The Church is a people, priesthood, a nation
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I. INTRO
I. INTRO
1. often we say individuals r filled w/God’s Spirit (True, but!)
A. Greeting
A. Greeting
B. Where We’ve Been
B. Where We’ve Been
C. Where We’re Going
C. Where We’re Going
a. God is, I is, Church is
a. God is, I is, Church is
1. Body of Christ
1. Body of Christ
b. Illust.
b. Illust.
D. Main Text
D. Main Text
22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Eph 2:19
E. Pray
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
II. BODY
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Eph 2:19
A. Church is a Nation
a. What kind of nation
2. I would add a more dynamic reality:
: In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
E. Pray
E. Pray
i. Holy:
2. Citizens o God’s kingdom (1 pet 2:9; eph 2:19)
3. Chosen
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
b. What’s our role in this nation? (1 Pet 2:9b)
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 Pet 2:9
1. Harolds:
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
2 Cor 5:18-2
2. Ambassadors
B. The Church is a Royal priesthood
B. The Church is a Royal priesthood
a. What do priests do?
1. bring the people b4 God
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Eph 2:20
C. Church is God’s temple
II. BODY
II. BODY
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 Pet
A. The Church is a chosen race
A. The Church is a chosen race
a. race: a kind, kindred, family
a. race: a kind, kindred, family
a kind, kindred, family
b. chosen
b. chosen
1. chosen why?
1. chosen why?
i. “people for his own possession!
i. “people for his own possession!
2. Chosen for what?
2. Chosen for what?
i. Chosen to proclaim
i. Chosen to proclaim
-“that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light”
-“that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light”
ii. what’s that look like?
ii. what’s that look like?
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
-look @ the characteristics of the dark:
-look @ the characteristics of the dark:
* “not a people” - scattered & lost
* “not a people” - scattered & lost
* “not recieved mercy” - living under God’s curse
* “not recieved mercy” - living under God’s curse
- look @ the characteristics of the light:
- look @ the characteristics of the light:
* “you are God’s people” - gathered and connected to God
* “you are God’s people” - gathered and connected to God
* “you have rec. mercy” - don’t rec. what we deserve; forgiven & free
* “you have rec. mercy” - don’t rec. what we deserve; forgiven & free
~bought & paid 4 by blood o Jesus (communion reminder
~bought & paid 4 by blood o Jesus (communion reminder
-Take note it says “who called you out”
-Take note it says “who called you out”
-This is our testimony:
-This is our testimony:
*Who I was b4 Christ, Who I am now!
*Who I was b4 Christ, Who I am now!
his own possession!
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
B. The Church is a priesthood
B. The Church is a priesthood
a. what kind o priesthood
a. what kind o priesthood
1. A priesthood that’s royal
1. A priesthood that’s royal
i. what’s royalty look like in the world?
ii. what’s royalty look like in the KOG?
-do not be like the Gentiles who Lord over people
*Serve 1another
-Son o man did not come to b served but 2 serve
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
-they will know that u r my disciples by ur love 4 1another
-last shall b 1st & the 1st will b last
2. A priesthood that sacrifices
2. A priesthood that sacrifices
5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
i. what is our spiritual sacrifice?
i. what is our spiritual sacrifice?
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
-sacrifice of self
-sacrifice of self
* that is: offering of our bodies to God for HIS service, NOT our own.
* that is: offering of our bodies to God for HIS service, NOT our own.
Mark
And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
*Put God & his will above our own good, even to the point of harm
*Put God & his will above our own good, even to the point of harm
*willing to endure
*willing to endure
~ridicule
~ridicule
~hardship
~hardship
~fired frm employment
~fired frm employment
~pain
~pain
~ persecution
~ persecution
~even death
~even death
*Sacrifice has moved frm OT perspective where we put an animal 2 death & put 1’s self on the alter
*Sacrifice has moved frm OT perspective where we put an animal 2 death & put 1’s self on the alter
~not only is sacrifice o self about offering self 2 the service o God, but...
~not only is sacrifice o self about offering self 2 the service o God, but...
5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
offering of our bodies to God for his service
* putting to death our old way of life
* putting to death our old way of life
Grudem, W. A. (1988). 1 Peter: an introduction and commentary (Vol. 17, p. 106). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
~next, way we sacrifice:
18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
-sacrifice of finances for God’s work
-sacrifice of finances for God’s work
*Tithe/Offering (not giving 2 our hm church we’re not fully living up 2 our calling as a priesthood)
*Tithe/Offering (not giving 2 our hm church we’re not fully living up 2 our calling as a priesthood)
*Missions giving
*Missions giving
~we give 5% o our mnthly budget 2 missions
~we give 5% o our mnthly budget 2 missions
~What if we as family units took ownership o our missionaries
~What if we as family units took ownership o our missionaries
^do we as a body know ea missionary by name?
^do we as a body know ea missionary by name?
^giving to 1/more missionary out o personal finances?
^giving to 1/more missionary out o personal finances?
^next, way we sacrifice:
^next, way we sacrifice:
18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
*Tithe/Offering (not giving 2 our hm church we’re not fulling living up 2 our calling as a priesthood)
*Missions giving
~we give 5% o our mnthly budget 2 missions
~What if we as family units took ownership o our missionaries
^do we as a body know ea missionary by name?
^giving to 1/more missionary out o personal finances?
-sacrifice of song
-sacrifice of song
*Singing songs to Jesus (i.e. glorifying Jesus, not ourselves)
*Singing songs to Jesus (i.e. glorifying Jesus, not ourselves)
16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
-sacrifice of doing good
-sacrifice of doing good
*that is take care o ea. other’s needs
*that is take care o ea. other’s needs
3. A priesthood that draws near to God
3. A priesthood that draws near to God
16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
III. CONCLUSION
III. CONCLUSION
A. Alter Call
A. Alter Call
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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a. Maybe 2day ur realizing that
1. ur not a 1 o God’s people, apart o the church.
2. that u’ve not recieved mercy…cause we are all sinful & fallen short o God’s glory.
C. The Church is a nation
C. Church is God’s temple
i. The whole body of Christ is H.S.’s dwelling.
1. often we say individuals r filled w/God’s Spirit (True, but!)
-He resides IN His GATHERED people
2. I would add a more dynamic reality:
3. R we perfect?
i. The whole body of Christ is H.S.’s dwelling.
i. No! we r a dwelling place under construction
-He resides IN His GATHERED people
4. Under construction metaphor:
3. R we perfect?
i. passing by this future gym in Bothell & it was going 2 b great.
i. No! we r a dwelling place under construction
ii. we admired it, not because o what it was, but what it would become.
4. Under construction metaphor:
iii. God looks @ us the same way.
i. passing by this future gym in Bothell & it was going 2 b great.
iv. Like that building, we r a temple under construction.
ii. we admired it, not because o what it was, but what it would become.
iii. God looks @ us the same way.
iv. Like that building, we r a temple under construction.