Missions Emphasis Week - The Glory of Going

Missions Emphasis Week - The Glory of Going

10/2/2022 - Victor Nuwamanya

Key Passage: Isaiah 6:1-9

“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord…” Isaiah 6:1

Who was King Uzziah?

  • He was faithful to the Lord and God used him, until…

    • 2 Chronicles 26:16, 21

  • “Fame is like perfume. When you spray it, it smells good. When you drink it, it is poison”

Who is your Uzziah?

  • They didn’t see the Lord until he was dead and gone.

  • Who is your Uzziah? Work, idols, hobbies, your belongings, a politician.

  • “Uzziah will die, but God reigns from eternity to eternity”

God’s Glory Compels us to Go

  • We have to…

See the Glory of God

  • Isaiah 6:3

    • Holy holy holy, the earth is filled with God’s glory.

      • What does the word “holy” make you think of?

  • Holy = qadosh (קָדוֹשׁ) - sacred and set apart.

    • “You cannot experience the holiness of God and not be changed”

    • “Show me a prideful person, and I will show a person that has not encountered the holiness of God”

Show the World the Glory of God

  • Isaiah 6:6-7 - Isaiah experiences the glory of God

  • Isaiah 6:8-9 - Isaiah is compelled to go!

  • The glory of God compels to sing hymns in prison, walk on water, take the gospel to your neighborhood, out of the pews and onto the streets.

Here I am. Send me.

  • Isaiah 6:8-9

  • Matthew 5:14-16