Creekside Church || Wasilla, AK
11.10.24 || BRICK #3...GLORIFY GOD IN EVERYTHING || WK9
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Creekside Church || Wasilla, AK
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BRICK #3...GLORIFY GOD IN EVERYTHING
INTRO...“FOR THE ONE”
…living our lives —> “FOR THE ONE”...I want this to be more than a title of a sermon series here at Creekside, my prayer is that in the days and years to come this three word statement becomes the anthem of creekside church!
WEEK 1 > OUR CALL…LOVE GOD AND OTHERS
-- QUESTION...Who is your ONE?
WEEK 2 > OUR POWER…THE GOSPEL [BRICK #1]
-- Our ‘first brick’ PROCLAIM CHRIST… When we are “Proclaiming Christ” we are demonstrating and declaring the GOSPEL…and we identified 3 ways the GOSPEL is applied to our lives:
1. JUSTIFIED (saved from penalty of sin)
2. SANCTIFIED (being saved from the power of sin) and
3. GLORIFIED (will be saved from the presence of sin)
WEEK 3 > OUR IDENTITY…BAPTISM
-- FATHER/SON/SPIRIT…FAMILY/SERVANT/SENT
WEEK 4 > OUR PURPOSE…MAKE DISCIPLES [BRICK #2]
-- Going...Baptizing...Teaching to Observe
WEEK 5 > A DISCIPLE IS A PERSON WHO IS ABIDING IN JESUS
-- Abiding in His LOVE...Abiding in his WORD...bearing fruit
WEEK 6 > A DISCIPLE IS A PERSON WHO IS BEING TRANSFORMED BY JESUS
-- put to death what is earthly in me, the old self with its practices
-- put on the new self which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator
WEEK 7 > A DISCIPLE IS A PERSON WHO IS ON MISSION WITH JESUS
-- we are sent missionaries to finish the mission Jesus gave to us
WEEK 8 > OUR PRACTICE...MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES
WEEK 9 > GLORIFY GOD IN EVERYTHING [BRICK #3]
…living our lives —> “FOR THE ONE”...I want this to be more than a title of a sermon series here at Creekside, my prayer is that in the days and years to come this three word statement becomes the anthem of creekside church!
WEEK 1 > OUR CALL…LOVE GOD AND OTHERS
-- QUESTION...Who is your ONE?
WEEK 2 > OUR POWER…THE GOSPEL [BRICK #1]
-- Our ‘first brick’ PROCLAIM CHRIST… When we are “Proclaiming Christ” we are demonstrating and declaring the GOSPEL…and we identified 3 ways the GOSPEL is applied to our lives:
1. JUSTIFIED (saved from penalty of sin)
2. SANCTIFIED (being saved from the power of sin) and
3. GLORIFIED (will be saved from the presence of sin)
WEEK 3 > OUR IDENTITY…BAPTISM
-- FATHER/SON/SPIRIT…FAMILY/SERVANT/SENT
WEEK 4 > OUR PURPOSE…MAKE DISCIPLES [BRICK #2]
-- Going...Baptizing...Teaching to Observe
WEEK 5 > A DISCIPLE IS A PERSON WHO IS ABIDING IN JESUS
-- Abiding in His LOVE...Abiding in his WORD...bearing fruit
WEEK 6 > A DISCIPLE IS A PERSON WHO IS BEING TRANSFORMED BY JESUS
-- put to death what is earthly in me, the old self with its practices
-- put on the new self which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator
WEEK 7 > A DISCIPLE IS A PERSON WHO IS ON MISSION WITH JESUS
-- we are sent missionaries to finish the mission Jesus gave to us
WEEK 8 > OUR PRACTICE...MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES
WEEK 9 > GLORIFY GOD IN EVERYTHING [BRICK #3]
KEY THOUGHT…
Because GOD IS GLORIOUS, we GLORIFY Him in everything...
SPEAKING HIS GLORY and SHOWING HIS GLORY to everyone, everywhere, so that they might GLORIFY Him too!
Because GOD IS GLORIOUS, we GLORIFY Him in everything...
SPEAKING HIS GLORY and SHOWING HIS GLORY to everyone, everywhere, so that they might GLORIFY Him too!
