The Priesthood (Pt 2)
- You are CHOSEN - You are a PRIESTLY royal - You are a ROYAL priest

- You are CHOSEN - You are a PRIESTLY royal - You are a ROYAL priest
- A perfect SALVATION - For inclusive INVITATION - From eternal VICTORY - With personal ADVOCACY
- Quiet down - Not every battle is yours to fight - If you must disagree, don't divide - Be a better busybody
- There is always an excuse - Beware the implications of IDLENESS - Don't EVADE effort - EMBRACE it
- Know that we are SERVANTS, not STARS - Know that it is GOD WHO GROWS things - Know that it ALL BELONGS to God - Be willing to let others SHINE - Be careful what you're BUILDING
- What you have to contribute will often feel like it's not enough - He has miracles in mind that haven't even crossed our minds - There's more than enough for everyone!
- Known the SOURCE of your confidence - Keep the FAITH of your confidence - Live in the LOCATION of your confidence - Cling to the CERTAINTY of your confidence
- We are all given something to care for - Our view of the master will govern our actions - When we are faithful with little, we are given more - We will all give an account
- Decline bad counsel - Decline the influence of bad company - Cultivate a delight in the law - Cultivate the practice of meditation
- Lament begins with a COMPLAINT - The perspective of a soul in TROUBLE (seeing a God of AMBIVALENCE) - Laments advance into an APPEAL - The perspective of a soul in DEVOTION (seeing a God of DELIVERANCE) - Laments finish in a state of TRUST - The perspective of a soul in SURRENDER (seeing a God of BENEVOLENCE)
- Warning of the WIDE ROAD - Warning of CANCELLED RESERVATIONS - Warning of FOOLISH BUILDERS
- Make a HOLY resistance, not a HUMAN one - Draw a BIGGER CIRCLE
- Don't fall for fool's gold - Deal with the dangers of disqualification - Live with eternity in your heart
- Self control expressed through initiation - Self control expressed as restraint - Self control anchored in partnership
- There is no trophy for RUNNING AIMLESSLY - There is no trophy for FIGHTING THE AIR
Question: "How do I lose my zeal & fervor for God?" How do I restore my zeal & fervor for God? - Find your holy HUSTLE - Flame your holy FIRE - Make your holy SACRIFICE
Big Idea: You can have real STRENGTH when you EMBRACE HIM - Stronger in IDENTITY - Stronger in PEACE/PRESENCE - Stronger in PURITY - Stronger in HIS POWER
- A prayer for divine FAVOUR: "Show me your ways" - A prayer for divine PARTNERSHIP: "Don't send us without you" - A prayer for divine ENCOUNTER: "Show me your glory"
- His PROMISE without his PRESENCE is our PROBLEM - A HEARD WORD leads to a HEART SHIFT - A HUMBLE HEART softens a STIFF NECK
- Settle DOWN - Don't RUSH God's timing - Multiply - BLESS and do not CURSE - Do not be MISLED - HOLD ON to His promises
Big Idea: MAKE ROOM for more of God in your life - Seeking requires SEPARATION - Seeking is for EVERYONE and ANYONE - Seeking leads to FINDING
Psalm 137:1-4 "How can we sing the songs of the Lord while we are in a foreign land?" Big Idea: SINGING in seasons of STRUGGLE is one of the LEAST APPEALING things we can do, and also one of the most PROFITABLE - Singing is often SILENCED during times of SORROW and STRUGGLE - Singing STEERS us OUT and THROUGH times of sorrow and suffering - Singing SWELLS after the song of STRUGGLE