1. Community of growth in holiness
Lev 20:20-26; 1 Pet 1:13-15

2. “You shall not walk in the customs of the nations I am driving out before you”
DISRUPTION

3. Gird up the loins of your minds, be sober-minded

4. 1. Pursue holiness on God’s terms, not our own

6. The Ark of the Covenant

7. David’s Lament
Good intentions alone cannot exempt us from disobedience, irreverence, and the disregard of
God’s holiness

8. Amish People

9. 2. Prepare the way for revival
– pursuing holiness and prayer are the pre-conditions for revival

10. Evangelist Billy Graham
“When revival comes, I expect to see two things which we have not seen yet. First, a new sense of the holiness of God on the part of the Christians; and second, a new sense of the sinfulness of sin on the part of Christians.”

11. Romans 8
“ 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace…
10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”

12. 1 Peter 1
14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

13. Ananias and Sapphira

14. Balokole Revival, East Africa
Balokole = “saved ones”

15. 3. Be the salt and light to the world
– fulfil the Church’s role as a community of holiness

16. Matthew 5
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? ..
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden…
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

17. John Stott, The Living Church
Christians are radically different from non-Christians or ought to be.
Christians must permeate non-Christian society.
Christians can influence and change non-Christian society.
Christians must retain their Christian distinctiveness.

18. Community of Growth in Holiness
Pursue holiness on God’s terms, not our own
Prepare the way for revival
Be the salt and light to the world

19. How do we set ourselves apart for service?