Radio show presented by Brother John Noel on 2nd June 2024.
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[00:01:02] On tonight's programme we will be discussing the second of a five part series about victory over sin
[00:01:11] We will be studying what the Bible teaches about sanctification
[00:01:16] More about our subject after you've heard some music
[00:02:04] We'll be faithful to competing in you
[00:02:10] If the struggle you're facing is slowly replacing your hope with despair
[00:02:20] Are the processes long and you're losing your song in the night
[00:02:27] You can be sure that the Lord has His hand on you safe and secure
[00:02:34] He will never abandon you, you are His treasure and He finds His pleasure in you
[00:02:44] He who began a good work in you
[00:03:01] Will be faithful to competing
[00:03:06] He'll be faithful to competing
[00:03:09] He who started the work will be faithful to competing in you
[00:03:18] Now you're feeling low, cause you know that your heart isn't right
[00:03:25] We're so low and you're trying so hard
[00:03:32] You don't
[00:03:33] You're self, when you're facing those challenges just look unto Him
[00:03:42] And you'll see where the balance is, He has the power and He longs to give it to you
[00:03:52] He who began a good work in you
[00:04:01] He who began a good work in you
[00:04:09] Will be faithful to competing
[00:04:14] He'll be faithful to competing
[00:04:18] He who started the work will be faithful to competing in you
[00:04:27] He'll be faithful to competing in you
[00:04:42] What is sanctification?
[00:04:55] We will discuss this subject tonight with answers from the Bible
[00:05:00] Have a pen and a paper ready to write down some notes
[00:05:04] Tonight we will be discussing these questions together
[00:05:08] What does it mean to be sanctified?
[00:05:12] Why do we need to be sanctified?
[00:05:15] How are we sanctified?
[00:05:18] When are we sanctified?
[00:05:21] And what examples does the Bible give about sanctification?
[00:05:26] So before we start our study this evening let's have a word of prayer together listeners
[00:05:31] Heavenly Father, thank you Lord for voicing the wilderness, internet radio streaming live on the internet from London
[00:05:41] Lord I pray that as we continue to study the subject this evening of victory over sin
[00:05:48] Studying sanctification
[00:05:51] I ask that your Holy Spirit may be with us and teach us is our prayer
[00:05:55] In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen
[00:06:02] Now what does it mean to be sanctified?
[00:06:05] We read in the book of Leviticus chapter 11 verse 44
[00:06:10] For I am the Lord your God
[00:06:13] You shall therefore sanctify yourselves and you shall be holy
[00:06:17] For I am holy
[00:06:19] Neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth from the earth
[00:06:26] We read in the book of Leviticus chapter 20 and verse 7
[00:06:30] Sanctify yourselves therefore and be holy for I am the Lord your God
[00:06:36] We read in the book of 2 Chronicles chapter 30 and verse 17
[00:06:41] For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified
[00:06:46] Therefore the Levites had the charge of killing of the killing of the Passover's
[00:06:50] For everyone that was not clean to sanctify them unto the Lord
[00:06:56] The Bible teaches us that to be sanctified is to be holy
[00:07:01] The Bible also teaches us that the Lord our God is holy
[00:07:06] It teaches us that to be sanctified is to be clean
[00:07:10] To be sanctified therefore is to be like the Lord our God
[00:07:14] It is to be holy and clean
[00:07:17] We read in the book of Genesis chapter 1 and verse 26
[00:07:23] And God said let us make man in our image after our likeness
[00:07:29] And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea
[00:07:32] And over the fowl of the air
[00:07:34] And over the cattle
[00:07:36] And over all the earth
[00:07:38] And over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth
[00:07:42] We read in the book of Ephesians chapter 3 and verse 9
[00:07:47] And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery
[00:07:51] Which from the beginning of the world have been hidden God
[00:07:55] Who created all things by Jesus Christ
[00:07:58] We read in the book of 1 John chapter 4 and verse 8
[00:08:05] He that love if not, know if not God
[00:08:08] For God is love
[00:08:11] We read in the book of Ephesians chapter 4 and verse 24
[00:08:15] And that you put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness
[00:08:24] The Bible teaches us that man was made in image of God after his likeness
[00:08:30] It teaches us that the likeness of God is righteousness and true holiness
[00:08:36] The creator of mankind is Jesus Christ is the image of God
[00:08:41] Therefore when a person is sanctified they are holy because they reflect the pure, loving and righteous character of the Son of God
[00:08:51] To be sanctified is to be as holy and pure as Jesus is
[00:08:56] Now why do we need to be sanctified?
