Help with Being Holy: The Means of Grace — The Bible

John
Written By Steve Estes

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Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: John 17:17
September 4, 2022

John 17:17, NIV: "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth."

John 17:17, NLT: "Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth."

Sermon Outline

1. The "means of grace"

  • The meaning of grace

  • The paradox of grace

  • An illustration of the paradox

  • The means of grace

2. Who, exactly, needs to be sanctified by the Bible?

  • The twelve apostles

  • Jesus (while he was on earth)

  • Your holiness is linked with your familiarity with the Bible

3. What did Jesus mean by "your word"?

4. How the Bible helps you with holiness

  • Most basic: information about what really counts

  • God breathes life into that information

5. Challenges to reading the Bible

  • "I already know what's in the Bible."

  • "I don't understand it."

  • "I'm a poor reader."

  • "The Bible doesn't seem to help."

6. Closing Appeal

Benediction

Acts 20:32: “Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”

Steve Estes

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