Our Sacred Roots: The Priesthood of All Believers

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Pray without Ceasing – Flash Prayer for the Day Thank you, heavenly Father, for the work of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Today I live for the praise of your glory.

For Your Weekly Journey Weekly Reflection on the Priesthood of All Believers First, Christian priesthood is eschatological, reflected in Israel’s corporate and professional priesthood but ultimately rooted in the church’s familial relationship to Christ, the eschatological Priest-King. Yves Congar writes: “If there is one truth everywhere proclaimed in the gospel and Paul, it is that Christ is the firstborn among a great multitude of brethren, and that he communicates to many what he has accomplished for all. . . . He is priest and sacrifice, but the faithful are priests and sacrifices with him – this is attested in more than fifteen passages of the New Testament.” By virtue of our union with Christ, we share priestly access, privilege and duties with our Head.

~ Uche Anizor and Hank Voss. Representing Christ . Electronic Edition. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016. pp. 55-56.

Let God Arise! Seasonal Focus To the Praise of His Glorious Grace , Ephesians 1.3-14

Book Reading Carter, Guard the Good Deposit

Special Church Year Service The Epiphany of the Lord: Thursday, January 6, 2022