Sunday Service (2)

Sunday Service: Set Apart

(11-07-2021) Ptr. Lynard Molo

=Set Apart=

*Sanctification
-work of the Holy Spirit.
Believers have been set apart by the Lord where he use for his desires.

-the subject of holiness and sanctification is mentioned 1066 times in the Bible.

*2 Timothy 2:19
"19 Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."

*God set apart His children in the evil world.

Faith in Christ --> New Birth --> Justification --> Sanctification

NB: our nature was changed
J: our standing was changed

*Psalm 4:3a
"3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him."

*1 Peter 2:9
"9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

*2 Timothy 2:19
"19 Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."

*Remember we are not sinners anymore.

Why Does God Require us to Set Apart?
1. He wants us to be more valuable and to be used solely for His special purposes.
*2 Timothy 2:20
"20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble."

*2 Timothy 2:21
"21 If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

*1 Thessalonians 4:3-6
"3 It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;
4 that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable,
5 not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God;
6 and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you.

*Sanctification is the will of God for every believer.

2. He wants to fulfill His plans in our lives.
*Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

3. He wants us to fulfill our mission to advance His Kingdom here on earth.
*2 Timothy 2:21
"21 If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

"Be Useful to the Master and Ready for any good works."