an animal on an altar, but a living sacrifice that can, unlike a dead one, crawl right back off. It's a message about what real worship costs, and why God has never wanted ritual as a substitute for a surrendered heart. Listen to the Full Series: Catch every message in the Go Teach All Nations collection: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65y7saKkuQ1OhnYa142gWoTlMc4NBguh Discover More Christian Content: Explore more sermons, Bible teaching, and faith-building programs from 3ABN Australia Radio: https://www.youtube.com/@3abnaustraliaradio885/featured This message was made available by the Bunburry Seventh-day Adventist church. For more resources like this, visit their Youtube page at www.youtube.com/@bunburysda1397 Timecodes  0:00 Intro: sacrifice through the ages, and an AI "sanctuary" experiment 6:23 Cain and Abel: the sacrifice missing one thing 12:56 Saul and the Amalekites: obedience over sacrifice 19:49 Ananias and Sapphira: the sacrifice that was a mirage 20:46 Abraham on Mount Moriah 23:45 David's altar: "I will not offer that which costs me nothing" 27:32 Solomon's Temple — built on the very same mountain 32:35 What does God actually want? The living sacrifice of Romans 12 #LivingSacrifice #Romans12 #MountMoriah