Lord's Day Sermon

May 3, 2026

The Right Way to Make the LORD’s Altars

Exodus 20:22-26 Michael Mang Series: Exodus Live Now

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Sermon Notes

  1. The LORD’s ______________________ Word is the Basis for Prohibiting the ____________________ of God (22-23)
  2. Specific ______________________ about _________________ an Altar Must Be Observed to _____________________ Image Worship (24-26)
  3. Applications
    1. There is a symbolic __________________ between a proper _________________ of God and _________________.
    2. God’s ____________________ is the reason for not _________________ Him.
    3. ______________ is to be rooted in the ________________ and not so much in the ___________________.
    4. The assumption behind the laws about altars is the idea that _______________ will be a ______________, _______________, and _________________ aspect of your life, not merely ______________________ or ___________________.
Sermon Text (ESV)

Laws About Altars

22 And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. 24 An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. 26 And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.’

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Sermon Details

Title
The Right Way to Make the LORD’s Altars
Scripture
Exodus 20:22-26
Preacher
Michael Mang
Series
Read passage (ESV) — Exodus 20:22-26

Laws About Altars

22 And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. 24 An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. 26 And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.’

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