Big GodBig God

GloryGlory

6 Random Things…6 Random Things…

6 Random Things…6 Random Things…We need to be knownWe need to be known

God's not hidingGod's not hiding

When God reveals himselfWhen God reveals himselfThe natural reaction isThe natural reaction is

Awestruck praise and worshipAwestruck praise and worshipAt his majesty and holinessAt his majesty and holiness

The more we know GodThe more we know GodThe more we glorify him as GodThe more we glorify him as God

And discover joy and satisfactionAnd discover joy and satisfactionin Himin Him

Your greatest joy Your greatest joy Doesn't come from pursuing Doesn't come from pursuing Your greatest joyYour greatest joy

But God's greatest purposeBut God's greatest purposeIn creating youIn creating you

That you would know GodThat you would know GodAnd…in really knowing himAnd…in really knowing him

Glorify him as GodGlorify him as God

The glory of GodThe glory of GodIs the joy of manIs the joy of man

GloryGlory= doxa- weightiness, gravity= doxa- weightiness, gravity

GloryGlory= doxa- weightiness, gravity= doxa- weightiness, gravity

Magnificence, excellence, Magnificence, excellence, Preeminence, majestyPreeminence, majesty

A thing belonging to GodA thing belonging to God

Glorify= Recognize what isGlorify= Recognize what is

Glorify= To recognize what isGlorify= To recognize what is

Point toPoint toRehearse his greatnessRehearse his greatnessPraise for who he isPraise for who he isAnd what he's doneAnd what he's done

And to live in lightAnd to live in lightOf the truth of this knowledgeOf the truth of this knowledge

Jesus= Perfect ManJesus= Perfect ManSavior and ExampleSavior and Example

Jesus= Perfect ManJesus= Perfect ManSavior and ExampleSavior and Example

Shows what Man wasShows what Man wasOriginally created to beOriginally created to be

God's not hidingGod's not hidingHe wants to be knownHe wants to be known

Not as an addition or distractionNot as an addition or distractionBut as a God who changes usBut as a God who changes usFor our own ultimate goodFor our own ultimate good

““Truly, truly, I say to you, Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son the Son can do nothing of his own can do nothing of his own accord,accord, but only what he but only what he

sees the Father doingsees the Father doing

For whatever the Father does, For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewisethat the Son does likewise

HumilityHumilityPointing to the FatherPointing to the Father= Glory comes from recognition= Glory comes from recognition

Jesus is the Perfect ManJesus is the Perfect Man= Example= Example

““I can do nothing on my own.I can do nothing on my own. As As I hear, I judge, and my judgment I hear, I judge, and my judgment

is just, because I seek not my is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him own will but the will of him

who sent me...who sent me...

I do not receive glory I do not receive glory from people…from people…

Purpose is to Point to the FatherPurpose is to Point to the FatherElse it becomes stumbling blockElse it becomes stumbling block

Receiving gloryReceiving gloryFrom peopleFrom people

Will murder my abilityWill murder my abilityTo know and follow God fullyTo know and follow God fully

If I need their praiseIf I need their praiseAnd their acceptanceAnd their acceptance

And if they control that praise And if they control that praiseThen they control my actionsThen they control my actionsAnd my focusAnd my focus

Some Pharisees believedSome Pharisees believedIn Jesus but were afraid toIn Jesus but were afraid to

Come out of the Closet…Come out of the Closet…

……for they loved the glory that for they loved the glory that comes from man comes from man more than more than the glory that comes the glory that comes from Godfrom God- John 12:43- John 12:43

"You guys don't control me"You guys don't control meBecause my goal isn't to receive Because my goal isn't to receive glory from you, but to glorify glory from you, but to glorify my Father in heaven…"my Father in heaven…"- Jesus- Jesus

Jesus is the exampleJesus is the exampleOf what we were created to beOf what we were created to be

That we would know GodThat we would know GodThen glorify him as GodThen glorify him as GodSo others can know himSo others can know him

How can you believe,How can you believe, when you when you receive glory receive glory from one another from one another and do not seek the glory that and do not seek the glory that

comes from the only God?comes from the only God?- John 5- John 5

Trying to impressTrying to impressAnd being impressed withAnd being impressed withEach otherEach other

Leads to functional atheismLeads to functional atheism

Jesus continually pointsJesus continually pointsTo the Father in order toTo the Father in order to

