Sermons About Holy-living
How do You Connect Holiness and Love?
How Do You Connect Holiness and Love? Ephesians 1:4 This is the fifth message in our series: How then Shall We Live? A Focus on holy living in a complicated world When holiness and love begin to connect for you, the very heart of God comes to your personality. The highest order of transformation happens! You no longer can stay the same! Do you have a clue why you are here? Ephesians 1:4 God Chose you before the creation of the world to be: 1. Holy 2. Without Blame 3. Before Him in Love
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The Mark of a Holy Person
The Mark of a Holy Person: “to Tremble at the Word of the LORD” Isaiah 66 The fourth message in our series: How Then Shall We Live? A focus on holy living in a complicated world “This is the person I delight in, he that is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.” (Isaiah 66:3) “Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at His Word.” (verse 5) Blessed are those who always tremble before God, But those who harden their hearts fall into trouble (Proverbs 28:14) Five ways we get distracted from “Trembling at the Word of the LORD” 1 Samuel 15 1. To be in the game for earthly trophies. (verse 12) 2. To spiritualize disobedience and give it a nice face. (verse 21) 3. To value status symbols of community, power, and prestige. (verse 22,23) 4. To esteem the wisdom of ME, MYSELF and I without consulting God’s guidance. (verse 23) 5. To have a greater fear of people then of God (verse 24) Five Benefits from fearing God You become the LORD’s confidant. (Psalm 25:13) You see the love and the good in His commands (Psalm 112:1) It motivates you toward obedience and brings a family blessing (Psalm 128) Holiness is perfected in you out of fear of God (1 Corinthians 7:1) Marriages can be restored in the fear of Christ (Ephesians 5:21)
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High Definition Living
High Definition Living? The tension of Holiness and Freedom 1 Corinthians 8 An opinion is a position you hold, with varying degrees of intensity that is merely voicing a preference you may have. A conviction it hat which is roted in your conscience. “ Ravi Zacharias It is not unusual that we regard our opinions with a greater degree of intensity than we do our conscience. Consequently, we may be careful what we believe, yet are noticeably more casual in how we live. 1. Enduring the scrutiny ● The very discussion of personal holiness implies personal scrutiny. ● 1 Peter 1:17 ● 1 Corinthians 3:1-17 Rick Joyner – “Walking in the light is more than knowing and obeying certain truths. It is being true and being free from the compulsion to hide.” 2. The relief that freedom brings. ● The basic ingredient of freedom in Christ is our call, and desire to love as we were created to love. ● Romans 13:8, Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another ● Luke 15, The Prodigal, ‘When he was yet a long way off…” ● We are free now to love and pursue God and others. No longer driven to serve ourselves. 3. The problem of weakness in ourselves and others. ● 1 Corinthians 8 ● Understanding the difference between disagreeing with someone who thinks and believes differently from you vs. offending a weaker Christian. ● It is also important that we recognize our weak areas and guard ourselves. The pursuit of Holiness is ultimately a pursuit of God, not issues or situations
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Who Gets to Say What Sin Is?
Who Gets to Say What Sin Is? The second message in our series: How Then Shall We Live? A focus on holy living in a complicated world God Does! New Testament word for sin: Hamartia – used 217 times as “missing the mark” Missing the whole point of one’s life and purpose for why I am here. Four kinds of Sin: 1. inherent depravity of nature (1 Corinthians 15:21, 22) 2. Missing the mark as THE SIN (John 8:24) 3. Acts of sinning (Matthew 15:18-20) 4. The unpardonable sin (Mark 3:28,29) I Do! Blessed is the person who does not condemn himself by what he approves. Romans 14:22 If you believe it is wrong to drink and eat certain foods, then for you it is wrong. Romans 14:14 Whatever is not of faith is sin. Romans 14:23 My Christ following friend does! Decide to live in such a way that you will not put an obstacle in another Christ follower’s path. Romans 14:23 If a Christ follower is distressed by what you eat or drink, you are not acting in love if you do it. Romans 14:15 Don’t eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another Christ follower to stumble. Romans 14:21 We must be considerate of the doubts and fears of those who think these things are wrong. Romans 15:1
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In Pursuit of Holiness
In Pursuit Toward Holiness? How Then Shall We Live? (The first in a series on holy living in a complicated world) Isaiah 6:1-8 The words saint, sanctify, holy, holiness in the New Testament are all translations of this same Greek root – hagi The verb hagios means a “set apart for God person” Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14) But just as He who called you is holy , so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “ Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15, 16) We face four defining experiences in our pursuit toward holiness. “YBH” Yes, But How? 1. It’s according to our proximity to God’s presence that we encounter His holiness. (verse 1-4) 2. Coming to a crisis of brokenness releases His holy transformation to make us Christ-like. (verse 5) 3. Accept the awesome cal to be “set apart“ for God from that which is secular. (verse 6-7) 4. We can’t help but to be compelled to take on His holy action and make a difference in this sorry world. (verse 8-9)
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