Reflecting the Glory of God

Reflecting the Glory of God

There are a few things God will not share with anyone. One of these is His glory.

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. All except One, the One who came down from heaven to glorify His Father, and the One through Whom all of us are able come to the Father, through His finished work, His ministry of grace, mercy, redemption and reconciliation.

Once we identify with Christ, and His Spirit lives in us and takes control of us, we reflect God's glory, not for our own honor, but to the glory of God. As teachers of the Word, we shouldn't aspire for that glory that is reserved for God.

In this short series of lessons, we will go over this theme as we read through 2nd Corinthians Chapter 4.

1. We Do Not Give Up

2. God's Agenda, Not Ours

3. People Are Blinded

4. Preaching Jesus

5. We Are Unworthy

6. It's Not Going To Be Easy

7. Death and Life

8. God's Spirit

Teaching the Teachers

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The Shepherd and His Flock

“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.

Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10 (NIV 84)

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If you have issues with Hillsong or Bethel or Elevation or any of the so-called heretical churches or preachers, we are not condoning any false teachings. There is always something we can find wrong in all churches, including the one we call ours. But there is one faith, there is one baptism, there is One God, there is One Spirit and One Savior, Jesus Christ. If we agree on all these then let's all work together for good. The Lord is coming back. Let us stop wasting time with nitpicking, criticizing other believers because they wear strange clothes or sing weird songs, or read a version of the bible we don't, or speak in tongues or do or believe something which we don't, instead let us do what God has really called us to do. God has called each one of us to do something. Let's do that.