The Glory of the Lord
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INTRO: Protocol; Pastor Earls; Karen; Leaders of St. John MBS; All Assembled;
The Glory of the Lord is a huge topic.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
The Glory of the Lord Through His ACTIVITY, AGENTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
The Glory of the Lord Through His ACTIVITY, AGENTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
The Glory of The Lord is Experienced Through His ACTIVITY.
The Glory of The Lord is Experienced Through His ACTIVITY.
Ezekiel 37:1–3 (NIV)
The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry.
When God is ACTIVE...
we feel ASSURANCE-closer to God.
we feel AWARENESS - we discover something new.
we feel ALIVE - we get a refreshing.
In this passage God’s ACTIVITY is in the valley - not the mountain top.
And the valley was full of bones. DRY BONES.
We question God - “What are you doing? Why did you bring me here?
Son of MAN, Can these bones live? Ezekiel thought for a moment...
In His glory God created LIGHT.
In His glory God created ATMOSPHERE.
In His glory God created DRY GROUND AND PLANTS.
In His glory God created SUN, MOON, STARS.
In HIs glory God created ANIMALS AND SEA CREATURES.
In His glory God created MAN and WOMAN.
“Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”
NOTICE - The Glory of the Lord can only be witnessed by those who acknowledge His authority. Not those who question His ACTIVITY.
THE GLORY OF THE LORD IS EXPERIENCED THROUGH HIS ACTIVITY.
LET HIM LEAD YOU; LET HIM GUIDE YOU;
HIS ACTIVITY IS REVEALED IN THE VALLEY of Dry Bones.
The Glory of The Lord is Experienced through His AGENTS
The Glory of The Lord is Experienced through His AGENTS
Ezekiel 37:4–8 (NIV)
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
Ezekiel was COMMANDED to act as an AGENT for God.
You and I are COMMANDED to act as AGENTS for God.
We are to “Prophesy” = speak/proclaim the very word of God.
Ezekiel spoke God’s promises to the dry bones.
We are God’s AGENTS. We must proclaim His promises to the dry bones around us.
AS AGENTS OF GOD, WE ARE TO PROCLAIM...
The PROMISES of God WHICH provide HOPE.
The PROMISES of God WHICH provide HEALING.
The PROMISES of God provide HEARING.
HIS WORD SO THAT THE GLORY OF THE LORD IS EXPERIENCED TO THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW HIM....
Romans 10:14–15 (NIV)
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?
THROUGH the HEARING of the GOD’S GOOD NEWS. How Beautiful are the feet...
The Bible says there was a noise, a rattling…bones coming together. BUT THERE WAS NO BREATH IN THE THEM.
The Glory of The Lord is Experienced Through His ACHIEVEMENT.
The Glory of The Lord is Experienced Through His ACHIEVEMENT.
Ezekiel 37:9–10 (NIV)
Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ ” So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
As His AGENTS we have to complete our assignment for His glory.
We just can’t bring people to church; invite them to Church.
We have to PROPHESY; PRAY; PERSUADE them until The Glory of the Lord ACHIEVES His purpose...
Breath enters their body and causes them to stand to their feet.
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