<“Reformation: Glory of God Alone
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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
I. APOLOGY: DEFENDING “GLORY OF GOD ALONE”
A. SUMMARY OF DOCTRINAL TRUTH
>1. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: WHAT IT IS (Ps 100:3; 19:1-4; 62:5; 97:9; 29:2; Prov 16:4; Neh 8:6; Deut 6:5)
>>Appreciation
>>Adoration
>>Affection
>>Attention
>2. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: WHAT IT IS NOT (Rom 1:18-19)
B. BIBLICAL SUPPORT
>1. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: OLD TESTAMENT (II Sam 7:23; Dan 9:17-19; Ps 79:9; 86:9; Jer 14:7; Is 42:8; 43:6-7; 48:9-11; 66:19; Hab 2:14; Mal 1:11)
>2. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: NEW TESTAMENT (I Cor 10:31; Phil 2:9-11; Jn 17:4; 12:27-28)
>3. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: HISTORICAL SUPPORT (I Tim 1:17)
II. ATTACK: BATTLE LINES IN HISTORY
A. APOSTOLIC ERA, AD 67
>1. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: CONFLICT (Rom 1:21-25)
>2. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: RESPONSE (Rom 11:36; 16:27)
B. REFORMATION, AD 1517
>1. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: CONFLICT
>2. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: REPONSE
C. TODAY, AD 2017
>1. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: CONFLICT
>2. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: RESPONSE (I Chron. 16:29; I Cor 6:20; I Pet 4:11; Acts 7:2)
III. APPLICATION: PROCLAMATION OF TRUTH
A. BENEFITS
>1. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: ACTIONS (II Cor 5:15; Lk 23:41; Josh 7:19; Gen. 3:12; Rom 4:20; I Jn 5:10; Jn 15:8; Phil 1:11)
>>Prioritizing
>>Confessing
>>Believing
>>Bearing Fruit
>2. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: ATTITUDES (Phil 4:13; Ps 50:23; 86:12; I Cor. 10:31; Acts 12:23)
>>Contentment
>>Praise
>>Blamelessness
B. RESULTS
>1. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: FOR SOCIETY (Jn 21:18; Is 24:15)
>2. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: FOR THE CHURCH
>3. GLORY OF GOD ALONE: FOR ME, PERSONALLY