The Glory of the Lord — September 11, 2022: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:01 Good morning good morning welcome those in the room we’re going to get ready this morning to get started we’re reading out of second Chronicles chapter 5 verse 13. As we read out of the scriptures let’s find our spots seats we’re going to begin this morning with some praise and to our God. As it says here in ii Chronicles 5 13 indeed it came to pass when the trumpeters and singers were as one they were one one sound. Together united praising God to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and symbols and instruments of music and praise the Lord saying for he is good his mercy endures forever but the house the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud.

▶ 1:06 For the glory of the Lord filled the house this morning we need the glory of God our young people need to experience the glory of God as Christians we need the glory of God and we’re going to learn and find out why today it’s important but we need the glory God this morning let’s exercise those principles would you stand with me we’re going to lift up our voices as one singing unto him lifting up his name let’s stand and praise him and invite his glory this morning oh great is the Lord. We call on you Lord God. You are wonderful we praise you we praise you Lord. God come with your glory Lord.

▶ 2:03 Come God you are wonderful. We lift you up we praise you wigs how great is our excellent God Lord you are mighty o Lord. God you are wise o God. Jesus king of kings o father spirit of the Lord come come with your mighty power come with your truth o Lord God come with your counsel or spirit of the Lord. We invite you this morning Lord. We lift up our God. We praise you we praise you Lord.

▶ 3:00 God your name is great. The king of all. Lord your glory kings come and fill your house. Lord let your glory come and fill your people God we are your temple. Jesus sees us. Now is the time for us to praise the Lord. Now is the time for us to praise the Lord. In the sanctuary.

▶ 3:53 Of his Holy Spirit. So set your mind on him. And let the praise begin. And the glory. Of the Lord will fill this place. Praise on. Let’s praise him praise. He lives within the praises. Of his people. He loves to hear us call upon his name.

▶ 4:50 So set your mind on him. And let the praise begin. And the glory. Of the Lord will fill this place. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Now is the time.

▶ 5:43 Now is the time for. In the us. Of his Holy Spirit. So set your mind on him. And let your praise begin. And the glory. Of the Lord. Praise the Lord. Praise.

▶ 6:41 Praise. Praise the Lord. We praise your names. God you are wonderful. You are glorious. Glory.

▶ 8:06 You are the temple of the Holy Ghost. You are. With glory you are the temple of the Holy Ghost. No he not you are the temple. No you’re not you are the temple. Fill with power fill with glory.

▶ 9:05 Deal with praise. Glory you are the temple of the Holy Ghost. Glory you are the temple of the holy. You are the temple of the Holy Ghost. Temple of the holy.

▶ 10:16 You Jesus. The Holy Spirit is here and his power is real anything can happen and it probably will something very good something good is going on around here. There’s a light that shines makes it dark disappear power at work but there’s nothing to fear something very good something good is going on around here.

▶ 11:16 This is a church on fire this is. This is the church this is the church on fire. This is a church on fire this is. And it is will the suns are very good something good is going on around here.

▶ 12:31 It’s light that shines makes the dark disappear power and work but there’s. Let the fire burn in every heart lie the way. This is the church this. Is the let the fire burn in every heart light.

▶ 13:39 This is the church this is. This is the church this is. This is the church this is the church. We. Oh.

▶ 14:48 Me. Jesus. Fill this place. What you want to do.

▶ 16:00 What you want to do. What you want to. Do what you want to do. It is a simple. It is.

▶ 17:17 Your holy. Name want to do. A simple prayer. A simple prayer.

▶ 18:21 Oh. Oh. Lord Jesus reminded in the scriptures God Lord the people that came to you Lord they came to you humbly Jesus Lord the woman.

▶ 18:58 Who came. And anointed your body for burial God she came humbly to you God Lord men in the Bible that came men and women that came to you that came humbly before you the Centurion said I am not worthy that you come under my roof Lord Jesus they came humbly to you Jesus and Lord we recognize that there is so much power in your glory and meeting with you God but Lord it’s not because we deserve to receive it or that you know we’re demanding that you give it to us God we just know how wonderful and how great you are and Lord we humbly this morning ask to come and visit us Lord come with your glory your power and strength and strengthen us oh God this morning we need you Jesus with that humble attitude we worship and we lift you up and we praise you thank you Jesus.

