Favor Forever | Holiness Pleases the Lord
Mercy Culture Church | Senior Pastor Heather Schott
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1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
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1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
2 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
2 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
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Revelation 19:6-9
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6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
8 She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
8 She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
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Those invited to the Marriage of the Lamb are the bride that will have made themselves ready by being purified, acting in righteousness, and made holy.
WHAT ARE A HOLY PEOPLE?
1. Those that have consecrated themselves to be purified!
1. Those that have consecrated themselves to be purified!
Purification
katharos - clean
Original Word: καθαρός, ά, όν
Transliteration: katharos
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ar-os')
Definition: clean
Usage: clean, pure, unstained, either literally or ceremonially or spiritually; guiltless, innocent, upright, "without admixture"; what is separated (purged), hence "clean" (pure) free from contaminating, unmixed, free from corruption, purified by God.
katharos - clean
Original Word: καθαρός, ά, όν
Transliteration: katharos
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ar-os')
Definition: clean
Usage: clean, pure, unstained, either literally or ceremonially or spiritually; guiltless, innocent, upright, "without admixture"; what is separated (purged), hence "clean" (pure) free from contaminating, unmixed, free from corruption, purified by God.
Revelation 3:15-16
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15 I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
16 So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
16 So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
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You are purified by the washing of the word!
Ephesians 5:25-27
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25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
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Jesus died so that you would be purified and made holy as His bride!
1 John 3:1-6
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1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
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We purify ourselves by the word and intimacy with Jesus! When we remain in Him, He purifies us!
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
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WHAT ARE A HOLY PEOPLE?
1. Those that have consecrated themselves to be purified!
2. Those that live and act righteously!
1. Those that have consecrated themselves to be purified!
2. Those that live and act righteously!
What is righteousness? Righteousness is what is right in God’s eyes, in which we find in the word of God! If the word of God doesn’t say it, it’s not of God! If it’s what you “feel is right” which does not matter, submit your feelings to God and go to His word! Do not trust your feelings, do not trust your thoughts, do not trust your heart people of God! TRUST GOD’S WORD! KNOW GOD’S WORD! LIVE ACCORDING TO GOD’S WORD SO THAT YOU KNOW WHAT PLEASES HIM, WHICH IS RIGHTEOUS LIVING!
Righteousness
dikaiosuné - righteousness, justice
Original Word: δικαιοσύνη, ης, ἡ
Transliteration: dikaiosuné
Phonetic Spelling:(dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay)
Definition: righteousness, justice
Usage: justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness, a divine approval, approval from God, what is deemed right by the Lord (after His examination), i.e. what is approved in His eyes.
dikaiosuné - righteousness, justice
Original Word: δικαιοσύνη, ης, ἡ
Transliteration: dikaiosuné
Phonetic Spelling:(dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay)
Definition: righteousness, justice
Usage: justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness, a divine approval, approval from God, what is deemed right by the Lord (after His examination), i.e. what is approved in His eyes.
1 John 3:7-8
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7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
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This takes the Fear of the Lord! Why?
There is self-righteousness in us!
There is self-righteousness in us!
Matthew 23:25-26
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25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
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Self-righteousness is you cleaning the outside for people to see instead of allowing God to purify the inside for Him to see!
Matthew 23:27-35
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27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
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Pastors and spiritual leaders do not need the criticism of Christians they need the prayers of Christians!
Slander, gossip, appeasing, and tolerating while spreading the words of the accuser is sin!
Slander, gossip, appeasing, and tolerating while spreading the words of the accuser is sin!
Romans 6:15-22
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15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
16 Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
17 But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
20 For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
21 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
16 Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
17 But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
20 For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
21 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
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Righteous living leads to holiness! Bringing God’s justice leads to holiness!
WHAT ARE A HOLY PEOPLE?
1. Those that have consecrated themselves to be purified!
2. Those that live and act righteously!
3. Those that please the Lord by living a holy life.
1. Those that have consecrated themselves to be purified!
2. Those that live and act righteously!
3. Those that please the Lord by living a holy life.
Holiness
hagiasmos - consecration, sanctification
Original Word: ἁγιασμός, οῦ, ὁ
Transliteration: hagiasmos
Phonetic Spelling: (hag-ee-as-mos')
Definition: consecration, sanctification
Usage: the process of making or becoming holy, set apart, sanctification, holiness, consecration
hagiasmos - consecration, sanctification
Original Word: ἁγιασμός, οῦ, ὁ
Transliteration: hagiasmos
Phonetic Spelling: (hag-ee-as-mos')
Definition: consecration, sanctification
Usage: the process of making or becoming holy, set apart, sanctification, holiness, consecration
1 Peter 1:15-19
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15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
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JESUS IS HOLY!
This is why your daily encounters are everything!
You cannot answer the call to holiness, you cannot please the Lord without intimacy with The Holy One! You cannot become holy ones without being intimate with the “only holy one!”
You cannot answer the call to holiness, you cannot please the Lord without intimacy with The Holy One! You cannot become holy ones without being intimate with the “only holy one!”
2 Thessalonians 2:13
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13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
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Hebrews 12:14-15
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14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
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1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
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1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
2 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
2 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
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Holiness is not legalism because God is merciful!
Proverbs 24:16
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16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
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Hebrews 12:14-17
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14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
16 See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
16 See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
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2 Thessalonians 2:13
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13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
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Ask the Lord, “Give me grace to live all the more pleasing to you, all the more holy like you Lord!” MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE OF YOU, LESS OF ME!
