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Understanding the Glory of God 0:00 If you don't know me, I'm pastor Joel, and I sit on the board here at Patriot Church, and I get to come alongside and serve pastor Adam and the pastors here because I'm the old guy with white hair who made all the0:11 mistakes that they don't now have to make as they're doing this thing. And we've come together to study the word and be in Mark, but here's the deal. Some passages of scripture are, like, really relevant0:23 and they're easy to understand because they deal with where we're at today. They talk about our money or relationships, and they're really clear. And then there are other passages that are kinda like otherworldly.0:35 They deal with stuff that's like cosmic out there. This is Mark chapter 9. But they're really important because we belong to a kingdom that is otherworldly. We belong to a kingdom0:47 that's in a whole another realm. And we're gonna look at Mark chapter 9 in just a minute, and what we're gonna learn is 1 word. It's a word we don't use a lot. It's a word the Bible uses a lot.0:59 And the word is this, glory. Glory. Now, in today's world, they use that somewhat. Sometimes it's negative, like he's a glory hog. He wants all the credit. But how it's1:11 used in society today is nothing like how it was used in Biblical times. Biblical times in the Old Testament, the glory basically meant this. The glory meant the power and1:23 the presence and the praise of God. So when God's glory came, His power was there and supernatural miracles took place. When God's glory came, His presence was there. And sometimes they would fall because they were just1:35 in awe being in the presence of God. They would erupt in praise. There was this glory of God. Sometimes they use the word Shekinah glory and it would actually manifest in a tangible way, but there was this thing that you1:46 couldn't quite describe in human ways because it was so otherworldly. You get to the New Testament, and it's still there. And now it's different, though. It doesn't just1:58 visit us once in a while. It's completely different. When Jesus is raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11 40, here's what he said. Then Jesus said, did I not tell you that if you2:10 believe, you will see the glory of God? His power, his presence is readily available for you. And in Mark 9, Mark writes this chapter2:21 to teach us about what is the glory of God. How do we live in it, how do we access it? Because I don't know about you, but I want to experience His power, I want to experience His presence. I want praise to flow out2:33 of me no matter what my circumstances are. So here's what I'm gonna do, because it's a rich chapter, tonight I'm gonna give you a framework, and then over the next few days, I wanna encourage you. Go back and kinda read2:45 these sections, and let the Holy Spirit give you greater and deeper insight into it. If you look at the screens, here's kind of an outline of it. There's 4 different topics on the glory. There's Mark chapter 9, which2:57 is the transfiguration story. We'll look at that for a moment, and that is that the glory is in Jesus. Then there's the second paragraph, which is a story about a possessed boy who gets delivered, that the glory is3:08 actually power available for you today, right now. Then there's the third story where Jesus actually teaches about his death. And this becomes important3:20 because many of you are going through difficulties. And the glory and experiencing the power and presence of God sometimes involves sacrifice. Not the kind of sacrifice Jesus made, but3:32 Jesus said, you gotta pick up the cross if you're gonna follow me. And then it ends with this interesting story where the disciples don't want other people to participate in what God is doing miraculously, and Jesus3:43 says, No, let them join in. The glory is for everybody. So we're going to look at these 4 and kind of get a snapshot of it, Enough that over the next few days you can go back and read these3:55 sections again and let the Holy Spirit kind of drill down for you. So first it begins with this story of the transformation. Mark chapter 9 starting in verse 2, and here's what it says. After 64:07 days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world4:19 could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses who were talking with Jesus. In this moment, Jesus' external4:31 identity changes. It kind of reflects this divine aspect of Him because the disciples are having a hard time knowing fully who He is, so He gives them this kind of4:42 peek into His pure identity. But He doesn't leave with Elijah and Moses, he stays. Because the message he has for the disciples and for you is I4:54 may carry the glory, but it is for you. And in this transfiguration, if you read it in Matthew and Mark and Luke and you put the conversation together, Elijah and Moses and Jesus5:06 are basically talking about his death, his resurrection, and ultimately his return. And Jesus is making this statement, My glory, the power and the presence5:18 of God, it's in me and it is with you, and history is with you. And the application for us is this, I