The Glory of God

Q: What does the Bible say about the glory of God?

The glory of God is revealed in Christ and manifests His goodness, mercy, and redemptive power. The glory of God is a profound concept that is woven throughout Scripture, where it represents His goodness, justice, holiness, and redemptive plan. In 2 Corinthians 4:6, we learn that God has shone light into our hearts, revealing the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus. This glory encompasses His fullness and attributes, demonstrating His goodness that is forever manifest, particularly in the salvation of sinners. As Moses sought to see God’s glory in Exodus 33, God’s response emphasized His goodness and mercy as His chief glory. Thus, the understanding of God's glory lies not in temporal miracles but in His eternal redemptive work through Christ.

Q: How do we know God's mercy is true?

God's mercy is evident in His grace towards sinners, choosing to save some according to His will. We know God's mercy is true through the Scriptures that testify about His character and dealings with humanity. God displayed mercy by choosing individuals for salvation even before the foundation of the world, as seen in Ephesians 1:4-5. His unwavering promise to be gracious to whom He chooses serves as a powerful assurance of His mercy. God's declaration in Exodus 33:19 where He states, 'I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious,' reflects His sovereign right to dispense mercy as He sees fit. The story of the prodigal son further manifests God’s merciful heart towards wayward sinners, assuring us of His readiness to forgive and welcome back those who return to Him.

Q: Why is prayer important for Christians?

Prayer is essential for Christians as it connects us with God and invokes His protection and mercy. Prayer serves as a vital means for Christians to communicate with God, expressing dependence upon Him and seeking His guidance. In the sermon, the preacher emphasizes the need to surround our loved ones with prayer, suggesting that prayer acts as a hedge of protection around them. The act of praying not only reveals our trust in God's sovereignty but also acknowledges His ability to bring about change and demonstrate mercy, as seen in the example of Job offering sacrifices for his children. Furthermore, when Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He illustrated the importance of seeking God's will and relying on His provision, thus establishing prayer as a foundational practice for spiritual life and growth.

Q: What does it mean to be a servant for Jesus' sake?

Being a servant for Jesus' sake means serving others with the attitude and purpose of glorifying Christ. To be a servant for Jesus' sake entails placing oneself at the disposal of others, motivated by love for Christ and a desire to honor Him. The Apostle Paul illustrates this dual role in 2 Corinthians 4:5, stating, 'For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.' True servanthood flows from a heart transformed by God's grace, directing our efforts not at self-glorification but toward serving others as a reflection of Christ’s sacrificial love. This biblical view of servanthood highlights the importance of living for God's glory and fostering genuine connections within the body of Christ. It reinforces that our service to others in the household of faith must stem from a deep-rooted relationship with the Lord, ensuring that all we do points back to Him.

Q: Why should we rely on God's providence in our lives?

Relying on God's providence assures us that all things work together for His glory and our good. God's providence is the assurance that He sovereignly governs all events in His creation for His purposes. As expressed in 2 Corinthians 4:15, 'All things are for your sakes,' we are reminded that every circumstance in our lives, whether trials or blessings, is ultimately for the glory of God and the good of His people. Our faith in God's providence instills hope, allowing us to trust in His perfect plan even when we cannot see the immediate outcomes. Romans 8:28 further emphasizes this promise, affirming that 'all things work together for good to them that love God.' This understanding invites Christians to approach life with confidence, fostering peace amidst challenges as we recognize the faithful hand of our sovereign God in all circumstances.

