Title: "My Treasured Possession”
Text: Exodus 19:2-8a & Romans 5:1-8
Sermon Summary: 
This week’s Scripture reading sets before us the scene where the people of God are hearing and responding to the love of God as Moses has received it from the Lord. In front of the mountain, the people hear how the Lord valued them in saving them and naming them and in response they vow their obedience. 
The people of Israel had spent 400 years in bondage in Egypt. As far as the Egyptians were concerned the only thing the Hebrews were good for was making bricks for their treasure storehouses. But now, in front of the mountain hearing these words, “out of all the nations you will be my treasured possession.”, they have new life, new meaning, and new purpose, wherein they can say, "We matter to God and God matters to us!”  
This sermon will focus on being the Lord's treasured possession. In this message we will see how valuable being valued by the Lord is to the believing community. Jesus dying while we were sinners shows us how much we are valued by God. In this demonstration of God’s great love, we will see why we need to know it, how it shapes who we are, and defines what we do in our world.