SermonWave has 11 public sermons on sanctification from 11 churches, preached between 2024 and 2026. A good place to start is “Sanctification Through Faith and Spiritual Fruit” from Ulysses Church of Christ.
Sermons to start with
Chosen for how closely they stay on sanctification, then for length and how recent they are. Every sermon is the church's own recording.
Sanctification Through Faith and Spiritual Fruit
Ulysses Church of Christ (Ulysses, KS) · June 14, 2026 · 30 min
Sanctification is defined as a deliberate process of purification requiring active faith rather than mere religious observance or passive identity. Using Rahab’s transformation despite her past sins and Jesus’ cursing of the le...
2026 10 04 Sanctification David Carnahan
Bethany Bible Church (Belleville, MI) · October 4, 2026 · 36 min
The sermon explains salvation as past (justification), present (sanctification), and future (glorification) realities, focusing on sanctification as God's ongoing work of freeing believers from sin's power. It stresses that goo...
Renouncing Sin and Craving God's Word
John Tindell, Tonawanda Church of Christ (Tonawanda, NY) · June 2, 2021 · 46 min
The sermon from 1 Peter 2 calls believers to renounce sin, such as malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander, as an essential part of ongoing sanctification. It emphasizes craving the pure spiritual milk of God's word so tha...
Colossians 1:9-14 | Prayer for Sanctification
South Bay Christian Alliance (Chula Vista, CA) · November 1, 2026 · 38 min
Colossians 1:9-14 shows Paul's prayer for the Colossian believers: that they be filled with knowledge of God's will, walk in a way worthy of the Lord, and grow in strength and joy. The sermon teaches that God's will for believe...
Positional, Progressive, and Final Sanctification in Christ
Still Waters Church (Topeka, KS) · October 18, 2026 · 50 min
Sanctification involves positional status (being set apart upon belief), progressive daily growth amidst inner conflict with the flesh, and final completion at death. True holiness relies on God’s grace rather than achieving im...
What pastors are saying
“The moment you were saved was only the beginning of a lifelong process of sanctification unto God. To be set apart from sin daily for God's glory.”
“Positional sanctification is completed when we accept Christ; it defines who we are in Him, not merely what we currently perform.”
“Justification is a moment. It happens when you receive Jesus into your heart and the Holy Spirit comes in. Sanctification is a process. It's where we work out our salvation with fear and trembling.”
More sermons on sanctification
- Justification and Sanctification in Romans 8New Hope Fellowship · November 1, 2026
- The Battle WithinMy Church · November 1, 2026
- Strengthless SaintsCovenant Church · June 7, 2026
- Colossians 3 | Sanctification in Christ | Pastor Dave JungRenew Church OC · November 3, 2026
- Firm Foundations IICommunity Baptist Church · November 1, 2026
- The Dangers of Following Afar OffBible Baptist Church · June 26, 2023
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Churches Discussing Sanctification
- Broadway Assembly ChurchLorain, OH
- Covenant ChurchFayetteville, AR
- My ChurchSpringfield, OH
- Palmetto Hills Presbyterian ChurchSimpsonville, SC
- Toledo First BaptistToledo, WA
- Ulysses Church of ChristUlysses, KS