I was reading a passage of scripture that I'll
pass on to you who have anxiety and concern for your children and your loved
ones who are away from you. The Scripture said of this man
of God that he rose up in the morning and offered sacrifices
according to the number of his family. For he said, it may be
that my sons and daughters have sinned and have cursed God in
their hearts. Thus he prayed for them continually. And the thing for us to do is
when our loved ones and our friends are with us or away from us, put a hedge of prayer around
them, a protective wall of prayer. sacrifice of praise to God, it
may be that the Lord will be pleased to show mercy. But that's
the thing to do. Instead of despairing and instead
of depression, rejoicing in prayer is in season
at all times. Build that wall around them and
beseech Him in whatever state they may be to protect and keep
and bring them back. He's certainly able, which is
demonstrated in the story of the prodigal son, who was away
so very, very long, and God brought him home. All right, this morning
we're turning in our Bibles for the message to 2 Corinthians
chapter 4. While you're finding that, 2
Corinthians chapter 4, I'll be speaking tonight in Madisonville,
Kentucky. Brother John Chapman will be
preaching for you here. Wednesday night, we'll be privileged
to have as our visiting speaker, Pastor Don Fortner. I'll be gone
all week. And Brother Donald preached for
us at Wednesday. Now, 2 Corinthians chapter 4,
the title of my message this morning is, The Glory of God.
The Glory of God. And I'm going to begin reading
at verse 5. Now, I pray that I'll be able
to discipline myself today. I want to so very much. I get
carried away. sometimes and go out in left
field and dwell a while. But I don't want to dwell too
long on any one verse here, for I want very much for us to look
at all these verses, the remaining verses in this chapter. 2 Corinthians
4, beginning with verse 5. There's such assurance and blessings
here. Alright, verse 5. Paul said,
for we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ the Lord. It's
not that you should know us. Actually, preachers would be
wise not to put their names on too many things, except to identify
what they're writing and identify where they are and when they'll
be speaking. That's sufficient. But we're
not preaching ourselves. We're not interested in men knowing
us, but knowing Him. People are always writing to
me, wanting me to help them write a biography of Brother Barnard.
I refuse. People don't need to know Brother
Barnard, they need to know his Lord. Let's preserve His message
and forget all these peculiarities. We're preaching not ourselves,
we don't want men to follow us, but follow Him. We're not the
pattern, He is. We're not the Redeemer, He is.
It's not that you should praise us. We're nothing. Lord Joan, Dr. Martin, Lord Joan
said, well, I've preached two great messages in my entire life. Both times I was dreaming. That's about right. We do some
mighty poor preaching. I do. I'm ashamed of most of
the preaching I've tried to do. I wish I could preach like He
ought to be preached. Preach Him, the Gospel, like
He ought to. We have no reason for pride at
any time. Don't you wish you could sing
like an angel? Preach like an apostle. We're
not preaching ourselves, we're preaching Christ, because it
pleased God that in Him should all fullness dwell. You see,
in Christ dwelleth all the fullness of God bodily, and you're complete
in Him. We can't add one thing to you.
And look at the next line, and we preach ourselves your servants
for Jesus' sake. We're your servants for His sake. Now listen to me carefully. Isn't
this strange language for the Apostle Paul who exhorted us
himself? Be ye not the servants of men. Isn't that what he said? Be ye
not the servants of men. That's what he said. He said
again, if I please men, I'm not the servant of Christ. So how
is it here, he says, we are your servants. Wait a minute. For
Jesus' sake. Now I was in a home a few months
ago of some people that were pretty
well off. I was there for three days and two nights. They had
two male servants and six female servants. And while I was in
that home, I didn't want for anything. They waited on me,
you've been there, hand and foot. The coffee pot and the cups would
be on the coffee table and I'd reach to pour myself some coffee
and they'd say, no, no! And they'd pour it and hand it
to me. Didn't want me to, I'd reach to get a cookie. No, they'd
pass the plate. They weren't my servants, they
were hers. But I was in her home. And I was her guest, and they
served me in serving me. They served her. See what I'm
saying? And so in that way, every apostle,
prophet, preacher, evangelist, missionary is our servant when
we're in his household. Now, we're not the servants of
this world. He says, you comfort my people.
You know what he said? I can't comfort somebody that's
not in his household. You know, this is a strange thing.
We had a son who was killed, Robbie. And God gave us the grace to
conduct ourselves in a way glorifying to His name and His gospel. Gave us strength. comfort and
it was a time of bearing witness to what we believed. But since that time, a number
of people have called me and said, so and so has lost a son
or a daughter. Would you go and tell them how
