Summary
We're going to take a look at glory in our union with God, glory in humility, glory in tribulation, glory in witness, glory in our rule with Christ. If I had to summarize what we're going to do in these six weeks together, is what I would like to offer you is a true theology of glory, a true theology of glory. Here Paul, under the inspiration of the Spirit, writes this, May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world. So because, and for the sake of having to translate here into a different sentence structure here to make the because work, I'm going to stick with the if, if, but understand it is because, if you would. Is it to pronounce the gospel to change the heart so that people come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ or is the goal of the church to become involved with issues on the kingdom on the left so as to affect the reformation of the world? So, in the word, scripture is, is studied, or when it is proclaimed, when the word is put with the tangible of the water and baptism, when the word comes to us in holy communion, Jesus Christ, truly present, in the bread and wine for the forgiveness of sin, God is coming through the vehicles that He has appointed to deliver us His fantastic word of victory, that fantastic word that is for all of us, that we are forgiven and redeemed through the cross of Jesus.
Video citations
- Glory: Glory in Christ’s Cross — Good morning. Let's pray. Help us, dear Jesus, to glory in your cross. Lift our eyes to see your great and final victory on Calvary. Move us by your patient love to glorify your cross in all our…
- Glory: Glory in Humility — Good morning. Let's join in prayer, please. Grant us forgiveness, O Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ. For our stubborn sinful pride and false humility, Jesus' humble willingness to lay aside the…
- Glory: Glory in Our Rule with Christ — Good morning. Let's pray together, please. Lord Jesus, thank You for the forgiveness You won by submitting to the cross. Let our lives give thanks to You with willing and happy service, faithful…
- Glory: Glory in Our Union with God — Good morning. Let us pray together, please. We praise you, Jesus, for the glorious unity between us and the Holy Trinity, that you made possible by your cross. Help us more fully understand and…
- Glory: Glory in Tribulation — Good morning. Let us pray together, please. Forgive us, Lord, for doubting your love in times of trouble. Renew us by the forgiving power of the cross of your Son, Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father,…
- Glory: Glory in Witness — Good morning. Let's pray together, please. O Lord, open our lips and our mouths in order for us to show forth your praise. Empower us to be faithful witnesses to your love. Bend our knee before the…