To To glorify glorify himhim

Jesus is the exampleJesus is the example

Of what we were Of what we were Created to beCreated to be

God's not hidingGod's not hidingHe wants to be knownHe wants to be known

Right before betrayalRight before betrayalArrest, trials, suffering and deathArrest, trials, suffering and death

““Father, the hour has come. Father, the hour has come. GlorifyGlorify your Son, your Son, thatthat your Son your Son may glorify you may glorify you

For you granted him authority For you granted him authority over all people that he might over all people that he might

give eternal life to all those you give eternal life to all those you have given himhave given him

Now this is eternal life: Now this is eternal life: that they that they may know you,may know you,

the only true God, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom and Jesus Christ, whom

you have sentyou have sent

I have brought you I have brought you gloryglory on earth on earth byby finishing the work you finishing the work you gave me to dogave me to do

Continually pointing Continually pointing to the Fatherto the Father

And now, Father, glorify me in And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory your presence with the glory

I had with you before I had with you before the world beganthe world began

- John 17:1-5- John 17:1-5

"Reveal me as I am"Reveal me as I amSo that I can show the worldSo that I can show the worldWho you are"Who you are"

Jesus is the exampleJesus is the exampleOf what we wereOf what we were

Created to beCreated to be

We were CreatedWe were Created

To bring glory to GodTo bring glory to GodWhich produces our greatest joyWhich produces our greatest joy

Created IdentityCreated IdentityImage of GodImage of God

Recreated IdentityRecreated Identity

Images…imageImages…imageThat's what they doThat's what they do

CreationCreation

Let us make man in our image…Let us make man in our image…In the image of God he made In the image of God he made him, male and female he made him, male and female he made them- Genesis 1them- Genesis 1

Because he's an egotisticalBecause he's an egotisticalInsecure, small little god?Insecure, small little god?

Because nothing createdBecause nothing createdCan match God's excellenceCan match God's excellence

So he alone satisfiesSo he alone satisfiesAnd glorifying him simply And glorifying him simply Recognizes this truthRecognizes this truth

……bring my sons from afar and bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created by my name, whom I created for for my glorymy glory- Isaiah 43:6-7- Isaiah 43:6-7

We were createdWe were createdIn his imageIn his image

For his gloryFor his glory

- Creation- In the Image of God- Creation- In the Image of God- Fall- Image marred by sin- Fall- Image marred by sin- Redemption- Payment made- Redemption- Payment made- Restoration- Image restored- Restoration- Image restored

Fallenness- murder, lies, betrayalFallenness- murder, lies, betrayalLoving things and using peopleLoving things and using people

None of thatNone of thatGlorifies GodGlorifies God

Even in our FallennessEven in our FallennessWe We willwill glorify glorify

We We willwill worship worship

The only question is whatThe only question is what

People/CelebritiesPeople/CelebritiesRelationships or KidsRelationships or KidsMaterial thingsMaterial thingsSelf, Job, Ambitions and GoalsSelf, Job, Ambitions and GoalsReligionReligion

It ends badlyIt ends badlyAlwaysAlways

For the wrath of God is revealed For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who of men, who by their by their unrighteousnessunrighteousness suppress suppress the truththe truth

For what can be For what can be knownknown about about God is plain to them, because God is plain to them, because

God has shown it to themGod has shown it to them

God's not hidingGod's not hidingIf we really know himIf we really know him

Our natural responseOur natural responseIs to glorify him as GodIs to glorify him as God

For his invisible attributes, For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that of the world, in the things that have been madehave been made

So they are without excuse.So they are without excuse.

For although they For although they knewknew God, God, they they did not honor him as God or did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, give thanks to him, but they but they became futile in their thinking, became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were and their foolish hearts were darkeneddarkened

Claiming to be wise, they Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and became fools, and exchanged the exchanged the

glory of the immortal God glory of the immortal God for for images resembling mortal man images resembling mortal man

and birds and animals and and birds and animals and creeping thingscreeping things

Therefore God gave them up…Therefore God gave them up…- Romans 1- Romans 1

Fallenness meansFallenness meansMan ceases to respond Man ceases to respond to the Creator to the Creator with awestruck Praise and Glorywith awestruck Praise and Glory

And instead glorifies CreationAnd instead glorifies Creation

And man is never satisfiedAnd man is never satisfiedJust pleasured for a short timeJust pleasured for a short time

And the desire for moreAnd the desire for moreDrives destructionDrives destruction

We were CreatedWe were Created

To bring glory to GodTo bring glory to GodWhich produces our greatest joyWhich produces our greatest joySatisfies our deepest longingsSatisfies our deepest longings

All have sinned and fallen short All have sinned and fallen short of the…?of the…?