to be comforted and how to find strength? And I say, I can't. Because they have to know the
Lord I know, and the God I know, and believe the gospel I believe.
And if they believe that, I can help them. If they know Him,
if they're in His household, if they're in His kingdom, if
they're in His family, then we'll talk the same language. But if
they're not, I can't serve them. You see what I'm saying? So,
we're your servants. He says, the key is for Jesus
that you feed my sheep, you comfort my people. And so we don't preach
ourselves, we preach Christ. And we're your servants for His
sake. And if you know Him, then I can
comfort you. If you believe His Word, then
I can use His Word to strengthen you and to feed you. You see,
I can be your servant. If you don't like anything I've
got, I can't help you. That's that understanding. If
you don't care for what I have, then I can't help you. If you'd
rather be somewhere else, I can't help you. But if you're in His
household, or in His family and love the things of God, then
I can help you, and I can be your servant, and I'll continue
to be your servant as long as God lets me live. Alright, if
you will, verse 6. For God, who commanded the light
to shine out of darkness, just like when the world, you know,
in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and
the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the
deep, and God said, let there be light. This world, this universe
was in darkness. Something happened there. We
won't get into that. But it was in darkness, and God
said, let there be light. That's the first thing in creation
is light. So, He has shined in our hearts. Because of the fall in the garden,
because of man's sin, we were in darkness. Oh, your sin separated
you from God? From the light and life of God?
Presence of God? We were in darkness? Now, if
there's going to be a new creation, if there's going to be life on
that old dark world, if there's going to be some order out of
that confusion, if there's going to be the presence of God in
that place of death, then the first thing is light. And thus
He has shined in our hearts to give the light of the glory of
God in the face of Christ Jesus. God says, let there be light.
That's the first thing that comes in salvation, redemption, is
light. And the glory of God is manifested
where it is, in Christ. That's the glory of God. How
many people do you suppose are really acquainted with the glory
of God? The glory of God. What is the
glory of God? I notice these people in religious
services on television and folks come down there on wheelchairs
and with canes and crutches and they put their hands and they
scream and holler Glory, glory, glory of God is manifested. People
are walking who were crippled and their legs are lengthened
and all of that. Is that the glory of God? You know, an interesting thing,
if you turn to Exodus 33, let me show you something. How many
people have any concept at all of the glory of God? The glory
of God. Moses, you take his life from
the time he was a little baby and his life was preserved in
that little boat his mother made, that little cradle out of reed
or whatever and put in the stream. That's a miracle. Is that the
glory of God? That he kept Moses from drowning?
And then Pharaoh's daughter found him and took him up there, and
his sister recommended a nurse, and his mother came and nursed
him. His own mother, who hid him from Pharaoh's anchor, kept
him from being killed, she took care of him. Is that the glory
of God? That's a miracle. His own mother
raised him, taught him the things of God. And then Moses grew up
in Egypt, and then he killed the Egyptians and left. And God
appeared to him in a in a burning bush that burned but wasn't consumed. And Moses took off his shoes.
He was on holy ground. And God told him He was going
to send him to Egypt to deliver the people. He said, throw down
your rod. And he threw it down and it became
a snake. And he picked it up and it became a rod. Is that
the glory of God? That's marvelous. He said, Moses, put your hand
in your coat. Moses put his hand in his coat. He said, take it
out. It was white with leprosy. Now put it back, put it back.
Is that the glory of God? And then God sent the plagues
in Egypt, you know, and the river became blood and the lice and
frogs and all these things. And then the firstborn son died
and God delivered. Is that the glory of God? Here's
a real story. They came to the Red Sea. And here are two or three million
people and Pharaoh's army right behind them. And God told Moses
to smite the sea, and he smote it and it divided. And they walked
through on dry land. Can you imagine how long it would
take to dry that land after that red sea had been on it for all
these centuries? But it was dry. And then when they got across
and Pharaoh's army came in, it drowned them all. Is that the
glory? That's pretty magnificent. Is that the glory? Evidently
not, because here in Exodus 33, And Moses, verse 17 of Exodus
33, and the Lord said to Moses, I'll do this thing also which
thou hast spoken, for thou hast found grace in my sight, I know
thee by name. And Moses said, I beseech you,
show me your glory. Lord, show me your glory, the
glory of God. After he had seen all of these
things, He wants to see God's glory. And the Lord knew what
