Priest
Lesson 2: Sacrificing Services
August 24 & 25, 2019
1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. New International Version
Our Service Is Our Sacrifice
Romans 15:16 For this grace has made mea servant of the gospel of God, constantly doing the work of a priest, for I endeavor to present an acceptable offering toGod; so that the non-Jewish people of the earth may be set apart and made holy by the Spirit of holiness. The Passion Translation
Some Duties Of The Levites In The Tabernacle: Protecting it, tearing down and moving it, maintaining it, baking the bread, stoking the fire, preparing offerings, lighting candles, playing instruments, singing worship songs, teaching, judging, accounting, etc.
Numbers 3:5 The Lord said toMoses, 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. New International Version
1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. New International Version
Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, New International Version
Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. New International Version
Ephesians 2:22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. New International Version
Ephesians 4:11 And he has appointed some with grace to be apostles, and some with grace to be prophets, and some with grace to be evangelists, and some with grace to be pastors, and some with grace to be teachers. The Passion Translation
Ephesians 4:12 And their calling is to nurture and prepare all the holy believers to do their own works of ministry, and as they do this they will enlarge and build up the body of Christ. The Passion Translation