Atonement, Consecration, and Ordination

Prayer of Thanks

Prayer of Illumination

We have another long chapter this morning; I’d like to lay a little bit of groundwork before we read the text together. If you’ve been with us the past couple weeks then you’ll remember how we’re working our way from the presence of God outward. We’ve looked at the ark of the covenant, the lampstand, the table of show bread, the tent itself, the door, the altar, the doorway or the the threshold and last week we talked about the High Priest Himself. This morning we come to chapter 29 where we are all the way out. There’s no further to go, but now we turn around to work our way in again from the perspective of one of the priests. As we work our way back in we get a detailed picture of what it looks like to go from sinner to minister. As we read this together I’d like us to put ourselves in the shoes of a priest. As Christians we are the priesthood of Christ, all of us. We are all ministers of Christ our Great High Priest. See if you can’t recognize all the steps a priest goes through before entering into effective ministry. I think we’ll find those steps are true even today.

Exodus 29 NASB95

1 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them to minister as priests to Me: take one young bull and two rams without blemish, 2 and unleavened bread and unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil; you shall make them of fine wheat flour. 3 “You shall put them in one basket, and present them in the basket along with the bull and the two rams. 4 “Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 5 “You shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod; 6 and you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. 7 “Then you shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. 8 “You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them. 9 “You shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind caps on them, and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. So you shall ordain Aaron and his sons. 10 “Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. 11 “You shall slaughter the bull before the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 12 “You shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar. 13 “You shall take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and offer them up in smoke on the altar. 14 “But the flesh of the bull and its hide and its refuse, you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering. 15 “You shall also take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram; 16 and you shall slaughter the ram and shall take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar. 17 “Then you shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head. 18 “You shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the Lord: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord. 19 “Then you shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram. 20 “You shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the lobes of his sons’ right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar. 21 “Then you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments and on his sons and on his sons’ garments with him; so he and his garments shall be consecrated, as well as his sons and his sons’ garments with him. (pause) 22 “You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination), 23 and one cake of bread and one cake of bread mixed with oil and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread which is set before the Lord; 24 and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. 25 “You shall take them from their hands, and offer them up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing aroma before the Lord; it is an offering by fire to the Lord. 26 “Then you shall take the breast of Aaron’s ram of ordination, and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be your portion. 27 “You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering which was waved and which was offered from the ram of ordination, from the one which was for Aaron and from the one which was for his sons. 28 “It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the sons of Israel, for it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their heave offering to the Lord. 29 “The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained. 30 “For seven days the one of his sons who is priest in his stead shall put them on when he enters the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place. 31 “You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. 32 “Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 33 “Thus they shall eat those things by which atonement was made at their ordination and consecration; but a layman shall not eat them, because they are holy. 34 “If any of the flesh of ordination or any of the bread remains until morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 “Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain them through seven days. 36 “Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement, and you shall purify the altar when you make atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to consecrate it. 37 “For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it; then the altar shall be most holy, and whatever touches the altar shall be holy. 38 “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two one year old lambs each day, continuously. 39 “The one lamb you shall offer in the morning and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; 40 and there shall be one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering with one lamb. 41 “The other lamb you shall offer at twilight, and shall offer with it the same grain offering and the same drink offering as in the morning, for a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord. 42 “It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the doorway of the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. 43 “I will meet there with the sons of Israel, and it shall be consecrated by My glory. 44 “I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to minister as priests to Me. 45 “I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will be their God. 46 “They shall know that I am the Lord their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.

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I’d like to make a few simple observations then get straight to the main point. No one who is washed is left unconsecrated. No one is who is consecrated is left “unordained”. No one who is ordained is left out of the nourishment and fellowship at the table. No one who is nourished and enjoying fellowship at the table is left out of the ministry of the priesthood to fellow sinners.

Every priest of God is intended to minister to fellow sinners that the fellowship of God with us may be preserved and advanced.

As we work through the text this morning I would just like us to ask, “Where am I?” God has intended for all of us to be His ministers to fellow saints and sinners: “Where am I on my way to serving those around me?” Once we know where we are we can ask, “What’s the next step?”