will discover and walk in the5:30 glory of God, His power, his presence, if I keep my eyes on Jesus, because that's where the glory is, I can easily become distracted and think, wow,5:42 if I those things I want in life, that meaning, that joy, that peace, that security, maybe it'll come in the job I want. Maybe it'll come in the relationship I want. And Mark starts5:54 this chapter by saying, no, you will only find the true glory of God if you keep it on Jesus, but he adds this wrinkle. You gotta keep it not just on Jesus, but6:06 you gotta keep it on his return. Because that's what they're talking about. It's easy today and this week to get distracted by all the noise in6:18 life. And you can go a week and you go a month and go, oh, I forgot about Jesus. I was consumed with this problem or I had this issue or I had this conversation or I was busy doing this stuff and I went 5 days6:29 and really didn't think about Jesus and my eyes are not on him And then all of a sudden the power and the presence of God doesn't seem as here for me. And he goes, here's the6:41 story of Jesus on the mount of transfiguration. You want the power and the presence of God in your life? You don't just keep your eyes on Jesus, you keep it on his6:53 return. Because when your eyes are on his return, the New Testament church was described like this, they eagerly awaited the return of the Lord. When your eyes are on his return, you will live7:05 life now greater in the power and the presence of God than any other way. Because now and all the other things, they don't distract you as much. First Peter 5 10 puts it this way. And the God of7:17 all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm,7:29 and steadfast. I grew up a missionary kid, so I had never came to America till I was like 7 or 8 years old. I had heard about America. Now this is years ago, and the country I grew up in, they had nothing. They had no7:41 American food, there was no grass, there was no television, there was nothing. And I had heard all about America, but I had never been there. And then I heard about this 1 thing especially in America. Kids would come7:51 over and they would tell me about the hamburger. I had never had a hamburger, but it sounded so amazing. And I'm like 7 or 8 years old, and my parents come in and8:03 they tell us kids, we're going to America in about a month. And it's like this heavens opened up and the angels began to sing, because I was gonna finally have a hamburger.8:15 I was going to America. And as a 7 year old kid, I went into my bedroom and immediately grabbed my suitcase and I opened it up. I wasn't going for a month, but I began to pack it. I was getting ready. What should I pack8:26 in my suitcase? Because I'm going to America and I'm gonna have a hamburger. And all of a sudden my entire outlook on life changed as I'm packing the suitcase because I know in 1 month I'm gonna go to America. It's8:37 gonna be amazing, and I'm gonna eat my first hamburger. Now during that month, I am sure I got called into the principal's office because that was just the way life was. I'm sure my older brother, who was much bigger,8:49 pinned me down and slapped me around and spit on my face because that's what he did. I am sure during that month my parents somehow punished me for doing wrong. I am sure during that9:00 month there was bad stuff that happened. But every time something bad would happen, I'd go back into my room and I would look at my suitcase, and I would say, it doesn't matter. I am going to9:12 America in a month, and I'm gonna have a hamburger. And as long as I had that suitcase, everything else became really trivial. That's what's mattered. Friends, you are packing a suitcase. And you9:24 are going to another land, and there is another time when you will be fully restored and bad things happen, but those things will be in perspective when you not just look to Jesus, but you9:36 eagerly await the return of Jesus, and all of a sudden now there is this power and there is this presence, because you have that suitcase, and if you don't have a suitcase at home, open 1 up, and just look at it and go,9:48 no, no, no. Do you ever feel like you don't fit into this world? Do you know why you don't fit in this world? Do you know how why you feel that way? Because you don't fit into this world. And when I say I am eagerly9:59 awaiting the return of Jesus, I can navigate today in his power and his presence. In bad circumstances, they will not rob me of the presence of the peace of Jesus, his glory. They will10:11 not rob me of the presence of faith. Why? Because I am going someplace else, and there are really good hamburgers in heaven too. This is what he's teaching through this. And so study this passage10:23 and ask yourself this week, am I eagerly awaiting the return of my savior? Because if I see Jesus that way, on Thursday,10:35 I will walk in the power and the presence of God, and circumstances will not affect me. This becomes what's important. Then we get into our second part. This now comes in verses 23 and 24 where there's a10:47 story of this father, and he's got a demon possessed boy, and the disciples come, and they can't help the boy, and