[00:09:00] We read in the book of Exodus chapter 29 and verse 42 to 43
[00:09:06] There shall be a continual burnt offering throughout the generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord
[00:09:15] Where I will meet you to speak their unto thee
[00:09:19] And there I will meet with the children of Israel and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory
[00:09:27] When given the instructions for the sacrificial service
[00:09:31] Moses was taught by the Lord that the tabernacle of the congregation was sanctified by his glory
[00:09:38] The glory of God is its personal presence
[00:09:42] As the sacrificial service was set up to teach the children of Israel object lessons
[00:09:47] Here we see that God was teaching Moses God's purpose for the human soul
[00:09:53] We read in the book of 1st Corinthians chapter 6 and verses 19 to 20
[00:09:58] What?
[00:10:00] Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you
[00:10:05] Which ye have of God and ye are not your own
[00:10:09] For ye are bought to the price
[00:10:11] Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are gods
[00:10:18] Here the apostle Paul explains again the same object lesson that was taught to Moses and the children of Israel
[00:10:25] Man was made to be a living temple, a vessel in which the glory of God his personal presence was to dwell
[00:10:33] God is to dwell in man through the Holy Ghost
[00:10:37] We read in the book of Romans chapter 3 and verse 23
[00:10:41] For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
[00:10:46] We read in the book of 1st John chapter 3 and verse 8
[00:10:50] He that committed sin is of the devil, for the devil sinned from the beginning
[00:10:55] For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil
[00:11:02] We read in the book of Amos chapter 3 and verse 3
[00:11:06] Can two walk together except they be agreed?
[00:11:10] When a person sins and transgresses God's holy law
[00:11:18] They separate from God and lose God's personal presence
[00:11:23] They lose God's glory because God's spirit no longer dwells in them
[00:11:28] The person is therefore no longer holy
[00:11:32] The reason is that God can only dwell in us when we are obedient to him
[00:11:37] And are walking in harmony with his pure and loving ways
[00:11:41] When we sin we are disobeying God and rebelling against God's government
[00:11:47] We are no longer being loyal to our Creator Jesus Christ
[00:11:51] We are walking with Satan, the creature
[00:11:55] We read in the book of 1st Corinthians chapter 3 and verse 17
[00:11:59] If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy
[00:12:04] For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are
[00:12:09] We read in the book of Matthew chapter 15 and verses 18-20
[00:12:14] But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart
[00:12:20] And they defile the man
[00:12:22] For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies
[00:12:33] These are the things which defile a man
[00:12:36] But to eat with unwashed hands defile if not the man
[00:12:39] The temple of God, who we were made to be, is defiled when our hearts are evil
[00:12:48] By cherishing sin, by thinking about evil things
[00:12:53] Our minds have become impure and our thoughts are no longer as holy and good as God intended
[00:13:01] God has to therefore regenerate and renew the mind in order for it to be holy again
[00:13:06] This is the work of sanctification
[00:13:12] We read in the book of Genesis chapter 3 and verses 9-11 and verse 21
[00:13:16] And the Lord God called unto Adam and said unto him, Where art thou?
[00:13:22] And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked and I hid myself
[00:13:29] And he said, who told thee that thou was naked?
