Every Member a Minister

We have come to the conclusion of this series. A series all about identity, who we are in Christ as Christians, members of this body of Christ. I hope your own sense of vocation and identity are elevated to Biblical heights, and that you are taking more joy than ever in your status as a believer:

-You as a child of God, you (you all, collectively as God’s people) are:
-Disciples. (apprentices)
-Priests. (with privileged access and sacred responsibility)
-Aliens. (exiles and strangers--winsome weirdos)
-Charismatics (supernaturally gifted)
-Members (of one body—the body of Christ)
-Witnesses (who tell what they have seen and heard)

This is heady stuff!
So what do you do with all this?

Well, here is what NOT to do:
Just before palm Sunday, (the original palm Sunday) the day Jesus and his disciples marched into Jerusalem to set holy week into motion, the week that would end with his crucifixion and later resurrection, the original apprentices to Jesus decided that being connected to Jesus gave them all this status and so a couple of them wanted to jockey for position—to become a who’s who among other Christians.

And look at how Jesus responds: Matthew 20