HOW TO GLORIFY GOD

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HOW TO GLORIFY GOD
MATTHEW 513-16
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What is the primary job of a Christian?
The primary job of the Christian is to glorify
God and bring glory to His name.
Psalms 8612
I will
praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And
I will glorify Your name forevermore.
Matthew 516
"Let your light
so shine before men, that they may see your good
works and glorify
your Father in heaven.
How is this done?
This what we want to about today
We Glorify God By
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Bearing Fruit
John 158
"My Father is
glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and
so prove to be My disciples.
To bear fruit we must be in Christ, John 171-7
What kind of fruit should we be bearing?
The fruit of
Good Works
Matthew 516
"Let your
light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Galatians 610
So then, as
we have opportunity, let us do good to all men,
and especially to those who are of the household
of faith.
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Ephesians 210
For we
are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God prepared beforehand so that
we would walk in them.
Matthew 2025-28
"You know that
the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and
their great men exercise authority over them. It
is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to
become great among you shall be your servant, and
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be
your slave just as the Son of Man did not come
to be served, but to serve, and to give His life
a ransom for many."


Love
We should love God with all our
Heart
Soul
Mind
Strength
Mark 1230

God is not only concerned with our love for Him
But also our love for our fellow-man.
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Mark 1231
"And the
second, like it, is this You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.'
John 159-12
"As
the Father loved Me, I also have loved you abide
in My love. If you keep My commandments, you
will abide in My love, just as I have kept My
Father's commandments and abide in His love.
These things I spoken to you, that My joy may
remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
This is My commandment, that you love one another
as I have loved you.

Paul tells us how to love in I Corinthians 13.
We should bear the fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 522-23
But the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control. Against such there is no law.
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The Proper Use Of Our Mouth
Romans 15 6
That you may with one
mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
The mouth can be used for good or evil.
James 310
Out of the
same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My
brethren, these things ought not to be so.

Improper uses of the mouth
Lying
Ephesians 425
Therefore, putting
away lying, each one speak truth with his
neighbor, for we are members of one another.
Revelation 218
All liars
shall have their part in the lake which burns
with fire and brimstone, which is the second
death.''
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Colossians 39
Do not lie
to one another, since you have put off the old
man with his deeds,
It was false witnesses who testified against
Jesus.
Foul Talk

Ephesians 431
Let all bitterness,
wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put
away from you, with all malice.
Colossians 38
But now
you must also put off all these anger, wrath,
malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your
mouth.
Using The Lords Name In Vain
Whenever we use the Lords name it should be done
reverently and with honor.
Any other use would be using it in vain.
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Proper Use
Edifying
Ephesians 429
Let no corrupt
communication proceed out of your mouth, but what
is good for necessary edification, that it may
impart grace to the hearers.
Edify
To instruct in such a way as to improve,
enlighten, or uplift, morally, spiritually, or
intellectually to build.
I Corinthians 1412
So with
yourselves since you are eager for
manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in
building up the church.
Encouraging/Exhortation
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I Thessalonians 511
Therefore encourage
one another and build up one another, just as you
also are doing.
Hebrews 1025
Not
forsaking our own assembling together, as is the
habit of some, but encouraging one another and
all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Worshipping God
Hebrews 1228
Therefore
let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that
cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God
acceptable worship, with reverence and awe
Hebrews 1315
Therefore by Him
let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise
to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving
thanks to His name.
Teaching Gods Word
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Colossians 316

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one
another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
There is no greater way to show our love for
someone than to share the gospel with them.
This is why Christ came in the world
Luke 1910

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save
that which was lost.''
Matthew 2819
"Go therefore
and make disciples of all the nations
Mark 1615-16
"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.
Jesus commanded it
We just need to do it!
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In Our Daily Living
Everything we do should bring glory to God
I Corinthians 619-20
Or
do you not know that your body is a temple of the
Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from
God, and that you are not your own? For you have
been bought with a price therefore glorify God
in your body.
Every day should be used to glorify God through
Christ
Luke 923
"If
anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow
Me.
Colossians 317
And
whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through Him.
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Our Primary Purpose Is To Glorify God
HOW WELL ARE YOU FULFILLING YOUR
PURPOSE?
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• Given by David Hamlin on 6-13-10 am
  Hollister, Missouri church of Christ
  www.hollisterchurchofchrist.org