the father's really frustrated by this, because they can't cast it out. You can imagine what that's likeFaith and the Power Within 10:58 for the father. And Jesus shows up, and the father says, you know, if you can do this, please do this because your followers, they can't do it. And here's what Jesus says in verse 23 of Mark chapter 9. If you11:10 can, said Jesus, everything is possible for 1 who believes. Immediately the father's boy explained, I do believe. Help me overcome11:22 my unbelief. The power and the presence, the glory of God is in your life through faith. This story is not just a story of a miracle, it's a story11:34 of a revelation. I believe, help me with my unbelief. And for many of us, this father is making our statement. I got some faith, but would you give me11:46 some more faith? And here's the truth of the glory of God that you gotta get a hold of. The glory is power for you, but it is power in you. You're11:58 not just believing something out there like the Old Testament. Second Corinthians 3 18 puts it this way, and we all who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's12:10 glory are being transformed into his image with every increasing glory, which comes from the Lord who is the spirit. Last month, I12:22 was flying internationally, and I watched a movie on the plane, and it was about these 4 guys who were hunting for a kingdom. And if they could find the kingdom, they'd find all the power, they'd find all the wealth,12:31 they would have everything they ever wanted, and they'd kind of search for the kingdom. They have a map, but they don't know where this kingdom is, and so they're going through the jungles. They go, if we can just find12:39 that kingdom, we'll have everything we need. And I thought, that's a picture of how awesome Christians are. If I could just find the kingdom of God, if somebody would just point it to me, then I'll get the glory. I'll12:49 get his power, and I'll get his presence. I just don't know where it is, and we're looking out there for it. The disciples were just like this. They came to Jesus and they said, when are you gonna set up your kingdom?12:59 And where are you gonna set up your kingdom so we can be there? And here's what Jesus said to them in Luke chapter 17 verse 20. Jesus said, the coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed in the13:09 natural, The glory13:21 of God, his power, his presence, it's there for you tonight, but it's not out there to be found. It's actually13:33 in you. Listen to this verse from Galatians chapter 2 verse 20. It says this, I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in13:45 me. The very son of God who is the glory of God, where is he? He's in you. Don't ever call yourself a13:57 failure if Christ is living in you. Don't ever say you cannot do something if Christ is living in you. Don't ever say the glory of God is absent from your life is Christ living in you. 2 Peter14:08 one:four put it this way, God has given us great and precious promises that enable you to escape the corruption of the world and participate in His divine nature.14:21 You are a participant in the divine nature of God. The glory of God is power for you. It's His presence. But it's in you. Paul14:33 put it this way in Romans 8 11. The spirit of God who raised Christ from the dead lives in you. Let me ask you a question. How much power does it take to raise a dead person?14:45 That power is in you. It's in you. Now, you may not have tapped into it yet, and that's a whole another sermon. But in Mark, what he is teaching is I want you to understand the glory,14:57 the power, the presence, the praise of God is in you because Christ is in you. There is so much more in you than you think. And when you're gonna study this this week and15:09 you're going, God, let me understand your glory. Let me see your glory. Do not look outside of you to some foreign kingdom, but look inside. Christ dwells in me. His power's there. You15:21 go, Joel, I feel weak. I feel empty. I feel like I got little joy even though we're singing it. You may not have learned to tap into the glory, but it begins with an15:32 understanding of where the glory is, and that glory is in you. And sometimes we need others around us to help us identify. So pastor Adam talks about these neighborhood groups.15:44 1 of the things that happens in these neighborhood groups is people discover and help me know, oh, I do have the glory of God in me. His power is at work. His presence is at work. So that's the second part you got to15:55 study. The glory of God, it's power for you, but it is in you. Now we get to the third part we're supposed to study this week, and that comes out when Jesus begins to teach about his death. And here's what he says in16:07 Mark chapter 9 verse 30. They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not know anyone did not know anyone to know where they were going because he was teaching his disciples.16:19 He said to them, the son of man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And after 3 days, he will rise. But they did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.16:30 In the gospel of Mark, Jesus 3 times talks about his death