The Speck In My Eye pt. 3: Sanctification

Gravetop Church

Main Idea: While holiness is more of a pursuit rather than an arrival, it is often neglected or belittled among Christians. It seems like a vague concept reserved just for priests and ministers with no use among ordinary believers. But this process of sanctification is a lot more tangible and useful than what people typically think.

Today we are going to unpack what it means to pursue holiness in a practical way and how it is able to empower us in our walk with God along with our daily lives. We’re going to talk about different spiritual practices that put us on the path to sanctification. We’re going to examine what the combination of devotion and discipline looks like. And we’re going to learn about how this path activates a spiritual power that amplifies your effectiveness in spiritual and life instances.

The reason that this topic is so important to talk about is because so many believers would experience a deeper power and peace in their lives and walk with God if they were to take sanctification more seriously. They would feel more confident in their faith and witness supernatural moments as they started to walk in a new level of holiness. It’s not that it saves you (we are only saved by grace in Jesus) but it empowers you.

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1. Trinity Beings [HOLINESS IS ABOUT PURSUING GOD IN MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT]

We typically imagine the idea of holiness to be an unclear path of enlightenment or special practices that are beyond our capabilities or understanding. But the path to sanctification is actually simply involving God in all areas of your life and putting Him first. It is even able to be categorized into the three parts of our personhood: our mind, our body, and our heart. When you realize that you are simply choosing to honor God through these 3 areas of your life, it becomes a lot simpler to understand and practice.

(Mark 12:30; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Galatians 5:22-24; Matthew 6:33)

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2. Make It Important [YOU MAKE TIME FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU]

What typically happens to so many people after they start their faith and sanctification journey is they simply just fall off with what they started off doing. Their beginning had passion and determination but then life gets busy and they slowly start laying down the different things that they had picked up. While it can be understandable that life changes and things become harder, we all make time for what is important to us. At the same time that life seemed to have changed so did the level of importance to faith. But you must understand that being a disciple to Christ entails being disciplined in our devotion, regardless of how our life or feelings have changed.

(1 Corinthians 9:24-27)

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3. Becoming Super [SANCTIFICATION AMPLIFIES THE SUPERNATURAL ABILITY IN YOUR LIFE]

The Bible talks about God bringing us from glory to new levels of glory. What we see currently is only a shadow of things that God can show us and take us to. When you embark on this journey of sanctification, you will see an amplified effectiveness of God’s work and Spirit in your life. You will carry a different kind of power and favor as you feel and experience the Spirit of God working on your behalf. It’s not that God all of the sudden cares about you more now but rather you increase the level of connection to His Spirit that is able to work through you. It was always there but you become more sensitive and in-tuned to it.

(Mark 9:28-29; James 5:16)

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