Big Words that end in SHUN! – Sanctifica-SHUN

Powerpoint Pictures: Before and pictures of Olympic Park, The Shard, London Eye, O2 Arena

There are a number of big words that sum up what the Bible teaches about what God has done for us, and it turns out that these words end in SHUN!

Here are some before and after pictures of different parts of London.  If I show you the before picture, I want to see if you can tell me what’s there now.  [Olympic Park; The Shard; London Eye; O2 Arena]

In each situation, something that wasn’t particularly good to look at is turned into something impressive – a big change has taken place – and that’s true of Christians too.

After someone puts their trust in Jesus to save them, do they stay the same?

Do Christians stay the same?

Sanctifica-SHUN!  God makes us like His Son.

God works in the lives of those who love and trust in Jesus in two ways.  By removing sin and by making them like Jesus, and He does not stop doing this until He has finished.

Now how does this happen?  “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18)

As we look to and see Jesus in the Bible, the Holy Spirit changes us so that we gradually become more and more like Him so we love more the things that Jesus loves and hate the things Jesus hates.

This process won’t be finished until we get to heaven, but this big word sanctification tells us that God is at work in our lives making us more like His Son.

Sanctifica-SHUN!  God makes us like His Son.