to the disciples. Every time he talks about death to his disciples, they always fight back. They won't receive it. They speak against it.16:42 Actually, when he talks about their death, they're speaking about their own glory. How could we be promoted? How could we have an advancement? Who gets to sit at your right hand and your left hand? So Jesus explains a16:53 little bit about this really cosmic thing about glory and sacrifice by using an illustration. Look at verse 35 of Mark chapter 9. Sitting down, Jesus called the 12 and said, anyone who wants to be17:05 first must be the very last and the servant of all. He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, whoever welcomes 1 of these little children17:17 in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but welcomes the 1 who sent me. Jesus says this, my glory in17:29 you, it's the opposite of society. Glory in society is how can I get noticed? What have I achieved? How do I separate myself and stand17:41 apart? How can I be fully in control of my life? And Jesus says, make no mistake about it. The glory of God is his power and is his presence, but it will sometimes come through sacrifice. And Jesus did the17:52 ultimate sacrifice so that we could have this glory, but it comes in a different way. Paul put it this way in 2 Corinthians 4 17. He says, for our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal18:04 glory that far outweighs them all. Let me explain how this works. Many of you in here are going through a hardship. You're going through a really difficult time. If18:16 you only see it as a difficult time, you will see it as a burden and only a burden. You may even wanna pray it away. And you don't see it as a sacrifice18:28 that allows you to walk into the glory of God. You just see it as a burden. I use myself as an example. So for many years, especially years ago, I used to travel. The kids were little. And I spent a lot of time traveling18:40 internationally doing missions work. And I'd go to bed in a strange hotel, and I'd have a picture of my kids, and I couldn't put them to bed. As a dad, I couldn't kiss them goodnight. And it sucked.18:53 And at first, it was just a burden. And I started getting angry, and I started getting bitter because I couldn't put them to bed. Some of you have hurt relationships,19:05 family members who are not believers, and they're mistreating you. And you're getting angry and you're getting bitter. The moment I discovered this19:17 biblical principle that this was the cross that Jesus was asking me to carry, he says, you're gonna follow me, Joel? You all gonna follow me? You gotta19:29 pick up your cross. It's different for everybody, but in your life there will be some hard times. Some of those hard times are Jesus going, pick up your cross. You know that ant who drives you crazy and is19:41 so cruel to you? That's your cross. I want them to discover the glory of God. I want you to pick up that cross and carry it. The moment you see the hardship as a cross, what you discover is behind19:53 the cross is all this grace. Behind the cross is this glory of God. The moment I shifted my thinking, this is not just a burden, but this is a cross to carry,20:05 there was a grace and the presence of God and the power of God for my wife and I to have healthy family, healthy parenting, even though I couldn't be there. The grace on me, the grace on my kids.20:17 Jesus says, You want to discover the glory? Do not eliminate every hardship as just a burden or an attack from the enemy. There may be some hardships20:29 in your workplace, with family members, financially. And Jesus says, don't see it just as a hardship. See it as an20:41 opportunity that I'm giving you to carry my cross because you will discover so much more glory behind it. If we ever sacrifice the supernatural20:54 cosmic divine presence and power of God for just good earthly circumstances, we are missing out on so much more that God has for us. So he is a21:06 God who will meet your needs. He is a God who will provide for you, but he is also a God that says, I know something even deeper I wanna show you. That's this glory bit. And it's even deeper,21:18 but you may have to carry a cross. Think right now about a situation you're in. Could be a relationship.21:30 Could be just a context. Maybe tonight God is nudging you and saying, don't you see it as a bad thing. Maybe it's the21:42 cross I'm asking you to carry. And the moment you change that, all of a sudden there's faith that rises up and the glory becomes present, and you discover a21:54 greater power and a greater presence than just the natural circumstances changing. You have a peace that passes all understanding, and you don't haveSacrifice and the Glory of God 22:06 to fake it. You have a faith that is so true because it's there. Then we get to this last paragraph. By the way, let me add22:17 just 1 thought that may be relevant to somebody in here. I just felt impressed to do this. Somebody in here and you have an adult child, and they're creating a lot of pain for you22:29 right now. And I'm really sorry for that. But you have just seen it as a hardship to avoid. And the Lord has this to say to you, I