He was asking. God's chief glory, God's greatest
glory, God's eternal glory, that glory that never will vanish
or end. You heal a man, he's going to
get sick and die sooner or later. If he is healed, Oh, Hezekiah prayed. He was dying. He prayed. God gave him 15 more
years. But what's 15 years? What's 15 years when he's been
dead 2,000? That's just that much. That's nothing. Lord, spare
my life. Let me live 10 more years. What's
10 more years? But Moses said, show me your
glory. And God said, I will make all my goodness past before thee. That's my glory, my goodness. I will proclaim the name of the
Lord before thee. I will be gracious to whom I
will be gracious. I will show mercy on whom I will
show mercy. That's God's glory. God's glory
is raising the dead permanently. Spiritually dead. God's glory
is giving sight to the blind permanently. God's glory is giving
hearing ears permanently, eternally to the dead. God's glory is redeeming
a man from destruction forever. That's God's glory. And here
in 2 Corinthians 4, it says God who commanded that light to shine
out of darkness has shined in our hearts. to give the light
of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ
Jesus. There you see the glory of God
in Bethlehem's manger, that child. You see the glory
of God in that perfect man who walked this earth, in that crucified
substitute. There's the glory of God, the
glory of His justice, the glory of His holiness, the glory of
His righteousness, and the glory of His love. It's all right there
in the face of Christ Jesus. In that risen and ascended and
exalted mediator, there's the glory of God. There's the true
everlasting glory of God. Let me show you that in Ephesians
chapter 1. Turn to Ephesians 1. Ephesians 1, verse 3. Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed
us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies, in heaven
and places in Christ, as forgiveness and justification, according
as He hath chosen us in Christ before the foundation of the
world. He told Moses, My goodness is I will be merciful to whom
I will be merciful. that we should be holy and without
blame before him in love having predestinated us to the adoption
of children by Jesus Christ to himself according to the good
pleasure of his will to the praise of the glory of his grace. That is his glory. Wherein he
hath made us accepted in the beloved. Of Him are you in Christ
Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification,
and redemption, that as it is written, He that gloryeth, let
him glory in the Lord. That's His glory. Alright, back to the text. Oh
my, what a treasure. The glory of God. We preach, not I say it, we're
preaching Christ. Oh, I'm your servant. For His
sake. If you're in His house, in His
kingdom, in His family, I'm your servant. I'll take His word and
feed you. For God, the same God who gave
light to the darkness and confusion of a dead world, has shined in
our hearts to show us His true glory. His true glory. His true glory is His redemptive
glory. There's no glory in temporary
things. There's no glory in temporary
relief of pain. There's glory in eternal redemption,
eternal salvation. You see, that's the glory of
God. But we have this treasure. Oh, listen to this. We have this
treasure. What's this treasure? It's the
gospel. It's the life of God. It's the pardon of sin. It's
righteousness. It's the hope of life. What a
treasure. We have this treasure. Moses left the riches of Egypt
for the treasures of Christ. We have this treasure, listen,
in earthen vessels. Where is it? It's in us. It's
in us. It's in an earthen vessel, but
we have this treasure in us. Let me tell you something. The
gospel, and I wish I could get this across to everybody who
preaches, the gospel is the doctrine of
Christ, I know that, but it's more than a doctrine, it's a
life, it's an experience, it's a relationship with a person.
You know, so much preaching, it's true, but it's not true. It's facts, but it's not life. People talk about the doctrines
of grace. Grace is the doctrine. It's life. Oh, that I might win Christ and
be found in Him. That I might know Him and the
power of His resurrection. I know this little girl over
here on the front row at the end. Forty-six years we've been
married. We're one. I know her. She knows
me. We delight to be together. We
enjoy one another's company. She supports my ministry and
the ministry of the Gospel. She loves Christ. She loves you.
She's a delightful person. I know her! It's not just a contract
where you say, y'all married? Yeah, we got a marriage license.
If that's all you got, you're dead. If all you've got is a piece
of paper, if all you've got, well, somebody says, you ought
to wear a ring if you're married. If you're married, you don't
have to wear a ring. You wear it in here. It's fine if you
want to. But it's not, that's not it. It's not the mechanics and the
ceremony and the formalism and the form of religion. It's Christ! Do you understand what I'm saying?
It's a person. It's a marriage. It's Christ in you. That's the
hope of glory. Paul said, I prevail to Christ
be formed in you. We have this treasure, this life,
this life of God, this new nature, this divine life in us. How important that word is. In
us. And I'll tell you something else
