In this closing message on holiness and the life of the believer, we discuss the plan for going forward in our pursuit of holiness. We’ll see the wisdom and benefits of making holiness our aim in life, as well as the cost and process of pursuing holiness.

The third thing God has done for born-again believers in Christ to help them successfully pursue holiness is to give them victory over the Tempter, the Devil. In this message we cover the three steps we need to take to successfully resist the devil.

The second help God has given to born-again believers so they can pursue holiness is the indwelling Holy Spirit. From the Apostle Paul we’ll hear about his own struggle with sin and the victory he experienced through the Holy Spirit. Then we’ll learn how the Holy Spirit can help us overcome temptation and live the way we know we want to. There couldn’t be a more important and practical truth for believers than this particular one.

We admit we have trouble being holy. Are we left to struggle on our own to be more pleasing to God? The next three messages will show us that God has done some powerful things to enable us to truly pursue holiness and achieve greater holiness of life. This week we focus on the new nature God has placed within every born-again believer and how living in that new nature is a powerful antidote to temptation and sin.

Most Christians would probably say that their problem with personal holiness is sin. As we’ll see today, that isn’t so. The real problem with personal holiness is not sin but how we handle temptation. In this message we’ll learn what temptation is and where it originates. We’ll learn what is involved in handling temptation the right way, and we’ll conclude by outlining a temptation response system that will help us deal with temptation so it doesn’t lead to sin. If you want to pursue holiness, you have to learn to deal with temptation in the right way.

Exactly what is involved in being holy? How holy are we to be? What parts of our life are to be marked by holiness? We’ll answer these questions in this message.

The church needs a fresh focus on holiness according to a poll conducted by Barna Research. We couldn’t agree more. But what exactly is holiness? It seems Christians and non-Christians are confused about this. In this message we’ll answer that question, first by turning to the pages of the Hebrew Testament to encounter the One who is truly holy: God. Then we’ll turn to the Greek Testament and discover two aspects of holiness it reveals. We’ll then have a decision to make about this holiness: will we pursue it or not?

It seems holiness has once again fallen on hard times. In this series we’ll encounter God’s call to holiness – to live a life 100% free from sin. In this opening message we’ll focus on the signs that even in the church holiness has fallen on hard times, and, more important, that holiness is not optional for the believer.