All have sinned and fallen short All have sinned and fallen short of the of the glory of Godglory of God- Romans 3:23- Romans 3:23

Part of the nature of sinPart of the nature of sinIs that we miss the opportunityIs that we miss the opportunity

To really liveTo really live

Redemption- PaymentRedemption- PaymentChrist on the crossChrist on the cross

Trading in our sinTrading in our sinFor his righteousnessFor his righteousness

Restoration of ImageRestoration of ImageWe begin to glorify God:We begin to glorify God:

- Spirit- Spirit- Our changed lives- Our changed lives

When the Spirit of truth comes, When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the he will guide you into all the truth...He will glorify me, truth...He will glorify me, for he for he will take what is mine and will take what is mine and declare it to youdeclare it to you- Jesus, John 16- Jesus, John 16

But we have But we have this treasure this treasure in jars in jars of clay, to show that the of clay, to show that the

surpassing power belongs to surpassing power belongs to God and not to usGod and not to us

- 2 Cor. 4:7- 2 Cor. 4:7

When we do by God's SpiritWhen we do by God's SpiritWhat we could never do What we could never do

By our own strengthBy our own strength

We glorify our KingWe glorify our King

What did I doWhat did I doHow did I behaveHow did I behave

This past weekThis past weekThat involved a faithThat involved a faithBeyond my own strength?Beyond my own strength?

To the degree that I submitTo the degree that I submitTo my God and walk by faithTo my God and walk by faith

I empower his Spirit to bring me I empower his Spirit to bring me Joy by glorifying my KingJoy by glorifying my King

Restoration: Glorify GodRestoration: Glorify God

- God's Spirit- God's Spirit- Our changed lives- Our changed lives

...let your light shine before ...let your light shine before others, so that they may see others, so that they may see your your good worksgood works and and give glory to give glory to your Fatheryour Father who is in heaven who is in heaven- Jesus, Matt. 5:16- Jesus, Matt. 5:16

So that in knowing GodSo that in knowing GodWe would glorify himWe would glorify himWith our livesWith our lives

So that others might knowSo that others might know(Just like Jesus did)(Just like Jesus did)

Restoration: Glorify GodRestoration: Glorify God

- God's Spirit- God's Spirit- Our changed lives- Our changed lives- Our praise in all things- Our praise in all things

So, whether you eat or drink, or So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all whatever you do, do all to the to the glory of Godglory of God- 1 Cor. 10:31- 1 Cor. 10:31

God doesn't need our praiseGod doesn't need our praise

He wants it for usHe wants it for usBecause his gloryBecause his glory

Is our bestIs our best

Your greatest joy Your greatest joy Doesn't come from pursuing Doesn't come from pursuing Your greatest joyYour greatest joy

But God's greatest gloryBut God's greatest glory

It's what you were made forIt's what you were made for

And God wants more for youAnd God wants more for youThan you want for yourselfThan you want for yourself

Satisfies- Woman at the WellSatisfies- Woman at the Well

Satisfies- Woman at the WellSatisfies- Woman at the Well

Gives great joy- made for itGives great joy- made for it

Satisfies- Woman at the WellSatisfies- Woman at the Well

Gives great joy- made for itGives great joy- made for it

Sets free- Jesus is allSets free- Jesus is allI have to haveI have to have

"God, help me to seek you"God, help me to seek youAbove all things. Outside the Above all things. Outside the noise of daily life. noise of daily life.

As a priority in my life..."As a priority in my life..."

"Cause me to live a life of faith, "Cause me to live a life of faith, trusting the Spirit to do in me trusting the Spirit to do in me what I can't in my own strength.what I can't in my own strength.

A life of response…doing A life of response…doing everything to the glory of God"everything to the glory of God"

As a church…As a church…Centered on living by faithCentered on living by faith

And causing people to knowAnd causing people to knowAnd glorify GodAnd glorify God

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