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2. How Can I Glorify God?
Eastside CoC in Athens, AL -- 03/02/08 Sunday Morning

3. How Can I Glorify God?
Be a member of the church Jesus built

4. Matthew 16:18 (NKJV)
“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

5. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
Hear – Romans 10:17

6. “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

7. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
Hear – Romans 10:17
Believe – Mark 16:15, 16

8. Mark 16:15, 16 (NKJV)
“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.’”

9. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
Hear – Romans 10:17
Believe – Mark 16:15, 16
Repent – Luke 24:46, 47

10. Luke 24:46, 47 (NKJV)
“Then He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.’”

11. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
Hear – Romans 10:17
Believe – Mark 16:15, 16
Repent – Luke 24:46, 47
Confess – Romans 10:9, 10

12. Romans 10:9, 10 (NKJV)
“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

13. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
Hear – Romans 10:17
Believe – Mark 16:15, 16
Repent – Luke 24:46, 47
Confess – Romans 10:9, 10
Baptism – Matthew 28:18 – 20

14. Matthew 28:18 – 20 (NKJV)
“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’ Amen.”

15. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
Hear – Romans 10:17
Believe – Mark 16:15, 16
Repent – Luke 24:46, 47
Confess – Romans 10:9, 10
Baptism – Matthew 28:18 – 20
Then God adds you to His church

16. Acts 2:47 (NKJV)
“praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.”

17. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
What if I fall away?
Repent and pray – Acts 8:22

18. Acts 8:22 (NKJV)
“Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.”

19. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
How is this done?
What if I fall away?
Repent and pray – Acts 8:22
Confess and pray – James 5:16

20. James 5:16 (NKJV)
“Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

21. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
By bearing much fruit

22. John 15:8 (NKJV)
“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”

23. How Can I Glorify God? By bearing much fruit
Things to add to our lives to bear fruit

24. 2 Peter 1:5 – 8 (NKJV)
“But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

25. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
By bearing much fruit
By suffering as a Christian

26. 1 Peter 4:16 (NKJV)
“Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.”

27. How Can I Glorify God? By suffering as a Christian
Suffering was promised by Paul

28. 2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”

29. How Can I Glorify God? By suffering as a Christian
Suffering was promised by Paul
Something we share with Christ

30. Romans 8:16, 17 (NKJV)
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.”

31. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
By bearing much fruit
By suffering as a Christian
By purity of life

32. How Can I Glorify God?
By purity of life
Conduct

33. 1 Peter 2:11, 12 (NKJV)
“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.”

34. How Can I Glorify God?
By purity of life
Conduct
Conversation

35. 1 Peter 4:11 (NKJV)
“If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

36. How Can I Glorify God? Be a member of the church Jesus built
By bearing much fruit
By suffering as a Christian
By purity of life
By being faithful till death
Church at Smyrna

37. How Can I Glorify God? By being faithful till death This is commanded
Church at Smyrna

38. Revelation 2:10 (NKJV)
“Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

39. How Can I Glorify God? By being faithful till death This is commanded
Exemplified by Paul
Church at Smyrna

40. 2 Timothy 4:6 – 8 (NKJV)
“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.”

41. Are You Glorifying God? Are you: A member of the church Jesus built?
Bearing much fruit?
Suffering as a Christian?
Living a pure life?
Striving to be faithful till death?
Church at Smyrna