Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.  1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

A. Our God at Work in His Children

1. The God of Peace: 1 Thess. 5:23a, 2 Thess. 3:16, Rom. 15:33, Rom. 16:20, 2 Cor. 13:11, Phil. 4:9, 1 Cor. 14:33, Heb. 13:20, Isaiah 9:6, Eph. 2:13-17, John 15:2, Job 16:6-9, Rom. 5:1

2. The God of initiative: 1 Thess. 5:23b, 1 Thess. 3:11, 2 Thess. 2:16-17, 2 Thess. 3:16, Phil. 1:6, John 15:16, Gal. 4:4-5

3. The God of faithfulness: 1 Thess. 5:24, 1 Cor. 1:9, 2 Tim. 2:11-13, Psalm 26:3

B. The Workings of God in His children

1. His certain work of purification: 1 Thess. 5:23-24, Rom. 8:28-30, 1 Thess. 4:3, 1 Peter 4:1-3, Eph. 5:25-26, John 17:15-18, Eph. 1:3-4, Jer. 32:38-41

2. His certain work of preservation: 1 Thess. 5:23-24, Eph. 5:25-27, Jude 24-25, 1 John 3:2-3