December 10, 2017
Glory to God in the Highest
Pastor Phil Vance
Highlights:
For the first time in centuries, the glory of God is returning to earth.
When the holiness of God radiates out and fills the earth for people to see, it is called Glory.
The glory of God is the outward radiance of the intrinsic worth and beauty and greatness of His manifold perfections.
Glory is intrinsically God
Comes from God
Shines through God
Returns to God
God created, sustains, governs, and saves in such a way as to reveal His Glory. That is the goal.
God is most glorified in His justified people when those justified people are most satisfied in Him.
We will be glorified, because it is the only way we can be fully satisfied in God, so that God alone will be fully glorified in us.
Discussion Questions:
What is the Glory of God?
Why does Glory belong to God and God alone?
What does it mean to you that you were saved for or unto God’s Glory?
Key Scriptures:
Luke 2: 8-14 “the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were greatly afraid.”
Glory:
Doxa has to do with brightness or shining
Kaw-bode: weight in a figurative good sense. Splendor or copiousness.
Isaiah: 43: 6-7 ESV
Ephesians 1: 11-12
Isaiah 42:8
2 Corinthians 3:18