The Weight of Glory
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The Weight of Glory
How you see the world makes a difference… Worldview
Is God right in judging people? He made us. He provided for us. We rebelled against Him. The only “right” we have is to ask for mercy. God has the right to protect those who cry to him for mercy.
C.S. Lewis -
1. Arkeological Panic
Pagan Worldview - Jack Frost: Rise of the Guardians
Mocking Dagon
God doesn’t need you to win His victories
Pandemics - Responding to God’s glory...Pandemics don’t have to put down gods but they often do
Information
Control
Science
Social media without Face-to-face friendships
2. The Grand Guilt Experiment
Exodus
Magic/ Power - One of these is like the other
We are controlled by our desires when we are on our own
Life and Substitution - One for another
Against abortion… lift up marriage
You won or you lost vs. You surrender or you die
Did they respond to God’s glory? They sent it away. It’s the only thing they really could do right then.
3. The Rash Reception
Struck because they looked on the ark…Sent it away
We surrender and we are transformed...
You have to look at death to see life
You have to look at shame to see welcome
You have to look at guilt to see forgiveness
You have to look at surrender to see freedom...
But you can’t see any of those things without seeing Jesus as God’s Son
18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Gospel
Vision - Loving one another and loving our neighbors as acts of worship to God
Worldview - Your worldview matters.