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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>FEB
26 - LEVITICUS 21-22 - REGULATIONS FOR THE PRIESTS</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
21:7-8 (21:1-15) PRIESTS: RELIGIOUS LAWS. “They shall not marry a
prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry
a woman divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">8</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall
be holy to you, for I, the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy” (ESV).
</font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">High
standards You have O Father, for Your five-fold ministry (Ephesians
4:11). We honor You for this. </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Hallowed
be your :name.</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">2. 21:16-17 (21:16-24)
PRIESTS: PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS. “And the LORD spoke to Moses,
saying, </font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">17</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
“Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring throughout their
generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his
God.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Only
outer court ministry of deacons is permissible for those who have
compromised the priesthood may approach here (Ezekiel 44:9-31). We
submit to this. </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Your
:kingdom come. </i></font></b></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>3. 22:3 (22:1-9) PRIESTS:
SEPARATION AND DEFILEMENT. Say to them, “If any one of all your</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>offspring throughout your
generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel
dedicate to the</b></font></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">LORD, while he has an
uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the
LORD.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">We</span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">remember
Nadab and Abihu. We remember those leaders of </span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">our</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
generation who have fallen. Righteous and just</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">are
Your judgments O Father. </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">Jealous</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is Your Name! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
22:14 (22:10-16) PRIESTS: SANCTITY OF THEIR FOOD. “And if anyone
eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add the fifth of its
value to it and give the holy thing to the priest.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">O
forgive us Father, for so lightly regarding Your holy things and Your
holy Name! Your fear is not sufficiently deep in our hearts. O
circumcise our hearts and write these things deeply upon them! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
:daily :bread, Give us this day.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
22:19-20 (22:17-25) PRIESTS: IMPERFECTIONS. “If it is to be
accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or
the sheep or the goats. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">20</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be
acceptable for you.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Malachi
censored Israel for disregarding this word. Rather, You Father spoke
this word of censor through Him! You are a </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">great</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
God, and deserve our best! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
22:29-30 (22:26-30) PRIESTS: LAW OF SACRIFICES. “And when you
sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall
sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">30</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until
morning: I am the LORD.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">If
we are to be thankful unto You Father, let us be thankful according
to </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">Your</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
prescribed pattern! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
22:31-33. OBEDIENCE ENJOINED. “So you shall keep my commandments
and do them: I am the LORD. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">32</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
And you shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified
among the people of Israel. I am the LORD who sanctifies you, </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">33
</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">who
brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD.”
</span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
acknowledge Your declaration Father! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">one!</span></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>NOTE</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
21:6 (21:1-15) PRIESTS: REASON FOR THEIR HOLINESS. “They shall
be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they
offer the LORD's food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore
they shall be holy.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
five-fold ministry is highly favored, and it behooves all such to
walk in </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">holiness</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
Then they can walk in Kingdom Power!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">God's
instructions for OT priests do not apply to us directly, but the
</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">spirit</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of this does apply to the 5-fold ministries today. 1 & 2 Timothy
and Titus deal with this viewpoint from a NT aspect.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Recently a man who walked in the
Spirit of this went to his heavenly home and reward - Dr. John Stott.
When I read of this, I felt it was well worthwhile passing along - so
here 'tis. It would be profitable for us to look up Dr. Valson
Abraham's Website - and see the fruit that partly comes because of
the input of John Stott.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>Remembering an Exemplary
Christian Leader: John Stott</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">by
Valson Abraham, India Gospel Outreach - <</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><a href="http://www.indiago.org">www.indiago.org</a>></b></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>John Stott was named by TIME
magazine as one of the top 100 leaders in the world, with influence
second only to that of Billy Graham. Yet he was a humble man who
shunned the limelight and the trappings of power to quietly give
himself to the work of a pastor, mentor, writer and to the
fulfillment of the Great Commission.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">On July 27<sup>th</sup>, <b>John
R.W. Stott</b>, a hero of the faith and a hero of mine, went to be
with the Lord at the age of 90, a homegoing of one of the finest
minds and erudite teachers of God's Word the global church has ever
had.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">During his lifetime, Stott was
known worldwide for his depth and breadth of Biblical scholarship,
and for preaching, teaching and writing with extraordinary clarity,
simplicity and faithfulness to the Scriptures.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Born to an agnostic father and a
Lutheran mother, Stott was ordained an Anglican minister, serving as
rector of All Souls Church in London and chaplain to the Queen of
England.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>TIME</i> magazine named him
among the top 100 leaders in the world, and his influence upon
evangelicalism was second only to Billy Graham. His ministry shaped
the faith of a generation and took him all over the world, spanning
across denominations to countless people and selling millions of
books. The royalties from his books provided scholarships for
hundreds of doctoral students and books for seminaries especially in
the “majority world”. In spite of his fame, he remained a humble
man, celibate, living in a one-bedroom apartment, and quietly
mentoring hundreds of people of every background who knew him as
“Uncle John.”</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Stott was a man of keen global
vision and insight and was the chief architect of the Lausanne
Covenant, which laid out the beliefs on which evangelicalism was
built into a worldwide movement. The Lausanne Covenant has served as
a theological and philosophical foundation that has guided India
Gospel Outreach from its earliest days.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Stott's commitment to the Great
Commission is also unmistakable throughout his many books and
sermons. His simple and lucid exposition of profound Bible truths
have helped to influence and encourage the development of many
evangelical and church planting missions, especially those in the
10/40 window, including that of India Gospel Outreach.</font></p>
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“<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>His [Jesus] authority on
earth allows us to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in
heaven gives us our only hope of success. And His presence with us
leaves us with no other choice.” - </i>John Stott</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">I first heard him speak at
Urbana in 1979 and during my years at Fuller Theological Seminary
where he preached on different occasions. All of us who heard him
were captivated as he illuminated the Word of God and radiated the
Spirit's unmistakable presence. In turn, he gave us his undivided
attention.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">As his time on earth drew to a
close, family and friends surrounded him, reading from 2 Timothy and
listening to “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” and other
selections from Handel's Messiah during his final moments. Now, for
eternity, he gazes at the Redeemer he so adored. </font>
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