A Clay Jar

Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

The highest place of honor and authority

The Highest Place of Honor and Authority – Ephesians 1:19b-21

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Jesus gave his life as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. But then God raised him to the place of highest honor and authority.

Our glory and joy

Our Glory and Joy – 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

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What will be our glory and Joy when the Lord returns for us? Paul tells us that, at least in part, it will be in the lives we have touched.

build three tabernacles

To Build Three Tabernacles – Mark 9:5

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On the mount of transfiguration, Peter wanted to honor Jesus by building three tabernacles. But God exalted Jesus above Moses and Elijah.

destined for our glory

The Wisdom of God: Destined for Our Glory – 1 Corinthians 2:7

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The focus of God's plan for his creation was the redemption that comes through the crucified Jesus. A plan that was destined for our glory.

Crowned with glory and honor

Hebrews: We See Jesus, Crowned with Glory (2:5-9)

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Humanity is not what God created us to be. But we see Jesus, who took on a human nature, tasted death for us, and is now crowned with glory and honor.

radiance of God's glory

The Radiance of God’s Glory – Hebrews 1:3

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The Son, Jesus, is the radiance of God's glory; of all that God is. Jesus told Philip that when we see the Son, we see God the Father.

transformed into his image

Transformed Into His Image – 2 Corinthians 3:18

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We were created in the image of God, an image now tarnished. But when we spend time with Christ we will be transformed back into his image.

suffering for Christ

Suffering for Christ and Future Glory – Romans 8:17-18

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As a child of God I am his heir, so long as I am willing to suffer for Christ. But that suffering is nothing compared to the glory that awaits me as God's heir.