TurningPoint Community Church
2 Thessalonians 2:13
CORPORATE PRAYER:
• Pray for friends and family who need to know Jesus.
• Pray for boldness to share the love of Jesus when given the opportunity.
• Pray for someone who needs physical or mental healing.
• Pray for our country and its leadership. We desperately need to hear
God.
• Pray that God would help us to truly live as salt and light in this crooked generation.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV
• It is simply a calling to align ourselves with God’s will.
• And cleanse us from sin.
• When we accept Jesus into our lives as “Lord and Savior,” we are justified.
• Through justification, we are declared right with God.
• We are then declared to be holy, or set apart for God.
Philippians 2:12-13 ESV
• It is salvation that can only be received through faith in Jesus Christ and what He has done for us.
• Sanctification occurs simultaneously with justification.
• In justification, the sinner is declared righteous because Christ's righteousness has been attributed to Him.
• In sanctification, the sinner is being made righteous through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:29-30 ESV
John 17:16-17 ESV
1 Corinthians 1:30 ESV
John 17:18-19 ESV
1 Thessalonians 5:23 ESV
Colossians 3:4 ESV
1 John 3:2 ESV
• Reading, studying, and being taught the Bible aids us to grow in and better understand who God is.
• Praying expresses our faith in the sovereign power of God to accomplish what only He can do.
• Fellowship with other believers encourages us to put our faith into practice by loving and bearing with one another.
• Giving weans our hearts off putting our trust in the momentary things of this world.
LifeGroup Questions:
1. How are justification and sanctification similar?
2. How are justification and sanctification different?
3. How would you define the process of sanctification in your life?
4. What is God’s role in sanctification?
5. What is our role in sanctification?
6. What are some tools that aid us to grow in sanctification?
