The chief aim in the life of a Christian is to glorify God by conforming more and more into His image and that of being holy. And we can begin to understand what holiness looks like by looking to our Lord Jesus as a model of holiness. In this message Pastor Jim begins to look at how the various facets of the Glory of Christ are expressions of His holiness; starting with His eternal glory.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Jim Sole
The chief aim in the life of a Christian is to glorify God by conforming more and more into His image and that of being holy. And our holiness is not measured by conduct foremost but by looking to our God who is holy, holy, holy. In this message Pastor Jim looks at seven encounters of human beings with God – nine in the Old Testament and four in the New Testament and by their responses, we will begin to grasp the holiness of God.
A study of the prayers of the Apostle Paul is rich not only in doctrinal truth but practical Christianity. In his second prayer in the letter the Ephesians, the petitions define the high of Christian experience – to know the love of Christ and the fullness of God. In this tenth part in the examination of this prayer, we are looking at the second petition and what is necessary to develop a prayer life putting us in a position to experience the love of Christ and be controlled by this soul-ravishing and life transforming reality.
The chief aim in the life of a Christian is to glorify God by conforming more and more into His image and that of being holy. And our holiness is not measured by conduct foremost but by looking to our God who is holy, holy, holy. In this message Jim Sole talks about what holiness is by pointing to God as the model for holiness. He also begins to look at eleven encounters of human beings with God – nine in the Old Testament and four in the New Testament and by their responses, we will begin to grasp the holiness of God.
The praying life of the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians is a goldmine of instruction on true Christian experience. In this ninth part of an examination of Ephesians 3:14-19, Pastor Jim looks at why God strengthens us by His Spirit; to produce a stable Christian life grounded in Christ’s Person and love.
Salvation is a call to holiness. Our God who is Holy, Holy, Holy calls out a people to become like Him. In Peter’s opening instructions to these suffering believers, he emphasizes the that the model of holiness is not our conduct or behavior, but our God Himself. In this second part of Pastor Jim’s message on our model for a Holy life we will begin seeking to see God as He is . . . holy, holy, holy . . . and the transforming power such a look will do in us.