1. GODS GLORY…
DEFINED: God’s glory is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and grandeur of his many perfections which he displays in his creative and redemptive acts in order to make his glory known. God communicates his glory through his creation, His image-bearers (mankind), providence, and redemptive acts. God receives glory and, by uniting us to Jesus, shares his glory with us. And all of this contributes to his glory, as God in his innumerable perfections is shown, known, celebrated in, and valued.
-- The primary Hebrew term for glory is kavod. [The primary Greek term for glory is doxa] This word means “weight” or “heaviness.” It can also have the sense of “honorable,” “dignified,” “exalted,” or “revered.” Actually the way it is used in modern Hebrew in Israel today, it is a title to address judges, the president, or the prime minister of Israel. It is a title meaning, Your Honor or Your Excellency.
-- Scripture also demonstrates that kavod of God can be seen or unseen.
-- God revealed His kavod – His glory...
1. to Moses in the wilderness, in the cloud, the pillar of fire, and on Mount Sinai.
2. He tangibly showed His kavod in providing bread (manna) from Heaven, water from a rock, and many victories in battle to the people of Israel.
3. [“Ichabod”] 1 Samuel 4:21–22“And she (Phineas’ wife) named the child Ichabod, saying, ‘The glory has departed from Israel!’ because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. And she said, ‘The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured’”. The word Ichabod means literally “inglorious” or “there is no glory,” and in her pain and despair, the woman (who is unnamed in Scripture) lamented over the loss of the glory of God from Israel.
4. Just before Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the First Temple, Ezekiel “saw” God’s kavod leave
5. In Exodus 40:34-35, the glory described is also very tangibly felt. It’s implied as an active, inescapable presence: “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”
-- The glory of God is an incredible biblical theme. It is addressed in every major biblical section, it is related to every major biblical doctrine, and beautifully woven throughout the biblical story. It is so central to Scripture that the story of the Bible is in some sense the drama of God’s glory. Many key turning points in the biblical story stress God’s glory and attest to how it is revealed in many ways.
DEFINED: God’s glory is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and grandeur of his many perfections which he displays in his creative and redemptive acts in order to make his glory known. God communicates his glory through his creation, His image-bearers (mankind), providence, and redemptive acts. God receives glory and, by uniting us to Jesus, shares his glory with us. And all of this contributes to his glory, as God in his innumerable perfections is shown, known, celebrated in, and valued.
-- The primary Hebrew term for glory is kavod. [The primary Greek term for glory is doxa] This word means “weight” or “heaviness.” It can also have the sense of “honorable,” “dignified,” “exalted,” or “revered.” Actually the way it is used in modern Hebrew in Israel today, it is a title to address judges, the president, or the prime minister of Israel. It is a title meaning, Your Honor or Your Excellency.
-- Scripture also demonstrates that kavod of God can be seen or unseen.
-- God revealed His kavod – His glory...
1. to Moses in the wilderness, in the cloud, the pillar of fire, and on Mount Sinai.
2. He tangibly showed His kavod in providing bread (manna) from Heaven, water from a rock, and many victories in battle to the people of Israel.
3. [“Ichabod”] 1 Samuel 4:21–22“And she (Phineas’ wife) named the child Ichabod, saying, ‘The glory has departed from Israel!’ because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. And she said, ‘The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured’”. The word Ichabod means literally “inglorious” or “there is no glory,” and in her pain and despair, the woman (who is unnamed in Scripture) lamented over the loss of the glory of God from Israel.
4. Just before Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the First Temple, Ezekiel “saw” God’s kavod leave
5. In Exodus 40:34-35, the glory described is also very tangibly felt. It’s implied as an active, inescapable presence: “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”
-- The glory of God is an incredible biblical theme. It is addressed in every major biblical section, it is related to every major biblical doctrine, and beautifully woven throughout the biblical story. It is so central to Scripture that the story of the Bible is in some sense the drama of God’s glory. Many key turning points in the biblical story stress God’s glory and attest to how it is revealed in many ways.
2. GOD’S GLORY REVEALED TO MOSES…
-- One key person who experienced the Glory of God was Moses…over and over with the exodus of Israel from Egypt, God revealed his glory to him (and Israel).
