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Purpose Driven Life Section 7
The document discusses how God created everything for his glory and that the ultimate goal of the universe is to show God's glory. It provides definitions of God's glory and discusses how God's glory is revealed in creation, Jesus, and the Bible. It argues that we should live to bring God glory by worshipping him, becoming like Christ, serving others, telling others about God, and fulfilling God's purposes for our lives. The key point is that everything exists to glorify God and we should seek to live lives that honor him.
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- 1. The Reason for Everything Section7 (Pages 53-59)
- 2. It’s all forHim! The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God. It is the reason for everything that exists, including you. God made it all for His glory. Without God’s glory, there would be nothing.
- 3. What is God’sglory? “It is who God is. It is the essence of His nature, the weight of His importance, the radiance of His splendor, the demonstration of His power, and the atmosphere of His presence. God’s glory is the expression of his goodness and all his other intrinsic, eternal qualities.” Rick Warren (p.53)
- 4. Where is God’sglory? Everything created by God reflects it in some way from the smallest form of life to the vast Milky Way, from sunsets to storms - creation reveals God’s glory. “The heavens declare the glory of God.” Ps. 19:1(NIV)
- 5. In the Biblehow do we see God’s glory revealed?
- 6. Eden, Adam, Eve,Burning Bush, Tabernacle, Temple In the Bible how do we see God’s glory revealed? Consuming Fire, Smoke, Cloud, Thunder, Light
- 7. Eden, Adam, Eve,Burning God’s glory is best seen in Bush, Tabernacle, Temple Jesus In the Bible how do we see God’s glory revealed? Heb 1:3, 2 Cor 4:6 Consuming Fire, Smoke, John 1:14 Cloud, Thunder, Light
- 8. God’s glory isinherent to him - nothing we do can make God more glorious. But, we are commanded to recognize His glory, honor His glory, declare His glory, praise His glory, reflect His glory, and live for His glory. 1 Chron. 16:24;Ps. 29:1; 66:2; 96:7; 2 Cor. 3:18 Why?
- 9. Because He deservesit! “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For You created everything.” Rev. 4:11a (NLT)
- 11. What doesn’t bring Godglory?
- 12. What doesn’t bring Godglory? Fallen angels
- 13. What doesn’t bring Godglory? Fallen angels Sinful man
- 14. Living for God’sglory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives. God says, “They are My own people, and I created them to bring Me glory.” Isa. 43:7(TEV) So it ought to be the supreme goal of our life.
- 15. How can Ibring glory to God? By doing what Jesus did. Jesus told the Father, “I brought glory to You here on earth by doing everything You told Me to do.” Jn. 17:4 (NLT) Jesus honored God by fulfilling His purpose on earth. We honor God the same way.
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- 17. We bring Godglory by worshiping Him “Use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God.” Rom. 6:13b(NLT)
- 18. In commanding usto glorify him, God is inviting us to enjoy him CS Lewis
- 19. God is mostglorified in us when we are most satisfied in him John Piper
- 20. God wants ourworship to be motivated by love, thanksgiving and delight, not duty. Warren, PDL (p. 55)
- 21. Worship is morethan singing, praise and prayer...is a lifestyle of enjoying God, loving him and giving ourselves to be used for his purposes Warren, PDL (p. 56)
- 22. We bring Godglory by loving other believers “Accept each other just as Christ has accepted you; then God will be glorified.” Rom.15:7
- 23. You are nowpart of the family of God - not just believing but belonging How do you love the family of God?
- 24. 14We know thatwe have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 1 John 3:14
- 25. We bring Godglory by becoming like Christ We should grow to spiritual maturity - that is becoming like Jesus 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.
