LifePointe Christian Church

Set Apart - Live Differently - Week 1
Speaker: Derek Gute, Adult Ministries Pastor
Locations & Times
LifePointe Christian Church
10291 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 9:45 AM
Sunday 11:15 AM
“Set apart”
Set Apart: Aaron
Exodus 28-30
1 Chronicles 23:13
“Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.”
Exodus 28-30
1 Chronicles 23:13
“Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.”
Set Apart: Levites
Numbers 8:13-14
“Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering to the Lord. In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.”
Numbers 8:13-14
“Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering to the Lord. In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.”
Set Apart: Tithe
Deuteronomy 14:22
“Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.”
Deuteronomy 14:22
“Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.”
Set Apart: Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:4-5
“The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’”
Jeremiah 1:4-5
“The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’”
Set Apart: Paul
Galatians 1:13-16
Romans 1:1
“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God…”
Galatians 1:13-16
Romans 1:1
“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God…”
Set Apart: Israel
Leviticus 20:26
“You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.”
Leviticus 20:26
“You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.”
As followers of Jesus, we are called to be holy and set apart.
Holy:
“Holy is a biblical term generally meaning ‘to be set apart.’ The term is used widely in Scripture to refer to a variety of people and objects alike but ultimately points to God as the one who is qualitatively different or set apart from creation.”
“Holy is a biblical term generally meaning ‘to be set apart.’ The term is used widely in Scripture to refer to a variety of people and objects alike but ultimately points to God as the one who is qualitatively different or set apart from creation.”
Communicable Attribute:
Aspects of God’s character that he shares or ‘communicates’ with us.
Aspects of God’s character that he shares or ‘communicates’ with us.
The holiness of God ought to be imitated in our lives.
Hebrews 12:14
1 Thessalonians 4:7
Hebrews 12:14
1 Thessalonians 4:7
Our calling to be holy means that we are to be set apart.
Psalm 4:3
“Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself…”
Psalm 4:3
“Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself…”
Our calling to be holy means that we are to be set apart.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
Our lives ought to look different from those who don’t yet know Jesus
What does it look like to imitate the holiness of God in our lives?
1 Peter 1:14
“As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.”
“As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.”
One of the determining factors of our holiness is obedience
Am I living set apart as described by God’s Word?
Am I living set apart as described by God’s Word?
1 Peter 2:1-2
“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”
1 Peter 2:1-2
“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”
Am I living set apart as described by God’s Word?
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
“It is God’s will that you be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that his holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God…”
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
“It is God’s will that you be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that his holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God…”
Am I living set apart as described by God’s Word?
Romans 13:8-14
Romans 13:8-14
Am I living set apart as described by God’s Word?
Galatians 5:16-26
Galatians 5:16-26
“To be holy is to live your life set apart in such a way that people can tell there’s something different about you even without you telling them.”
Are you set apart?
Are there any activities or relationships in my life that are hindering my growth in holiness?
Are you set apart?
John 3:16
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (NLT)
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (NLT)
“Set apart”
EASY WAYS TO GIVE
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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS AND EVENTS
MEN’S BURGERS & BULLETS / JUNE 8 / 8:00 am – 1:30 pm
We’ll meet at LifePointe, then carpool to Sacramento Valley Shooting Center near Sloughouse, CA. Join us back at LifePointe for some amazing burgers and lifesaving tips on remaining calm in close conflict.
Cost: $28 total. $10 for burgers / $18 for gun range. 18 years and up.
Deadline to register is June 5.
Register at lifepointe.org/mensbb
STUDENT JOB BOARD / NEED HELP?
Help our students earn their way to camp! Do you have jobs/chores/needs to be accomplished? LP Students are ready and available to tackle your needs.
Go to http://bit.ly/lpstudentsjobs
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL / MON, JULY 8 -FRI, JULY 12
Kids 4 years - 6th grade are invited to this Summer’s “Roar” Vacation Bible School (VBS). Daily schedule: 9am-12:30pm.
\Cost: $40, with multiple sibling discounts.
Register at: lifepointe.org/VBS2019
VBS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Are you looking to be blessed this summer? Join our VBS team 2019! Contact Darla at d.blanton@lifepointe.org
MORE EVENTS AT LIFEPOINTE.ORG
We’ll meet at LifePointe, then carpool to Sacramento Valley Shooting Center near Sloughouse, CA. Join us back at LifePointe for some amazing burgers and lifesaving tips on remaining calm in close conflict.
Cost: $28 total. $10 for burgers / $18 for gun range. 18 years and up.
Deadline to register is June 5.
Register at lifepointe.org/mensbb
STUDENT JOB BOARD / NEED HELP?
Help our students earn their way to camp! Do you have jobs/chores/needs to be accomplished? LP Students are ready and available to tackle your needs.
Go to http://bit.ly/lpstudentsjobs
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL / MON, JULY 8 -FRI, JULY 12
Kids 4 years - 6th grade are invited to this Summer’s “Roar” Vacation Bible School (VBS). Daily schedule: 9am-12:30pm.
\Cost: $40, with multiple sibling discounts.
Register at: lifepointe.org/VBS2019
VBS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Are you looking to be blessed this summer? Join our VBS team 2019! Contact Darla at d.blanton@lifepointe.org
MORE EVENTS AT LIFEPOINTE.ORG

Learn more: https://www.willowcreek.com/rega/#/reg/trans/one?invtID=EV-LSS1908-MAIN-0620