IT'S ALL HIS. Are you?

PRAYER TIME...

Intro postcard of who to invite

Have come forward to place on table when you write names on the back.

THUS SAYS THE LORD (2:27)

Notice the points that God brings up...

“Did I indeed reveal myself...”

“Did I choose him...”

“my priest…my altar… I gave… my offerings…my sacrifices…my offerings… my dwelling… my people.

Deuteronomy 10:14 ESV

14 Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it.

Deuteronomy

Psalm 89:11 ESV

11 The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.

Psalm 24:1 ESV

1 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,

MY PEOPLE...

MY PEOPLE...

MY PEOPLE...

HUMBLING AS A PASTOR: YOU ALL BELONG TO GOD!!!

Am I pastoring you all in such a way that I know that I’m entrusted to care for you, GOD’S PEOPLE?!?!

QUESTION: At what point did we think it was all about us and that all of this belonged to us?

BUT LOOK AT THE DIRECTNESS OF THIS QUESTION:

BUT LOOK AT THE DIRECTNESS OF THIS QUESTION:

1 Samuel 2:29 ESV

29 Why then do you scorn my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’

SO HERE’S A QUESTION: Does Jesus have pre-eminence in your life?

Colossians 1:15–20 ESV

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Matthew 18:15–17 ESV

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Colossians 1:

Matthew 18:17 The Message

If he still won’t listen, tell the church. If he won’t listen to the church, you’ll have to start over from scratch, confront him with the need for repentance, and offer again God’s forgiving love.

2:35 — I WILL RAISE UP FOR MYSELF...

ZADOK & SOLOMON.

ULTIMATELY POINTS TO JESUS.

Hebrews 1:1–3 ESV

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

PROPHET — verses 1-2

KING — “heir of all things...” “sad down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

PRIEST — “After making purification for sins...”

END WITH

1 Samuel 3:1 ESV

1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.