[00:13:34] Has thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
[00:13:40] Unto Adam also unto his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins and clothe them
[00:13:47] We read in the book of Exodus chapter 28 and verses 40-41
[00:13:51] And for Aaron's sons thou shall make coats and thou shall make them for girdles
[00:13:58] And Bonnet shall thou make for them for glory and for beauty
[00:14:03] And thou shall put them upon Aaron thy brother and his sons with him
[00:14:08] And thou shall anoint them and consecrate them and sanctify them
[00:14:13] That they may minister unto me in the priest's office
[00:14:17] This is when Adam and Eve sinned they lost God's presence which previously covered them and they became naked
[00:14:23] In order to cover their nakedness Christ clothed them with coats of animal skins
[00:14:28] In the service of the tabernacle Aaron and his sons were made garments for glory and beauty
[00:14:35] And they were sanctified in order that they could serve God
[00:14:39] And they were given the grace of God to be a servant of God
[00:14:43] And they were given the grace of God to be a servant of God
[00:14:48] And they were given the grace of God to be a servant of God
[00:14:52] And they were sanctified in order that they could serve God in the priest's office
[00:14:57] In both instances the clothes were given by Christ himself
[00:15:01] And thus here is the object lesson that God is lovingly teaching us
[00:15:05] Even though we have sinned and lost God's spirit and presence
[00:15:09] In order that we can be holy and serve God acceptably
[00:15:14] God showed his love towards us and that while we were yet sinners Christ died for the ungodly
[00:15:21] For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son
[00:15:27] That whosoever believed in him should not perish but have ever lost in life
[00:15:32] Now how are we sanctified?
[00:15:36] We read in the book of Leviticus chapter 20 verses 7 to 8
[00:15:42] Sanctify yourselves therefore and be ye holy for I am the Lord your God
[00:15:48] You shall keep my statutes and do them
[00:15:52] I am the Lord which sanctify you
[00:15:56] We read in the book of Hebrews chapter 10 verses 9 to 10
[00:16:00] Then said he lo, I come to do thy will oh God
[00:16:04] He takeeth away the first that he may establish the second
[00:16:09] By the which will we are sanctified for the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all
[00:16:16] The Bible makes it clear that God sanctifies us
[00:16:21] We are sanctified by his presence
[00:16:24] The means by which God sanctifies us is made plain to us in the book of Hebrews
[00:16:29] We are sanctified for the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all
[00:16:34] The Bible also teaches us that it is the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
[00:16:40] That establishes the new covenant between God and His people
[00:16:44] We studied in the previous radio broadcast
[00:16:47] That the new covenant is where God promises to write His law in our hearts and minds himself
[00:16:54] By His Spirit
[00:16:56] As long as His people agree to be obedient to Him
[00:16:59] We read in the book of Hebrews chapter 9 verse 14
[00:17:05] How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit
[00:17:11] Offered himself about spot to God purge our conscience from dead works to serve the living God
[00:17:19] Here we see the book of Hebrews explains even further that this is the blood of Christ
[00:17:24] This is the blood of Christ
[00:17:26] It's spotless life that purges our conscience
[00:17:30] Our minds from dead works
[00:17:33] Notice to serve the living God
[00:17:36] Thus we see once more that our minds need to be sanctified
[00:17:40] Claims some evil in order to serve God
[00:17:43] Let's have a break for some music
[00:18:32] My Lord spoke
[00:18:34] Out of His mouth came fire and smoke
[00:18:38] There's not but one train that runs his track
[00:18:42] It runs to heaven, runs right back
[00:18:46] Every time my spirit moves to the valley
[00:19:09] I didn't go to stay
[00:19:13] My soul got happy
[00:19:16] And I stayed all day
[00:19:21] Looked all around me
[00:19:25] And it looked so fine
[00:19:29] I ask the good Lord
[00:19:33] If all was mine
[00:19:36] Every time my fear the spirit moving in my heart
[00:19:41] I will pray
[00:19:44] Every time my fear the spirit moving in my heart
[00:19:50] I will pray
[00:19:52] Every time my fear the spirit moving in my heart
[00:19:58] I will pray
[00:20:01] Every time my fear the spirit moving in my heart
[00:20:06] We read in the book of Leviticus chapter 17, verse 11, For the life of the flesh is in
[00:20:33] the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls.
[00:20:40] For it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
[00:20:46] We read in the book of 1 John chapter 5, verses 11 to 12, And this is the record that God have
[00:20:53] given to us eternal life, and this life is in its son.
[00:20:58] He that have the son have life, and he that have not the son of God have not life.
