Sermon Tone Analysis

We are starting a 5-Week Series titled “Trust the Process”

The theme is Progressive Sanctification, which is the essence of the Christian life here on earth.

It is the process by which we are transformed into the image of Christ.

You should have this chart on your notes that shows you exactly what we will be studying

(This is from The Biblical Counseling Center in Chicago, where I am currently training to become a certified biblical counselor.

You can find more information at the website there on the screen or on your notes.)

Notice that this is a progression…it doesn’t happen all at once

IT IS A PROCESS - and we need to Trust the Process [say it together]

You may have heard this phrase used in an athletic scenario or any goal that requires a disciplined process.

This is a good frame of reference for us to consider - we have a process with a goal in mind (look to the far right of the chart: Our goals are “godliness”, “brotherly kindness”, and “love”.

That's the payoff!!

So let’s see what Coach Peter has to say to us.

Notice that there are three main parts of this process:

The Foundation: The basic truths that we stand on

The Hard Work: The disciplines that are necessary for sanctification

The Payoff: The results of the Foundation and the Hard Work - Sanctification

So we see that sanctification is both a process and a goal to be attained.

And we also see that while God is the One doing the transformative work, this process requires that we also work in cooperation with God in order to be sanctified.

And so the Apostle Peter - our coach for this process - is going to show us these eight steps of progressive sanctification, but Peter is really only our assistant coach (maybe our strength and conditioning coach)…Our head coach is Jesus Christ, working through the Holy Spirit in our lives.

So I would like to start by reading the passage, and I encourage you to follow along by following this chart of Progressive Sanctification.

[read 2 Peter 1:1-10)

Before we begin with the foundation, I would like to set up some context for us by spending this week in verses 1 thru 4 as a way of introducing this text.

In order to grasp the truths in vv.5-10, we need to see some things in vv.1-4 first.

So we will look at Who We Are, What We Know, and What We Have

Trust the Process - Part 1

I. Who We Are

II.

What We Know

III.

What We Have

I. Who We Are

Our Sanctification Power