I’ve broken the text into five steps, but I’d like you to walk away with two. “Where am I?” and “What’s my next step?” Maybe take your sermon outline with you when we close this morning with those two underlined and pray about those this week.

vs. 1-9 Sinners are washed

vs. 10-21 The washed are consecrated

vs. 22-30 The consecrated are ordained

vs. 31-35 The ordained are nourished

vs. 36-46 The nourished minister to fellow sinners

Sinners are washed

If we look at the first couple of verses we start with quite the entourage approaching the tabernacle. We’re all the way on the outside we’ve made an about face and we’re making our way up to the threshold of the tabernacle. The required sacrifices are there that we talked about. Moses is there ready standing in as High Priest for the time being. There’s even a meal prepared, but what do they need to do first?

Exodus 29:4 NASB95

4 “Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

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We’ve already wrestled with some pretty forward demands awaiting those who approach the threshold of God.

There’s an altar that asks, “Where is your sacrifice?”

There’s a door that none may enter but a worthy priest asking, “Where is your lawyer? Where is your priest to plead your case?”

Add to all those requirements: the need for a bath!

It’s a humbling call, for the priesthood and for Moses! These men have been living in a dusty, hot desert for weeks. They’re going to be dirty. And they line up like children for bath time to be washed by another grown man.

How long does it take for boys to say, “I can do it myself”? Not long. Guys, how long does it take us to ask for help? There’s a little bit of pride that keeps us from asking for help isn’t there? I’m certainly guilty in that respect.

Humility is the first step! Humility to come dirty before the High Priest dirty with our own sin. Humility is the first step towards life in Christ. Forget fruitful and effective ministry for a moment, how do we enter into the kingdom?

Matthew 5:3 NASB95

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Who did Jesus say the kingdom belonged to?

Luke 18:16 NASB95

16 But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

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It’s the heart of a child that desperately asks for help because their hands are covered in mud and need to be washed. That’s how we approach the kingdom of God whether we realize it or not: Filthy. The question is whether we’re humble enough to be washed by the High Priest.

Jesus stated very clearly to his disciples.

John 13:8 NASB95

8 Peter said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”

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There’s a certain pride that will keep the world out of the kingdom or at the very least cripple the service of the Christian. We enter into the kingdom repenting of the dirt and the grime of our sin, and we continue in a posture of repentance. There’s no point where humility is not required because there’s no point where repentance is not a necessary facet of our Christian walk.

If you’re not a Christian here this morning, The call to believe in Christ for your salvation is not a call to clean yourself. The call to faith in Christ is to recognize we’re covered in filth and we need to be cleaned by someone other than ourselves. Accompanying that call to faith is a call to repentance. Turn from your sin! Turn from the dirt and the grime which has covered us for so long and seek life and cleansing in Christ. He stands ready to wash us clean if we’re willing to come to him humbly as a child. You can come to him today in repentance and faith and you will be washed white as snow.

For my brothers and sisters here this morning who have been washed clean by the blood of Christ. Let’s not leave behind the humility of a child that we once knew. We shouldn’t be surprised when new seasons of life show us new sins in our heart. It’s the nature of sanctification. Let’s make it a habit to come to our Great High Priest in repentance. It keeps us humble. It keeps us ready and equipped to serve. Find someone who you know well, who you can trust to confess those sins to. Often we need the encouragement of a brother or a sister to assure us, “You are washed clean!” There is grace and forgiveness for you. The human condition likes to hold on to the dirt even after we’ve been washed. The devil, the accuser tries to convince us we’re still dirty even through repentance. Let’s come before our Great High Priest together because we know he is faithful to wash us clean and renew a right spirit within us.

The priesthood came before Moses as a whole. They did not come one at a time. Sometimes we need to help each other walk to Christ that we can be washed.

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There are implications to being washed as a priest. The process doesn’t stop there. All who are washed are consecrated. They’re set apart and made holy for the task before them.

Paul gives us a glimpse of this progression as well! Notice this.

1 Corinthians 6:9–11 NASB95

9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

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As the church we were all counted among sinners at one point until we were washed. All the dirt and grime has been wiped away, but then also “you were sanctified”. In being washed we’ve been set apart, consecrated, sanctified for a holy task.

The washed are consecrated

In verses 5 through 9 the priesthood is dressed for their holy task. They’re anointed, they’re even ordained.

What more do they need? They’ve clearly been selected for the work. Time to get busy! … Not quite yet.

