"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