Welcome to Bible Study

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Welcome to Bible Study

• Greetings
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• Song
• On Christ The Solid Rock
• All To Jesus I Surrender
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• Opening Prayer

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The Reason for Everything

• Romans 1136
• For from him and through him and to him are all
  things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.

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Glory (from the Latin gloria, "fame, renown")

• Denotes the manifestation of God's presence in
  the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. God's
  glory is often associated with visible displays
  of light, e.g. thunderbolts, fire, brightness.

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Divine Glory(a dominant theme or central idea)

• Throughout Judeo-Christian theology, God is
  regarded as the most glorious being. Human
  beings are created in the image of God can
  participate in divine glory as image-bearers.
  Like a mirror, the human person reflects God's
  glory, though imperfectly. (Thus Christians are
  instructed to "let your light shine before men,
  that they may see your good works, and glorify
  your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 516)

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Reflecting Gods Glory

• Everything created by God reflects his glory in
  some way. We see it everywhere, from the
  smallest microscopic form of life to the vast
  Milky Way, from sunsets and stars to storms and
  seasons.

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Psalm 191

• The heavens declare the glory of God the skies
  proclaim the work of his hands.
• In nature we learn that God is powerful, that he
  enjoys variety, loves beauty, is organized, and
  is wise and creative.

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Gods Glory in Jesus Christ

• Gods glory is best seen in Jesus Christ. He,
  the Light of the world, illuminates Gods nature.
• Hebrews 13 The Son is the radiance of Gods
  glory and the exact representation of his being,
  sustaining all things by his powerful word. After
  he had provided purification for sins, he sat
  down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

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Agree or disagree?

• In the entire universe, only two of Gods
  creations fail to bring glory to Him
• fallen angels (demons) and us (people).
• Sin, at its root, is failing to give God glory.

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Romans 323-24

• 23 For everyone has
• sinned we all fall short of
• the glory of God.
• 24 Yet God, with
• undeserved kindness,
• declares that we are
• righteous. He did this
• through Christ Jesus
• when he freed us from
• the penalty for our sins.

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How can I bring glory to God?

• The birds bring glory to God by flying, chirping,
  nesting, etc.
• The ant brings glory to God by being ants.
• Saint Augustine (354-430 AD) The glory of God is
  for human beings to please God, not men.

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We bring God glory by worshipping him

• God wants our worship to be motivated by love,
  thanksgiving, and delight, not duty.
• Rick Warren

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Glory to God in Worship
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John Wesley on Worship

• Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in
  every word you sing. Aim at pleasing Him more
  than yourself, or any other creature. In order to
  do this attend strictly to the sense of what you
  sing, and see that your heart is not carried away
  with the sound, but offered to God continually
  so shall your singing be such as the Lord will
  approve here, and reward you when he cometh in
  the clouds of heaven.

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Romans 613

• NIV - Do not offer the parts of your body to sin,
  as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer
  yourselves to God, as those who have been brought
  from death to life and offer the parts of your
  body to him as instruments of righteousness.
• KJV - Neither yield ye your members as
  instruments of unrighteousness unto sin but
  yield yourselves unto God, as those that are
  alive from the dead, and your members as
  instruments of righteousness unto God.

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We bring God glory by loving others

• We learn to love as God does.
• John 1334-35 34 A new command I give you
  Love one another. As I have loved you, so you
  must love one another. 35 By this all men will
  know that you are my disciples, if you love one
  another.

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We bring God glory by becoming like Christ

• Spiritual maturity is becoming like Jesus in the
  way we think, feel, and act.
• 2 Corinthians 318 And we, who with unveiled
  faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being
  transformed into his likeness with
  ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord,
  who is the Spirit.
• God gives you a new life and a new nature when
  you accepts Christ.

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We bring God glory by serving others with our
gifts.

• God gave you abilities to benefit others.
• 1 Peter 410 Each one should use whatever gift
  he has received to serve others, faithfully
  administering Gods grace in its various forms.

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Things God won't ask

• 1. God won't ask what kind of car you drove.    
  He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't
  have transportation.
• 2. God won't ask what your job title was.    
  He'll ask if you performed your job to the best
  of your ability.
• 3. God won't ask how many friends you had.    
  He'll ask how many people to whom you were a
  friend.
• 4. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived.
  He'll ask how you treated your neighbors.

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We bring God Glory by telling others about Him

• Who are you going to live for
• yourself or God?
• God will give you what you need if you will just
  make the choice to live for Him.
• John 112 Yet to all who received him, to those
  who believed in his name, he gave the right to
  become children of God.

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• First, believe God loves you and made you for His
  purposes.
• Second, receive Jesus into your life as your Lord
  and Savior. Receive His forgiveness for sins.
  Receive His Spirit for power.
• Pray Jesus, I believe in you and I receive
  you.

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Thinking About My Purpose

• Point to Ponder Its all for Him.
• Verse to Remember Romans 1136 For from him
  and through him and to him are all things. To him
  be the glory forever! Amen.
• Question to Consider Where in my daily routine
  can I become more aware of Gods glory?

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Study Guide Review
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• Romans 1136 For from him and through him and to
  him are all things. To him be the glory forever!
  Amen.
•  
• Glory (from the Latin gloria, "fame, renown") is
  used to denote the manifestation of Gods
  presence in the Judeo-Christian religious
  tradition.
• Everything created by God reflects his glory in
  some way.
•  
• Psalm 191 The heavens declare the glory of
  God the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
•  
• Hebrews 13 The Son is the radiance of Gods
  glory and the exact representation of his being,
  sustaining all things by his powerful word.

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• Romans 323 There is no difference, for all have
  sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
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• Saint Augustine (354-430 AD) The glory of God is
  for human beings to please God, not men.
•  
• We bring God glory by worshipping him
•  
• John Wesley on Worship Above all sing
  spiritually.
•  
• We bring God glory by loving others
• John 1334 A new command I give you Love one
  another. As I have loved you, so you must love
  one another.

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• We bring God glory by becoming like Christ
•  
• We bring God glory by serving others with our
  gifts.
• 1 Peter 410 Each one should use whatever gift
  he has received to serve others, faithfully
  administering Gods grace in its various forms
•  
• We bring God Glory by telling others about Him.
• John 112 Yet to all who received him, to those
  who believed in his name, he gave the right to
  become children of God.

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• Thinking About My Purpose
• Point to Ponder Its all for Him.
• Verse to Remember Romans 1136 For from him
  and through him and to him are all things. To
  him be the glory forever! Amen.
• Question to Consider Where in my daily routine
  can I become more aware of Gods glory?

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Closing Prayer
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Resources

• The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
• The Purpose Driven Life will guide you to
  greatness - through living the Great Commandment
  and the Great Commission. Billy Graham
• The Holy Bible
• Inspirational Thoughts