Thank you so much for joining us
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for a study on sanctification.
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Want to give
Pastor John and Ryan
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a moment for closing thought.
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Pastor John?
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Well, now justification,
we always appreciate that.
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But I love the way
that Paul the Apostle
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who knows this so
well pulls it together.
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Romans 6:22.
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"But now," he says, I love that,
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"having been set free from sin,
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and having
become slaves of God."
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What's the benefit?
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"You have your
fruit to holiness,
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and the end, everlasting life."
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That's the sanctification
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that I am so appreciative
of God doing within me.
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And so, when you want
to be submitted to God,
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that's the end result.
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He will give you
the fruit of holiness
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and everlasting life as evidence
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of His presence in your life.
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Amen. Amen.
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Paul's also my example
for my closing thought.
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You know, he had an
experience with Christ.
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Did his experience stop there?
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No, it continued on, notice it.
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I love this quote
from Testimonies, volume 4,
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page 299.
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It says "Paul sanctification
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was in constant
conflict with self.
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Said he, 'I die daily.'
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His will and his desires
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everyday conflicted with
duty and the will of God.
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Instead of
following inclination,
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he did the will of God,
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however unpleasant and
crucifying to his nature.'"
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So just as Paul has experienced,
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he was justified when
he was brought to Christ.
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But yet his
experience didn't stop there.
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He died daily,
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because he beheld Christ
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and surrendered his
will to His every single day.
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Amen.
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Thank you so much,
Ryan and Pastor John,
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we certainly need another hour.
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We just barely
scratched the surface.
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We're so grateful
that you joined us as well.
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My closing
scripture is from Peter.
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1 Peter 2:9, "You
are a chosen generation,
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a royal
priesthood, a holy nation,
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God's own special people
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that you would
proclaim His praises
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who brought you
from darkness and sin
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into His marvelous light."
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God bless you.
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