Called to Holiness-God

Kristyn Russell
Oct 18, 2017
2 min read

The 9th grade students dove into their Bibles this past Sunday. They focused their attention on holiness. The point of the lesson is that your students would understand exactly what holiness is, why God alone is holy, and why it’s so important.

Each passage serves to communicate the idea that God is holy. There are some really solid takeaways for us as a result. The passages will help to define what holiness is. Additionally, these passages will teach students the wonderful truth that even though God is perfectly holy, He still planned that we would be able to know Him and have a relationship with Him. These truths are at the heart of the lesson.

Scripture Focus: Leviticus 8.1-10; 23.1-2 -- Exodus 40.1-10 -- Ezekiel 42:13

Reflection on God's Holiness:

“Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” † Leviticus 19:2

Do you have a favorite sports team? If so it’s probably safe to assume you have some gear with your team’s logo on it. If you’re like most fans, it’s more than just a hat. You probably have several hats, a couple of shirts, a few pics on your phone, and maybe even a jersey.

What is it about our teams that cause us to want to be so closely identified with them? Our identification with a team says something about our identity. There is something about who we are wrapped up in who we pull for.

Read Leviticus 19:2. This is the very principle God was getting at. When God ordered Moses to tell the Israelites to be holy, God had one thing in mind: identity. God wanted his people to stand out from the nations around them. Not for their sake, for his. God wanted his people to be identified as people after his heart.

In essence, God was commanding his children to wear his team colors. But instead of clothing, the logo they would present to the world would be “worn” through their words, their hearts, and their actions. How about you? Do you identify yourself with God?

“Holiness is not first a matter of doing anything. It is first and foremost a matter of letting it be done. Holiness is to conceive the love of God within and to bring it forth to the world.” -Christopher West