2. PROLOGUE
You & I, as children of God, are CHOSEN by God
before the foundations of the world and are called to
CONSECRATE ourselves from the world and its
many connections in order to set ourselves apart to be
COMMITTED TO SERVE of our God,
our Master and Lord

3. The Priests in the Old Testament are CHOSEN
a. A Tribe is Chosen among other tribes
For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all
your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the
Lord, him and his sons for all time. (Deuteronomy
18:5)
b. A Family is Chosen from the Tribe
Appoint Aaron and his sons so that they are to take
responsibility for their priesthood. Any
unauthorized person who approaches it is to be put
to death. (Numbers 3:10)
CHOSEN

4. Similarly YOU & I are CHOSEN
a. Jesus says - You did not choose me, but I chose you
(John 15:16); …I have chosen your out of the world
(John 15:19) & chose us before the creation of the
world (Ephesians 1:4)
b. God chose the foolish things of the world to shame
the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to
shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this
world and the despised things—and the things that
are not—to nullify the things that are….. (1
Corinthians 1:27-31)
CHOSEN

5. We should always give thanks to God
……because God has chosen you from the
beginning for salvation through sanctification
by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
2 Thessalonians 2:13

6. The Priests are to CONSECRATE themselves
a. The Lord tells Moses to consecrate them, so they
may serve Him as priests (Exodus 29:1) &
especially, Aaron and his sons (Exodus 30:30)
b. The Lord says - Consecrate yourselves and be holy
because I am the Lord your God (Leviticus 20:7;
11:44)
c. You are the heads of the Levitical families; you
and your fellow Levites are to consecrate
yourselves … (1 Chronicles 15:12)
CONSECRATED
CONSECRATE means „TO SET APA

7. YOU & I too need to SET ourselves APART
a. Jesus says - If anyone comes to Me and does not
hate …. his own life, he cannot be My disciple (Luke
14:25-27)
b. Do not love the world i.e. the lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. If anyone loves
the world, love for the Father is not in them (1 John
2:15-17)
c. Don't copy the behaviour and customs of this world,
but let God transform you into a new person by
changing the way you think (Romans 12:2 )
CONSECRATED

8. 1. Jesus loves us and has freed us from our sins by
his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and
priests, so we can serve his God and Father
(Revelation 1:5-6; 5:10)
2. Apostle Paul calls himself a servant of Christ
Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as
a priest (Romans 15:14-16)
3. Jesus puts himself as an example: “..For even the
Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark
10:44; John 13:2-5)
COMMITTED TO SERVE

9. So YOU & I need to consider all the great things he
has done for us (1 Samuel 12:24) and
1. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the
Lord, not people (Ephesians 6:7) because we
were „called to be free, but do not use your
freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one
another humbly in love (Galatians 5:13) with the
gift each of you has received (1 Peter 4:10 ) & be
sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully
with all your heart (1 Samuel 12:24)
COMMITTED TO SERVE

10. When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on
his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will
separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the
goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. “Then the King
will say to those on his right, „Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your
inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I
was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me
something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and
you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came
to visit me.‟ “Then the righteous will answer him, „Lord, when did we see you
hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see
you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we
see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?‟ “The King will reply, „Truly I tell
you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you
did for me.‟
Matthew 25:31-46
EPILOGUE