7-26-26 // The Worship Required of God’s People // Exodus 24:12-31:18 (Part 2) // What Makes Worship Acceptable to God?

Bay Leaf Baptist Church Weekly Sermons · Jul 28, 2026 · 44m

In this sermon from Exodus 25–31, Pastor Jared Richard opens with a memorable story about a pop quiz designed not to test knowledge, but to form students into the kind of people who slow down and follow directions. In the same way, he argues, God's exhaustive instructions for building the tabernacle were never merely architectural — they were formational. God wasn't just building a tent; He was building a people. Every act of sacrifice, service, and submission called for in these chapters was designed to both express something true about God's worth and press that truth deeper into the hearts…