Topic: Holiness 
and Service
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
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”
 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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Result: 
1. Eph 4:12-13 – Attainment of 
Perfection 
2. Heb 12:14 – Enter into the kingdom 
of God