The work of the Spirit of God is to reveal the glory of God in the person of Jesus Christ. This message was given on March 23, 2014 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, please visit: www.newcitychurch.ca.

1. Seeing and Savouring
the Glory of Jesus
!
~ 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; 4:3-6 ~

2. John Newton, 1725-1807

3. Amazing Grace!
How sweet the sound!
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost!
But now am found!
Was blind but now I see

4. “I know men; and I tell you
that Jesus Christ is no mere
man. Between Him and
every other person in the
world there is no possible
term of comparison....
Jesus Christ founded His
empire upon love; and at
this hour millions of men
would die for Him.”
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
1769-1821

5. “I am a Jew, but I am
enthralled by the luminous
figure of the Nazarene….
Jesus is too colossal for the
pen of phrase-mongers,
however artful…. No man can
read the Gospels without
feeling the actual presence of
Jesus. His personality
pulsates in every word.”
~ Albert Einstein

6. How does the
Holy Spirit
glorify Jesus ?

7. Seeing and Savouring
the Glory of Jesus
!
~ 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; 4:3-6 ~

8. 1 …the work of the Spirit
2
Be on the lookout for...
…the glory of God

9. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
the Spirit of the Lord is, there is free-
dom. And we all, with unveiled face,
beholding the glory of the Lord, are
being transformed into the same
image from one degree of glory to

10. another. For this comes from the
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
Lord who is the Spirit….

11. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
veiled to those who are perishing. In
their case the god of this world has
blinded the minds of unbelievers to
keep them from seeing the light of the
gospel of the glory of Christ, who
is the image of God….

12. For what we proclaim is not ourselves,
2 Corinthians 4:5
but Jesus Christ as Lord, with our-
selves as servants for Jesus’ sake….

13. knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Christ.
hearts to give the light of the know-
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine
out of darkness,” has shown in our

14. The Spirit!
reveals Christ.
Observation #1

15. “…the light of the gospel!
of the glory of Christ.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:4

16. “There is a difference between
having an opinion that God is
holy and gracious, and having a
sense of the loveliness and
beauty of that holiness and
grace…
Jonathan Edwards, 1703-1758!
“A Divine & Supernatural Light”

17. “There is a difference between
having a rational judgment that
honey is sweet, and having a
sense of its sweetness…
Jonathan Edwards, 1703-1758!
“A Divine & Supernatural Light”

18. “When the heart is
sensible of the beauty and
amiableness of a thing, it
necessarily feels pleasure
in the apprehension….”
Jonathan Edwards, 1703-1758!
“A Divine & Supernatural Light”

19. The Spirit reveals !
the glory of Christ.
Observation #2

20. “…the light of the gospel!
of the glory of Christ.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:4

21. “A voice cries: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of
the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for
our God…. And the glory of the Lord shall be
revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the
mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
~ The Prophet Isaiah (40:3-5)

22. “The time is coming to
gather all nations and
tongues. And they
shall come and shall
see my glory.”
~ The Prophet Isaiah (66:18)

23. “In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was
God… And the Word became
flesh and dwelt among us,
and we have seen his
glory, glory as of the only
Son from the Father, full of
grace and truth.” ~ The Apostle John!
in The Gospel of John (1:1,14)

24. ~ The Apostle Paul !
in Titus 2:13
“…the appearing of !
the glory of our !
great God and !
Savior Jesus Christ.”

25. “…in these last days he
has spoken to us by his
Son, whom he appointed
the heir of all things,
through whom also he
created the world. He is
the radiance of the glory
of God and the exact
imprint of his nature, and
he upholds the universe
by the word of his power.”
~ Hebrews 1:2-3

26. The Spirit reveals !
the Gospel of !
the glory of Christ.
Observation #3

27. “…the light of the gospel!
of the glory of Christ.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:4

28. “For we did not follow
cleverly devised myths
when we made known to
you the power and coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but we were eyewitnesses
of his majesty.”
~ The Apostle Peter!
in 2 Peter 1:16

29. “That which was from the
beginning, which we have
heard, which we have
seen with our eyes, which
we have looked upon and
have touched with our
hands…that which we
have seen and heard we
proclaim also to you…” ~ The Apostle John!
in 1 John 1:1ff

30. ~ The Apostle Paul
in Galatians 3:1
“It was before your
eyes that Jesus Christ
was publicly portrayed
as crucified.”

31. The work of the Spirit of God
is to reveal the glory of God
in the person of Jesus Christ.
Main Idea

32. WARNING!1
Beware of being
mildly curious
about Jesus

33. Open yourself!
to the Spirit’s work!
in your life.
2

34. ~ The Apostle John!
in 1 John 3:2
“Beloved, we are God’s
children now, and what
we will be has not yet
appeared, but we know
that when he appears
we shall be like him,
because we shall see
him as he is.”

35. ~ The Apostle Paul !
in Philippians 3:8
“I count everything as
loss compared to the
surpassing greatness
of knowing Christ Jesus
my Lord.”

36. flickr images courtesy of:
Ian Britton: http://www.flickr.com/photos/freefoto/2747072912/