The Truth of Sanctification
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Today we continue our week on Jesus’ High Priestly prayer by exploring the topic of sanctification. What does it mean to be in the world but not of the world? What does sanctification look like played out in our lives practically? Often the concept of being sanctified is daunting and a bit intimidating. But today God wants to clear up our common misconceptions and help us enter this process with joy. Open your heart to the kindness of Jesus and allow him to give you rest.
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| 0:00.0 | Today we continue our week on Jesus' high priestly prayer by exploring the topic of sanctification. |
| 0:13.1 | What does it mean to be in the world, but not of the world? What does sanctification look like |
| 0:20.1 | played out in our lives practically? |
| 0:23.6 | Often the concept of being sanctified is daunting and a bit intimidating. |
| 0:29.6 | But today, God wants to clear up our common misconceptions and help us enter this process with joy. Open your heart to the kindness of Jesus |
| 0:40.3 | and allow him to give you rest. |
| 0:42.8 | Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from John 17 verses 14 through 19. |
| 1:18.6 | Scripture says, I have given them your word. |
| 1:23.6 | And the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. |
| 1:31.9 | I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. |
| 1:39.6 | They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. |
| 1:44.5 | Sanctify them in the truth. |
| 1:47.3 | Your word is truth. |
| 1:49.9 | As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. |
| 1:55.1 | And for their sake, I consecrate myself, |
| 1:58.5 | that they also may be sanctified in truth. |
| 2:02.7 | There is a level of freedom from sin in Christ that most of us in the body have yet to reach. |
| 2:10.6 | Jesus prayed in John 17 verses 14 through 19, I have given them your word, |
| 2:17.7 | and the world has hated them |
| 2:19.6 | because they are not of the world, |
| 2:22.0 | just as I am not of the world. |
| 2:25.2 | I do not ask that you take them out of the world, |
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