sanctification wrap up
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captivateThe Power of the Jesus Story
1 Thessalonians
T U R N : S E R V E : W A I T
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10 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy,righteous and blameless we were among you who
believed. 11 For you know that we dealt with each of
ou as a father deals with his own children, 12
encouraging, comforting and urging you to live livesworthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and
lory.1 THESSALONIANS 2:10-12
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1 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, weinstructed you how tolive in order to please God,
as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge
ou in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 2 For
ou know what instructions we gave you by theauthority of the Lord Jesus. 3 It is Gods will that you
shouldbe sanctified:1 THESSALONIANS 4:1-3
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1. God intended humans to have an interactive
relationship with Him in which there were nobarriers to physical closeness or spiritual
connectivity.
2. The sinful, impure condition of humanity aftertheir disobedience to God separated them
from Him and created a major problem for
closeness and connectivity.
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3. God could not compromise His love or His
holiness. So, to be among His creation asintended from the beginning, He graciously
provided guidelines for purification that allowed
His manifest presence to be in the midst of His
people without destroying them.
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4. The sacrifice of Christ on the cross pays the
penalty for all sins of all time and provides arighteousness that is acceptable to God. This
gifted forgiveness and righteousness makes it
possible for humanity to have a restored
relationship with God without a mediator orpurification rules and rituals. This new reality
was visibly demonstrated by the tearing of the
temple veil at the crucifixion.
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1. We dont pursue sanctification in order to be
accepted by God. We live a sanctified lifestylebecause we already are accepted by God
through the work of Christ on the cross which
provides forgiveness of sins and a perfect
righteousness. This is the gospel . . . the goodnews!
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21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of
God has been made known, to which the Law andthe Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given
through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There
is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 andall are justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God
resented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through
the shedding of his bloodto be received by faith.
ROMANS 3:21-25
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Gospel means "news that brings joy."
It meant history-making, life-shaping news as
opposed to just daily news. For example, there is an
ancient Roman inscription from about the same time
as Jesus and Mark. It starts: "The beginning of thegospel of Caesar Augustus." It's the story of the birth
and coronation of the Roman emperor. A gospel was
news of some event that changed things in a
meaningful way. It could be an ascension to the
throne, or it could be a victory.
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When Greece was invaded by Persia and the Greeks
won the great battles of Marathon and Solnus, theysent heralds (or evangelists) who proclaimed the
good news to the cities: "We have fought for you, we
have won, and now you're no longer slaves; you're
free." A gospel is an announcement of somethingthat has happened in history, something that's been
done for you that changes your status forever.
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Right there you can see the difference between
Christianity and all other religions, including noreligion. The essence of other religions is advice;
Christianity is essentially news. Other religions say,
"This is what you have to do in order to connect to
God forever; this is how you have to live in order toearn your way to God." But the gospel says, "This is
what has been done in history. This is how Jesus
lived and died to earn the way to God for you.
Christianity is completely different. It's joyful news.
The Kings Cross
Tim Keller
14-15
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2. We dont pursue sanctification in order to
improve our morality so we feel we are in betterstanding with God and superior to those
outside of Christ. The pursuit should not cause
us to isolate from the world and condemn the
culture.
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9 To some who were confident of their own
righteousness and looked down on everyone else,Jesus told this parable: 10 Two men went up to the
temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax
collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and
rayed: God, I thank you that I am not like othereoplerobbers, evildoers, adulterersor even like
this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a
tenth of all I get.
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13 But the tax collector stood at a distance. He
would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breastand said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner. 14 I tell you that this man, rather than the other,went home justified before God. For all those who
exalt themselves will be humbled, and those whohumble themselves will be exalted.LUKE 18:9-14
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3. We live a sanctified, holy, pure, set apart life in
order to glorify God
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If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who
speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, theyshould do so with the strength God provides, so that
in all things God may be praised through Jesus
Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever
and ever. Amen. 1 PETER 4:11
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it
all for the glory of God.1 CORINTHIANS 10:31
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Gods Glory
His unbeatable, awe-inspiring character and ability
Glorify God
To cause His unbeatable awe-inspiring character and
ability to be undeniably made known.
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4. We live a sanctified life in order to illustrate the
gospel.
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11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,
to abstain from sinful desires, which wage waragainst your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the
agans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong,
they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the
day he visits us.1 PETER 2:11-12
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5 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always berepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you
to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do
this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear
conscience, so that those who speak maliciously
against your good behavior in Christ may be
ashamed of their slander.1 PETER 3:15-16
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sanctified finances
1. God owns everything.
2. The skills and health I have that allow me tomake money are made possible by God.
3. God graciously allows me to manage some of
His belongings and to keep some for my own
needs.
4. God expects me to use my resources for His
purposes.
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glorify god
Sanctified Finances Glorified God . . .
1. God made humans in His image so they shouldbe valued and cared for.
2. God is characterized by generous giving
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illustrate the gospel
Sanctified Finances Glorified God . . .
Because Jesus has died for our sins and rose again
he forgives us, gives us a righteousness acceptable
to God, and enables us by His spirit to overcome our
selfishness.
1. We are alive to God and dead to sin.
2. We are free from living life for ourselves.
3. We are free from finding our identity and value in
material things.
4. We are free from worrying about our security andtrusting in ourselves for the future.
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sow what ?
1. Its easy to think about pursuing sanctification as
a way to get Gods acceptance rather than anevidence of His acceptance. Spend time this
week letting God know that you believe you are
fully accepted because you are in Christ not
because of your efforts to be sanctified.
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sow what ?
2. Its easy to elevate ourselves because of moral
achievements that come in pursuingsanctification. Do you find yourself privately
thanking God you are not like other less
spiritual Christians or non Christians? If we
secretly filmed you for a week would we see you
express a condemning attitude of disgust toward
people who live worldly lifestyles?
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sow what ?
3. Spend time reflecting on the connection between
sanctification and how it enables us to glorifyGod and illustrate the gospel. If you have not
thought this way about sanctification confess any
wrong ways you have though about it and ask
God to help you see ways your un-sanctified life
may be hurting Gods glory or hindering the
power of the gospel to impact people who know
you.