▶ 19:56 It is a simple prayer. Lord come and meet us here. It is. Closer to you. What you want.

▶ 21:04 To. Do. We were. Hallelujah. There’s a sweet. Sweet. Presence. In this place. And I know that it’s the presence.

▶ 22:08 There’s a sweet spirit there’s a sweet. Sweet spirit. In this place. And. Sweet Holy Spirit sweet Holy Spirit. Sweet Holy. Spirit. Sweet heavenly dove. Stay. Right here with us.

▶ 23:02 Filling us with your love. These blessings. We lift our hearts in. Praise without a doubt we’ll know that we have been revived. When we shall lead this place. Sweet sweet. Holy. Spirit. Sweet heavenly dove. Stay. Right here with us.

▶ 23:57 Filling us with your love. And. For these blessings. We lift our hearts in praise. When we shall leave. Without a doubt we’ll know that we have been revived. When we shall leave this.

▶ 24:52 Place. Glory to God. We worship you we win. To bring forth fruit.

▶ 25:56 Even Adam and Eve were chosen by God and God came to them and told them. Don’t eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil they ate of that tree and God came to them again. God came to Cain God came to Noah God came to David God came to mary. God came to Lazarus. Jesus came to Lazarus and brought him up out of the grave from the dead. Jesus came to the sick and the and the crippled and healed them all. Jesus came to Paul on the road to damascus and opened his eyes to see his glory. And to be a vessel for him.

▶ 26:49 Oh church of the living God I created mankind for my pleasure and for my purpose. And if you will ask me I will come to you and I will not only refresh you and inspire you and empower you but I will meet every need. But ask me to come seek me to come and you don’t need some bell-ringing preacher somewhere to do your seeking God for you you can find him for yourself. Church this day. The spirit of the Lord would challenge you to seek him. Until you find him. Are their heads bowed and our eyes closed this morning we’ll take we’re gonna want to take some time to seek Christ.

▶ 28:07 We want his glory we want him to come and do his work in us this morning. We want him to do what preachers can’t do. We we need to invite Jesus right now. So right now we’re going to lift up our voices. In one accord and we’re just going to call and invite him like we’ve been doing with these songs but just personally this morning you’re going to make your cry to him and say God come in my situation. Come Lord where I’m at today God I want to keep growing you let’s lift up our voices and pray this morning Jesus God we lift you up this morning God Lord we pray God we want to meet with you God we want to be with you God we glory. We want to go from the gate Lord Jesus to inside where you are God we call out to you from the gate and Jesus we ask the Lord openly Lord let us come into the courts of the Lord God let us come in and commune.

▶ 29:09 God’s spirit o Lord would you please come come and Lord touch heaven touch earth with heaven Jesus Christ let heaven come down Jesus oh spirit of God Lord I am. Lord you are. Up we beautiful. This morning. Oh.

▶ 30:22 In the days of Jesus Christ when he was on the earth people came to Jesus people came from their homes they came from far away they made a journey to find where Jesus was so that they could meet with him so they could touch him some have even said if I could just touch his garment if I could just touch his gloves just a piece of him I will be made whole and they would come out of their homes and they would come out of the places where they were and they come to Jesus and find him and touch just a part of him and Christ would make them whole. This morning. As an act of coming in Jesus I invite you out of your chair at your seat this morning to come forward in this area front. Coming to him and say Jesus I don’t care how much I get out of you but Lord I know just a part of peace is enough to make me whole God this morning invite you this morning let’s come out of our chairs our seat let’s seek our God this morning let’s let’s come to him let’s reach out and touch him.

▶ 31:30 This morning. I am the Lord. Let’s put our hands on one another and pray and lift up our voices. That God would heal one another God would come to one another make us whole Lord Jesus.

▶ 32:39 Jesus Jesus we ask the Lord. And it’s not a hard thing for you. To do. Hey. He touched me.

▶ 33:43 Oh. He touched me. My soul. He touching. You can touch me. You can touch me.

▶ 34:48 Souls. Something. Can happen. So now. He. Touched me. And made. Me. Elizabeth. Who was too old to bear children any longer. And she brought forth a son in her old age. Jesus came and touched mary and she brought forth the son of God.