- 26. “May you alwaysbe filled with the fruit of your salvation—those good things that are produced in your life by Jesus Christ —for this will bring much glory and praise to God.” Phil. 1:11
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- 30. Italian, 15th century, Leonardo DaVinci The Last Supper
- 31. African American, 20th century www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/journey_4/p_8.html
- 32. Ethiopian, 17th or 18th century www.rejesus.co.uk/expressions/faces_jesus/gallery/black.html
- 33. African The Last Supper http://mattstone.blogs.com/photos/aboriginal_icons/jesus_with_his_disciples_at_the_last_sup.html
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- 40. We bring God glory byserving others with our gifts
- 41. “God has givengifts to each of you from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so that God’s generosity can flow through you……Are you called to help others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then God will be given glory.” 1 Pet. 4:10-11 & 2 Cor. 8:19b
- 42. We bring Godglory by telling others about Him God’s love and purpose is not meant to be a secret - one you know it, tell it! “As God’s grace brings more and more people to Christ,….God will receive more and more glory.” 2 Cor. 4:15
- 43. What will youlive for? Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will first begin with a change in mindset. Then it will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else.
- 44. This is noteasy - even Jesus prayed, "Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!" John 12:27-28
- 45. "Listen carefully: Unlessa grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal. John 12:24-25
- 46. God invites usto live for his glory by fulfilling the purposes he made us for. To do this you have to commit totally to Jesus Christ; Believe God has chosen you for relationship with Jesus Receive Jesus into your life as your Lord and Saviour
- 47. Point to Ponder: It’sall about him
- 48. Verse to Remember: Rom11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
- 49. Question to Consider: Wherein my daily routine can I become more aware of God’s glory?
Editor's Notes
- #28 When Franco Zeffirelli was making his film, "Jesus of Nazareth" in 1975, one of the biggest decisions he faced was who to cast in the role of Jesus himself. The British actor Robert Powell auditioned for another part in the movie, but when Zeffirelli looked at him through the camera lens, he immediately saw in Powell the face of Jesus.The film Zeffirelli went on to make has been seen by millions of people around the world and is said to have shaped the way they imagine he looked. Is this a good or a bad thing? Reviewers of the movie are divided.He was and still is the most magnificent Christ in the history of cinema. Looking at him it seems like seeing Jesus in person," is one typically positive comment. Steve Humphries-Brooks, a religious studies professor, thinks otherwise. "Zeffirelli's movie was the most interesting of movie portrayals of Christ, but it was beset by the 'surfer Jesus' problem. There in the middle of the Mediterranean is Jesus as a blue-eyed blonde.“ Despite the critics, "Jesus of Nazareth" shows many people a Christ they can recognise and identify with – even if they are mostly western and white-skinned.
- #37 Sadly, the laughter of Jesus isn't recorded in the Gospels. While one famous verse tells us that "Jesus wept", there's no verse which tells us, "Jesus laughed".But his parables and saying show that Jesus had a playful – and sometimes wicked – sense of humour. He had a nice line in camel jokes, for instance. "Ever hear the one about the camel trying to squeeze through the eye of a needle?" he asked. "Or the camel that fell in someone's drink without them even noticing?" The laughter of Jesus shown in the picture above reminds us that Jesus was a real, flesh-and-blood human being. Some people of his time thought he had a bit too much fun, calling him a glutton and a drunkard.This picture of Jesus laughing has another side to it, though. Although no one knows who made the picture, it is said to come from Latin America and is popular among poor communities. Despite the poverty and injustice suffered by poor people around the world, this image of Jesus speaks of hope, that the chains of oppression will be broken and people and communities will be free to become all that they are meant to be.
- #38 Scott Blake, from Savannah, Georgia, makes portraits which combine art with technology. He says: "As a computer artist, I am in the business of selling pixels. The bar code represents technology, efficiency and commodities. It is the universal icon for the computer revolution."Scott has produced several images of the face of Jesus, and all of them are made up of thousands of individual bar codes. Starting with a scanned image taken from a Shroud of Turin hologram card, Scott matched the light areas of the face with light bar codes, and the shadowed areas with dark bar codes. It took his computer four days to produce the final image, which is almost 1.4 metres square.The image above has an extra element. "I used individual words from the Bible's book of Revelation that I bar coded to paint a portrait of Jesus," Scott explains. If you click here, you can view a close-up of the image showing the individual bar codes. Each code is made from a word taken from the text of the book of Revelation: words such as king, sand, jasper, waters and healed.