Sunday, January 25, 2009

IT'S NOT UP TO US & WE'RE NOT UP TO IT!

EXODUS 19

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. WHAT GOD DOES [v. 1-3]

1. GOD REDEEMS [v. 1]

2. GOD REMEMBERS [v. 2, 3:12]

3. GOD REVEALS [v. 3]

II. WHAT GOD WANTS [v. 4-6, I PETER]

1. A PURCHASED POSSESSION [v. 4]

1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

2. A PECULIAR TREASURE [v. 5]

2:9-10 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

3. A PRIESTLY NATION [v. 6]

2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

III. WHAT GOD KNOWS [v. 7-25]

1. ...PEOPLE OVER-ESTIMATE THEIR ABILITIES [v. 7-8]

2. ...PEOPLE UNDER-ESTIMATE GOD'S HOLINESS [v. 9-13]

3. ...PEOPLE NEED HELP: [v. 14-25]

-TO FOCUS [v. 14-15]

-TO FEAR [v. 16-18]

-TO FOLLOW [v. 19-25]

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