▶ 35:47 The savior of the world. And by the way judge. God came to Eve and said of your seed. Shall I destroy the authority and the power of Satan. Oh these people that think women are inferior in the kingdom of God. They are the one that will promise to bring forth the very savior of the world the word a conqueror their kingdom of darkness. And the scripture says that in Christ there is neither male nor female. So the promises of God is to everyone the rich the poor the doubter the believer whoever you are if you ask him he will come to you he come to Paul the world’s chiefest sinner and saved him so do not say within yourself I’m too far gone I just can’t be have God to meet with me he will have nothing to do oh yes if I come to the world’s chiefest center I will come to any other person in this earth I came to nicodemus.

▶ 37:05 The the crook the criminal the cheating the people and brought salvation to his life I came to the blind man and opened their eyes I came to Lazarus and raised him from the dead and church I can come to you and my virtue can flow out unto you because that’s where the results are it is in the presence and in my virtue and in my power coming to my people who call on my name who praise me who seek me and mighty things are done so this day say not that I’m just a flea on the dog I’m the I’m I’m insignificant in the kingdom say to yourself I will seek him he will find me and he will make me a vessel for him and a glorious vessel that will bring light and salt to this earth and meet every physical mental and emotional and spiritual need I have seek him this day.

▶ 38:09 Reach out and touch the Lord. As he passes. By. You’ll find he’s not too busy. To hear your hearts cry. He is passing by this moment. Your needs to supply. Reach. Out and touch. As he. Goes by. Reach out. And touch the Lord. He passes.

▶ 39:03 By. You’ll. Find he’s not too busy. To hear your he is. Reach. Out and touch. Reach out. And touch the lord’s. Right now if you have a need whether you’re a young person or older or wherever you’re at.

▶ 40:06 With our head spout or eyes closed if you have a need in your life or you know somebody that has a need. Just lift up your hand right where you’re at and we’re going to pray together we’re going to pray for our young people this morning specifically. That God would help them with their future. That they would serve have a desire to serve God wholeheartedly all the days of their life like David did. And we also want to pray for those who have a need this morning that Christ would come with this power and change the situation heal the situation whatever it is we’re going to lift up our voice in prayer together. And us lifting our hand if you have a knee that is an act of you reaching out to Christ like he was saying just a few minutes ago reach out we got to reach out to Christ this morning so let’s lift our voice in prayer for those who have a need this morning and if if somebody has a need as well you know our young people go lay hands on them and ask that God would move and touch their heart their spirit give them a desire for to follow him let’s look up our voices God we call you this morning again Jesus Jesus you’re the king of kings.

▶ 41:27 The maker of all things. God Lord there’s nothing you can’t do the scripture says anything too hard for the Lord the scriptures say that there is so much power in you God o Lord we recognize that this morning. Foreign. Not only our bodies. That we will follow after you.

▶ 42:29 You with all Jesus our heart with everything that we have Jesus. Lord. Jesus Christ. Paul and the apostles we always look to them seems when we read the Bible but Lord you were the God of the common people you were the God of Hannah who just came to the temple and asked for a child.

▶ 43:33 You were the God of Esther. Who was put in a position to be a savior for Israel the Jews and she sought you and fasted Lord and you were found of her Lord you’re the God of the certain disciple. That came to Paul. And open Paul’s eyes on nobody. And Jesus. We must never forget that you are a personal God not just the people you use in mighty ways but you are a personal God to use us common folks on a common level and in common ways. Lord bring that kind of humbleness to us a humbleness that Lord will stand and say I can be used of God I can grow in God I can be what God destined me to be.

▶ 44:31 Humble ourselves to let you work in us. To do your good pleasure and your will we humbly Lord ask this prayer together. Amen. Can’t deny him oh. Always walk beside him. For I. Was born. No I.

▶ 45:33 Can’t deny. Him. Always walk beside him. Foreign. We will serve you. Oh. Jesus.

▶ 46:51 I was on a conference call this week and someone said not even Jesus can turn this around and I said you ought not to say that and it that’s all I’m going to say. Jesus can and Jesus will is not too hard for him amen. Amen. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus.

▶ 47:48 As we find our seats let’s just thank him this morning thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. We thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus.

