{"id":2677,"date":"2022-10-26T18:03:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2677"},"modified":"2022-11-02T19:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:55:19","slug":"30-october-2022-experiencing-the-glory-of-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2677","title":{"rendered":"30 October 2022: Experiencing the glory of God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20201004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-874 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20201004.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20201004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20201004-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20201004-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20201004-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>Bethel Baptist Church<br>Worship Service @ Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>30 October 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2663\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/> <strong>Previous Service<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2682\"><strong>Next Service<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1007\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Worship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Ruis   Father of Creation with lyrics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFNHvwDVjtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please read: <\/strong>Exodus 33:12-23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Now show me Your glory.<\/p><cite>Exodus 33:18<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\">The glory of God is <em>\u201cthat aspect of \u2026 God worthy of praise, honour, or respect\u201d<\/em> <br><br><sub>Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible.<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moses had seen something of the glory of God e.g. at the burning bush (Exodus 3); in the plagues (Ex. 7-11); the Exodus (Ex. 12:31-14:31) and at Mount Sinai (Ex. 19-31). But now the people of Israel had seriously sinned in making a Golden Calf and God was no longer going to go with them but rather He would send an angel to accompany them through the Wilderness and onto the Promised Land:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>&#8220;I will send an angel&nbsp;before you \u2026Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey.&nbsp;But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked&nbsp;people and I might destroy&nbsp;you on the way.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><cite>Exodus 33:2-3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This greatly distressed the people and Moses began to intercede for an assurance that God would go with them, and the Lord relents and assures him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;replied, <em>\u201cMy Presence&nbsp;will go with you, and I will give you rest\u201d<\/em>. Then Moses said to him, <em>\u201cIf your Presence&nbsp;does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us?&nbsp;What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?\u201d<\/em> And the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;said to Moses, <em>\u201cI will do the very thing you have asked,&nbsp;because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite>Exodus 33:14-17<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But Moses wants more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Now show me Your glory&#8221;.<\/p><cite>Exodus 33:18<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>And God gives him this request also but with a limit on it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>And the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;said, <em>\u201cI will cause all my goodness to pass&nbsp;in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But,\u201d<\/em> He said, <em>\u201cyou cannot see my face, for no one may see&nbsp;me and live.\u201d<\/em> Then the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;said, <em>\u201cThere is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.&nbsp;When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock&nbsp;and cover you with my hand&nbsp;until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite>Exodus 33:19-23<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us all seek for more of the glory of God at Bethel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quote of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cWhat is the glory of God? The answer is as infinite as God\u2019s glory itself!\u201d<\/em><br><br><sub>J. M. Hamilton<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verse of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;as the waters cover the sea. <\/p><cite>Habakkuk 2:14<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let\u2019s Pray<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Father in heaven, let more and more of Your glory fall upon us once more in this nation. Pour out Your Holy Spirit in and through Jesus Christ, Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Worship Word Please read: Exodus 33:12-23 Now show me Your glory. Exodus 33:18 The glory of God is \u201cthat aspect of \u2026 God worthy of praise, honour, or respect\u201d Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Moses had seen something of the glory of God e.g. at the burning bush (Exodus 3); in the plagues (Ex. &#8230; <a title=\"30 October 2022: Experiencing the glory of God\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2677\" aria-label=\"Read more about 30 October 2022: Experiencing the glory of God\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2677","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2677"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2688,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2677\/revisions\/2688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}