Now You Are the People of God (1 Peter 2:9-12)

Fifth Sunday After Epiphany, Sunday, February 12, 2023

First Reading: Exodus 19:1-8. God made Israel, a nation of slaves, his special people. He wanted Israel to be the kingdom of priest he had called them to be.

Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:9-12. St. Peter encourages us to be what God has declared us to be: members of a royal priesthood, citizens of a holy nation.

Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20. Jesus declares that his disciples are blessings to his dark, decaying world

Sermon: 1 Peter 2:9-12. Now You Are the People of God.

What does it mean for us to be the people of God? It means that God has made you to be his own. There are some pretty amazing pictures Peter uses as he by inspiration describes this truth. He calls us “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, the people who are God’s own possessions.”

Pastor Nathan Kassulke