▶ 48:43 Hallelujah Lord God we thank you this morning. Jesus we thank you so much this morning God we we don’t want to know you Lord so far away. We want to have you close near to us God. Lord Jesus I pray that all of us Lord would draw near to you God Lord and you will draw near to us Jesus you are the key you are what makes the difference between the religions and around the world God Lord and what you offer to your people that you will come your changes you fill us God everything is in in you God. And Lord we thank you for everything you’ve done this morning and in our lives we ask that you bless the rest of the service.

▶ 49:37 Everyone said amen. Amen thank you and I find it helpful for younger people so if somebody can grab those. That way they can follow along. And take it home you can pray over these notes it’s all scripture so it’s powerful it’s important the scriptures really are. The key to turning your situation around or understanding what you’re in and how to get through it scriptures are important scriptures can bring you joy they can bring you peace and the scripture it’s Jesus and God that works through those scriptures the Bible says that the word of God is alive it’s living and powerful sharper than any two-edged sword so it’s important.

▶ 50:31 As we keep promoting and challenging everyone to read God’s word once a year make that a priority daily in your life and pray and you can pray and if you don’t know what to do you can pray a Psalm you can sing a Psalm and you can pray a proverb and you can read it and and say God I want this in my life or I pray that I would not be a fool or something you know you pray that Proverbs and God will begin to use that and use the scriptures to change and be do something powerful in your life in Luke chapter 5 verse 17 says the power of the Lord was present to heal them in Luke chapter 6 19 it says the multitude sought to touch him for there went virtue out of heal him and healed them all a lot like what we were talking about during the worship this morning.

▶ 51:23 Jesus said somebody has touched me for I perceive that virtue power is gone out of me in Luke chapter 8 verse 46 and this begs the question today in our churches and throughout America and throughout the world is there anything beyond a church program or uh. A service or the you know we have our worship our concert worship and our uh is there anything beyond the religious or secular and even government programs. And I submit to you today there is it’s Christ Jesus his power present to heal his power present to heal not only your body but your mind his power not only to heal those things but to give you eternal life to lead you down the road of eternal life to change you to save you Jesus Christ has so much and we need to experience him in a real way.

▶ 52:27 Luke chapter 7 verse 6 the Centurion sent friends to Jesus. And he said I am not worthy that you may enter my roof or that I come to you but say in a word and my servant shall be healed for I also am a man under authority having under me soldiers and servants I say go and they go come and they come do this and they do it and so here the Centurion is acknowledging that Jesus Christ has authority like it says in Matthew 28:18 when he when the when he before he went up into heaven he said all authority has been given to me in heaven and in earth and the Centurion recognized that Jesus Christ had authority this Gentile Centurion. He was a roman he wasn’t a Jew.

▶ 53:20 And even he recognized that Jesus had author has authority and do we recognize that Jesus has authority. Today we do not I would say a lot of people are falling on secular or academic or secular explanations for things and not Jesus Christ. We fall on what the world has to offer the solutions the world has to offer and not the authority that Jesus Christ has on the people that he created you’ve got to remember he created us and we act like he doesn’t know anything or doesn’t know what to do for us. We need the power of his presence.

▶ 54:13 And it was important for us this morning to focus in on his presence this morning so that we could touch him so that he would touch us that is that is priority it makes a difference and we need that. And Jesus replied. Of the Centurion and said I have not found such great faith in all Israel and the servant was healed that hour. And so we want to get away from putting on a show we want to get away from theatrics. And instead we need as we said the power and the presence of the king of kings the Lord of lords. God almighty. God is not at our command. He is not our iron boy like he owes us something for believing in him but when we humbly come to him like many of you did this morning to Jesus to touch him with an undeserving attitude it gets a much better response from Christ and the power of his presence this morning we were reminded of the scriptures over here and the ways to worship and many of us exercised that and we opened up our mouths we sang we cried out to God we did all the things that the scriptures say to do and God came.

▶ 55:36 And so when you don’t do those things and when you don’t come humbly to Jesus and you don’t draw near to God don’t expect him to just. You know come and do whatever you want to do if you’re not willing to humbly come to him exalt him lift him up and praise him worship and also spend time with him in word in the word. You know we we have to do something. In numbers chapter 14 21 as truly as I live all the glory all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord can you imagine that Habakkuk 2 14 the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea Isaiah chapter 40 verse 5 the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together there is a promise in these scriptures.

