Sanctified for Service

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SANCTIFIED FOR SERVICE
What to Expect from the Moment You Accept God’s Call to Enter the Priesthood of Believers.


 Hebrews 5:7-8

7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;


 
I. GOD’S CALL TO HIS PEOPLE
            A. God calls people to be priests to our world. It is a priesthood made                   up of all believers. It is the church and its members who are                          called to intercede for the people in this world and bring all                                  who will come into this priesthood.
          B. All who enter this priesthood enter the same way.
                   1. They hear and believe the preaching of the cross of Jesus                           Christ.
                   2. They humbly and reverently come to Christ in repentance.
                   3. God gives them His promised Holy Spirit to empower them                               for service.
          C. The call to this priesthood is not the same as being designated a                         priest. The call is the anointing; the designation is the                                      fulfillment of the call.
                   1. Jesus was called, but he had to suffer and obey before he was                   designated to be a priest.
                   2. David, Jehu, Joseph, all were anointed some time before                           being designated to their posts.
                   3. The anointing of God to be a priest and intercessor is only                                  the permission to enter this priesthood, but you must submit                                  to being prepared for service.

 The process of bringing the anointing of God into reality is called sanctification, the act of separating from the world and being set apart to serve God.

II. THE ACT OF SEPARATING FROM THE WORLD (verse 7).
          A. Only the spiritually mature are allowed to serve as priests in the                        world. Maturity comes about through suffering (James 1:3                               “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.).
                   1. Jesus separated from his fleshly demands (Matt. 4:1ff)
                   2. Jesus separated from the demands of his family (Matt.                                       3:20,21)
                   3. Jesus separated from the demands of his society (Matt.                              26:39)
          B. Suffering produces the maturity required to handle the emotional                       strain of ministry.
                   1. Produces perseverance (Rom. 5:3 “And not only so, but we                               glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh                          patience;”)
                   2. Gives us grace (2 Tim. 1:9 “Who hath saved us, and called us                   with an holy calling, not according to our works, but                                            according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us                               in Christ Jesus before the world began,”)
                   3. Enhances reputation (2 Pet. 2:19)
                   4. Makes strong (Rev. 1:9 “I John, who also am your brother,                                and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and                                             patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos,                      for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.”)

 Once you have separated from the world, you are in a position to become trained for service to God.

III. BEING SET APART TO SERVE GOD (Verse 8)
          A. Only people who have teachable spirits will be able to be fully                           trained for service as priests and intercessors.
                   1. Jesus learned it as a lad (Luke 2:51)
                   2. David learned it in service to a flawed king (I Sam. 16:21)
                   3. Teach this at home! Make your children be teachable (Pro.                                  5:11-13)
                   4. Teachable spirits allow people to hear what they do not want                            to hear (2 Tim. 4:3 “For the time will come when they will                            not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they                      heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”)
          B. Teachable spirits make it possible to have the skills necessary for                      service.
                   1. The instructions for worship were very detailed. The priest                                had to be properly trained for the worship to be acceptable.
                   2. Worship music was to be done skillfully; therefore, lessons                                were required (Psalm 33:3 “Sing unto him a new song; play                          skillfully with a loud noise.”)
                   3. Instruction allows you to improve by accepting skills and                         knowledge others have.
          C. Teachable spirits allow you to succeed because you trust the one                        who gives you commands.
          D. Everyone who enters the priesthood hears the call of God through                     preaching, and then responds submission to the process of                            sanctification. The anointing, for many people, has never been                       fulfilled in them because they failed to submit to the process of                    maturing in the spirit.

          E. Maturity comes about through obedient experience, suffering for                        the kingdom. The Lord opens the door for you to minister in                               His church. It may not be what you believe to be your ultimate                       calling, but it is the door for maturity that the Lord gives you.                    Take it, it leads to becoming regarded as a priest of God in this                      world.

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