have glory for22:41 you. My power, my presence. But you have to see your relationship with that adult child as a cross I'm asking you to carry. Be present. Trust22:53 my grace in you and my power in you to be able to navigate these times and that adult child will come to Christ and and my glory will be shown to you in a powerful way, because you'll carry23:05 that in a way. So we get to this last paragraph. These are really big concepts. That's why you gotta spend the next few days kinda mining them deeper. And then this week, I got this story23:17 of some people who are doing what the disciples couldn't do with the Father, and the disciples wanna shut them down. And the whole point of this passage in Mark 9 is to say, you know what, the glory?23:29 It's for everybody. Let others join. Mark 9 verse 39, here's what Jesus says. Do not stop him, Jesus said. For no 1 who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say23:41 anything bad about me. Whoever is not against us is for us. The disciples don't get this. They have this very narrow understanding. Jesus is saying, No. Don't hinder others for23:53 receiving and walking in the glory. And here's the principle that we have to apply in our lives, especially as part of Patriot. Our responsibility is to know there is this24:05 thing called the glory. It's hard to even understand it. When you experience it, you know you are in. It is the power of God. It is the presence of God. It is this praise of God. And when I'm in it, I know it, but I have24:16 to bring that glory toward others. It's not just for me. I gotta bring it. And here's how it takes place. Jesus explains it to us, and I'm gonna challenge you on this.24:28 It takes place through unity. Here's what Jesus said in John 17. He's talking to the Father about you. He says, I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be 124:41 as we are 1. He's saying, listen, unity is something that is supernatural. It's glory based. Unity is not tolerance. It's not, can't we just all get along?24:52 There's something supernatural and divine about it. I in them and you in me. So that they may be brought to complete unity, then the world will know that you sent me, and have loved them even as you have25:04 loved me. He's saying, Listen, this glory, it's not just for you. It's not just for you to celebrate. It's divine. The world defines unity by tolerance.25:18 God does not. Society says, let's just tolerate each other. I'll tolerate you as my neighbor until you paint your house pink, and my property values go down25:30 by 50000 dollars I ain't tolerating you anymore. Toleration always has a breaking point. We have to understand this principle importantly because every 1 of us has a role in this. Jesus says, I've given them25:42 the glory. You have the glory. You have the power. You have the presence. But as for everybody, and everybody's gotta be brought into that unity. And when we are a church,25:54 every 1 of us that is focused on bringing the glory to people, something supernatural takes place. Something divine that the world may26:06 know there is a reason why a thousand people got water baptized, because that was something you could not create. But every 1 of us has a role in that, and our role is I've got the glory, I'm26:18 experiencing it, I gotta bring others into it. When I bring them into this unity where the glory is, then wow, we're gonna see something amazing take place. As a church,26:30 we're gonna see a real move of God that we all want to see, but it's gotta be me bringing it. So the question is, how do you do this? Let me illustrate it to you this way. I wanna show you my favorite picture on the26:41 planet. Guys, can you put my picture of my family up here? Okay, if you have never seen a picture of my family, you just gotta let me brag for a couple of minutes, will you? This is my family. If you look at this family,26:52 I thought about it, I was showing it to Pastor Adam. It kinda looks like Patriot Church. It's ethnically diverse, it's 3 generations, it's different vocations, it's a little socioeconomically27:05 diverse, it's a little different in some of the social issues. This is my family. So my son's on the far left, and then I got 2 daughters, 1 biological, the other one's also adopted. And then 1 daughter's27:17 married to Zach, and the other daughter's married to Gavin, and that's my beautiful wife. Tomorrow, 37 years we've been married. Tomorrow, 37 years. And you know what? I'm especially proud. 37 years and they're27:29 all in a row. We didn't like take a year off to regroup. It was all in a row. It was really pretty impressive. So now here, we are very different, but we are unified.27:41 We are 1. We're very different. 