Our only purpose in life is to live it for the glory of God. Discover what to do to be in the right way for a life to please God.

1. How to Bring more Glory to God
Miguel Torres
01st December 2011

2. Why God created us? Why He saved us? …
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we
should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will,
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the
beloved. Eph 1:4-6
Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to
confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this
cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. And again he
saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. Rom 15:8-10
To Glorify His name!

3. God receives Glory when His creation delights in
Him.
God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all
nations.
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people
righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. Psa. 67:7
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as
the waters cover the sea. Hab. 2:14
Missions is the way to reach the nations for Him.

4. The Great Commission request us to be fruitful
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I
am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mat 28:18-20
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever
ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Joh 15:16

5. Being fruitful Christian brings more glory to
God
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my
disciples. Joh 15:8
The example of the fig tree
He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard;
and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come
seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it
the ground?
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig
about it, and dung it:
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Luk. 13:6-9

6. Being fruitful Christian brings more glory to God
The example of the types of ground
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan
cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word,
immediately receive it with gladness;
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or
persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things
entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring
forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set
on a candlestick? Mar 4:15-21
• Another example: Christian Maturity 1 John 2:13-14

7. Being close to God in prayer makes us fruitful
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no
more can ye, except ye abide in me.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth
forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Joh 15:5
The example of the inopportune friend.
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say
unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are
with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his
importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you. Luk. 11:5-9

8. Being close to God in prayer makes us fruitful
The example of the demanding widow
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard
man;
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary
me.
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he
bear long with them?
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he
find faith on the earth? Luk. 18:1
• Another example: Jacob fighting with God. Gen. 32:24-30

9. Suffering is the price we have to pay to be fruitful
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground
and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Joh
12:24
The example of the treasure of great price.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which
when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth
all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly
pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all
that he had, and bought it. Mat 13:45

10. Suffering is the price we have to pay to be fruitful
The example of the cross
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them,
Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life
for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and
sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the
glory of his Father with the holy angels. Mar 8:38
Another Example: Paul’s sufferings 2 Corintios 11:23–28

11. Wrapping up
• God has created us to glorify His name.
• God has saved us to glorify His name.
• God receives more glory when his creation delights in Him, adore Him.
• Missions is the way to reach the nations for Him.
• The great commission request us to be fruitful.
• Being s fruitful Christian brings more glory to God.
• Being close to God in prayer makes us fruitful.
• Suffering is the cost we have to pay to be fruitful.
(After suffering for the cause of Christ we reach plenty joy and peace)
• You have to make a resolution tonight.

12. What is our reality? What to do?
• We are not evangelizing, we are not making calling, we are not
keeping our converted. We are always the same people, seldom we
see a new one, if he attend the church, just come and go. Nobody
cares. If there is one converted person , we are not getting him into a
discipleship in order to give him the opportunity to grow up.
• We need to implement a biblical strategy of evangelization and
discipleship. It includes praying more, working more, giving more of
ourselves, organizing our people, services, topics and activities.