How Can We Glorify God

  • Text:      I Corinthians 10:31-33
  •  “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” – I Corinthians 10:31
  • Intro:     The Bible commands us to “do all to the glory of God.”
    • This introduces the question:  “How can we glorify God?”
    • The Bible gives 12 main ways that we can glorify God.
      • If we focus our efforts in these 12 areas, our lives will truly bring much glory to God.
  • We glorify God:
  • 1.  By Preaching the Gospel.
    • See 2 Cor. 4:4 –  “the light of the glorious gospel of Christ.”
      • The gospel is glorious because it makes known our glorious God’s nature and His simple plan of salvation.
      • The gospel leads ignorant, weak, sinful, degraded men to a world of light.
      • It is glorious and enlightening because of its splendor, beauty, certainty of heaven, forgiveness, fellowship and love that it gives to men –
        • Compared with the dark, despairing and hopeless systems of philosophy and heathenism that man thinks up.
  • We glorify God:
  • 2.  By Offering Praise to God.
    • Psalm 50:23 – “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me.”
      • Praise involves giving God our love, thanksgiving, worship and talents to serve Him.
      • When a sinner receives Christ as his Saviour and confesses with his mouth the Lord Jesus, he is glorfying God.
      • Do you praise God daily?
      • Jesus said – “He (the Holy Spirit) shall glorify me.” (John 16:14).
      • Do you who have the indwelling Holy Spirit, glorify Christ?
  • We glorify God:
  • 3.  By Bearing much fruit.
    • John 15:8 – “herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit.”
    • Several different kinds of spiritual fruit are named in the Bible.
      • We bear fruit
        • When we win others to Christ (Rom. 1:13).
        • When we are a part of the harvest (John 4:35-38).
        • As we grow in holiness and obedience, we are bearing fruit (Rom. 6:22).
    • Paul considered Christian giving to be fruit from a dedicated life (Rom. 15:28).
    • “The fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5:22-23) is the kind of Christian character that glorifies God and makes Christ real to others.
    • Even our good works, our service, grow out of our abiding life (Col. 1:10).
    • The praise that comes from our hearts and lips is actually fruit to the glory of God (Heb. 13:15).
  • We glorify God:
  • 4.  By Finishing the work which God gives us to do. (
    • John 17:4
  • We glorify God:
  • 5.  By Keeping ourselves from evil in the world.
    • John 17:10,15
  • We glorify God:
  • 6.  When sinners get saved and become preachers.
    • For example, Paul.
      • Galatians1:23-24.
  • We glorify God:
  • 7.  When we fulfill God’s will for our life the name of our Lord Jesus
    • 2 Thess. 1:11-12
      • Christ is glorified – v. 12.
      • When we fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power.
  • We glorify God:
  • 8.  When the Word of God has free course – not hindered.
    • 2 Thessalonians 3:1.
  • We glorify God:
  • 9.  When we speak as the Oracles of God, and minister (serve) to the best of our ability that God gives us.
    • I Peter 4:11
  • We glorify God:
  • 10.  When we are reproached for the name of Christ, and respond cheerfully.
    • I Peter 4:14
  • We glorify God:
  • 11.  When God delivers us from trouble.
    • Psalm 50:15
  • God will be glorified –
  • 12. When all nations come and worship Christ in the Millennium at Jerusalem.
    • Psalm 86:9
  • We glorify God now by studying and teaching about Jesus Christ’s second coming.
  • Conclusion:
    • Are you glorifying God now in all that you do?