… Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
I Peter 2:21
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. I Thess. 5:23-24
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags. Isaiah 64:6
We give believers an ever expanding “to-do” list,
________from the _______________to do it.
Christianity’s Big Mistake:
“…having a form of godliness but denying its power.” II Timothy 3:5
uncoupledsupernatural
power
do righteousness
The “Fine Print”…
love those difficult people
be a better husbandbe a better wife
be a better steward
nurture your marriagebe a witness
watch your language
don’t gossip
dress modestly
conquer your addictions
follow God’s lawssupport missions
prayread your Bible
end hunger
avoid worldly entanglements
help the homeless
Sanctification is a supernatural
__________ by the indwelling Christ
through the Spirit of God
renovation
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. Romans 8:11
“Sanctification is not the perfection of human character, but the importation of the divine nature, and the union of
the human soul with the person of Christ, the new Head of redeemed
humanity. Our sanctification has been purchased for us through the redemption of Christ… Our
sanctification, therefore… is one of our redemption rights in Christ, and we
may claim it by faith as freely as our forgiveness.”
Dr. A.B. Simpson, founder of the C&MA
The spiritual life of every Christian has been _____________
and ________The test pilot was
______
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d
Jesus
Jesus proved that the life he calls us
to live is ______
Unfortunately, many of His
followers think He _______
doable
cheated
The heresy - When faced with temptation, a test or a trial, Jesus
reached through a trap door and grabbed a
hand full of _________________ and
hurled it at the problem
His own omnipotence
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross! Phil. 2:5-8
For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:17-18
Jesus ___________________Himself
to the same powers
available to every believer
voluntarilyrestricte
d
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. Luke 2:40
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin. Hebrews
4:15
Jesus ______________life in the
Spirit, and proved the Holy
Spirit could handle every trial of life
pressureteste
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