▶ 56:33 Throughout the Old Testament of something more than just religion more than just methods or even faith. It is God’s spirit God’s glory coming to all people. And we need that the glory makes a big difference we need what that power brings in our lives to change us. And so how does the Bible define the word glory. In Exodus chapter 40 verse 33 it says Moses finish the work and then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And we see here that the people and Moses worked on the house of the Lord and so it’s important to get working in God’s house whatever it is whatever you can do however you can be involved.

▶ 57:37 Get working in God’s house. He was not able to enter the tent of congregation because the cloud abode thereon and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys wouldn’t it be wonderful. If we got to a place where we just sit back and let the glory of the Lord do his thing amen. You know the minister doesn’t have to stand and and the worshiper and the come on guys they can do it now the glory is here and he is working in people’s lives himself. What a powerful powerful thing of course that means that you don’t need the minister at that time can you handle that. And then the results here we see is that the congregation.

▶ 58:30 Followed the glory. The cloud to reach their destination see the Israelites could have left that at any time they could have gone back to Egypt they could have I guess swam to the red sea or gone to the philistine camp but because the glory was there. And the glory of God came the children of Israel saw it they kept moving on with. The tabernacle the glory of God. And that is important. We need God’s glory back in the church back in the tabernacle of God. And what was the purpose of this tabernacle in Exodus 25:22 there I will meet with you and I will speak with you how many know we need to meet with our God almighty we need him we want him speaking with us not just man words not just psychological uh positive statements.

▶ 59:35 Uh I was watching a another religions doing their their uh ritual right and it was a lot of positive statements and and and chanting and stuff and how many you know that’s not going to do it you need. The king of kings the Lord almighty God to come and speak with you to come and meet with you that’s what makes the difference. Exodus 29:42 says I will meet with you and speak to you I will meet with the children of Israel and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory sanctified means purified consecrated cleansed. And why are many Christians not clean and pure why are many Christians uh deep into sin why are many Christians holding on to sin because they don’t come to the glory of God to be sanctified purified and cleansed by God himself.

▶ 1:00:43 We need God’s glory when you have an opportunity to meet with and touch Jesus you need to take every opportunity. You know the tabernacle was made for him to meet with us right when you go home you can get on your knees and pray and you can praise God and you can meet him when you come to the house of God he meets us in a different way and you need to take that opportunity. As a young person as an old person take every opportunity. It breaks my heart to see young people and any person just let it pass by. Let Jesus just walk on by oh my gosh. Like the men on the road to emmaus they were talking to Jesus in their hearts they said their hearts didn’t our hearts burn within us while he talked with us while he explained and they said don’t go any further come with us.

▶ 1:01:44 You see that’s the kind of heart and the kind of response we need to have. When Jesus is coming by you may not know what to do but hey hey stay with me. Or better yet I’ll go with you. Don’t let him just pass by don’t let an opportunity. Of meeting with Christ pass by. II Chronicles chapter 5:13 as we opened with this morning the musical instruments and singers were as one in praising and thanking the Lord then the house was filled even the house of the Lord that the priest could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God and I keep repeating these kind of things because there is a promise here God does do it and he will do it today.

▶ 1:02:39 And that is important for us we need. His glory. We need his presence we need his power. And we need to lift up our voices in praise and thanksgiving unto God enter his courts with thanksgiving. Enter his courts with praise and in. Oh man I got that all mixed up. We need his glory and again this in second Chronicles chapter 5 13 this is after Solomon and the people had finished building God’s temple and they were dedicating it to the Lord and the glory came I mean wow can you believe can you imagine they did all that work and nothing happened. They did I mean Solomon’s temple was probably the biggest and most beautiful and most up-to-date version right and uh.

▶ 1:03:38 You know all that work and all of a sudden okay and people you know that’s that’s another thing people may have been okay with just having a beautiful temple it’s not about that. It’s about the glory of God coming and filling that temple meeting with us speaking with us don’t be satisfied with the outward appearance don’t be satisfied with the building. Second Chronicles chapter 7 again Solomon was praying. And the fire came from heaven consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices of the priests could not enter the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord had filled the lord’s house I find that interesting for some reason the glory means you can’t go in maybe they couldn’t see I don’t know.

