Jesus is the Glory of God The story behind and beyond Christmas John 1:1 Colossians 2:9 Seeing and Savouring Jesus Christ John Piper

Jesus is the Glory is God Lo, within a manger lies He who built the starry skies; He who, throned in height sublime, Sits among the cherubim. Who is He, in yonder stall, At whose feet the shepherds fall? ’Tis the Lord! O wondrous story! ‘Tis the Lord, the King of Glory! At His feet we humbly fall; Crown Him, crown Him, Lord of all.

Jesus is the Glory of God 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1-4

Jesus is the Glory of God He is eternal He was revealed He was promised He was rejected He is a Saviour He is glorious He is Jesus

Jesus is the Glory is God 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. Col: 2: 9-10

Jesus is the Glory is God 6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the centre of the throne, … 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,     to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength     and honour and glory and praise!” 13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honour and glory and power, for ever and ever!” Revelation 5

Jesus is the Glory of God The Only Name “Son of God, the Lamb of God, the Resurrection and the Life, Alpha and Omega. Phrases that stretch the boundaries of human language in an effort to capture the uncapturable, the grandeur of God. They always fall short. Hearing them is somewhat like hearing a Salvation Army Christmas band on the street corner playing Handel’s Messiah. No names do God justice. But there is one name– Jesus... He was touchable, approachable, reachable. “Just call me Jesus,” you can almost hear Him say. Those who walked with Him remembered Him not with a title or designation, but with a name—Jesus! It’s a beautiful name and a powerful name. The day is coming when at the name of Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that He is Lord! Max Lucado

Jesus is the Glory is God He made the stars to shine He made the rolling sea He made the mountains high And he made me And that is why I love Him For me He bled and died The Lord of all creation For me was crucified.