Priestly work

The priesthood of all believers. Do we really buy into that? Or does Faith have only one priest/pastor? When it comes to praying out loud in public, you would think so. =)

I shared a little bit of my faith story last Sunday, but we all have the moment of our baptism, when we were anointed with oil, marked with the cross, sealed with the Spirit. We are all priests in this church.

"The assigned task of a high priest is to offer both gifts and sacrifices." God give us gifts and we are to sacrificially use them for the sake of the kingdom.

One of the main themes in the Old Testament is "I'll be their God, they'll be my people."

I love the part right before that, "This new plan I'm making with Israel isn't going to be written on paper, isn't going to be chiseled in stone; This time I'm writing out the plan in them, carving it on the lining of their hearts."

God knows us better than we know ourselves. Deep within us is the perfect place to plant faith. We can set aside papers and stone tablets. It's hard to get away from a God who is within you.

I'm really looking forward to Calumet next week. It'll be a time for the 18 of us from Faith to consider our souls and tend to them. Please pray (out loud if you'd like) for Cassie & Erik who are there this week only (along with Andrew, Tori, Tina, & Julia, Rose, and Emily) and Miranda & Marcus who will be there later in the month. Oh, and it's Tina's birthday today...to become a teenager at camp!