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The Glory Of God
Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 26, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. The Goodness Of God's Glory
Contributed on Feb 26, 2013
God's glory is a consuming fire, burning away our sin because He loves us and wants us to experience the abundant life that He has promised us.
We have been looking at experiencing God’s glory, and our last study of Scripture was with the Israelites as God’s glory – visible in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night – led them out of Egypt to the Red Sea, and then delivered them from Pharaoh and his ...read more
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2. Desire - Only Met In Jesus
Contributed on Feb 26, 2013
The deepest desires of our hearts are meant to be met as we experience God's glory, but fulfillment of our desires has often been hijacked by cheap imitations provided by our culture.
In preparation for today’s message, continuing our exploration of the glory of God, I read a sermon by CS Lewis entitled “The Weight of Glory”. And it launched me down a path that I am going to attempt to describe, and hope that you might accompany me on, this morning. Now, the ...read more
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3. Glory In A Barn
Contributed on Feb 26, 2013
The fullest expression and revelation of God's glory come in the form of an infant child, the Son of God born in a humble stall.
We’ve been talking about the glory of God, and we were studying the glory of God primarily through the Exodus stories where the descriptions of God’s glory were these awe-inspiring displays of power, of majesty, the pillar of fire, God on the mountain with Moses, God seated on the ...read more
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4. Glory In A Field
Contributed on Feb 26, 2013
God's glory, through Jesus (God with us), is close and tangible and brings peace, not fear.
To avoid offending anybody, the school dropped religion altogether and started singing about the weather. At my son’s school, they now hold the winter program in February and sing increasingly nonmemorable songs such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Frosty the Snowman” ...read more
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5. Glory Experienced
Contributed on Feb 26, 2013
God's glory is expressed through our transformed lives.
2 Cor 3:7-4:6 7 The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. 8 Shouldn’t we expect far ...read more
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6. Glory Internalized
Contributed on Feb 26, 2013
God's glory shine through the brokenness of our lives when we let Him be the center of our lives.
Last Sunday we began again a focus on the glory of God, and I skipped the video I had planned to share (which we first saw last September), so I want to begin there today. It helps us with the review: what is “the glory of God”? It is the words of Pastor-theologian John Piper, ...read more