The two sides of leavening
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Transcript of The two sides of leavening
By Melissa C. Pointer
To define what spiritual leaven is
To gain understanding on why leaven was not used in the Passover offering but was during the Pentecost ceremony
To understand why even small sins makes us unacceptable to God
What does it mean to be leavened with righteousness
It is an ingredient used in bake goods
It causes a permanent change in the dough It softens it
Makes it lighter
Makes it larger
Here is a list of many different types of leavenYeast/yeast extractbaking powder baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) monocalcium phosphate sodium aluminum phosphate (SALP) sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP) ammonium bicarbonate (hartshorn, horn salt, bakers ammonia) potassium bicarbonate (potash) potassium bitartrate (cream of tartar) potassium carbonate (pearlash)
This is not a surprise!!
We know we can’t eat leavening on Passover
We are studying the Pentecost!?
There is a connection between both feast days
Leavening helps understand that connection
Remember whenLeaven represented sin during the passover
Just like leaven you can see it in things you recognize quickly
It can exist in tiny amounts in places you never suspected
Sin changes you just like leaven changes the nature of dough
God will not accept any sin at any time!!
He did not accepted when Moses sinned!
He did not accepted when Cain sinned!
He does not accept it when you sin!!
God is mercifulHe gives us a space of time to remove the leaven from our lives
So that we can be an acceptable offering unto him
Moses took advantage of this time
Cain did not!
If we want to gain acceptance by God we must remove leaven from our lives
God is so merciful that he gives us teachers The Holy Spirit is one of them
He teaches how to remove sin from our lives
In this way we become unleavened
We are almost there
Remember that wave sheaf that is presentedbefore God
It represents our first fruits that we must give to God
It is also used in the wave offering that is used during Pentecost
A special offering made with leaven!
This represents a different type of leaven
It shows what happens when the Holy Spirit works with a clean vessel
A change occursOur minds expand
We become stronger in God’s word
It should be noted that God’s word has a powerful impact just like leaven
Only when we are leavened perfectly with righteousness
Are we acceptable before God
Can change us
We will go in greater detail with the next lesson
Which will be the works of the Holy Spirit