Immerse: Chosen People | Pastor Mike Popenhagen
Immerse: Chosen People
9.6.26
1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. NIV
4 Titles of Honor
Chosen People: We are chosen by God, set apart from the world, & unified by the Holy Spirit.
Royal Priesthood: We have direct access to God’s presence, and the responsibility to bring others to God.
Holy Nation: We are distinct from the world because we are devoted to God.
Special Possession: We are treasured by God, and recipients of His favor.
Exodus 19:5-6 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. NIV
Our Response As God’s Chosen People
Remember your worth as son or daughter of God.
Malachi 3:17 “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. NIV.
2) Worship God like it matters.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. NIV
3) Let your life be a witness for Jesus.
1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. NIV
