
At Cornerstone Church, Everyone Is A
“As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 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. For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” —1 Peter 2:4-6
A priest is one who is duly authorized to minister in sacred things, particularly to offer sacrifices at the altar, and who acts as mediator between men and God.
- According to The Bible Dictionary
“Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” —Hebrews 13:15
In other words, the blood has been shed once for all, we don’t need that type of sacrifice anymore, so we are priests with a different sacrifice. Our sacrifice is one of continual praise.
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” —1 Peter 2:9
“There is no true, basic difference between laymen and priests, princes and bishops, between religious and secular, except for the sake of office and work, but not for the sake of status. They are all of the spiritual estate, all are truly priests, bishops, and popes. But they do not all have the same work to do… . Further, everyone must benefit and serve every other by means of his own work or office so that in this way many kinds of work may be done for the bodily and spiritual welfare of the community, just as all the members of the body serve one another.”
- Martin Luther
“All believers … should seek to bring others into the church, and should strive to lead the wanderers back to the road, should stretch forth a hand to the fallen and should win over the outsiders.”
- John Calvin
We are called to the Priesthood to
Three things stopping us from being a House of Ministry:
- We are too
- We are too
- We are too
Prayer Prompts
- Lord, what is one thing that you want me to do as a part of Cornerstone Church this year?
- Lord, what is one thing that is keeping me from doing what you’ve already asked me to do?
- Lord, what is one distraction I can eliminate this year?