All talk and no actionAll talk and no action

Big hat, no cattleBig hat, no cattle

He has a pretty high opinion of himselfHe has a pretty high opinion of himself

He thinks the sun came upHe thinks the sun came upjust to hear him crowjust to hear him crow

We need rainWe need rain

It’s so dry, the trees areIt’s so dry, the trees arebribing the dogsbribing the dogs

I’m not stupid - I know what’s I’m not stupid - I know what’s going ongoing on

This ain’t my first rodeoThis ain’t my first rodeo

You can say whatever you want butYou can say whatever you want butthat won’t change anythingthat won’t change anything

You can put your boots You can put your boots in the oven but that doesn’tin the oven but that doesn’tmake them biscuits make them biscuits

I’m exhaustedI’m exhausted

I feel like I’ve been draggedI feel like I’ve been draggedthrough a knothole backwardsthrough a knothole backwards

Be holy, because I am holy.Be holy, because I am holy.1 Peter 1:161 Peter 1:16

Leviticus 11:44,45; 19:2; 20:7Leviticus 11:44,45; 19:2; 20:7

It is God’s will that you shouldIt is God’s will that you shouldbe sanctified. . . For God didbe sanctified. . . For God didnot call us to be impure, butnot call us to be impure, butto live a holy life.to live a holy life.

1 Thessalonians 4:3,71 Thessalonians 4:3,7

Be Holy?Be Holy?

•NOT NOT subtraction subtraction or division or division

but addition but addition and and multiplicationmultiplication

For this very reason, add to your For this very reason, add to your faith goodness; faith goodness; And to goodness, knowledge; And to goodness, knowledge; And to knowledge, self-control, And to knowledge, self-control, And to self-control, perseverance;And to self-control, perseverance;And to perseverance, godliness;And to perseverance, godliness;And to godliness, brotherly kindness;And to godliness, brotherly kindness;And to brotherly kindness, love.And to brotherly kindness, love.

2 Peter 1:5-72 Peter 1:5-7

Be Holy?Be Holy?

•NOT acquiring NOT acquiring extra resources extra resources from outside from outside

but using the but using the resources God resources God has already has already given usgiven us

His divine power has given usHis divine power has given useverything we need for life and everything we need for life and godliness through our godliness through our knowledge of him who called us knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.by his own glory and goodness.

2 Peter 2:32 Peter 2:3

Be Holy?Be Holy?

•NOT fulfilling NOT fulfilling the duties of a the duties of a set of rules set of rules

but the result of but the result of a relationship a relationship with Christwith Christ

If you love me, you will obeyIf you love me, you will obeywhat I command. . . If anyonewhat I command. . . If anyoneloves me, he will obey my loves me, he will obey my teaching. teaching.

John 14:15,23John 14:15,23

Be Holy?Be Holy?

Making it Happen

PRESENTDecide

to pursue holiness

PASTClean

your conscience

FUTUREFind Others

to be accountable

That is why the real problem of the That is why the real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually Christian life comes where people do not usually look. It comes the very moment you wake up look. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush by like wild animals. And the first job day rush by like wild animals. And the first job each morning is shoving them all back; then each morning is shoving them all back; then listen to that Other voice, taking that Other listen to that Other voice, taking that Other point of view, allowing that Other larger, point of view, allowing that Other larger, stronger, quieter life to come flowing in . . . stronger, quieter life to come flowing in . . .

Be Holy?Be Holy?

We can only do it for moments at a first. But We can only do it for moments at a first. But from those moments the new sort of life will be from those moments the new sort of life will be spreading through our system: because now we spreading through our system: because now we are letting Him work at the right part of us.are letting Him work at the right part of us.    It is the difference between paint, which is     It is the difference between paint, which is merely laid on the surface and a dye or stain, merely laid on the surface and a dye or stain, which soaks right through. We are told to be which soaks right through. We are told to be perfect and Christ meant it. He meant that we perfect and Christ meant it. He meant that we must go for the full treatment. The 'new self.' must go for the full treatment. The 'new self.'

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird, it would It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird, it would be harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. be harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, natural, egg. We indefinitely being just an ordinary, natural, egg. We must be hatched or go bad.must be hatched or go bad.

C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis

Mere ChristianityMere Christianity

Be holy, because I am holy.Be holy, because I am holy.