[00:21:05] We read in the book of 2nd Federalist Plessed Alonius chapter 2 and verse 13, But we
[00:21:10] are bound to give thanks always to God for you, reverent, beloved of the Lord, because
[00:21:16] God have from the beginning chosen you to salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and
[00:21:22] belief of the truth.
[00:21:25] As we studied in our previous radio broadcasts, the people of Israel were taught that when
[00:21:31] the Redeemer would come, Jesus Christ would be His life shed through His blood that would
[00:21:37] make an atonement for the soul.
[00:21:40] The law of God is eternal, and only one equal with the law could die for the law and meet
[00:21:45] its eternal requirements.
[00:21:48] Christ the Son of God is the giver of eternal life.
[00:21:52] He was the eternal God that came in the flesh.
[00:21:56] This was why God could accept the blood of Jesus Christ provisionally for the sins
[00:22:00] of the whole world.
[00:22:02] The merits of Christ's blood, blood given from the life of one who is infinitely powerful
[00:22:07] and pure, meets the demands of the broken law of God by the sins of the whole world.
[00:22:14] It is Christ's blood that establishes the New Covenant.
[00:22:19] The blood of Christ does not only pardon our sins, it also cleanses us from all our sins,
[00:22:25] because the life of Christ that was shed for man's sins has infinite power.
[00:22:30] In order for us to be sanctified, we need to receive the life of Christ.
[00:22:35] The Bible explains to us that the life of Christ that was sacrificed on Calvary is received
[00:22:42] through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.
[00:22:48] Jesus makes this clear to us in the book of John.
[00:22:52] We read in John 6, verses 53-54 and verse 63, then Jesus said unto them, Verily verily
[00:23:02] I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have
[00:23:08] no life in you.
[00:23:11] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, have eternal life.
[00:23:16] It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing.
[00:23:21] The words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit, and they are life.
[00:23:27] We read in the book of Philippians 2-12-13, Wherefore my beloved, as ye have always obeyed,
[00:23:35] not hath in my presence only, but now much more in my absence.
[00:23:40] Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God which worketh in
[00:23:45] you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
[00:23:52] Jesus teaches us that when we eat and drink his word, and take it into the life, that
[00:23:58] is, to read the Word of God, to think about the Word of God, and seek to live by the Word
[00:24:04] of God, then his life would dwell in us through his word through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[00:24:10] We receive Christ through his Word.
[00:24:14] God does not sanctify us against our wills, and we cannot be sanctified by the power
[00:24:19] of our own wills.
[00:24:21] Our part is to consent for God to work in His transforming power in us day by day
[00:24:28] and to rely upon Him to cleanse our minds from evil.
[00:24:32] The Bible teaches us that God has to give our minds the power to do His will, because we
[00:24:36] cannot do His will of ourselves.
[00:24:40] We can see now thisness how really helpless that we are, without the power of God, to
[00:24:46] do any good.
[00:24:47] Now when are we sanctified?
[00:24:51] We read in the book of Isaiah 64-6, But we are all as an unclean thing, and all
[00:24:58] our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, and we all do fade as a leaf, and our iniquities
[00:25:05] like the wind have taken us away.
[00:25:09] We read in the book of Zechariah 3-3-4.
[00:25:13] Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel, and he answered
[00:25:20] and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from
[00:25:24] him, and unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will
[00:25:31] clothe thee with change of rain.
[00:25:36] We read in the book of Isaiah 61-10-11.
[00:25:41] I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
[00:25:43] My soul shall be joyful in my God, for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation.
[00:25:49] He hath covered me with a robe of righteousness, as a bright green deck of himself with ornaments,
[00:25:55] and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
[00:25:59] For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden calls if the things that are
[00:26:03] sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
[00:26:09] to spring forth before all the nations.
[00:26:14] The prophet Isaiah was inspired to write that all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.
[00:26:19] In essence, stated that any good that we do of ourselves is not acceptable in the sight of God.
[00:26:27] This is because as sinners, in our fallen human nature, our minds are tainted with evil.
[00:26:34] Our minds are not as pure and holy as God's mind is, because we are separated from Him.
