Chosen

He chose you.

He called you.

He doesn’t make mistakes.

Many are called few are chosen, we must choose Him.

Go out into the highways and byways and compel them to come in.

1 Peter 2:9 (ESV)

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.

Chosen generation (race)

Royal Priesthood

People for his own possession

May proclaim

Chosen generation (race) - a distinct group unified by the Holy Spirit.

Selected out of all generations in history, God chose you for this one.

Greatest advances in technology. AI, smartphone, and medical advances

Average newborn today can expect to live a whole generation longer than their grandparents.

Average life expectancy was 39 in 1800

79 and more people living to 100

Set apart for a purpose.

Created to fulfill the Great Commission. Something bigger than our lives.

Royal priesthood - people didn’t approach God in Old Testament, instead, a priest would be an intermediary.

Jesus is our High Priest. He...

Offers Himself up as the final sacrifice

Reconciles us back to God.

Intercedes for us at the right hand of the Father

We too are Royal priests

We are royal because we have become part of God’s family

We can go to Him directly. We don’t need someone to go to God for us. Hebrews 4:16 “16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

We have been given the responsibility of restoring others to Him. 2 Corinthians 5:18–20 “18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

People for His own possession

that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Conducting our lives so they would manifest His character.

Living so they want what we have.

Being light and salt - change agents and catalysts

Creative witnessing - serving then earning the right to speak into people's lives.

Telling others the Good News of Salvation

We serve as an advertising agency tasked with sharing about His love.

How To Share Our Faith

Share about His work in our lives.

Freedom is not getting to do what you want to do, but what we ought to do.

Where we were, are now, and what He is doing?

How? Our first work should be to serve them and then tell them the truth.