{"id":12381,"date":"2026-11-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=12381"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T17:26:31","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-peculiar-people-3-a-people-with-a-purpose","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/sermons\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-peculiar-people-3-a-people-with-a-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does It Mean To Be A Peculiar People \u2013 3 A People With A Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God\u2019s very own possession. As a result, <u>you can show others the goodness of God<\/u>, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 Peter 2:9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>God Has Given Us A Purpose<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>God Can Use Us Where We Are<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You are the light of the world\u2014like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em> Matthew 5:14-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Our Lives Should Reflect Christ<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, <u>shining like bright lights<\/u> in a world full of crooked and perverse people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em> Philippians 2:14-15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>We Have A Story Worth Telling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ\u2019s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em> Philippines 2:16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, \u201cHe told me everything I ever did!\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em> John 4:39<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God\u2019s very own possession. 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