Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory If Christ does or does not live in you it will be evident to all around and Christ, God, will either be blasphemed or glorified.

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory The blaspheming of God: 2 Sam. 12:13-14 – because David sinned he gave others a reason to speak against God Is. 52:5 – the rulers of the nations that oppressed Israel blasphemed God because of His inability to save His people Ezek. 36:20-23 – even in captivity blasphemy continued

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory Paul wrote of this in his letter to the Romans. Rom. 2:17-24 – when we boast in God yet live according to the world we give the world reason to blaspheme God, this is not to the glory of God

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory God tells us how we might bring glory to His name. 1 Chron. 16:28-29 – we bring glory to God by bringing a sacrifice and worshipping God 1 Sam. 15:22; Hosea 6:6; Psalm 51:16-17 – more important than sacrifice though is obedience from a contrite heart

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory So how do I work to the glory of Christ? If Christ truly lives in me then He will be glorified by me in words and deeds. Rom. 12:1-2 – we should offer the sacrifice of our very lives Col. 3:17 – whatever we do must be by His authority When we do all things in, by, and with His authority it brings the glory to Christ and to God.

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory Matt. 5:13-16 – obedience brings glory to God Matt. 7:21-23 – disobedience does not bring glory to God

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory There is a phrase in this passage that might be glossed over from time to time. 2 Thess. 1:11 – fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory The good pleasure of God is the saving of your soul. 2 Peter 3:9 – God doesn’t want us to perish but to come to repentance (Ezek. 18:32; 33:11 – God takes no pleasure in the death of anyone) Rom. 10:1 – Where did Paul get the desire for Israel’s salvation? Rom. 5:6-10 – God sent His Son to die for us

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory If the good pleasure of God is to save our souls how should we respond? We should respond in obedience seeking and doing those things that are pleasing to God.

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory Eph. 2:1-10 – God’s mercy toward us exists through Christ What is the culmination of this mercy toward man? Eph. 2:10 – unless we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works then the sacrifice of Jesus is without meaning to us

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory We must decide to walk in the works that God prepared. Only when we do this do we begin to bring glory to Jesus and God.

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory We learn this from Jesus Himself. How did He do that? Luke 2:49 – “…I must be about my Father’s business?” John 13:31-32 – Jesus states that God was glorified in Him John 17:4 – Jesus glorified God on the earth John 19:30 – When Jesus said, “It is finished.”

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory The works that God has prepared are the works that I need to glorify Him. I must have faith in what God has prepared. Col. 2:12 – we must have faith in the working of God at baptism 2 Tim. 3:16-17 – God has left me all that I need in order to work for His glory John 1:9 – Jesus is that true light Matt. 5:16 – Jesus tells me to be that light

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory This is the work of faith with power. The power of God has been left to us through His word, Romans 1:16, and when I put that power to work in my life then and only then do I bring glory to Christ and to God.

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory In Jesus’ prayers recorded by John, Jesus prayed for His disciples. John 17:10 – Jesus said, “I am glorified in them.” He was glorified by their complete submission to Him.

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory When we consider the statement in question, Christ lives in me to work to His Glory, we must honestly examine ourselves to see if Jesus could say of us, “I am glorified in them.”

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory Christ is only glorified when: we work His glory, we work His salvation, we work His Gospel. Christ brought glory to and glorified God by His obedience and was Himself glorified. We bring glory to and glorify Christ by our obedience and we will be glorified.

Christ Lives in me to Work His Glory Does Christ live in you to work to His glory, or does hypocrisy live in you to the blaspheming of Christ?