The Pursuit of Holiness is Not An Option

1 Peter 1:13-16 
Peter begins this passage in his letter by saying that we are to prepare ourselves for action.
We don’t have the privilege of sitting around and waiting for things to happen to us.  We need to be active and take action in light of what God wants us to be.
We must learn to be [...]

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To Know the Holy One First

Jeremiah 9:23-24
Most likely every place we have ever worked has sent us to basic training.
The military has basic training to introduce recruits to the military life.  Schools and businesses have basic training called orientation to introduce new students or employees to the world they are entering.  Such training teaches people how to find the copier, where [...]

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Holy, Holy, Holy

None of us accomplishes anything in life without an understanding of what we need to do or to become in our lives.  We do not lose weight without thinking about what we want to look like as a result of dieting.  We don’t go to the supermarket without thought to what meals we wish to [...]

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