1. The Promises of Sanctification
Act 20:32
The Promises of Sanctification

2. Introduction
Paul’s departing words with the elders of the Ephesian Church at Miletus (mai-li’- tus)
Full of friendship, passion and pastoral love
Most essential and caring words

3. Act 20:32
And now, brothers, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

4. His Word of Grace God is yours, His Word of grace is yours
What is the Word of grace?
The Bible?
The message of grace?
The gospel of Jesus?

5. Christ, The Word of Grace
Paul entrusts the church of Ephesus to God
God and His Word, His Son
Word of Grace, Jesus

6. The Word Builds You up In Christ we are transformed
We grow spiritually because the Holy Spirit
True spiritual growth comes from our relationship with the Lord
So powerful is the grace

7. The Inheritance A Saintly inheritance A gift of relationship
A gift of grace
A great of “everything”

8. The inheritance is God Himself
Everything God has
The most satisfying
God is everything

9. Application
True spiritual growth comes from our relationship with the Lord

10. The promises of sanctification
Our salvation
Eternal inheritance
Life in and fellowship with the Lord