You might remember the bull and the two rams that came with this entourage to the door of the tabernacle. An atoning sacrifice for sin must be made for this priesthood if they’re going to serve as God’s holy priesthood.

While dressed in this holy attire having been anointed with oil, Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the bull and the goats declaring to all who are watching, “Even these priests are sinners and in need of an atoning sacrifice for sins.” Even these who are dressed in such holy attire need to be made holy by a worthy sacrifice.

Perhaps the most important verse to notice here is verse 21.

Exodus 29:21 NASB95

21 “Then you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments and on his sons and on his sons’ garments with him; so he and his garments shall be consecrated, as well as his sons and his sons’ garments with him.

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Simple question, “What is it that makes the priesthood and His garments holy?” It wasn’t how ornate and glorious the uniform appeared. It wasn’t the fact that they were anointed with oil. It wasn’t even the fact that they were ordained for service. It was the shed blood of an atoning sacrifice.

I don’t know about you, but If I had just labored for hours and hours crafting this robe, and an ephod for the High Priest I would probably try to keep it away from things that might stain it. This isn’t just an expected byproduct of the job either. Priests are going to get blood on them eventually… But no Aaron’s been wearing this clean blue and gold robe for all of a couple minutes when Moses walks up to him with a mixture of blood and oil and sprinkles them all with it. To the person who doesn’t understand you might look at Aaron spattered with blood, and think, “what a shame to ruin such a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.” Yet for those who do understand, when they see that blood stain, they would realize, that blood stain is what has consecrated these men for the holy task they’ve been given.

There are a lot of things we can look for to identify someone as set apart for ministry. We can go back to first impressions and ask, do they present well? Aaron fully dressed in his priestly uniform sure presented well, but that’s not what set him apart and consecrated him. We might look for gifting. That’s even prescribed in Scripture. We should be looking for gifting eventually, but we’re not there yet. We might look for education. Again, wise to consider but education and understanding doesn’t consecrate us for ministry. Even before all of these external things, we must ask, “Are they holy?” We’re not looking for perfection, but has the Spirit done a work that has sanctified this person?

If I could put it very simply: Is there evidence of Christian fruit?

There’s a slew of people out there, who present well, have extraordinary talents, and even have advanced degrees, but they aren’t walking in holiness or fruitfulness. There’s an appropriate warning there for men in my position certainly, but I would hope it could be an encouragement to many of you. If there is fruit in your life, if the Spirit is at work in your life leading you into greater holiness. He’s doing so for a purpose. We recognized a couple weeks back. The tabernacle isn’t made holy so it can sit off in the distance and be looked at. Neither are we. The Lord is working in our lives to sanctify us so we can be ministers to sinners. The tabernacle is made holy for the sake of sinners in need of God. We as the washed made clean by the blood of Christ are sanctified that we may serve the church to the glory of God.

Don’t let what God has made holy sit in a cupboard for everyone to merely look at.

2 Timothy 2:21 NASB95

21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

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Thus far the priesthood has been washed and consecrated, but the consecrated will be ordained. We’ve already seen one instance of ordination, but it’s emphasized in this next section.

The consecrated are ordained

If you start there in verse 22 and look all the way to vs. 30 you’ll notice 3 references to a ram of ordination. These atoning sacrifices have consecrated these men, but they’ve also given them a particular role in service to the Lord. Up until this point the priesthood has been receiving from Moses as he stands in as the High Priest, but now Moses begins to incorporate them into the ministry.

Moses takes the various pieces of the ram, cakes of bread, and a wafer and puts them in the hands of the priesthood to bring before God as an offering.

Maybe some of you have had this experience if you grew up in the church. When I was quite young my parents used to give me something to put in the offering plate when it went by. They didn’t need to do that, they could have just done it themselves, but in that simple action they started to teach me about what it is to be a part of the congregation. We are all intended to be worshippers, vessels for honor as Timothy put it. Having been washed and sanctified we are useful to the Master and prepared for every good work. In a very real way, we’ve all been ordained for ministry. We’ve all been prepared to bring what we’ve been given in Christ back to God for His glory.

