1. Topic: Holiness
and Service

2. Intro: This is the motto of the
Church
“Holiness and Service unto
God”
*Common Practice:
1. Buddhist(monks) – self-denial
2. St. Francis of Assisi

3. Meaning:
 Holiness:
A. Holy- adj; “qodesh”
Free from sin, consecrated,
sacred
1. Consecrate- 1 pet 2:9
-act of setting apart
2. 1 Samuel1:11 (26-28, 28:20-
21)
B. Holiness-noun; hagios meaning
holy
old testament: “qdsh”

4.  Service
-Noun; latin word “Servatum”; slavery;
1. Diakonia- “to run on errands”,
aid as a servant, ministry,
relief and hence, service;
English word: “Beacon”
2 Cor 11:8- “Paul said I might
minister you”
Rom 15:31- “Ministration”
Rev 2:19- “Ministry”

5. 2. Latreia- to render religious
homage
- menial service to God
and so worship
John 16:2
Rom 9:4
Rom 12:1- Spiritual Service
Heb 9: 1, 6

6. 3. Leitourgia- “to perfrom religious
or charitable functions”, worship,
obey, minister and hence, a
public function priestly or
charitable service
-”liturgy”
2 Cor 9:12
Phil 2: 17-30

7. Body:
“Holiness and Service is Inseparable”
*Inseparable- incapable of being
separated or disjoint; seemingly
always together
A. Principles of Holiness and Service
A.1. Holiness is not an option
1 Pet1:15-16
Heb 12:14- without it, no man
shall see the Lord

8. A.2. Holiness is a need
Rom. 12:1- we need to present our
bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God and that the
sacrifice was our REASONBALE
SERVICE
*Reasonable- fair, tolerable,
rational to reason
A.3. Holiness is our destiny
1 Thes 4:7
Lev 20:26

9. B. Ways to Holiness
B.1. Through God’s calling to His people
1 Cor. 1:2
1 Pet 1:3- as partakers of God’s
divine nature
B.2. 1. Through the Words of God and
Prayer
1 Tim 4:5
Jn 17:17
How?
Jn 3:34- spoken by the man sent by
God
Eph 4:11-12

10. B.2.2 Through Prayer
e.g. King David
Psalms 51:10-12
*Prevention from:
1. Mat 24:41- Temptation
2. Luke 18:1- Human
weaknesses
3. Luke 21:36- Worldly things

11. B.2.3 Through the Church
how?
1 Cor 3:16
1 Cor 1:2
Eph 2:22- the Church is the
temple of the spirit
Acts1:8- Holy Spirit is our
POWER.

12. Result:
1. Eph 4:12-13 – Attainment of
Perfection
2. Heb 12:14 – Enter into the kingdom
of God