How Can I Glorify God?

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How Can I Glorify God?

How Can I Glorify God?•Be a member of the church Jesus built

Matthew 16:18(NKJV)

“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall

not prevail against it.”

How Can I Glorify God?•Be a member of the church Jesus built–How is this done?

•Hear – Romans 10:17

Romans 10:17 (NKJV)

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”


•Hear – Romans 10:17•Believe – Mark 16:15, 16

Mark 16:15, 16(NKJV)

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every

creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who

does not believe will be condemned.’”


•Hear – Romans 10:17•Believe – Mark 16:15, 16•Repent – Luke 24:46, 47

Luke 24:46, 47 (NKJV)

“Then He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for

the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance

and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations,

beginning at Jerusalem.’”


•Hear – Romans 10:17•Believe – Mark 16:15, 16•Repent – Luke 24:46, 47•Confess – Romans 10:9, 10

Romans 10:9, 10(NKJV)

“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart

that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and

with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”


•Hear – Romans 10:17•Believe – Mark 16:15, 16•Repent – Luke 24:46, 47•Confess – Romans 10:9, 10•Baptism – Matthew 28:18 – 20

Matthew 28:18 – 20(NKJV)

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the

Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to

the end of the age.’ Amen.”


•Hear – Romans 10:17•Believe – Mark 16:15, 16•Repent – Luke 24:46, 47•Confess – Romans 10:9, 10•Baptism – Matthew 28:18 – 20•Then God adds you to His church

Acts 2:47 (NKJV)

“praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the

church daily those who were being saved.”

How Can I Glorify God?•Be a member of the church Jesus built–How is this done?–What if I fall away?

•Repent and pray – Acts 8:22

Acts 8:22 (NKJV)

“Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps

the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.”

How Can I Glorify God?•Be a member of the church Jesus built–How is this done?–What if I fall away?

•Repent and pray – Acts 8:22•Confess and pray – James 5:16

James 5:16 (NKJV)

“Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that

you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails

much.”


•By bearing much fruit

John 15:8 (NKJV)

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My

disciples.”

How Can I Glorify God?•By bearing much fruit

–Things to add to our lives to bear fruit

2 Peter 1:5 – 8 (NKJV)

“But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to

self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these

things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the

knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”


•By bearing much fruit•By suffering as a Christian

1 Peter 4:16(NKJV)

“Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify

God in this matter.”

How Can I Glorify God?•By suffering as a Christian

–Suffering was promised by Paul

2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)

“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”

How Can I Glorify God?•By suffering as a Christian

–Suffering was promised by Paul–Something we share with Christ

Romans 8:16, 17 (NKJV)

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be

glorified together.”


•By bearing much fruit•By suffering as a Christian•By purity of life

How Can I Glorify God?•By purity of life

–Conduct

1 Peter 2:11, 12 (NKJV)

“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts

which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles,

that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good

works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.”

How Can I Glorify God?•By purity of life

–Conduct–Conversation

1 Peter 4:11 (NKJV)

“If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom

belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”


•By bearing much fruit•By suffering as a Christian•By purity of life•By being faithful till death

How Can I Glorify God?•By being faithful till death

–This is commanded

Revelation 2:10 (NKJV)

“Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the

devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful

until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

How Can I Glorify God?•By being faithful till death

–This is commanded–Exemplified by Paul

2 Timothy 4:6 – 8 (NKJV)

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I

have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of

righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have

loved His appearing.”

Are You Glorifying God?•Are you:

–A member of the church Jesus built?

–Bearing much fruit?–Suffering as a Christian?–Living a pure life?–Striving to be faithful till death?

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