God is Holy
Pastor Rick Hancock
Part of Heart of God—October/November 2023 Message Series
October 8, 2023

If God is real, what could be more important than knowing what

?

If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Exodus 33:13 NIV

1) God is

Holy means to be

. It is a characteristic unique to God’s nature which becomes the moral goal for .

Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain in Jerusalem, for the Lord our God is holy! Psalm 99:9 NLT

No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2 NLT

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” Isaiah 6:3 NIV

All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently. Exodus 19:18 NLT

Fire is the symbol of

.

The tension between God’s

and his :

• God cannot be

rationally.
o God invites us to be in His .

• God cannot be

or contacted.
o God can be believed, accepted, followed, and .

• God cannot tolerate

which must be purged.
o God sin and fellowship is restored.

• God is beyond

and .
o God is the creator and Father of .

• God is awesome and

.
o God is loving, kind, and .

Is God holy or is He approachable? The answer is

!

2) God is holy and

to be like Him

The Lord also said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” Leviticus 19:1–2 NLT

Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 NLT

• My

will be holy.
• My will be holy.
• My will be holy.
• My will be holy.
• My will be holy because is holy!

Memory Verse

Work at living a holy life. Hebrews 12:14 NLT

Next Steps

I will be faithful to my Connection Group. I won’t let the enemy keep me from being holy.
I will surrender the weakest area in my life today to God. I want to be holy.

My Notes