"We Are Priests, Like Living Stones"
A Handbook for the Royal Priesthood - Episode #6
"...you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
About This Episode:
If you are in Christ, you are ALREADY a part of the Royal Priesthood. Along with every believer of Jesus, we are being built up, like living stones, into a holy temple where God dwells. We are made to be instruments of reconciliation between God and man.
In this episode we finally explore our Priesthood, and talk about what makes it distinct from the Levitical priesthood established in the Law. We analyze the story of Melchizedek, and gain new insights into our own priestly duties based on the story of this obscure royal priest.
The next pillar for the Royal Priesthood to understand is this: Every single born-again Believer is a priest, an intermediary between God and man. If we belong to the Body of Christ, we have already been anointed and ordained and consecrated for this high calling.
Isn’t it about time we learn what this Priesthood is all about?
This episode is focused on THE PRIESTHOOD. We discuss:
- What is a priest?
- Contrasting the Priesthood of Levi and the Priesthood of Melchizedek
- What does the Priesthood have to do with spiritual warfare?
- What are the spiritual sacrifices which we offer up to God on behalf of the people?
- Can “living sacrifices” live up to their “full potential“?
- The Royal Priesthood is the fulfillment of God’s promised plan from Genesis to Revelation.
- Does God love or hate the nations?
- What are the duties of the Royal Priesthood?
- A new way to think about intercessory prayer
- The spiritual significance of Gospel proclamation
- What it means to minister the Gospel to one another
- The “one another” commands of the New Testament are the blueprint for the living temple.
- Contrasting life as a Royal Priest with modern American Christianity
- How can you enter into your role as a royal priest?
Questions for Contemplation:
If you are in Christ, you are ALREADY a priest, set apart for the purpose of offering up spiritual sacrifices to God.
- How does this knowledge change how you think about the purpose of your life and your faith?
- If you were to take seriously the role of “bearing before God” the names of other people, or of other nations, who would you pray for more fervently? Why not begin right now?
- Living stones are called to be living sacrifices. Is there anything you’ve been unwilling to lay upon the altar before the Lord? Why?
- Where could you be more active in ministering the gospel? Who in your circle needs to hear the gospel proclaimed? Who needs reminding of the grace of the cross?
- Take time to offer yourself again before the Lord, acknowledging what He has done for you and what He has called you to. Ask Him to show you how to step into your role as a part of His Royal Priesthood of believers.
We hope this podcast will help you to seek the deep riches of the glory of God, and inspire you to discover your role in the Royal Priesthood of Believers.
Scriptures referenced in this podcast:
1 Peter 2:4-10, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 8:14, Deuteronomy 10:8-9, Numbers 1:53, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 15:15, Genesis 14:18-20, 2 Peter 2:7, Psalm 110, Matthew 22:44-46, Colossians 2:15, 1 Corinthians 15:24-26, Revelation 20:14, Genesis 3:15, 2 Corinthians 10:4, Philippians 2:9-11, Isaiah 61:1-6, Luke 4:16-21, Hebrews 7, Ephesians 1:18-22, Romans 6:4, Hebrews 6:19-20, Hebrews 10:19-22, Hebrews 10:8-9, Psalms 40:6-8, Genesis 22, Romans 8:34, 2 Corinthians 4:4-6, Mark 12:30-31, Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrews 5:7, Hebrews 4:15, Revelation 5:9-10, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 7:24-26, Hebrews 11:19, Psalm 51, John 12:24, Luke 22:25-26, Matthew 16:24, Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 7:9, Genesis 26:3, Acts 2, Isaiah 66:18-21, John 3:16, 2 Peter 2:5, Deuteronomy 7:6-10, 2 Peter 3:9-15, Exodus 28:12, Romans 8:34, Luke 23:34, Matthew 16:18-19, 1 John 1:9, James 5:16, Galatians 6:1, Ephesians 4:1, Philippians 1:27, Ephesians 2:19-22, Exodus 28:41, Luke 24:49, 1 Peter 2:11, Psalm 40:8, Ephesians 4:12, Revelation 8:4
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S3Ep8: We Are Kingdom People
This episode of the Deeper Riches Podcast puts the “Royal” in the Royal Priesthood. As adopted sons and daughters of the King of the Universe, we are royalty. But what is this kingdom that we have entered into? What does it mean to do “kingdom work” or be a “kingdom person”? What is the real work of this kingdom of priests? We return to the story of the history of the world and explore what God revealed about His Kingdom through the first three kings of Israel: Saul, David, and Solomon. We also dive into the parables Jesus told about his kingdom and take away some big lessons about the nature of the Kingdom of God.
S3Ep7: What is the Church?
What is the church? Is it a building? A place we go to get some encouragement and fellowship once or twice a week? According to the Scriptures, the church is so much more. It is the Body of Christ on the earth, and the Bride who awaits His return. God’s plan for the Church is one of the great mysteries in all the universe, a thing into which angels long to look! On this latest episode of the Deeper Riches podcast, we explore this beautiful mystery and discover that faith is not a ME thing – it’s a WE thing! Enjoy!
S3E6: We Are Priests Like Living Stones
If you are in Christ, you are a part of the Royal Priesthood. Along with every believer of Jesus, we are being built up, like living stones, into a holy temple where God dwells. We are made to be instruments of reconciliation between God and man. In this episode we explore our Priesthood, and talk about what makes it distinct from the Levitical priesthood established in the Law. We analyze the story of Melchizedek, and gain new insights into our own priestly duties based on the story of this obscure royal priest. If we belong to the Body of Christ, we have already been anointed and ordained and consecrated for this high calling. Isn’t it about time we learn what this Priesthood is all about?
S3Ep5 – The Law and the Gospel
On this episode, we discuss the giving of the Law of Moses. Through this Law, God gave to mankind an unbelievable grace: He revealed the gospel more fully than ever before. We will trace how God clearly communicated his standard for right and wrong, the standard by which all of mankind is judged, and the standard of which we all fall short. But in the Law God also revealed that He would take payment for our sin with the blood of a perfect, spotless sacrifice, and restore us to a right relationship with Him. Without this Law, there is no gospel. We hope that this episode challenges your previous conceptions of the Law, and gives you an extra measure of gratitude and awe.
S3 Ep4: Let My People Go!
On this episode, we discuss God as DELIVERER. We dive into the story of the Exodus, when God delivered His people out of slavery in Egypt. Next to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Exodus is the most miracle-filled story in the Bible. The story is so pivotal, that the Israelites were commanded to remember and reenact it every single year forever. This story is also foundational to the Royal Priesthood today, because before we can serve God in the wilderness, we must actually leave the system of Egypt. This is an application rich episode, worth listening all the way through. It will challenge you, but it is our hope that you, too, will hear the call of God on your behalf, to “Let my people go!”
S3 Ep3: Walk by Faith
On this 3rd episode in the Handbook for the Royal Priesthood series, we examine the life of Father Abraham as a model of walking by faith. God counted Abraham’s faith as righteousness, so what exactly did Abraham believe? And how did he exercise that faith? In an age where it is becoming increasingly more costly to walk by faith and stand for Christ, the Royal Priesthood of believers need to consider what it means to follow in the footsteps of Abraham and walk by faith.
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