Summit Church
ReFormation Pt 2 | The Goal, the Guide, and the Goods | Jim Ladd
Locations & Times
Summit Church
7200 S Clinton St, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
THE BIG IDEA: God’s plan is to make you internally whole and entirely His.
1. The Goal: Holiness
Holy - To be whole and wholly dedicated to God
Leviticus 11:44
“For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy.”
“For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy.”
The Two Realities of Holiness:
Positional Holiness - Justified in Jesus
Practical Holiness - living out what God put in
Positional Holiness - Justified in Jesus
Practical Holiness - living out what God put in
2. The Guide: The Holy Spirit
Two reasons why Holiness is a reasonable expectation:
1. God has put His Spirit in you.
1. God has put His Spirit in you.
2. He will not rest until you are restored.
Nehemiah 2:1-6
3. The Goods: Three Realities that Guarantee Your Restoration:
- The Spirit has Authority to help you
V7 “And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah.”
- The Spirit has Resources to help you
- The Spirit has an Army to help you
V9 “Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.”
Response:
- Give yourself entirely to God.
- Anticipate supernatural help Daily
- Love a messy person well this week
- Give yourself entirely to God.
- Anticipate supernatural help Daily
- Love a messy person well this week
Discussion Guide
OPENER QUESTION:
What is your favorite summer activities and how much will you do them this summer?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. What have been the hardest habits for you to break in life? What changes are you trying to make these days and how is that going?
2. If I asked you to list 100 personal traits, the odds are that “holiness” would not be one of them. Why is that?
3. What is the difference between “positional” holiness and “practical” holiness?
4. Our Big Idea is that God wants to make you internally whole and entirely holy. What does that mean to you?
5. When you hear that the Holy Spirit has everything needed for you to be rebuilt and restored, what comes to your mind?
6. The Bible says that if you belong to Christ, then He has put His Holy Spirit inside of you. What opportunities does this create that you could take greater advantage of?
7. The Holy Spirit has been given the Authority to rebuild you, the Resources needed to rebuild you, and an Army to protect you in the rebuilding process. Which of these speaks to you the most?
Hebrews 1:14
“Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”
Hebrews 13:2
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
8. Do you think you’ve ever encountered an Angel or a “ministering spirit”? Would you like to?
9. What is one thing you could do to grow in practical holiness to God? Will you commit to a new practice this week and give it a try?
10. Pray for each member to be aware of and lean into supernatural help this week.
What is your favorite summer activities and how much will you do them this summer?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. What have been the hardest habits for you to break in life? What changes are you trying to make these days and how is that going?
2. If I asked you to list 100 personal traits, the odds are that “holiness” would not be one of them. Why is that?
3. What is the difference between “positional” holiness and “practical” holiness?
4. Our Big Idea is that God wants to make you internally whole and entirely holy. What does that mean to you?
5. When you hear that the Holy Spirit has everything needed for you to be rebuilt and restored, what comes to your mind?
6. The Bible says that if you belong to Christ, then He has put His Holy Spirit inside of you. What opportunities does this create that you could take greater advantage of?
7. The Holy Spirit has been given the Authority to rebuild you, the Resources needed to rebuild you, and an Army to protect you in the rebuilding process. Which of these speaks to you the most?
Hebrews 1:14
“Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”
Hebrews 13:2
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
8. Do you think you’ve ever encountered an Angel or a “ministering spirit”? Would you like to?
9. What is one thing you could do to grow in practical holiness to God? Will you commit to a new practice this week and give it a try?
10. Pray for each member to be aware of and lean into supernatural help this week.