Series

Today

‘The holiness of God’

Isaiah 6 & 1 Peter 1

The holiness of God

1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God - Isaiah 6

2. How we can live a holy life - 1 Peter 1

1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted,

seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple

Isaiah 6:1

1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God

Above him were seraphim, each with six wings …

‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’

Isaiah 6:2-3

1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God

Confesses his sinfulness

‘Woe to me!’ …‘I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a

people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty’

Isaiah 6:5

1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God

Cleansed

‘Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand … touched my mouth … ‘See, this has touched your lips;

your guilt is taken away …’

Isaiah 6:6-7

1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God

Called

‘Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send?

And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’

Isaiah 6:8

1. Isaiah’s vision of a holy God

Cautioned

‘He said, ‘Go and tell this people: ‘“Be ever hearing, but never

understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.”

Isaiah 6:9

Example of Pharaoh

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart …

Exodus 8:15

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart …

Exodus 10:20

Example of Lydia

Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshipper of God. The Lord opened her heart to

respond to Paul’s message

Acts 16:14

2. How we can Iive a holy life

But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is

written: "Be holy, because I am holy”

1 Pet 1:15-16

2. How we can Iive a holy life

Develop a well-ordered mind

prepare your minds for action

1 Peter 1:13a

2. How we can Iive a holy life

Develop a well-disciplined life

be self-controlled

1 Peter 1:13b

2. How we can Iive a holy life

Develop an obedient spirit

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you

lived in ignorance

1 Peter 1:14

2. How we can Iive a holy life

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living

sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be

transformed by the renewing of your mind

Rom 12:1-2

2. How we can Iive a holy life

… live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear

1 Pet 1:17