A message about the Holiness of God, based upon Isaiah 6 and 1 Peter 1

1. Series
Today
‘The holiness of God’
Isaiah 6 & 1 Peter 1

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 2. How we can Iive a holy life
Develop a well-ordered mind
prepare your minds for action
1 Peter 1:13a

13. 2. How we can Iive a holy life
Develop a well-disciplined life
be self-controlled
1 Peter 1:13b

14. 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

15. 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

16. 2. How we can Iive a holy life
… live your lives as strangers
here in reverent fear
1 Pet 1:17