26/04/2026
COVENANT FAMILY DAY
SUNDAY SERVICE
26th April 2026
Topic: UNDERSTANDING PATHWAYS TO SANCTIFICATION: The family
Sanctification means:
To make holy, purify from sin,set apart for God,live Godly -1st Thessalonians 4:3,5:23,1st Peter 1:15,Matthew 5:48
Sanctification is not a religious fable or story but a redemptive reality -Romans 6:4,2nd Corinthians 5:17,Romans 6:14,16
We have the redemptive rights to go and sin no more -John 5:14, Romans 8:1-2,1st John 5:18,1st John 3:9
All we need is commitment to a life that pleases God -Daniel 1:8-Daniel
Hebrews 11:5-Enoch
Romans 8:8
PATHWAYS TO SANCTIFICATION
1. Keep a Godly company -1st Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 13:20
2. Engage the power of testimony- Revelation 12:11
3. Mortify the deeds of the flesh through the Spirit -Romans 8:13
COST OF UNGODLINESS
1. Tears,fear and dread -Proverbs 28:1
2. Blocks access to Gods presence -Psalms 15:1,101:7
3. Blocks access to Divine Favour -Psalms 5:12
By redemption,our lineage has changed-Ephesians 2:19,John 1:12, Galatians 3:13-14,29
*God is the author of the family institution and when God blesses,curses are averted-Genesis 1:12,12:2-3,Numbers 23:8,20,23
WHAT TO DO TO SECURE GODS BLESSINGS IN OUR FAMILIES
1. Be born again, take your position as Joseph,Esther for the rescue of your family-Esther 4,5
2. Continue to intercede for the salvation of your nuclear and extended family -Acts 10:1-4
3. Enter into covenant to serve God so as to end wickedness in the family —palms 22:30,2nd Chronicles 15:13
