Magnify ChristMagnify Christ

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Questions…Questions…Are any of us struggling with a Are any of us struggling with a decision? Do you feel like you’re decision? Do you feel like you’re in a dilemma?in a dilemma?

Why do we suffer and experience Why do we suffer and experience trials?trials?

““Many a great Christian was Many a great Christian was molded in character in the molded in character in the crucible of suffering, matured in crucible of suffering, matured in lonliness, and prepared for lonliness, and prepared for greater usefulness in God’s greater usefulness in God’s hands that if untouched by the hands that if untouched by the storms of life.”storms of life.” Dr. John F. Walvoord, Commentary on PhilippiansDr. John F. Walvoord, Commentary on Philippians

““Be Exalted/Magnify”Be Exalted/Magnify”Megaluno (Megaluno (μεγαλύνωμεγαλύνω)…)…

to make great, magnify, to make great, magnify, enlargeenlarge to make conspicuousto make conspicuous to esteem highly, to extol, to esteem highly, to extol,

laud, celebratelaud, celebrate to get glory and praiseto get glory and praise

““Exalted”Exalted”Webster…Webster…

1.1. To raise in rank, power, To raise in rank, power, charactercharacter

2.2. To elevate by praise or To elevate by praise or estimationestimation

3.3. To enhance the activity of- To enhance the activity of- to to intensifyintensify

Luke 1:46Luke 1:46And Mary said: ‘My soul And Mary said: ‘My soul exaltsexalts the Lord.’ the Lord.’

Luke 9:43Luke 9:43And they were all amazed at the And they were all amazed at the greatnessgreatness of God.of God.

MAGNIFY CHRISTMAGNIFY CHRISTby intentionally living our lives…by intentionally living our lives…

1.1. ConfidentlyConfidently

2.2. PrayerfullyPrayerfully

3.3. DependentlyDependently

4.4. EternallyEternally

1 Corinthians 5:7-91 Corinthians 5:7-9For we walk by faith and not by sight- we are For we walk by faith and not by sight- we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and be absent from the body and to be at home to be at home with the Lordwith the Lord. Therefore also we have as our . Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.pleasing to Him.

MAGNIFY CHRISTMAGNIFY CHRISTby intentionally living our lives…by intentionally living our lives…

1.1. ConfidentlyConfidently

2.2. PrayerfullyPrayerfully

3.3. DependentlyDependently

4.4. EternallyEternally

5.5. BoldlyBoldly

6.6. SubmissivelySubmissively

7.7. Realistically Realistically

My Utmost for His HighestMy Utmost for His Highest

By Oswald ChambersBy Oswald Chambers

January 1January 1

““Keep to the point- He does Keep to the point- He does know. Shut out every other know. Shut out every other thought and keep yourself before thought and keep yourself before God in this one thing only- my God in this one thing only- my utmost for His highest. I am utmost for His highest. I am determined to be absolutely and determined to be absolutely and entirely for Him alone.”entirely for Him alone.”

Philippians 1:21Philippians 1:21

For to me, For to me, to live is Christ to live is Christ

and to die is gain.and to die is gain.

Psalm 34:1-3Psalm 34:1-3I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will continually be in my mouth. My soul will continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear it and rejoice. O shall hear it and rejoice. O magnifymagnify the Lord the Lord with me, with me, And let us And let us exaltexalt His name together. His name together.

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