he said. It's in an earthen vessel too. It's in us. It's in our minds
to rejoice. It's in our hearts to believe
and love. It's in our mouths to proclaim
it and confess it. It's in our hands to send it
to others. It's in us. There are some men and women,
and I really admire them, who have a calling, a job. by which they earn a living,
feed their family. But these people I'm talking
about, it's more than a job. It is a calling. It is what they
enjoy doing. It's what they live to do. It's what they give themselves
to. It's their life as far as this
world is concerned. They take joy in it and pride
in it and delight in it. And that's the way we are about
our gospel. Preaching is not a job. When
it becomes a job, I'll give somebody else. You can have a job. You
see all this, that's life. But we have it in an earthen
vessel. It's not a gold vessel, perfected and refined and purified. It's a clay pot. It's not a steel
vessel, hard and unmoving. It's not a vessel of fine wood
to be admired. It's a clay vessel. We have this treasure, this gospel,
this life of God in just a plain old clay pot marked for destruction. That's right. It's dust. He remembers our frame that we're
dust. Do you understand what I'm saying?
Why? That the excellence of the power
may be of God, not of us. I'll tell you a story. When Moses made the serpent of
brass and put it on the pole, and the people looked to it and
lived, were healed, That serpent was made in the
likeness of the serpents that had bitten the people. It represented
Christ. They were looking to the serpent
on the pole, but they were looking to the one who became flesh in
our place instead and died for us. He took our sins in His body. That which destroyed us destroyed
Him. Christ took it. Do you know what
they did with that serpent when all that was over? Just what human beings do with
things like that. They took it down and some carpenter
built a fine box for it and lined it with red satin or velvet and
they laid it in there and they worshipped it. They worshipped it. And it brought
great grief and sorrow and finally a king. Who was he? Hezekiah. Hezekiah the king. He came into power and he did
what was right before God. You know what he did with that
serpent? He grounded the piter. He said, you know what that thing
is? It's a worthless piece of brass. Nehushtan. A worthless
piece of brass. And this vessel here has been
a blessing to some of you. God sent me to preach the gospel
to you. But you know what this vessel is? It's a clay pot. It's a clay pot. It's dust. It's ashes. It's already got
a place to put it out here at Rose Hill. Already got a place
reserved to go back to the dust. It's not worth anything. But I'll tell you what's in it,
that treasure, life, love, grace and truth and gospel. Now if
you can get a hold of that, And by God's grace, get it in you.
Then we'll bury this old clay pot and bury that old clay pot
someday, and that treasure will live forever. Alright? That's so. You know, when we
open Christmas packages over at our house, you know you ladies
tickle me. Men are just as bad, I think,
but they'll buy a gift for someone, a nice gift, Beautiful gift,
let's just say a beautiful wallet. And they'll get a box and put
it in there and paper and put it around it and then that fancy
paper around it, you know, and then they'll work for 30 minutes
on a ribbon, you know, around and around and around and tie
the ribbon and put it all there and sit in there and put a sign
on it. The treasure is in the box. The
box ain't worth nothing. No matter how much you decorate
it, I know where it's headed for the trash. And the person
gets the gift, and you know, especially if it's one of our
children. They're not interested in that ribbon. They pull it
off, you know, throw it. Mother grabs it and says, maybe
I can use it again. But they throw it away. They
get the paper. Oh, just $10 worth of paper. Wipe it up, you know,
and throw it in the garden. The box, that's what I've been
looking for. You see what I'm saying? This
old box, this old house, is a clay pot. But I'll tell
you, if you can get hold of what God's put in these clay pots
around here, you've got something. You've got something. It'll make
that pillar a little softer when you're hurting. That's right. Make that walk a little smoother. when it's rough and rugged. And
make that rain coming down give you some kind of shelter. Isn't
that right? His grace. His glory. Well, let me show you what old
Paul says about himself. He says in verse 8, I'm troubled
on every side. You think this pot's free from
trouble? Paul says, I'm troubled on every side. Trials and disappointments,
trouble in the flesh and body. And yet I'm not distressed. I'm
not defeated. I'm not going to surrender. He
said, I am perplexed. You know what that word means?
It means I'm confused. That's right. Preacher, are you
sometimes confused? I tell you, sometimes the providence
of God It puzzles me. Doesn't it puzzle you? Puzzles
me. Why? You look down here and see
this mess. Tom's sitting here like, no,
I can read his mind. This was all supposed to be ready
for you all this morning. But in the good providence of
God, it's not ready. It's a mess, isn't it? And I'm
not going to try to explain it either. Why can't you send the
right carpet? Just puzzled. I'm puzzled. Paul