In our modern English the word ordination tends to refer to those with an office in the church, (an elder ordained to the ministry or a deacon ordained to the ministry ) and that’s a very appropriate term for it, but if we’re not careful we relegate useful, honorable, service to the Lord to “the ordained”. Ordained simply means selected, or chosen, or appointed. There are those who have been selected by the church to serve as deacons. There are those who have been appointed to the office of elder to shepherd the church, but before any of us have ever held an office, there’s a very real sense in which every believer, each of us a priest in the household of God, has been chosen for service and ministry in the church. Some of use are appointed for different ministries, but all of us have been consecrated to the Lord. We’re all intended to be useful to the Master, prepared for every good work, and in that we’ve all been appointed to some kind of ministry.

Exodus recognizes this offering to the Lord, the offering that comes from ordination to be an all encompassing service. No one is left out.

Exodus 29:28–29 NASB95

28 “It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the sons of Israel, for it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their heave offering to the Lord. 29 “The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained.

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If I were to make this practical, I’d ask a simple question to begin with.

“What have we been given?” “What have you been given?”

We can say for all of us who are in Christ, we’ve been given the washing of the blood of Christ and sanctification of the Spirit by His grace. We’ve been appointed, ordained for useful service to the Master. But let’s go further. What gift has the Lord given you? What is the offering which Christ has put in your hands to serve the Lord with?

It may be a gift of simple service, a single talent that isn’t often noticed by others. That too is an offering to be brought before the Lord! One of those priests was given the fat that covers the entrails to bring before the Lord. A humble offering, but an offering nonetheless. We might be tempted to think: “Man why couldn’t I receive a nice loaf of bread??”

Whatever it is, we’ve been called to steward it. Let’s put ourselves in a position to use those gifts, even the humble ones.

You might imagine a scenario where my parents give me something to put in the plate on Sunday morning as a child, but I forget it at home, I never actually sit in the service, or I just forget it in my pocket.

It would be unthinkable for Moses to give one of these ordained priests a piece of bread intended for offering to the Lord and for him to walk home with it.

There are some of you here with the gift of hospitality, and it shows because you put yourself in a position to use that gift. You’re here when guests are walking in the door and make a point to engage them when they walk in. Thank you!

For some here this morning it’s simply a matter of stepping across an aisle to engage a brother or sister to be in a position to use your gifts. For others, it may require some intentionality.

For some of you it might mean thinking about membership. This morning we have the joy of welcoming Susan into membership. By joining this family in covenant membership she puts herself in a position to serve this church with her gifts, and for us to serve her.

At the end of the day belonging to a church, being committed to the body of Christ is the place where God’s gifts are leveraged to their fullest extent.

Are you in a position where what God has given you can be stewarded well? If not, what would it take to get there? If you’d like to talk more about that, don’t hesitate to fill out the tear off in the bulletin or contact one of the elders or myself. Our numbers are in the bulletin.

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Once we’re in a position to serve, now what?

What do the priests do next?

They sit down for a meal! You might think it’s taking them a while before they actually get to work, and you’re right, but this too is really important.

The ordained are nourished

Five simple verses, but worthy of note! After devoting their gifts to the Lord, and receiving this ordination they’re nourished together. They eat together; They fellowship together at the entrance of the tent of meeting! There’s a mutual benefit to this service. There’s unity and camaraderie to this service they’ve been called to.

There is no ordained loner. They all sit together, they all eat together, they’re all fed together as one body, and fed in such a way that is distinct from even the rest of Israel.

Exodus 29:33 NASB95

33 “Thus they shall eat those things by which atonement was made at their ordination and consecration; but a layman shall not eat them, because they are holy.

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That word layman can also be understood as “stranger”. Only the holy and consecrated are to come to the table.

The point of application may be apparent here. We’ve been consecrated by the blood of Christ. We’ve been ordained by His holy calling in making us a part of the body. Let’s ensure our faith is nourished by the body and blood of Christ. A starving faith is rarely a feeding faith. One fundamental way we are fed is when we gather together at the Lord’s Table. We remember together the body which was broken for us when we eat. We remember the blood which atoned for us when we drink. In that memorial we give our faith something to feed on. In that meal we remind one another of the source of our washing, the source of our holiness, the source of our ordination. It’s a family meal that’s absolutely necessary to the ministry of the body.

