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"Holiness Is Greater Than Bacon" | High Pointe Church | May 18th, 2025

2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1

Senior Pastor Kevin Sullivan

· Holiness: To be set apart for God’s service/purpose - Holiness starts with trusting Jesus’ work for my holiness (Colossians 1:22) o I receive a new desire to pursue holiness (Ezekiel 36:26-27) ·

My part to be holy: (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1)

o Live out God’s morality as prescribed in the Bible

o Pursue moral perfection

o Let God’s holiness and His hatred for sin motivate me

· Holiness Requires: - putting my sin to death by: (Colossians 3:5-8) o Renewing my mind with God’s truth (Romans 12:1-2) o Committing to battle sin to the death (1 Timothy 4:7-8) o Persevering through the ups and downs of the battle (2 Thessalonians 3:13)

· This Week’s Activate Faith:

o Assess my holiness and give myself a grade

o Identify a stubborn sin in my life and attack it

o Share the stubborn sin with someone to keep you accountable

"Being Grateful"

Luke 17:11-19

Message Notes

· Gratitude: Grateful People…

o Are born…again (Ephesians 5:18, 20)

§ The Holy Spirit is the difference between religious gratitude and the gratitude Jesus commends.

§ Grateful people are grateful for all things.

o Understand the depth of God’s grace

§ Easy to overestimate my effort and underestimate God’s grace.

§ It’s hard to be grateful when I’m relying on myself.

o Train to be grateful (1 Corinthians 9:24-27)

§ Regularly remember the good

§ Read, reflect and apply the Bible

§ Express thanks from my heart (Colossians 2:6-7)

§ Worship God (Psalm 100:4)

· Benefits of Gratitude

o Guards my soul

o Protects against complaining (Philippians 2:14)

· This Week’s Activate Faith: SACRIFICE

o Spend 15 minutes slowly thanking God for five things (what and why)

o Fast from complaining (“penalize” myself for each complaint…have fun)

o Today: Celebrate Mothers!!

The Heart of a Healthy Home Heart to Heart Marriage

Ephesians 5:22-33

 A healthy, vibrant and godly marriage is SUPERNATURAL (Ephesians 5:18-21) Husbands: Reflect the heart of Jesus in sacrificially loving my wife (Ephesians 5:25-31) Jesus’ sacrificial love in giving His life for the world (John 3:16; 5:25) Husband’s sacrificial love: What am I giving up for my wife? Ask my wife if she feels loved sacrificially. Love and lead my wife spiritually from the Bible Love and lead my wife that brings out the best in her Leadership is about taking the initiative. Wives: Reflect the heart of Jesus in submitting to my husband (Ephesians 5:22-24) Jesus’ submission in His mission (John 4:34; Luke 22:42) Wife’s submission: Submission is the biblical calling of a wife to honor and affirm her husband’s leadership and to help him succeed. Submission is the wife’s to give to her husband and to God Submission has the boundary of God’s will as stated in the Bible Note: Both the wife’s AND husband’s core roles put the other spouse first.

This Week’s Challenge:

Schedule an uninterrupted time together to discuss: How each of you are doing in your role as husband and wife Express with words the wins and ways to grow in your roles