EXODUS 33:12-23…34:1-10, 29-35
-- God reveals his glory by telling Moses his name and proclaiming his attributes to him…He wanted Moses to know him so he could tell others about him…
-- EX 33:12-23…Moses wanted to be assured that God would go with him and asked to see God’s Glory ||
33:18 "Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”
- God allowed him to see his back but not his face || and God did reveal his glory by
1. Telling him his name YHWH/LORD.
2. Telling him his attributes
33:19"And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
33:22 "and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock"
-- EX 34:1-10, 29-35…God again revealed his glory and told Moses who he is (name and attributes)
"5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.”
These are the magnificent, worthy, lovely and great things that make God Glorious…and are the cause of our need to glorify him!
-- And at the end of the Bible, in the book of Revelation, we see this glory being proclaimed in heaven by the angels and living creatures…
Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
TO STATE IT ONCE MORE… DEFINED:
God’s glory is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and grandeur of his many perfections which he displays in his creative and redemptive acts in order to make his glory known. God communicates his glory through his creation, His image-bearers (mankind), providence, and redemptive acts. God receives glory and, by uniting us to Jesus, shares his glory with us. And all of this contributes to his glory, as God in his innumerable perfections is shown, known, celebrated in, and valued.
-- One key person who experienced the Glory of God was Moses…over and over with the exodus of Israel from Egypt, God revealed his glory to him (and Israel).
EXODUS 33:12-23…34:1-10, 29-35
-- God reveals his glory by telling Moses his name and proclaiming his attributes to him…He wanted Moses to know him so he could tell others about him…
-- EX 33:12-23…Moses wanted to be assured that God would go with him and asked to see God’s Glory ||
33:18 "Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”
- God allowed him to see his back but not his face || and God did reveal his glory by
1. Telling him his name YHWH/LORD.
2. Telling him his attributes
33:19"And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
33:22 "and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock"
-- EX 34:1-10, 29-35…God again revealed his glory and told Moses who he is (name and attributes)
"5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.”
These are the magnificent, worthy, lovely and great things that make God Glorious…and are the cause of our need to glorify him!
-- And at the end of the Bible, in the book of Revelation, we see this glory being proclaimed in heaven by the angels and living creatures…
Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
TO STATE IT ONCE MORE… DEFINED:
God’s glory is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and grandeur of his many perfections which he displays in his creative and redemptive acts in order to make his glory known. God communicates his glory through his creation, His image-bearers (mankind), providence, and redemptive acts. God receives glory and, by uniting us to Jesus, shares his glory with us. And all of this contributes to his glory, as God in his innumerable perfections is shown, known, celebrated in, and valued.
OUR JOB IS TO GLORIFY HIM…
Definition: “Glorifying God” means feeling and thinking and acting in ways that reflect his GREATNESS, that make much of God, that give PROCLAIM how utterly awesome all of his attributes are. So, for us to GLORIFY GOD is to make clear to others what God is like, so that they might praise and admire him and someday join us in proclaiming how great he is. A guiding verse for us is…
Definition: “Glorifying God” means feeling and thinking and acting in ways that reflect his GREATNESS, that make much of God, that give PROCLAIM how utterly awesome all of his attributes are. So, for us to GLORIFY GOD is to make clear to others what God is like, so that they might praise and admire him and someday join us in proclaiming how great he is. A guiding verse for us is…
HOW DO WE GLORIFY GOD IN OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES?…
-- God’s original design for His people was that we would reflect His glory—to multiply and fill the earth with His glory. [Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.”]
-- When He first designed us, He created us with the intent to glorify Him. Even though humanity has sought its own glory, to pursue our own desires, our own wants, our own gods…God’s purpose for His creation is still on target, it hasn’t been lost. We are still called to glorify God in all we do and say.
-- “GLORIFYING GOD” does not mean that we can throw God a favor by ‘actually adding glory to him”. In our proclamation of God’s Glory we are not adding anything to who he is…God doesn’t lack glory, and He doesn’t need us to fill any void. He created us so that the gloryHe already has would be known and praised
-- Because of and for his glory! For He is infinitely glorious, merciful, holy, gracious, and just within Himself. He does not need us to glorify Him, but chooses to display His glory through us. And it is out of His great love for us, that He allows us to experience and take part in His glory.
-- God’s original design for His people was that we would reflect His glory—to multiply and fill the earth with His glory. [Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.”]
