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Sanctification Is The Work Of Christ In Me, The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sanctification is the work of Christ in me, the sign that I am no longer independent, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26

Tags: Cross Agony

The Process Of Sanctification Can Be Compared To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As the sun shines on the iceberg, the exposed part melts, moving the lower part upward. In the same way, we are usually aware of only a small part of our sinfulness and need, which is all we can deal with ...read more

Tags: Faith

There Was A Time When My Folks Visited Me And Saw ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009

There was a time when my folks visited me and saw a bizarre arrangement in my living room. I had a nice sofa, but I couldn’t afford end tables. So, I’d taken cardboard boxes and covered them with blankets to hold lamps and magazines. It was clever, but it didn’t look nice. Frankly, it looked pretty ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: *other

In The Early Church Jerome, That Hardy And Stern ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 15, 2009

In the early church Jerome, that hardy and stern disciplinarian, removed himself far from the lurid temptations of the city only to find that he had not escaped them at all. As he confessed: “O how often I imagined that I was in the midst of the pleasures of Rome when I was stationed in the ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Other

The Very Same Power Which Raised Christ Is ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 23, 2009

The very same power which raised Christ is waiting to raise the drunkard from his drunkenness, to raise the thief from his dishonesty, to raise the Pharisee from his self ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Michelangelo Looked At A Particular Piece ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009

When Michelangelo looked at a particular piece of marble, he saw what ended up being his sculpture Angel Holding a Candelabra. Asked about how he created such beautiful artwork out of a simple marble slab, he said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” When God looks at ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Does That Word ‘sanctified' Mean? It ...

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009

What does that word ‘sanctified’ mean? It literally means ‘to separate something (from other things).’ When I was growing up, I remember when we were getting dressed to go to church, my mom or my grandmother, depending on where we were, would tell us to put on our ‘Sunday clothes.’ Or if you ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Big-Godder Or A Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 29, 2009

Are You a Big-Godder or a Little Godder? Many years ago, there was a learned Hebrew professor at Princeton Seminary named Robert Dick Wilson. He could read more than 30 Semitic languages! One time about twelve years after Donald Grey Barnhouse had graduated; he went back to the seminary to preach ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-26

Tags: Sanctification

A Young Boy Went With His Parents Touring Around ...

Contributed by David Moore on Jun 9, 2010

A young boy went with his parents touring around Europe one summer. Part of their tour included visits to the great old cathedrals of the past. As he visited cathedral after cathedral he was impressed by the massive stained glass portraits of the disciples and of other saints as he stood in their ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Saint

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 16, 2011

HOW TO BE A SAINT One of the most basic requirements for a candidate to Catholic sainthood is to be dead. You can't be a Catholic Saint if you're not dead (usually 5 years). In the same way, you can't be a saint for God without dying. Romans 6:3-7 tells us as much: "...don't you know that ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