Revealing

God’s Glorious
Faithfulness
Pastor John Isaacs
KingsWay Community Church
February 25, 2007
The Glory of God
• Glory’s PROMISE
• Glory’s PROBLEM
• Glory’s PROVISION
• Glory’s FULFILLMENT
 The Glory of God
The PROMISE
But truly, as I live, all the
earth shall be filled with
the glory of the Lord.
(Numbers 14:21)
The Glory of God
Exodus 34:6-7
Nehemiah 9:17
Psalm 145:11-12
Jonah 4:2

His Goodness & Greatness

The Glory of God
God’s Manifest Presence
1. The Goodness of God
- Revelation of His Character

2. The Greatness of God

- Demonstration of His Power
 The Glory of God
God’s Glory, (His
Character Being Revealed
And His Power Being
Demonstrated), Is
Destined To Cover All The
Earth.
The Glory of God
• Glory’s PROMISE
• Glory’s PROBLEM
• Glory’s PROVISION
• Glory’s FULFILLMENT
The Glory of God
The PROBLEM
For all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of
God. (Romans 3:23)
The Glory of God
The PROBLEM
Therefore the curse has
devoured the earth, And
those who dwell in it are
desolate. (Isaiah 24:6)
The Glory of God
• Glory’s PROMISE
• Glory’s PROBLEM
• Glory’s PROVISION
• Glory’s FULFILLMENT
 The Glory of God
The PROVISION
2 Corinthians 4:6
For it is the God who commanded light
to shine out of darkness, who has shone
in our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Jesus Christ.
The Glory of God
• Glory’s PROMISE
• Glory’s PROBLEM
• Glory’s PROVISION
• Glory’s FULFILLMENT
 The Glory of God
The FULFILLMENT
2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in Him
are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the

glory of God through us.

 The Glory of God
The FULFILLMENT
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face,
beholding as in a mirror the glory of
the Lord, are being transformed into
the same image from glory to
glory, just as by the Spirit of the
 The Glory of God
The FULFILLMENT
Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make
known what are the riches of
the glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles: which is Christ in
you, the hope of glory.
 Glory’s Path
The Goodness & Greatness of God

Always Present In The Godhead

Evident In Creation

Present With God’s People

Resident In His Holy Temple

Glory’s Path
Illuminated in God’s Law

Manifested in God’s Son

Revealed by God’s Spirit

Fills the earth

through God’s People!
Becoming God’s Glory
by Revealing HIS CHARACTER!

Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22-25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against
such there is no law.
 Fruit of the Spirit
God’s Glorious LOVE
God’s Glorious JOY
God’s Glorious PEACE
God’s Glorious PATIENCE
God’s Glorious KINDNESS
God’s Glorious GOODNESS
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Definition of Faithfulness:
• Steadfast in affection or allegiance.
• Firm in adherence to promises or in
observance of duty.
• True to a standard.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Synonyms of Faithfulness:
Loyalty, Steadfastness, Constancy,
Resoluteness, Trustworthy
 Fruit of the Spirit
Virtue vs. Fruit
• A virtue is developing the power to do
good or having the habit of doing good
within myself.
• The Fruit of the Spirit is God’s attribute
being revealed through my life, by the
Holy Spirit’s presence within me.
 Fruit vs. Virtue
Faithfulness Virtue Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
N S L
O O O
N M T
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 Fruit vs. Virtue
Faithfulness Virtue Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
N S L
O O O
N M T
E E S
 Fruit vs. Virtue
Faithfulness Virtue Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
N S L
O O O
N M T
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 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Biblical Usage of Faithfulness:
Honesty and fidelity in what is
professed and promised to others.
Being true to your beliefs. Being a
trustworthy witness of Christ.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Revelation 3:14
And to the angel of the church of the
Laodiceans write, 'These things says
the Amen, the Faithful and True
Witness, the Beginning (source) of the
creation of God.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Spiritual Fruit of Faithfulness:
• The supernatural ability to be a constant,
truthful, reliable, and steadfast witness of
God’s glorious nature.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
God’s Nature is Essentially Faithful
2 Timothy 2:11-13
11 This is a faithful saying: For if we died with
Him, We shall also live with Him. 12 If we
endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny
Him, He also will deny us. 13 If we are faithless,
He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
God’s Nature is Essentially Faithful
1 Thessalonians 5:25
He who calls you is faithful, who also
will do it.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
God’s Faithfulness Is COVENANTAL
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our
hope without wavering, for He who
promised is faithful.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
God’s Faithfulness Is RELIABLE
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except such
as is common to man; but God is faithful, who
will not allow you to be tempted beyond what
you are able, but with the temptation will also
make the way of escape…
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
God’s Faithfulness Is UNALTERABLE
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
It NOURISHES our Souls
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell
in the land, and feed on His
faithfulness.
 Soul-Fatigue
A spiritual form of burn-out and
soul exhaustion. It comes from
trying to achieve and pursue
excellence of character in your
own strength, with your own
efforts and ultimately to your
own glory.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
It is the substance of our TESTIMONY
Psalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord
forever; With my mouth will I make
known Your faithfulness to all
generations.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS

Beware of the
FAITHFULNESS
Killers!
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS

Faithfulness Killers
1. Being in the flesh
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Romans 8:7-8
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God; for it is not subject to
the law of God, nor indeed can be.
8 So then, those who are in the flesh
cannot please God.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS

Faithfulness Killers
1. Being in the Flesh
2. Natural Mindedness
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Ephesians 4:17-18
17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord,
that you should no longer walk as the rest of
the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,
18 having their understanding darkened, being
alienated from the life of God, because of the
ignorance that is in them, because of the
blindness of their heart.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS

Faithfulness Killers
1. Being in the Flesh
2. Natural Mindedness
3. Doubting God
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
James 1:6-7
6 But let him ask in faith, with no
doubting, for he who doubts is like a
wave of the sea driven and tossed by
the wind. 7 For let not that man
suppose that he will receive anything
from the Lord.
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS
Doubting …
… the power of God
… His ability to perform His will
… He will do what He says
… His faithfulness
 Fruit of the Spirit
His Glorious FAITHFULNESS

Faithfulness Killers
1. Being in the Flesh
2. Natural Mindedness
3. Doubting God
 The Glory of God
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
11 Therefore we also pray always for you
that our God would count you worthy of
this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure
of His goodness and the work of faith
with power,
12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
may be glorified in you, and you in Him,
according to the grace of our God and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
 The Glory of God
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
11 Therefore we also pray always for you
that our God would count you worthy of
this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure
of His goodness and the work of faith
with power,
12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
may be glorified in you, and you in Him,
according to the grace of our God and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
 The Glory of God
Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make
known what are the riches of
the glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles: which is Christ
in you, the hope of glory.
The Kingdom of God expands
as the Glory of God
radiates in His people.
- God’s Glorious Character Revealed
- God’s Glorious Power Demonstrated

THROUGH US!