Apart from that meal, apart from that nourishment we have in Christ, we starve. Apart from Christ there is no unity, and we fracture. Apart from Christ what ministry do we have to attend to? What do we call people to? The proclamation of Christ at the table as we eat together, the proclamation of Christ from the pulpit, the lectern, the pew, and your own dinner table at home, that gospel is the means and heartbeat of all we do. Without that steady diet, we cannot hope to have the nourishment or strength to serve the Lord or His church.

Two questions to consider.

Firstly, what would it take to come to the table?

The Lord’s Supper isn’t magical in any sense, but it is an essential part of the Christian’s spiritual diet. It’s not something we should go without on a regular basis. One of the fundamental practices that unites any ordinary family is having dinner together. The same is true of the church. Our family meal around the memory of the body and blood of Christ unites us in a very real way, it feeds our faith in a very real way as we look to Christ together. What would it take to come enjoy the unity we have at the Lord’s Table?

Second thing to consider.

Maybe it’s time for seconds.

Active and effective disciples often need a second helping.

After the day of Pentecost, the ministry of the apostles and the disciples is experiencing extraordinary fruitfulness. What characterizes this gathering of saints?

Acts 2:42 NASB95

42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

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Key word there is continually. The church is feasting on the word together in fellowship!

What would it take to get another helping during the week. I hope as you gather here this morning, you’re fed by the grace of God. I hope that as we come together at the Lord’s table on the first Sunday of the month your fed, but let’s strive to be continually devoted to that nourishment.

You could come to our institute class at 9am. We’re working through 1 John, Jeremiah’s teaching, that’s a time where I get to be fed on Sunday, I’d encourage you to join us. If you’re not already attending a fellowship group or our Bible study that would be another opportunity. I believe West fellowship group is going through Acts, East fellowship group is going through Romans, and we’re going through Hebrews on Wednesday night here at the church. If you’d like more information about any of those, please don’t hesitate to ask or leave us a note in the offering plate. We’d love to connect you.

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We come to capstone of all of this: Every priest, every one of them is intended to come to this point where they’re ministering to fellow sinners and leading them into fellowship with God.

The nourished minister to fellow sinners

From verse 36 to the end of the chapter the work of the priesthood really begins.

The altar is consecrated with blood.

The daily sacrifices are mandated, and then there’s a reminder of the purpose of all of this. God’s purpose which He declared from the beginning.

Exodus 29:44–46 NASB95

44 “I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to minister as priests to Me. 45 “I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will be their God. 46 “They shall know that I am the Lord their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.

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The purpose of the priesthood is to be instrumental in God’s ultimate purpose: restoring and preserving fellowship with sinners by means of an atoning sacrifice. At the end of the day the priesthood step up from the table and minister to sinners as they seek fellowship with God.

This is the part where we need to look up and look around. If we find ourselves at the point, we’ve been washed in humility and repentance, we’ve received the Spirit’s gracious work of sanctification in us, we put ourself in a place of service as God’s appointed servants, we’re nourished, maybe even enjoying seconds, we don’t approach a finish line. If anything that’s where the work begins. That’s where we realize there’s someone next to us who needs to be fed. There’s a ministry waiting there for us. Maybe there’s someone close to you who has gifts they don’t know how to use yet. There’s an essential ministry waiting there for us. Maybe you have children at home who are still getting a grip on sin and what fellowship with God really means. We are placed here on this earth to bring people into fellowship with God through Christ and to advance that fellowship among the saints.

We feed one another with the Scriptures. We invite one another into ministry. We share meals together. We pray for one another as we seek the lost, and in all of that we continue to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ which proclaims the fellowship of God with sinners through the atoning sacrifice of Christ. This is our confidence, our hope, and our ministry.

Again, if you can walk away this morning with a two point sermon. Great!

Where are you? If you were honest with yourself, where are you on your way to fruitful ministry and advancing the fellowship of Christ in and through the church.

2. What’s your next step? If you find yourself there at the end nourished and equipped your next step is helping someone else take their next step. Maybe you realize you’re not there yet, but you realize I don’t know how to do that. Maybe, you’re hesitant about that next step. Ask someone about it. Again feel free to reach out to one of us elders or just talk to someone you’ve got to know here. I’m sure they’d be happy to answer your questions or at least point you in the right direction.

All in all, we seek the advancement of the fellowship of God in the lives of those around us through our humble service.

Let’s Pray.