Sermons About Glory-of-god
It Is Better That One Man Should Die
How does the saviour of the world deal with his good friend dying too young? That’s something a real person deals with. How does Jesus deal with it?
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The Blind Can See, But The Religious Can't
For many people, the greatest roadblock to faith; the lingering question that needs to be answered in order to trust God, has to do with the problem of pain. In his book of that title, C.S. Lewis said that “The possibility of pain is inherent in the very existence of a world where souls can meet.†Why does suffering happen? Whose fault is it? What role does God have in it? Why doesn’t God do something to stop the suffering we face? This is the very question that Jesus is asked here in John 9
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Messiah's Mission: Suffering, then Glory
Using two stories, Luke shows his readers just how easy it is to replace Jesus' agenda with our own, and attempt to evade suffering on the road to glory. But, kingdom power only flows when kingdom priorities are maintained. Following Jesus will mean suffering through life in a broken world, always held fast by the promise of heaven's glory.
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A People Chosen by God (Exodus 4 - 6)
God's sovereignty is displayed in His choosing Moses to deliver Israel, Israel to be His people, and Pharaoh to oppose God and receive God's judgment. In all this God seeks to display and magnify His glory. The only proper response to God's sovereignty, and to our undeserved salvation, is humility, gratitude and joy.
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That You May Know: The Story of Exodus
For his own sake and glory, God manifested his glory and greatness by acting with signs and wonders to deliver the nation of Israel. God's purpose in delivering Israel, and the purpose of the writing of the book of Exodus, is "that you may know" that he is the Lord of all things. God acts for his own glory, saves a people for his own glory, and calls us to live for his glory.
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