-- When He first designed us, He created us with the intent to glorify Him. Even though humanity has sought its own glory, to pursue our own desires, our own wants, our own gods…God’s purpose for His creation is still on target, it hasn’t been lost. We are still called to glorify God in all we do and say.
-- “GLORIFYING GOD” does not mean that we can throw God a favor by ‘actually adding glory to him”. In our proclamation of God’s Glory we are not adding anything to who he is…God doesn’t lack glory, and He doesn’t need us to fill any void. He created us so that the gloryHe already has would be known and praised
-- Because of and for his glory! For He is infinitely glorious, merciful, holy, gracious, and just within Himself. He does not need us to glorify Him, but chooses to display His glory through us. And it is out of His great love for us, that He allows us to experience and take part in His glory.
TWO WAYS TO GIVE GLORY TO GOD IN EVERYTHING...
1. We have to SAY IT
2. We have to SHOW IT
1. We have to SAY IT
2. We have to SHOW IT
SAY IT…
-- Sing to the Lord (3x) || bless his name || tell of his salvation (day to day) || declare his glory and his marvelous works || Q: what are the specifics? He is great, worthy of praise, to be feared, he is greater than all other gods/idols, he made the heavens, SPLENDOR, MAJESTY, STRENGTH, BEAUTY
-- Give to the Lord glory, strength, the glory he deserves
-- vs10, say to the nations (tell about him and his attributes)
-- Sing to the Lord (3x) || bless his name || tell of his salvation (day to day) || declare his glory and his marvelous works || Q: what are the specifics? He is great, worthy of praise, to be feared, he is greater than all other gods/idols, he made the heavens, SPLENDOR, MAJESTY, STRENGTH, BEAUTY
-- Give to the Lord glory, strength, the glory he deserves
-- vs10, say to the nations (tell about him and his attributes)
SHOW IT…
-- Bring an offering, come to his courts, worship the Lord, tremble before him
-- Live in such a way that others see the glory of God through you…show it…
-- Recognize who the boss is, who the owner is, and it isn’t us!
-- Our calling as Christians is to make God’s Glory known. We can’t continue to live as we once did —seeking glory for ourselves.
We must continually seek to kill the sin within. We do this by...
1. Proclaiming His excellencies (1 Peter 2:9)
2. Making disciples (Matthew 28:18-20)
3. Always being ready to give an answer to the hope we have (1 Peter 3:15)
-- Bring an offering, come to his courts, worship the Lord, tremble before him
-- Live in such a way that others see the glory of God through you…show it…
-- Recognize who the boss is, who the owner is, and it isn’t us!
-- Our calling as Christians is to make God’s Glory known. We can’t continue to live as we once did —seeking glory for ourselves.
We must continually seek to kill the sin within. We do this by...
1. Proclaiming His excellencies (1 Peter 2:9)
2. Making disciples (Matthew 28:18-20)
3. Always being ready to give an answer to the hope we have (1 Peter 3:15)
CLOSE WITH THIS PASSAGE...
KEY THOUGHT…
Because GOD IS GLORIOUS, we GLORIFY Him in everything...
SPEAKING HIS GLORY and SHOWING HIS GLORY to everyone, everywhere, so that they might GLORIFY Him too!
Because GOD IS GLORIOUS, we GLORIFY Him in everything...
SPEAKING HIS GLORY and SHOWING HIS GLORY to everyone, everywhere, so that they might GLORIFY Him too!
PRAYER, REFLECTION AND COMMUNION...
-- Are you “SAYING OUT LOUD” the amazing, wonderful, loving things about God? || PROCLAIMING the GLORY OF GOD with your words?
-- Are you “SHOWING” to others the incredible love, grace, mercy, forgiveness of God? || LIVING OUT the GLORY OF GOD with your actions?
-- WHAT IS JESUS SAYING TO YOU TODAY?
-- WHAT IS JESUS ASKING YOU TO DO?
-- Are you “SAYING OUT LOUD” the amazing, wonderful, loving things about God? || PROCLAIMING the GLORY OF GOD with your words?
-- Are you “SHOWING” to others the incredible love, grace, mercy, forgiveness of God? || LIVING OUT the GLORY OF GOD with your actions?
-- WHAT IS JESUS SAYING TO YOU TODAY?
-- WHAT IS JESUS ASKING YOU TO DO?