said, but that's an insignificant thing. Why are you making so
much of it? Well, it's just an illustration.
I don't have any answer to you. I'm puzzled. But I'm not in despair. Verse 9, I'm persecuted, hated
by people that don't even know you. But I'm not forsaken. Not by
God. I'm cast down. I'm sad. I'm sad, I'm weak and weary,
but I'm not destroyed. The hymn writer said, Let not
your heart despond and say, How shall I get through this trying
day? He has engaged by firm decree, As your day your strength will
be. I'm troubled, I'm confused, puzzled,
I'm hated and despised by people who don't understand. I'm sad. I'm weak and weary. But I'm not
destroyed. Because I always bear in my body
the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might
be made manifest in this body. But we which live and are always
delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus
might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. Then death worketh
in us apostles, but life in you. We have in the same spirit of
faith, according as it is written, I believe, therefore have I spoken,
that David said that, and Paul repeated it. We also believe,
therefore we speak, knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus
shall raise up us also by Jesus and present us with you. Paul
said everything that God's calling on me to endure, is for the sake of His church. This preacher and you, every
one of us, you elders, every one of us, whatever God brings
to pass in our lives is for the good of His people. That's right,
for the good of His people. We endure all things for the
elect's sake. And that's what he says, all
this that I go through is for this purpose, the last line of
verse 14, that He shall present us with you, verse 15, for all
things are for your sakes. Now you and I both, let's look
over our past lives, everything that's happened, past week or
whatever. If we're children of God, it's
in the good providence of God, it's for His glory, to accomplish
His purpose and for the good of His people. And I know sometimes you think,
well, that was such a bad experience. Well, temporarily it was bad,
but it worked His good and our good and His glory. Accept it
that way. And the thing for us to do is
quit living in the past or even projecting ourselves in the future.
Let's live today. Worship God. Praise God today. Forgetting those things which
are behind. I press forward towards the mark of the prize of the
high calling of Christ my Lord. Whatever God has brought to pass
in our past is for His glory and our good. That's right. His
divine providence. All things, verse 15, all things
are for your sakes. All things work together for
good to them that love God. All right, verse 16. For this
cause, because I believe this, I don't faint. I'm not going
to quit. Our outward man's perishing, but our inward man is renewed
day by day. For our light affliction is but
for a moment. And it's working for us a far
more exceeding eternal weight of glory. Why do you suppose Paul called
these trials and sorrows and heartaches and difficulties,
light afflictions? Light afflictions. They are heavy. They seem to be heavy. They seem
to be heavy, don't they? Well, could I give you two or
three reasons? First, they are light compared to what I deserve.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins. Secondly, they're
light compared to what others have suffered for the gospel. I haven't bled for the gospel
yet. I haven't died for the gospel. Thirdly, they're light compared
to what many believers endure today. That's right, my afflictions
are light compared to a lot. Go to Mexico and see some of
those believers down there, how they have to live in poverty. Our afflictions are awful light
compared to what others endure. Fourthly, they are light compared
to the great blessings that I have. I've often said, though, that,
you know, if we've got 28 teeth in our mouth, if you chip one,
that's where your tongue goes, right there on that bad spot.
And we don't put our tongue on the other 27, it's on that bad
one. And we might have 27 blessings,
and what do we do? We think about the difficulty. the blessings we have, and fifthly,
their light compared to the glory that shall follow. Look at the
next verse. While we look, we look not at
things which are seen, but at things which are not seen.
But the things which are seen are temporal. Everything you
see with these natural eyes, isn't this true now? Think about it. Everything you
see is gone away. It's temporary. Everything. So
let's don't set our affection on those things and our hope
on those things which we see, but on things which are not seen.
They're eternal. They're eternal. Alright, let's
sing a closing hymn.

The Glory of God

What does the Bible say about the glory of God?

How do we know God's mercy is true?

Why is prayer important for Christians?

What does it mean to be a servant for Jesus' sake?

Why should we rely on God's providence in our lives?

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The Glory of God

What does the Bible say about the glory of God?

How do we know God's mercy is true?

Why is prayer important for Christians?

What does it mean to be a servant for Jesus' sake?

Why should we rely on God's providence in our lives?

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