Just as Jesus and the prophets taught, holiness in our lives is intended to go out into the world to share in the life-giving water of Christ.

“The sanctification of the disciples has a threefold purpose: to enable them to enter into and live in that relationship with God, which was intended from the beginning; to make them one with either in love, and to enable them to acts as agents of that reconciliation in the world.” –Kent Brower, Holiness in the Gospels, pg. 80

First, we are purified by God by placing our trust in Him. He does the work of transformation, our part is opening ourselves up to Him. Having placed our trust in God, we are made part of a community of people. In this community, we must learn to love well, for these are our brothers and sisters in Christ. Having learned how to love and live reconciled with one another, we are set loose in the world to proclaim the peace of Christ.

Christian holiness is a social phenomenon, not an individual one.

Sermon Scriptures: Ephesians 2:14-22 (NRSV), John 7:37-39 (NRSV)

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