Phil preached from 1 Peter 2 & 4
Second Part of Talk
Introduction
Looked at Peter and how the change from a working class fisherman to being a man full of the holy sprirt and Fire
Neal spoke last week on another man called Gideon who said of himself as the leats of the least from the least of all the tribes
How do you see yourself ?
Peter wrote this about every Christian: 1 Peter 2:9
https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.2.9.NLT
The moment you were Born again you were born into the the Kingdom of heaven you became a Royal born into the family of the King of Kings
If you were born into the Royal Family from birth to death your a royal, no matter where you are, what you do, what yo say, where you go, your a royal
The doctrine of the priesthood of all believers means that all believers in Christ share in his priestly status; therefore, there is no special class of people who mediate the knowledge, presence, and forgiveness of Christ to the rest of believers, and all believers have the right and authority to read, interpret, and apply the teachings of Scripture.
You might not feel royal, you might not act royal, and not look royal our position in Christ is not based onn those things
Its based on what God has done through Jesus Christ
You are not only Royal but also a Priest, not as we see earthly priests today, Your priesthood is that of Jesus,
Your Priesthood means that you can get to do the things Jesus did and more.
Whether you are a new christian or have been for years it makes no difference if you as a new christian have the same rights and privilages as any Christian.
The privileges are
You can worship and pray to God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit anywhere and at anytime.
God in Jesus Christ is the only forgiver of sin. Priests can’t forgive you of sin, nor prescribe some process by which your sins are forgiven. There is no penance to be paid; there is no need to offer a Hail Mary prayer. The Psalmist declares “as far as the east is from the west, so far does he [God alone] remove our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12 ESV) Jesus alone is our mediator for sin. Jesus alone is our great High priest.
You can read and understand God’s Word anywhere and at anytime for yourself though Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. All Christians have that privilege.
You can serve God anywhere and at anytime through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Bakewell site -
Why - gather as many people as we could
Purpose - To be community togther, create a palce to minister to one another
future - To have local gatherings around the peaks that we can grow and see the vision and Gods promise's to us fulfilled
So the application of being a Royal Priest
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
1 Peter 4:10, 11 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.4.11.NLT
As part of the being a royal priesthood God has given each of you a gift
you may know, may not know what that is, but from his great variety Peter says
We can very often be very narrow and limited in our thinking but God is not
Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy God supplies
Questions
I started the talk with a question
1) How do you see yourself?
2) How do you understand the statement "You are a Royal Priesthood"?
3) What needs to change for you to be able to live out this truth?
4) After the Talk and discussuing this passage, how do you see yourself now?