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