1, how does that happen? Everybody has a role. Zach and Rachel, he's done really well in business, so they have like 4 acres, and they're always inviting27:53 our family over for stuff. Josh just had his thirtieth birthday. They hosted about 40 or 50 of his friends at their little ranch, and set it all up, paid for the whole thing, created that space. Josh, he's28:05 a crazy man. He'll call us up and say, Hey, we're all going paintballing tomorrow. And we all go paintballing, and he has all these activities. My daughter and her husband are both in the medical field. One's a nurse,28:14 one's a doctor. And they're always just calling us up. How you doing? How's it going? Out of the nowhere, I'll just get a FaceTime from them. And they just initiate this compassion. Even the little28:26 kids, they have a role in unity. Because they remind us God's doing something much bigger than just our comfort and what we want out of our family. My wife, she28:38 cooks. Really important for keeping a family unified. She cooks really well when we sit around the table. We never had a family gathering that says, let's have a unity conference.28:50 Every family member, based on who they are, has a role in making our family 1. What's your role here at Patriot?29:02 Because you have a role. I have given them the glory that they may be 1. And if they'll bring others into it and they experience that glory, you will see this incredible29:14 outpouring of God. But every 1 of us and you gotta go, which is my role? What is God asking me to do? To contribute to the unity29:27 of this church. Because if I bring people into unity, that's where the glory is, and then the world will know. And this becomes29:38 a really challenging passage for all of us because glory is this kind of cosmic term. He says, Listen, it's in Jesus, and it's in this other kingdom, so keepUnity and the Spread of Glory 29:50 your eyes on His return, and you'll navigate these days in that glory. Listen, there's a power in it, but your faith has got to be increased, but it's the glory in you. You are believing the Christ in30:02 you to come out. Listen, there's this glory, but you know what? Sometimes it manifests itself through sacrifice. And that hardship may actually be a cross. But if you see it that30:14 way, there's such glory and grace, and you'll discover a richness of God. And then this glory, it's for everyone. And I'm sure many30:26 of you have experienced this glory, although you want more of it. But we have this opportunity to bring people into unity30:38 so that this glory will just permeate us. And every 1 of you, just like my family, has a role. And you gotta say, Lord, I'm studying this passage30:50 this week. Teach me. How do I fulfill your world and bring people into unity? The glory of God is not easily defined because it comes from another31:02 kingdom and another world, but it is easily experienced. And I wanna encourage you, check take the next 4 or 5 days. Take this passage by passage and just say, Holy31:14 Spirit, would you help me better understand what Jesus wants to teach me so that I can move into the glory and your power and your presence will be31:25 so manifested in such a great way. Would you bow your heads with me, please? Just for 1 quick minute. You're here and you may not be sure31:37 of the Christ in you, And that whole idea of glory is a little thorn. And you say, Joel, I don't know where I am with Jesus. I don't know31:49 if Jesus is in me, and I would consider it a privilege if you would let me pray for you. You just say, I wanna I wanna give my life to Christ so that Christ comes in me and the power and the presence of32:01 God is in me, and I can begin to walk in all these things that Mark 9 teaches us. And it's just a simple prayer that I'd be really grateful to lead you in. So32:13 with every head bowed and every eyes closed, you say, Joel, would you lead me in that prayer? That I know Christ will be in me, and I can begin to walk in that glory? Would you just lift your hand wherever you're32:24 seated just so I can make a contact with it? Fantastic. Praise God. You are lifting a hand to Jesus. Hallelujah. Lord32:37 Jesus, you see each and every 1 of these hands that are lifted to you. People, Lord, who want the security of knowing that you are in them. The rest of us, we join with them, Lord.32:49 The rest of us, we join with them, Lord. We thank you that you died on the cross and you resurrected so that we could have eternal life. We thank you that in this moment, by the power of the Holy33:01 Spirit, we are born again and you reside in us, which means your glory, your power, your presence is in us.33:13 I pray for each person who lifted their hand, Lord God. I pray that even this week, as they look at Mark 9, spirit of God, you would bring greater revelation and truth. That we would33:25 learn and we would experience your glory. I specifically pray, Lord, that in your goodness, we would leave here with the33:36 challenge of being your ambassadors who will bring people into unity so that your glory would spread to so many. I thank you for33:48 this church, Lord. I thank you it is a place where your power and your presence and your praise resides. Show us your glory, God. Show us your glory.34:01 In our homes, in our neighborhoods, in this church, show us your glory. That we may know you and follow you. We pray this in the precious name of Christ. Amen and amen.In this video 0:00 Understanding the Glory of God10:54 Faith and the Power Within22:01 Sacrifice and the Glory of God29:41 Unity and the Spread of GloryComments No comments yet. Start the conversation.
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