Big Idea: When God's Presence Is My Pursuit, God's Glory Becomes My Priority
Exodus 33:1-23
God’s manifest presence = an immediate, clear, tangible heart sense of the greatness, goodness, power, love, character, & attributes of God
Moving Forward In Faith:
1) Pursue God’s Presence Passionately (v. 1-17)
3 Checkpoints In My Pursuit Of God’s Presence:
1. Am I truly desiring God’s presence fervently? (v. 1-6;16)
2. Do I truly know God personally? (v. 7-11)
3. Am I truly depending on God completely? (v. 12-17)
2) Display God’s Glory Continually (v. 17-23)
“But God, rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved - and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages, he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”
-Ephesians 2:4-7
God’s Glory Is The Priority:
1. God’s Glory is the purpose of creation (Psalm 8:1)
2. God’s Glory is the purpose of Jesus (John 17:1-5)
3. God’s Glory is the purpose of my salvation (Ephesians 1:12)
4. God’s Glory is the purpose of my life (1 Chorinthians 6:20)
5. God’s Glory is the purpose of my service (1 Peter 4:10-11)
6. God’s Glory is the purpose of the church (Ephesians 3:20-21)