Sanctify Christ as Lord

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• A special place in our heart for Christ (15)
• But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• A special place in our heart for Christ (15)
• Both Lord and Christ Acts 236
• Therefore let all the house of Israel know
  assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you
  crucified, both Lord and Christ.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• A special place in our heart for Christ (15)
• Both Lord and Christ Acts 236
• Sanctify make holy, consecrate or set apart
  Matt 624
• No one can serve two masters for either he
  will hate the one and love the other, or else he
  will be loyal to the one and despise the other.
  You cannot serve God and mammon.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• A special place in our heart for Christ (15)
• Both Lord and Christ Acts 236
• Sanctify make holy, consecrate or set apart
  Matt 624
• We must give him control of our lives

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings fearlessness and peace (14)
• But even if you should suffer for righteousness'
  sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of
  their threats, nor be troubled.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings fearlessness and peace (14)
• Our words and deeds exalt Him
  1 Peter 212
• Having your conduct honorable among the
  Gentiles, that when they speak against you as
  evildoers, they may, by your good works which
  they observe, glorify God in the day of
  visitation.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings fearlessness and peace (14)
• Our words and deeds exalt Him
  1 Peter 212
• Even though Satan seeks to destroy us 1
  Peter 58
• Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary
  the devil walks about like a roaring lion,
  seeking whom he may devour.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings fearlessness and peace (14)
• Our words and deeds exalt Him
  1 Peter 212
• Even though Satan seeks to destroy us 1
  Peter 58
• Rejoice and be exceedingly glad in our sufferings
  Matt 510-16
• Nothing can separate us from God Rom
  835-39

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings preparedness (15)
• But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and
  always be ready to give a defense to everyone who
  asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
  with meekness and fear

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings preparedness (15)
• Being prepared is not automatic
• We can only prepare with the Word of God 1 Tim
  416
• Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine.
  Continue in them, for in doing this you will save
  both yourself and those who hear you.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings preparedness (15)
• Being prepared is not automatic
• We can only prepare with the Word of God 2 Tim
  215
• Be diligent to present yourself approved to God,
  a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly
  dividing the word of truth.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings preparedness (15)
• Being prepared is not automatic
• We can only prepare with the Word of God 1 Tim
  416, 2 Tim 215
• The only way we can really sanctify Christ in our
  heart is by the Word of God!

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• With meekness and fear (15)
• But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and
  always be ready to give a defense to everyone who
  asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
  with meekness and fear

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• With meekness and fear (15)
• Meekness gentleness or mildness
• Confident but not cocky, rude or insulting
• Fear reverence or respect
• Must 1st have a proper reverence and respect for
  God

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings a good conscience (16)
• having a good conscience, that when they defame
  you as evildoers, those who revile your good
  conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings a good conscience (16)
• Our good conscience must be based upon the Word
  of God or it does us no good Acts 231
• Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council,
  said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good
  conscience before God until this day.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings a good conscience (16)
• Our good conscience must be based upon the Word
  of God or it does us no good Acts 231
• Brings goodness (16)
• having a good conscience, that when they defame
  you as evildoers, those who revile your good
  conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings a good conscience (16)
• Our good conscience must be based upon the Word
  of God or it does us no good Acts 231
• Brings goodness (16)
• Good conduct will glorify God
  1 Peter 211-12

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Sanctify Christ as Lord

• Brings a good conscience (16)
• Our good conscience must be based upon the Word
  of God or it does us no good Acts 231
• Brings goodness (16)
• Good conduct will glorify God
  1 Peter 211-12
• People see how we live, they know us
• It should be evident or known to all