“The Journey Rooted in Love”
Pastor Danny Rester
Hebrews 12:14 - “Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”
What is holiness and why do I need it?
· God’s ______ requires it (I Peter 1:13-16)
· God’s _______ requires it (Acts 1:8)
· Our ______ demands it (Eph. 3:19b)
· Our ______ demands it (Rom. 8:5-8)
What is keeping us from living a life of holiness?
Two-fold problem:
_____ of Sin
Sin ________
The ____________ is real!
God has given us a ____________ to follow.
1. The __________ to holiness is God’s will for His people.
Remember, he has given resources to help us on this journey to holiness:
· God’s _________
· The ______ _________
· Spiritual _____________
· Prayer
· People
There is a choice:
· __________ those things that hold us back OR
· __________ in sin.
2. Our journey is __________ in God’s love.
Paul’s Prayer for us:
Eph. 3:14 - 21
· Paul kneels to pray, assuming __________ is in our lives.
· Out of His glorious _________
· We will be strengthened with power through the ________ ________.
· So that Christ will dwell in our __________.
· Since we have been rooted in God’s _____.
· We may have power to _________ the love of God.
· We may be filled with the ____________ of God.
· For the cleansing of our _______ nature.
· This is only accomplished by __________.
So, the choice is yours to make!