What Do We Bring Before The Lord's Presence? (A Reformation Sermon)
Text: Micah 6:6-8 In the name of Jesus. Amen. What should you bring before the Lord’s presence? In other words, what should you offer before God when you bow down to worship Him? Perhaps you and I could present our faithful church attendance and rigorous study of the Bible. Indeed, maybe our religious activities as LCMS Lutherans would secure God’s favor toward us Or, perhaps we could present our moral behavior before God. Maybe our avoidance of certain behaviors and our good ethics of doing the right thing would secure God’s favor toward us. Maybe our good rule-keeping could please God. Maybe we could present our charitable giving and service before God. Maybe our donating of money and our donating of time and talents to the church would secure God’s favor toward us. What about presenting our politics before God? You know, what if we show God how we are fighting against bad things in culture – what if we show God our good voting record? Would our political affili