[00:26:42] The moment that we choose to accept Christ as our personal Savior,
[00:26:46] and are willing to comply with the conditions of salvation,
[00:26:50] keeping in a state of repentance and contrition, exercising faith in the atoning merits of the
[00:26:56] Redeemer, then Christ in parts to us is righteousness through the Holy Spirit,
[00:27:01] symbolizing the Scriptures as a change of garments.
[00:27:05] We read in the book of Galatians chapter 5 and verse 5,
[00:27:09] For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
[00:27:15] Those who believe in Jesus Christ as a personal Savior receives Christ's righteousness by faith
[00:27:21] through the Holy Spirit. The covering of God's presence that was lost by Adam in Eden
[00:27:28] is imparted to us again spiritually, the moment that we accept Christ as a personal
[00:27:32] Savior from sin by faith. The mind is sanctified at that point,
[00:27:38] crammed from sin, as the person no longer chooses to live by his own ideas and to rebel against God,
[00:27:45] but by the Holy Ghost through faith in God's Word, Christ gives the sinner power to live
[00:27:51] in harmony with Him. His righteousness is given to the believer in Him by faith.
[00:27:56] The child of God can now go forward, free from sin by faith.
[00:28:04] Now listeners, this is where so many of us are still at the starting gate of our Christian
[00:28:09] experience. Many of us do not really believe that our sins are pardoned and that we have
[00:28:15] eternal power available to us in Christ to overcome evil.
[00:28:20] We keep going over all the painful and dark experiences of life,
[00:28:26] which shuts our minds out from Jesus. But we must realize that Christ pleads with God on our behalf
[00:28:34] in the heavenly sanctuary. There is nothing that He cannot do. He longs to bring His sunshine
[00:28:41] and joy into our hearts daily. The greatest joy in life is to be in God's presence.
[00:28:50] It is to have Christ dwelling in the heart continually by faith.
[00:28:56] The happiest Christians are those who leave their sins at the cross
[00:29:01] and who go on forwards by faith, loving Him who first loved them.
[00:29:07] Christ's love for us listeners is stronger than death. The atonement is a living reality
[00:29:15] to all who rely upon the righteousness of Christ through His power, through His Word,
[00:29:21] to live a life free from sin daily. Those who know Christ personally, through His Word,
[00:29:28] through the Holy Spirit, know how He has brought them from darkness to light
[00:29:33] and how His love is shed abroad in their hearts daily. Thus we see that at any moment in time,
[00:29:41] sanctification is determined by the choices that we make daily.
[00:29:48] Now what examples does the Bible give about sanctification?
[00:29:52] We read in the Book of John chapter 17 and verses 17 to 19,
[00:29:56] As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
[00:30:09] And for their sakes I sanctify myself that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
[00:30:16] The life of Jesus Christ is the best example of sanctification that any human being can have
[00:30:22] on this earth. Jesus explained that it was sanctified through the truth,
[00:30:27] that we might also be sanctified through the truth. As man substitute and example,
[00:30:34] he lived a perfect and holy life, through the power of the Holy Spirit,
[00:30:39] in obedience to his Father's words, so that he could have the right to empower us
[00:30:45] to be obedient to his words. Jesus shows us how holy and pure a man can be,
[00:30:51] even though he lives in fallen human flesh, through God's Word, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[00:30:59] We read in the Book of 1 Peter chapter 1 and verses 1 to 5.
[00:31:04] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, did the strangers scattered throughout Pontus,
[00:31:09] Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Biphenia. Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
[00:31:18] through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.
[00:31:25] Grace unto you, and peace be multiflite. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[00:31:33] which according to his abundant mercy, have he both has begotten us again unto a lively hope,
[00:31:39] by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled,
[00:31:46] and that fade if not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God
[00:31:53] through faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
[00:32:00] The apostle Peter writes that the Christians who were scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Asia,
[00:32:07] Biphenia, were elect according to the foreknowledge of God through sanctification of the Spirit,
[00:32:14] and please pay careful notice listeners what they were sanctified unto.
[00:32:19] They were sanctified unto obedience.
[00:32:22] Abedience to the truth. Abedience to God's law. To his word.
