sunday recap

Preached a message called, Don't forget where you came from.

Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. (Ex 19.5-6).

Early on in the story, God’ plan is that his people would become priests. A priest shows you what or who his God is like.

When God invites the people to be his priests, it is an invitation to show the world what God is like. God needs a body. He needs someone who will be his hand, his feet, and his voice. He needs his people to show the world what God is like. He invites them to be his priests. He invites them to represent God to the world.

We spent some time talking about the monumental event for the Hebrews, the exodus which was deliverance from bondage and slavery. Then we transitioned to the second exodus. The first was led by Moses, the second was led by Jesus.

4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba , Father.” 7 So you are no longer slaves, but God’s children; and since you are his children, he has made you also heirs. (Gal 4.4-7)

Jesus now sits at the right hand of the father. Physically he is no longer present. When we trust him with our lives and surrender our will to him, the HS takes up residence. God moves in.

In the OT God needed a kingdom of priests because he had a mission for them to accomplish. His mission has not changed.

He needs a body of believers, a kingdom of priests who will say, what Isaiah said, Here am I send me.

Today as we remember together, may we not forget that just as God poured out himself, he has called us as his priests to pour ourselves out.