SERMON 26/9/21 PS FERGUS (fr Muar, hokkien/teochew)
WE ARE THE CHURCH
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the church (collectively) that:
1. set apart
1 peter 1: chosen race, royal priesthood, holy nation, own possession, God's ppl. ..sojourners & exiles (passing thru) on grd
TO BE DIFFERENT-
separate (col 1: taken out/trf (soil) fr darkness to marvelous light)v r in d world - among them, x holy hurdle (not of the world), mingle...
john 15:19 "chose u out of the world, therefore, the world hates u (there's clash,x conformed to the shape of the world (like water in a pot) but be shaped by God renewal of mind/spirit"
distinct (clear boundary),
special (something abt it),
sacred.
TO BE COMMISSIONED
called, charged, dedicated..to Yahweh, ordained, assigned.
- everyone has a role to play. Act 14: set apart for the work which i have called them. to do n fulfill certain responsible.
1 peter 1....that u may proclaim the excellencies of him who called u out of darkness...light. must be rock solid for Jesus! 1 cor 6:19 v r not our own, v were bought with a price...we belong to him, he can ask us of anything.....our Master!
TO BE KNOWN FOR THE YOUR LOVE
1Peter 1...once u were not a ppl but now u r God's ppl once...not rec mercy but now u recd mercy.
John 13: called to love one another! christian loves, go on the knee and serve..
What should set us Apart? • Care for the weak
• care for the weak
💚Courage to face death
• Racial attitudes
• Sexual ethic
• Rights for Slaves & Foreigners
• Generosity & Personal wealth
• Path to power and authority (biblical authority & power)
ALIGN OURSELF TO HIS HEART.
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SERMON 5/9/21 by Ps Fergus
Division of land in ezekiel vs in Joshua
family tree abraham, jacob, to
1. reuben - loses his birth right, slept with his father concubine,
2. simeon - 1/2 population wipe off,
3. levi-priestly role,
4. judah- offes himself gen 43 for the life of benjamin, lion cub, scepter,
5. (dan,
6. naptali,
7. gad - & reuben settle on the east of jordan,
8. asher,)maid
9. issachar,
10. zebulun
11. joseph - favourite, eph n manasseh. got the firstborn blessings
12. benjamin.- produce king saul.
Division of kingdom
NORTHERN KINGDOM (israel) - all, assyria
SOUTHERN KINGDOM (judah)- judah n benjamin (120 yrs by babylon)
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Romans 8:21 creation waits to be set free, from ts bondage corruption.
revelation 21 - then i saw a new heaven and a new earth had passed away. and i saw the holy ciy, new Jerusalem coming down of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
he wipe away every tear from their eyes.....for the former things have passed away and he making every thing new.
All 12 tribes are reunited.
ezekiel get a gate, equally include simeon, and joseph 1 instead of 2 (eph&manasseh).
Means every son has a seat at the table
ezekiel 43, rev 21 john 7 if anyone thirst, et him come to me and drink, drink from jesus. John 4, water become a spring of eternal life.
rev 21, eze 40show me the holy city jerusalem.
we bear his name.
rev 22 we will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads
SERMON 22/8/21 by Ps Fergus
PRINCE
"his child, stand firm till the very end"
& PRIEST
"Zadok type"
Ezekiel 44-46
WHAT DO PRINCE DO..? 5 THINGS
THE PRINCE....
..Only the "prince" may sit in it to eat bread before the LORD.
1) OCCUPIES THE GATEWAY (& also the gate)
we can access.
2) TRANSACTS ON YOUR BEHALF
EX 45:16 to gv this offering to the prince in israel....he shall provide the sin offerings, grains...to make atonement on behalf of the house of Israel.
Jesus is the priest who recd & also to gv. Also the sacrifice himself.
During passover, they sacrifice lamb (lamb represent=Jesus)
JESUS IS THE HIGH PRIEST AND SACRIFICIAL LAMB
hebrew 4: we hv a great high priest & John 1 : Behold, the Lamb of God
3) IS ONE WITH THE PEOPLE
humble himself to live and serve like us to show his humanity.
ezekiel 46:9&10 when they enter, the prince shall enter with them, & when they go out, he go out. meaning......come in one way, go out anor way, transformed.
God is with us! entered n leave with his ppl.
Heb2&4...Jesus identifies w our humanin every possible way.
...like his brothers in every respect. he suffered n tempted so that is able to help those being tempted. yet w/o sin. 4:16 let us then with confidence draw nearto the throne of grace, that we may rec mercy n grace to help in time of need.
4) SONS INHERIT AN ETERNAL GIFT
EZ 46:16 if the prince makes a gift to any of his sons as his inherintance, it shall belong to his sons. It is their property by inheritance.
meaning..if we identfy as child of gift, his dna, we hv a gift that last forever. relate to him as princess, if only capacity as a servant..the gifting as a expire date.
"I am their inheritance"
"I am their possession"
JOhn 14 : i go to prepare a plae for you? I will come again n will take u to myself, that where I am,
5) ..IS LOOKING FOR ZADOK PRIEST
46 VS 15 ZADOK means the last one, the priest that would not stop serving his King.serve our King until the very end.
Mt 10 n 24, but the one who endures to the end will be saved amen
