1. MIKE MAZZALONGO GETTING TO KNOW YOU, GOD The Character of God: Holiness 2

2. 4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. 5 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; 6 Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes.” - Job 40:4; 42:5-6

3. 16 I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us. - Habakkuk 3:16

4. 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, - Revelation 1:17

5. 3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.” - Isaiah 6:3

6. “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.” - Revelation 4:8b

7. 16 because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” - I Peter 1:16

8. God’s “holiness” has a distinct feature 1.Separation To be holy…you have to be where God is! -Go to His Word -God to our knees -God to His worship -Go to His service -Go to Battle -Go preach the Word

9. God’s “holiness” has a distinct feature 2.Absolute Purity “ Light of Israel” Is. 10:17 “I am the Light of the world.” Jn. 8:12 “…unapproachable light ” I Tim. 6:16 “children of light ” Eph. 5:8

10. 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. - Mt. 5:8

11. Purity Requires: No excuses for sin At war with sin

12. Fear is a sign that one knows that God is there, but does not know the God who is there.

13. Baptism… the first step on the journey in the Light.