Church of the Resurrection, Anglican Church

Anglican Parish of the Nerepis & St. John

You’re More Royal Than You Think… How does it feel?

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How Does It Feel To Be Royalty…

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Big Idea: It’s time for each of us to live the life of God’s Royalty

X2: We are children of the King of Kings and we are to live like it

#1: The King of Kings has won for us a Royal Lifestyle

  • vs. 7: “The Stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.”, “… now you have received mercy.”
  • Kingdom emerging based on forgiveness, mercy, unconditional love, sacrifice, service, -> ultimate agenda is to love God and love our neighbor…
  • Challenge: tempted/tension between assessing in Kingdom of God and this world

#2: You are an essential member of God’s Royal Priesthood

  • Identity fleshed out: “living stones built into a spiritual houseYou are a royal priesthood -> don’t let yourself settle for less/convince not worthy/let fear defeat

#3: God’s Royal lifestyle is both privilege and purpose

  • vs. 2: “… crave pure spiritual milk…” -> find two things:
  • Privilege: we are raised with Christ, received mercy, God’s presence, grace, eternal life, etc
  • Purpose: Two Kinds of Royalty: life selfish privilege OR… beautiful burden of serving the people
  • God loves us -> we share it with our neighbor: be good coworker, parent, spouse, show his kindness to others, pray for others, CRAVE Him and his love
  • Caution: There are craving competitors:
  • JESUS-CENTERED, IN COMMUNITY, FOR COMMUNITY -> Royal Lifestyle

Rev. Michael Caines

I live to answer the question: “So how did you go from civil engineering to becoming a priest??” I have been here since 2008 when I arrived as the assistant. Since 2012 I have been leading the church as the Priest-in-Charge, and now as the full-time Lead Pastor. I grew up in Sussex, N.B. and then studied Civil Engineering at UNB Fredericton. After a brief period in youth ministry my wife and I moved to Uganda to teach and work at an Anglican Secondary School. After that, I studied at Wycliffe College in Toronto, ON and was ordained in 2008. I served with the Naval Reserve for a number of years but now as the Chaplain for 3 Field Artillery Regiment in Saint John and Woodstock, N.B. I love the outdoors and in my down time I enjoy running, sailing and playing music, but most importantly, time with my family.

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    The Parish of the Nerepis & Saint John is located in New Brunswick, Canada, and is a member of The Anglican Diocese of Fredericton, and The Anglican Church of Canada.