Prophetic Focus: I AM A LIVING EPISTLE 2 COR 3:2
Teaching Series: UNDERSTANDING PATHWAYS TO SANCTIFICATION – Psa. 123:1-3
Introduction
Justification is obtaining legal pardon for offense
Sanctification is the continuous infusion of the life of God into believers
Justification is a one time event but sanctification is a lifelong process.
? God will not tell us to do what He has not engraced us to do – 1 Jhn 5:3/ Jhn 14:21
? God will not tell us to be what He has not empowered us to be – 1 Pet. 1:15-16/ Mat. 5:48
? But sanctification is a choice and not a gift – Deut. 30:19/ Mat. 5:6
Week 4:Understanding Pathways to Sanctification (Part 4) 4th February
Cost of Ungodliness
1. Blocks access to God’s presence – Psa. 15:1-5/ Psa. 101:7/ Heb. 12:14 Isa6:5-7 Rev4:8
2. Blocks access to divine favour – Psa. 5:12/ Gen. 39:5/ Gen. 41:38-44
Earthly favour gotten through iniquity cannot compare to divine favour.
Earthly favour at the expense of divine favour ends in disappointments.
3. Engenders untimely death – Jer 17:10-11/ Ezk 18:20-24 / Jam. 1:13-15
4. Repentance is a non-negotiable requirement for forgiveness – Pro. 28:13/ 1 Jhn. 1:8-10
Repentance means turning away from your sins. It doesn't just mean
a. feeling sorry for your sins
b. asking for forgiveness
It means bearing fruits of repentance. Matthew 3:8
Benefits of Sanctification
? Secures supernatural rescue when under attack – Psa. 34:7,19/ Psa. 125:1-3/ 1 Pet. 3:13 Daniel 6:20
? Procures generational blessings – Gen. 22:16-18/ Psa. 112:1-3,6/ Pro. 20:7
Pathways to Sanctification
? We must engage in purging ourselves – 2Tim 2:19-21/ 1 Jhn 3:3
? We must engage the power of testimonies – Psa. 119:111/ Rev. 12:11
? We must strive to mortify the deed of the flesh through the Spirit– Rom. 8:13/Col. 3:5-6,13
? But without faith, it is impossible to live a sanctified life – 1 Thes. 4:3/ 1 Jhn 5:14-15