▶ 1:04:35 But you know I want to be in where the glory is at how about you. You know I may not be able to say anything I may not be able to minister sure but I want to be in it. And it says that the people bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and praised the Lord and you see this is very important the glory of God the presence and the power of God has an effect when people experience it and touch it people that may have not been to church a long time people that. Are new Christians or young they need to experience the glory of the Lord. And worship him and praise him. There was a response because of the glory of God we need that glory in Exodus chapter 33 verse 18.

▶ 1:05:30 Moses said show me your glory. See Moses had a desire. Moses went up to the mountain he had to go to where God was he had to uh people were afraid to go up to the cloud right people were afraid that going up to the mountain wasn’t easy. You had to dis discipline yourself but Moses overcame all those obstacles because he wanted to go up where God was. And then he asked him show me your glory how many of us ask God and say God I want more show me your glory. And God responds makes he says I’ll make all my goodness pass before you. But you cannot see my face.

▶ 1:06:24 For no man shall see me and live while my glory passes by I will cover you with my hand I will take away my hand you’ll you shall see my back but my face shall not be seen. And God’s presence and his glory is so powerful so important. Like the you know like the woman who came and just touched a part of his garment. Moses only saw a part of God and it was enough to change his face it was enough to change his his goals in his life and the same with that woman was enough to make her whole. And even if you only get a part of the glory of God it’s still life changing. It’s very important. You know we can be satisfied with a little bit of glory sometimes amen. You know if we don’t get the full impact that’s okay I got some of it.

▶ 1:07:21 At least we’re seeking for it at least we’re finding some of it amen and then when the big full impact comes hallelujah that’ll be great too. When his glory comes people kneel they praise God they worship him they pray and it causes them to obey truth and right it makes it real I remember as a teenager when God met with me and I experienced his presence it changes your mind. It changes your outlook on life it changes what your goals are it changes what you’re looking forward to what you want in your life. You want to obey you want to fear God those scriptures come up to you and they stir you and it’s yes I want to do that for God.

▶ 1:08:20 That’s what the glory does and we need to keep seeking his glory his presence his power. And as we know his presence is not on his approval but his presence and his glory will continue to change us and we need that. The presence and the glory of God changed his countenance Moses’s countenance his face. Was shining when he came down off the mountain he probably didn’t even know it and he starts talking about it somebody they’re like whoa what happened to you. What’s wrong with you. And uh. We want people to see right we want people to see the light of the world Jesus Christ in us and also he had authority over the crowd when he came back down he had to deal with over a million people and he had authority of the crowd how many know we need help in America.

▶ 1:09:25 We’ve got a crowd of people that are just you know doing their thing even Christians doing their thing and you know we need God’s authority. We need the authority of God not just you know coming out you can’t do that we know we want God’s authority. When when when we say something he backs it up he comes and he convicts you we need God’s authority. Over the crowd and over the enemy as well. And so the glory is the power is is the power of God’s presence it’s a per person of God and no other religion offers this no other religion out there offers a real encounter a real experience with God almighty.

▶ 1:10:19 But God our God Jesus Christ Holy Spirit does and he will come and you can experience him and you can experience his glory and you can let it change you and it will affect your life that is different than what the world has to offer. In Psalms chapter 24 verse seven lift up your heads o you gates lift up be lifted up you everlasting doors and the kingdom of glory shall come in who is this king of glory the Lord strong and mighty the Lord mighty in battle and it repeats it again. And says lift up your heads o you gates lift up your everlasting doors and the king of glory shall come in are we lifting up our hands are we lifting up opening up our mouths are we praising his name. And it says the key here is the uh the result is the king of glory shall come in.

▶ 1:11:19 As the song said we are the temple of the Holy Spirit amen and that means he in all the examples he comes into the temple his glory falls and fills the temple and that means that he is going to come and fill and fall and in us. And we need that. Who is this king of glory the Lord of hosts he is the king of glory the Lord is the king of glory Jesus Christ the glory is Christ. Haggai chapter 2 verse 7 I will shake all nations and the desire of all nations shall come and I will fill this house with glory and he goes on to say the glory of this house shall be greater than the of the former and in this place I will give peace. So God is going to make the latter house greater than the former the la the latter Christians greater than the former Christians the latter church greater than the former church that is God’s goal.

