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Being Effective Christians In The Tulare Church

Being Effective Christians In The Tulare Church. John 17:1-4 , “ 1 …Father , the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they.

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Being Effective Christians In The Tulare Church

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  1. Being Effective Christians In The Tulare Church

  2. John 17:1-4, “1…Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they

  3. know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.”

  4. Being Effective Christians In The Tulare Church

  5. It would be easy to make a list of: • 7 things • 7 programs • 7 ideas will make us effective

  6. I. Jesus came: • to save sinners…

  7. I. Jesus came: • to save sinners… • to be a servant…

  8. I. Jesus came: • to save sinners… • to be a servant… • to show that light makes a difference – light reveals ---

  9. John 8:12-13 “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

  10. John 12:46-47 “46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.”

  11. Acts 26:17-18 “17…I am sending you 18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satanto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins…”

  12. to show us death and life are under his control –

  13. Romans 14:7-9 “7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this

  14. end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.”

  15. That is a summary of Christ’s mission.

  16. That is a summary of Christ’s mission. • In doing those things Christ did something that had a huge impact on God.

  17. John 17:1-4 “1…Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that

  18. theyknow you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorifiedyou on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.”

  19. “4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplishedthe work that you gave me to do.” ESV

  20. “4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplishedthe work that you gave me to do.” ESV “4 I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.” NIV

  21. What did Jesus do that he felt was significant?

  22. “Glory” is a word we seldom use, and yet our purpose…

  23. “4 I glorified you …” The Greek word “glory” (εοζασα) means to MAGNIFY.

  24. So if we want to be effective as a Church… • is glorified

  25. So if we want to be effective as a Church… • is glorified • is clearly seen

  26. So if we want to be effective as a Church… • is glorified • is clearly seen • is magnified for all to see

  27. II. Does God Deserve To Be Glorified?

  28. Psalm 63:3-5 “3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. 5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my

  29. mouth will praise you with joyful lips,”

  30. John 12:27-28 “ 27 Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have

  31. glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

  32. 1 Chronicles 16:28-29 “8 Ascribe to the Lord, O clans of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! 29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering

  33. and come before him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;”

  34. Isaiah 42:8 “8 I am the Lord; that is my name; myglory I give to no other,”

  35. If these texts were talking about a man, we might say…

  36. Revelation 5:1-6 “1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy

  37. to open the scroll and break its seals?" 3And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into

  38. it. 5And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lionof the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.“ 6And between the throne and the four living

  39. creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain,” Revelation 5:1-6

  40. To be effective I must knowthat God is worthy of glory, and live to see that…

  41. IF I am not giving glory to GOD…

  42. IF I am not giving glory to GOD… I’m giving it to someone ELSE!

  43. Isaiah 42:8 “8 I am the Lord; that is my name; my gloryI give to no other,”

  44. So Jesus PUTS THIS HUGE SPOTLIGHT…

  45. III. Remembering The Importance Of Glorifying God!

  46. Since we don’t normally think ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS that WE GLORIFY…

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