Sermon by Dave Sweigart
Continue the theme of last few Sundays of Glorifying God.
When we take the glory that belongs to God and direct it to ourselves, this is self-glory.
Then we have a great fall.
1. A look at a few examples, Lucifer, Earth before the Flood, Tower of Babel, Nebuchadnezzar/Babylon, and Manasseh.
2. God hates man's self-glory. God doesn't share His glory.
3. Ways self-glory is expressed.
- How we decorate during the holidays.
- What I put on status, or how much time I spend on social media.
- Giving or receiving applause.
- Dress material choices.
- Vehicle choices and accessories put on.
- Taking credit to self instead of directing to God.
- Attitudes that come out - maybe even part of personality.
- Being overly self-conscious, constantly comparing self to others.
- Perfectionist to the point of not allowing God to have control.
- Fearing man instead of God.
- Inflated ego or flattened or destroyed self-worth. Both have focus on self.
4. The answer is to focus on Jesus. 1 John 3:4-9 Honor and glorify Him with every fiber of our being.