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)
- He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7)
- 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)