{"id":2943,"date":"2023-07-14T18:55:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2943"},"modified":"2023-07-20T19:10:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T19:10:39","slug":"16-july-2024-seeing-gods-glory-giving-him-the-glory-showing-his-glory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2943","title":{"rendered":"16 July 2024: Seeing God&#8217;s glory, giving Him the glory, showing His glory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2944 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230716.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230716-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230716-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230716-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230716-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/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>16 July 2023<\/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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2936\"><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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2948\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\">&#8220;<em>Without love there is nothing, and love without action is incomplete.&#8221;<\/em><br><br>Stella<\/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-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"There is no love like the love of Jesus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4NQHfIRt4Tk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe Glory of God revealed through His Love\u201d &nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The glory of God is the visible manifestation of His Presence. Israel during their 40 years in the wilderness saw the glory of the Lord in the cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, visible manifestations of His continual presence with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our response to seeing the glory of God is to glorify Him. We read, <em>\u201cThe chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever\u201d<\/em> (Shorter Westminster Catechism). How can the Church and the individual Christian bring glory to God? By living Christ-centred lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one occasion when the religious leaders were trying to trap Jesus and test Him, we read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,&nbsp;the Pharisees got together.&nbsp;One of them, an expert in the law,&nbsp;tested him with this question: \u201cTeacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?\u201d Jesus replied:&nbsp;\u201c\u2018<em>Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind<\/em>.\u2019 This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: <em>\u2018Love your neighbour as yourself<\/em>.\u2019 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Matt. 22:34-40<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So by loving God and loving our neighbour we manifest the glory of God with the result that people will glorify Him. Jesus not only preached this, but put it into practice, and we frequently read of Him being motivated by deep compassion e.g.,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow \u2026 When the Lord saw her, <strong>He had&nbsp;compassion on her<\/strong> and said to her,&nbsp;\u201cDo not weep.\u201d Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried&nbsp;him&nbsp;stood still. He said,&nbsp;\u201cYoung man, I say to you,&nbsp;arise.\u201d&nbsp;So he who was dead&nbsp;sat up and began to speak. He&nbsp;presented him to his mother. They were all filled with awe and <strong>glorified<\/strong> God.<\/p>\n<cite>Luke 7:12-16<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Jesus put the greatest commandments into action people responded by glorifying God. The Beatles sang a song, <em>\u201cAll you need is love\u201d<\/em> and it reached number 1 for 11 weeks even in USA, in 1967 the so called <em>\u2018summer of love\u2019<\/em>. <em>\u201cIt remains one of the band\u2019s most beloved songs of all time for its \u2026 enduring message.\u201d<\/em> It\u2019s still the enduring message and Jesus performed the ultimate act of love, giving His life for the deep need of this lost world. So the Beatles song was short of a few words because, <em>\u201cAll you need is the love of Jesus,\u201d<\/em> Amen!<\/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 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cIn the unrevived state of the church, saints go racing to find sinners. But in the revived state of the church, sinners will come racing to find the Saviour.\u201d<\/em> <br><br>J. Edwin Orr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verse<\/strong><strong> of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But when He saw the multitudes, <strong>He was moved with compassion for them<\/strong>, because they were weary and scattered,&nbsp;like sheep having no shepherd.<\/p>\n<cite>Matthew 9:36<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let\u2019s Pray<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavenly Father, we glorify You for revealing Your glory especially through Your love for us. Help us to bring glory to Your Name by loving one another, our neighbours, and even our enemies, that Your glory might be seen in and through Your Church, in Jesus Christ Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome &#8220;Without love there is nothing, and love without action is incomplete.&#8221; Stella Worship Word \u201cThe Glory of God revealed through His Love\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp; The glory of God is the visible manifestation of His Presence. 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