P R O S P E R I T Y P R E AC H I N G V S .

H O L I N E S S P R E AC H I N G

2 Corinthians 7:1 (NIV) 

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

Hebrews 12:14 (NIV) 

Philippians 2:5 (NIV) 

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.

19 SCRIPTURES ON HOLINESS

1 Peter 1:15-16 (NIV) But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in al l you do; for i t i s written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of h is own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.

2 Timothy 1:9 (NIV) 

Psalm 119:9 (NIV) How can a young person stay on the path of purity?By living according to your word.

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.S e e i f t h e r e i s a n y offensive way in me, and l ead me i n t he way everlasting.

Psalm 139:23-24  (NIV) 

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.

Ephesians 5:3  (NIV) 

Philippians 2:14-16a (NIV) Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become b l ame le s s and pu re , children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life.

Romans 12:1 (NIV) 

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

HOLINESS PREACHING VS. PROSPERITY PREACHING

Psalm 119:9 (NIV) There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

Isaiah 57:15 (NIV) For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy:“I live in a high and holy place,but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

Romans 16:17 (NIV) I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

Ezekiel 38:23 (NIV) And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Amos 5:14 (NIV) Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.

Psalm 68:4-5 (NIV) 

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him — his name is the Lord. A father t o t he f a the r l e s s , a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

Psalm 103:1 (NIV) 

Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Luke 8:16 (NIV) 

No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

Ezekiel 36:23 (NIV) 

I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the L o r d , d e c l a r e s t h e Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.

HOLINESS PREACHING VS. PROSPERITY PREACHING

Why is there more prosperity preaching than holiness preaching?

Prosperity Preaching Holiness Preaching

Tangible Faith based

Favorable Benefits Uncomfortable

Feels good in the moment Negative stigma associated w/ being “Holy”

Satisfies Flesh Challenges Spirituality

Emphasis on using God to get what we want

Emphasis on God using Believers to achieve what He desires

Concerned with Wealth (Judas was the only disciple concerned with wealth)

Not Wealth centered (Jesus did not pursue Wealth)

HOLINESS PREACHING VS. PROSPERITY PREACHING

Do your expectations align with Prosperity Preaching or Holiness Preaching? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Does your life style align with Prosperity Preaching or Holiness Preaching? How do you know? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

RECAP FROM LAST WEEK Matthew 27: 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.

52 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.