Teacher: Pastor Chet Lowe

Scriptures: Joshua 20, Habakkuk 1, Hebrews 6

• There are things we do that God cares about, and when we do them, we give Him glory
  • He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7)
    • The greatest display of His care for you was on the cross
  • God is worthy to receive glory (Revelation 5:12)
  • God alone is to be glorified (1 Peter 4:11)
  • He must increase, but I must decrease (John 3:30)
• We learn about Him in His Word to do His will His way
  • Doing what God wants brings Him glory (John 17:4)

• Discipleship glorifies God
  • Passing on faith to others glorifies God
  • Jesus called disciples to Himself freely (Mark 3:13)
  • We are all called to make disciples (Matthew 28:19)
  • Are you being discipled? (2 Timothy 2:2)
• Protecting the sanctity of life glorifies God
  • The Levites’ job was to protect the people in their care who fled to their cities
  • As the church, it’s our job to actively protect the innocent from being killed (Revelation 1:6)
  • The church is pro-life
    • It is not a political stance–it’s a spiritual stance because God cares about protecting the sanctity of life
    • He knit us together in our mother’s womb
  • He wants to protect our lives from sin
• Being just glorifies God
  • God opens the door for a just trial in the city of refuge 
  • God is just–that makes all of His decisions just, right and true
  • Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne (Psalm 89:14)
  • Jesus paid the price of our sins because God is just (1 Peter 3:18)
  • No matter what we’ve done, the way we can glorify God’s justice is to receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior
  • We may not understand the justice of God, so God says “trust Me”
  • He wants us to be just (Micah 6:8)
• Correcting culture glorifies God
  • The cities of refuge regulate retribution
• Providing refuge glorifies God
  • Everyone had access to these cities  
  • The cities of refuge remind us of Someone
  • Jesus is available to anyone–all can come to Him (Matthew 11:28-30)