▶ 1:12:26 Amen. And so when you’re looking for goals for the church and goals for your life as Christians and as the church that is where God is headed he is going to make us better. Than the former church. And then of course we have the crowd that was rejecting the glory of God the cloud came over the mountain there was fire it looked scary. The people had been delivered from the red sea in Egypt and they’re like you know we need we need to we need to party. Come on we got to throw we got to throw a bash. You know never mind who helped us. Now make us some gods over there come on this is how we used to do it back in Egypt that’s what they do they just make gods and you worship them.

▶ 1:13:26 They came with their own ideas. Of how to worship whoever delivered them they acknowledged that somebody did but then they broke. The commandment that had just been written. When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down the mountain. We get impatient. We don’t want to wait. And we settle for the counterfeit the fake thing. The people gathered under Aaron and said make us gods make us the counterfeit. Make us something that isn’t real. Make us man’s doctrines make us man’s things. And we will worship them.

▶ 1:14:22 They ate they partied they played their music. And they rejected God. They rejected. The king of kings and Lord of lords. Second Samuel 15:11 said there’s 200 men. When Absalom was going to overtake. King David. 200 men were invited from Jerusalem and they went along naively and did not know what was going on and when they showed up they’re like okay what’s happening here. And so Absalom had 200 men from Jerusalem on his it looked like they were on his side and they didn’t understand what was going on and you see that’s how it is today in God’s church we some of us don’t understand. We’re just following the crowd.

▶ 1:15:16 We’re following whatever the whatever the latest statement is. Israel had the glory visible. They were going to the mount and they had the glory and a pillar of fire by night and a cloud by day they heard an audible voice of God they were powerfully delivered through the red sea. They ate manna they drank water from the rock they ate the manna that came from heaven they had just been freed and saw all of the great things that God did in Egypt his wonders. And they rejected the glory of God for idols for their flesh and their rituals. And we can be very naive. There are those who reject God because they don’t want any part of him there’s those who reject God because they’re following the crowd.

▶ 1:16:16 And we don’t want to be like that you don’t want to reject God’s glory whether it’s because you’re following somebody or because you reject him directly. And Christians are doing that today we reject God’s biblical morals we accept sinful lifestyles. We accept abortion under the term it’s women’s rights you see they come up with some kind of statement that tries to get the crowd on your side. You’re naive in thinking that it’s women’s health they say women’s health or they’ll come up with some narrative or some terminology trying to convince everybody. That something that is wrong is good when it’s not.

▶ 1:17:12 The Bible is rejected as a book of truth in our schools public places and in science. And in court. We will not punish criminals we will not require people to work we charge healthy people for unhealthy people’s choices that’s the way the insurance works right now. People everybody’s covered because when they go to the hospital they’re covered for their unhealthy the drug lifestyle and all the things they’re doing you know and they just charge the people that are paying insurance more. Costs go up. We accept evolution and countless theories that go against the Bible what the Bible in Genesis what God said I created the world I’ve made light I’ve spoken into being you know it’s the simple.

▶ 1:18:04 Message of God God’s creation you can go to Genesis 1 and read it. But we reject that. And we can be like this crowd just following. What the latest. Belief is and reject the king of kings. The glory of God. In Hebrews chapter 1 verse 2 God has in these last days spoken to us by his son. Whom he has appointed heir of all things through whom also he made the worlds who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person talking about Jesus Christ.

▶ 1:18:56 So who is this glory. In Psalms he’s known as the king of glory in Hebrews here he is the glory. John 1 verse 1 the word of was God and made flesh and dwelt amongst us he we beheld his glory the glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace. And truth. Full of supernatural ability divine influence. You see when Jesus comes with his glory that we’re talking about like this morning and you having a chance to meet with the glory of God it will and enable you it will influence you. It changes you. Jesus is not just another philosophy of men he is God.

