God wants me to take HOLINESS seriously

1 Timothy 6:11-16

1. THE CHARGE to take holiness seriously

Flee

Pursue

Fight

Take hold

How you relate to God:

Righteousness = DOING what is right

Godliness = BECOMING A PERSON whose character looks more & more like God

Faith = CHOOSING TO TRUST in a God we can’t see with our eyes

How you relate to others:

Love = GIVING YOURSELF to others, often at personal sacrifice to yourself

Endurance = NOT GIVING UP even when facing the most severe opposition

Gentleness = Treating others with MERCY rather than JUSTICE

TAKE HOLINESS SERIOUSLY

Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance & gentleness.

FLEE. PURSUE. FIGHT. TAKE HOLD.

2. A reminder of WHERE this all came from

What does God want from me?

3. A GLIMPSE of the Holy One

I Timothy 6:15-16

“Ruler of all”

3. A GLIMPSE of the Holy One

I Timothy 6:15-16

“Ruler of all” “Greater than all”

IMMERSE. Read through 1 Timothy again to review with God what He wants from us.

FUSE. Sign up for one of the summer home groups!

RADIATE. Choose one of the 4 high-intensity verbs to focus on as you strive to take holiness seriously so that you can radiate God's love more effectively. (Flee. Pursue. Fight. Take hold.)

Get a copy of “The Holiness of God” by RC Sproul to read as a companion book to the upcoming teaching series.