[00:32:28] This shows that true Christian believers are purified by the Spirit of God
[00:32:33] sanctified by him to stop sinning. And notice how this is accomplished?
[00:32:39] This is accomplished through the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.
[00:32:44] Thus we see once again that all true Christian believers receive the righteousness of Christ,
[00:32:49] His holiness, His life, His love, through His Word, through the power of the Holy Spirit,
[00:32:57] by faith to be obedient to Him. Notice that the believers were kept by the power of God through
[00:33:05] faith unto salvation. And so we see that all true Christian believers know what it means to have
[00:33:12] Christ's love and power, well in the heart by faith, empowering them to gain victory over evil.
[00:33:21] We will have a break for some music and come back with some closing thoughts.
[00:33:29] Music
[00:34:16] The Spirit's gone
[00:34:22] And all my worldly wonderings
[00:34:28] Jalem came to his love
[00:34:37] Oh, I want deep within
[00:34:44] More
[00:35:18] And when my daily deeds
[00:35:29] For narrowly
[00:35:33] Was lie there
[00:36:09] Now the gentle arms of Jesus
[00:36:16] Worn my hunger to
[00:36:20] Behold
[00:36:27] Oh, Lord I want to know more
[00:38:08] Come through the working out of the principle of love
[00:38:12] God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
[00:38:19] 1 John 4 verse 16
[00:38:23] The life of him in whose heart Christ abides will reveal practical godliness.
[00:38:30] The character will be purified, elevated, ennobled, and glorified.
[00:38:36] Pure doctrine will blend with works of righteousness.
[00:38:40] Heavenly precepts will mingle with holy practices.
[00:38:44] Those who would gain the blessing of sanctification must first learn the meaning of self-sacrifice.
[00:38:51] The cross of Christ is a central pillar on which hangs the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
[00:39:01] If any man will come after me, Christ says, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow me.
[00:39:09] 2 Corinthians 4 verse 17, Matthew 16 verse 24
[00:39:16] It is the fragrance of our love for our fellow men that reveals our love for God.
[00:39:22] It is patience in service that brings rest to the soul.
[00:39:28] It is through humble, diligent, faithful toil that the welfare of Israel is promoted.
[00:39:35] God upholds and strengthens the one who is willing to follow in Christ's way.
[00:39:44] Sanification is not the work of a moment, an hour, a day, but of a lifetime.
[00:39:51] It is not gained by a happy flight of feeling, but is the result of constantly dying to sin and constantly living for Christ.
[00:40:01] Wrongs cannot be righted nor reformations wrought in the character by feeble, intermittent efforts.
[00:40:09] It is only by long persevering effort, sore discipline, and stern conflict that we shall overcome.
[00:40:18] We know not one day how strong will be our conflict the next.
[00:40:23] So long as Satan reigns, we shall have self to subdue, be set in sin to overcome.
[00:40:29] So long as life shall last, there will be no stopping place, no point which we can reach and say I have fully attained.
[00:40:39] Sanification is the result of lifelong obedience.
[00:40:45] So listeners, as we close our sighted this evening, let us have a word of prayer.
[00:40:54] Heavenly Father, Lord I thank you for your word and for teaching us Lord that we are sanctified through your word, through your Holy Spirit unto obedience.
[00:41:09] Heavenly Father, I pray that we would have faith in your power to save us from our sins.
[00:41:17] That we would have faith that any moment we can gain victory over sin if we trust in your love and power.
[00:41:25] If we believe that you've, Lord, not only pardoned our sins but also have given us the power to be cleansed from sin continually
[00:41:36] if we were trusting you and in your word.
[00:41:40] And I pray Lord for every single person listening in the show who's battling daily against evil thoughts and desires.
[00:41:47] Lord that they will trust in you.
[00:41:50] And Lord press on in the battle knowing that as long as we rely upon your grace victory can be gained.
[00:42:01] So Heavenly Father, thank you once more for this opportunity to share your word.
[00:42:06] It's our prayer. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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[00:43:29] On next week's show, for part three of this series about victory over sin, we will discuss how justification and sanctification are inseparable.
[00:43:40] Well that's it for tonight's show, until next week listeners goodnight and God Bless.
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