GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR LIFE OF FAITH
February 28, 1999 AM
Sermon Outline
Mt 5:16 - 1 Pet 4:11
INTRO: At Lev 10:3 the Lord said, ... before all the people I will be glorified. I am absolutely convinced that the whole purpose for mankind is to glorify God. He insists, over and again, in numerous ways that He will be glorified. Even the texts for our study note clearly that it is to His glory our lives are to be lived. Thus, in our thoughts this morning, we will build on the theme, Glorify God In Your Life Of Faith.
I. TO BEGIN, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PASSAGES
A. Col 1:10... walk worthy ... unto all pleasing
B. 2 Tim 2:4 ... that he may please him who hath chosen ...
C. Jno 8:29... those things that please him
D. Rom 8:8... cannot please God
E. 1 Thes 2:12... walk worthy of God
F. 1 Thes 4:1... and to please God ...
G. Eph 4:1... walk worthy of the vocation ...
H. 2 Cor 5:9... we may be accepted of him
I One common thing ... please God
1. 1 Jno 3:22
2. and God is pleased when it is our desire to please Him
3. as we do that which pleases Him, He is glorified!
II. HOW IS HE, THEN, GLORIFIED IN OUR LIVES?
A. We walk in newness of life
1. Rom 6:4 - 2 Cor 5:17
2. new motives; new dispositions; new attitudes
3. folks are bound to see that positive change and know the glory can only be Gods!
B. We walk by faith
1. 2 Cor 5:7 - Heb 11:6
2. this translates into unswerving trust in Gods will, His judgments, His providence
3. such trust glorifies Him in Whom we trust
C. We walk in His light
1. 1 Jno 1:5-7 - Eph 5:8,10
2. clearly, such a life is under His pervasive influence
3. He is glorified by our walking in agreement with Him ... agreement which must affect our lives
D. We walk in the Spirit
1. Rom 8:1-5
2. among some things we might note, priority is assuredly one ... we are concerned with spiritual things and our own spirits ... emphasis is upon heavenly things, not on the physical
3. He is glorified by the choices we make - which are in favor of Him and His influence in us
E. We walk in good works
1. Eph 2:10 - Titus 2:14
2. remember Mt 25:40 - good works in a Christians life are not events, but the manner of life
3. He is glorified by the good works of His people - 1 Pet 2:12
F. We walk in love
1. Eph 5:1,2
2. like father, like son ... when the son follows the good example of godly father, the father will receive praise for the Sons behavior
3. He is, therefore, glorified by our choice to love and be loving ... it is so like Him!
G. We walk after His commandments, truth
1. 2 Jno 6 and 3 Jno 4
2. a father is not honored by the deliberate disobedience of his children! (think of Phil 2:12)
3. God will be glorified by His childrens faithfulness to His commandments honored as truth!
CLOSE: We are His to glorify Him. That is a simple statement with profound ramifications for our lives.
Cecil A. Hutson
28 February 1999