Pearls from Proverbs: Glorying in Glory

by Irvin Himmel Guardian of Truth XXXI: 15, p. 456, August 6, 1987 “It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory” (Proverbs 25:27). A highly nutritious food, honey was often found in ancient times in trees, in holes in the ground, in crevices between…

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Reverence

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Reverence.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 89:1-16   I.         Hebrews 12:28-29 – Offer service to God with reverence and godly fear             A.        Reverence means                         1.         “A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love; veneration.”                         2.         The word literally means “with downcast eyes” or bashfulness.             B.        Psalms 2:11 – Serve God with fear, rejoice with trembling             C.        Psalms 89:5-15…

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Reasons to Glorify God

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Reasons-to-Glorify-God.mp3 by Raymond Warfel

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To the Glory of God

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/To-the-Glory-of-God.mp3 Dealing with John 11 by Alan Feaster

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How can we conclude that a person is glorified?

Question: I’d like to know how to define “glorify.”  How can we conclude that a person is glorified?  By what sign? Answer: The word “glorify” means “to give glory to”.  Glory can mean honor, praise, or devotion, but it is usually considered a much more intense word than any of these.  Thus, to glorify God…

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Making Known His Glory

by Andrew Hamilton A section of Romans caught my attention during a recent Bible study. As a quick reminder of the context, Paul spends quite a bit of Romans explaining the righteousness of God. Partway through an analysis of Israelite history, he inserts a sort of question-and-answer section to make a few points clear. “What…

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Glorify Thy Name

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2016Fall5GlorifyThyName.mp3 by Joe Works Studying Leviticus

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The Glory and Grandeur of God

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2016Summer2TheGloryAndGrandeurOfGod.mp3 by Tommy Peeler 2016 Summer Meeting

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Humility and Exaltation

by Dennis Stackhouse When Jesus related the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, His concluding remarks are recorded in Luke 18:14: “I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”  Our Lord clearly…

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