▶ 1:19:57 So this morning. Do we want the power of his presence to heal. Do we want his word that delivers us. Do we want to be filled like it says as the waters cover the sea he fills the whole earth do we want to be filled there is nobody that cannot receive this is what he’s saying it fills the whole earth every nation tribe kindred and tongue. Whoever you are. Do we want his glory revealed to us. Are we willing to be involved in building God’s house. Pray praise worship. Getting the word into us to reading and listening to it are we willing to reject the crowd.

▶ 1:20:49 That rejects God’s glory. Do we want Jesus to meet with and speak with us. This morning we spent a lot of time we had a time of seeking God and and experiencing this ourselves. And we just got a little peace I mean when you you want we understand that God has so much more amen there’s a full impact of God that you know you may never experience in your lifetime but if you just get pieces of all that it’s that’s enough that’s all you need. But when you go after God go after the whole thing. Moses said I want to see your face I want to see the whole I want the whole thing. We want to have that kind of attitude and we had time this morning to seek God and I encourage you as uh when we have.

▶ 1:21:51 As we meet in the future. Make it a priority to not just come and sit and look on but participate. Come with a goal to meet with the king of kings to experience the glory of God. To touch him to know him. So this morning let’s bow our heads this morning and again. Just committing unto him.

▶ 1:22:25 We’re going to lift up our voice in prayer. And just saying God we’re going to seek after you we’re willing to be part of building your house your church we’re going to reject those that are rejecting you we’re going to follow you wholeheartedly. We know that we understand that your house is where you want to meet with us and speak with us let’s lift up our voices together and just pray and commit ourselves to God this morning Lord Jesus we come before you God this morning Lord God we know Lord Jesus is by your power it’s Jesus is by your spirit God Lord we are changed Lord it’s by the glory of God the power of your presence Jesus Lord like you did back when you came on this earth Lord you changed people by your presence by your power by your spirit Jesus we want that today in our lives Jesus war we submit ourselves to being involved in building your house Lord we submit ourselves to following you wholeheartedly Jesus Jesus Jesus we commit to you this morning.

▶ 1:23:36 We commit to you o God. And we thank you Lord Jesus. Everyone said amen. We’re going to take communion this morning. And they’re gonna go ahead and add something. First Corinthians chapter 11:26 it says whenever you eat this bread drink this cup you proclaim the lord’s death until he comes.

▶ 1:24:36 And we’re going to start with the bread this morning I’d like to invite you to stand with me. As we take this. First Corinthians 11:24 it says take eat this is my body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me miss Woods would you please pray for the bread this morning. But Lord to have a deep deep love as you commanded that we should love one another so we take this bread Lord in remembrance of your body in Jesus name.

▶ 1:25:34 Amen let’s eat together. And also they too he took the cup. And he says this is the new covenant in my blood do this whenever you drink in remembrance of me. And first John 2 verse 1 says if anyone sins we have an advocate with the father Jesus Christ the righteous he shed his blood for us. Mr thompson would you please pray for the cup this morning. Jesus we just take this cup this day recognizing your blood that was shed. And that the power of that blood would be working through us Jesus. To do it because we be a part of you Jesus he said the eat and drink of you that we could be whole and complete like you and this day we take that cup to fulfill your will or to honor you and I have the purpose in our lives that we take communion for fulfilled in us in your name Jesus amen let’s drink the cup together.

▶ 1:26:53 And I. Can’t deny him. I’ll. Always walk beside him. For I. Was born. To serve the Lord. Let this be our commitment prayer this morning that we’re going to serve him that we’re gonna follow him let’s just sing this together no I. Can’t deny him. Always beside him for I. Was born. To serve the Lord. We’re gonna change it to you.

▶ 1:27:45 No I. Can’t deny you. Always walk beside you. For. I was born. To serve you Lord. For I. Was born to serve you Lord. For I. Was born. To serve you. Mrs Daigle would you please lift up your voice in prayer for the offering and just in closing this morning.

▶ 1:28:55 Touch each person in this place. Those that need healing. Yes. Amen amen that was on line one thank you for joining us this morning with trust that you have a desire to meet not only with.

▶ 1:29:54 The house of God the presence and the power of Jesus Christ to experience the glory of God don’t settle for anything less than the real king of kings the real Lord of lords a real experience with him it’s something that he offers that no other religion has taken up on his offer God bless you have a wonderful day.