Welcome to the in touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Thursday, August 10th.

How much do you know about sanctification?

If you're a little fuzzy on the details, then today's podcast will help you understand

God's sanctifying work.

When you trusted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, what did you expect after that happened?

Did anybody sit you down and say, here's what you can expect.

Here's what your responsibility is and here's how the Christian life works.

Or did they say, we're just so happy that you have been saved and we just praise the Lord and just thank you for that.

Have a good time.

In other words, nobody ever instructed you is what to expect and how to deal with the expectations.

What I want to help you to understand is what to expect.

What God's going to be doing the rest of your life as long as you're on this earth and how he's going to be able to do that.

So I want you to turn if you will to 2nd Timothy, chapter 2, beginning in verse 19 and reading verse 19, 2021.

And the title of this message is sanctification, the process.

In 2nd Timothy, chapter 2, beginning in verse 19, Paul said to Timothy, nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands having this seal.

The Lord knows those who he is and everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.

Now in a large house, there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earth and wear, some to honor and some to dishonor.

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself or herself from these things, he or she will be a vessel for honor.

Sanctified, useful to the master, prepared for every good work.

Now what Paul has written to Timothy is this.

He says, there are all different kinds of members in the church.

There are those who are very honorable and growing in the Lord.

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