Sunday Worship

Theme: "Go with God, Go in Peace"  Pastor E.V. Lightfoot

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Sunday, November 3, 2024

9 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 

10:30 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP

Sermon:  Pastor E. V.  Lightfoot

"The Grace of Giving and the Glory of Christ"

Sermon Text: 2 Cor. 8:23

Call to Worship: Psalm 75:1

Responsive Reading: 2 Cor. 8: 7-9, 16-23

Introduction: Paul writes to the church at Corinth to encourage them to follow through on the plans they had made the previous year to provide a generous relief offering for the poor saints in Jerusalem. Paul writes of  generous in benevolent gifts to Jewish Christians in his letter to the Galatians (2: 9– 10). He had given more specific instructions to the church at Corinth regarding this offering in his first letter (Cor. 16: 1– 4).

I. The Lord led them day and night. 

II. The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai (Ex. 24:16. 

III. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle (Ex. 40:34). 

IV. The glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord (1 Kings 8:11. V. The whole earth is full of glory (Isa. 6:3).

VI. Ezekiel saw the glory of the Lord (Ezek. 1:28).

Conclusion:   Peter, James, and John saw the glory of the Lord on the Mount of Transfiguration when he was transfigured before them (Matt. 17: 2– 8). The apostles saw the glory of the Lord when a cloud took him out of their sight following his resurrection (Acts 1: 9). This was no mere atmospheric condition. This was the shekinah glory that had both revealed and concealed the presence of God throughout the Old Testament ages. The exciting truth that Paul communicates in his letter to the Corinthians is that these messengers who come bringing generous gifts to the poor out of hearts that are filled with the presence of Christ are in reality “the glory of Christ” in the world today. That givers are the glory of Christ— the visible presence of the invisible God— should challenge and warm our hearts as we seek to give ourselves in service to him today. Let us go out and give truly genuine, caring love and affirmation to those around us and be the glory of Christ in the world today.

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

The Blessing and Benediction

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