Greg Locke | – Preparing For The Glory Of God | Exodus 34


The manifest presence of God changes lives and angers the religious crowd. Once it has changed you, everything about the way you look, talk and think is visibly affected. But before you can climb the mountain to catch a glimpse of God’s glory, there is a preparation process for the believer. In this message from Exodus 34, Pastor Greg Locke walks through the chapter expositionally to reveal the steps toward the top.

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  1. May the Lord return soon. Amen. God is merciful. He always forgives. Never be ashamed to take your failures to him. He is for you, not against you! God is with you in the storm. He knows your troubles, he hears you! He is for you, on your side, always! It may feel silent at times, but he’s holding you close! May the Lord return soon! We are drawing closer. He is coming! Believe and trust in the Lord, you will be saved. Period. May the Lord bless you all! Hang in there family. Stay strong. It is not easy following the Lord. We are scoffed at. We give up our earthly dreams, our fleshly desires. What the enemy offers is short lived, but heaven is forever! Life may seem or be unfair, but God is with you! Always remember that. Things may get better or worse for you, but a kingdom awaits you! Finish the race! Repent daily and carry your cross. This world is fading fast. Your troubles are temporary! New channel here, I’d appreciate any kind of support. Don’t give up! God loves you so much! So do I. The Lord bless you!

  2. Here

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:  Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.-Isaiah 55

    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.-John 14:6

    Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.-Mathew 7:21

    And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.-John 6:35-40

    Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.-John 20:29

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.-John 3:16

    And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.-Acts 13:34

    Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.-Acts 13:38-39

  3. Lord Jesus I believe you can move the mountains in my life… the family members that need salvation .. the engagement that needs to be restored.. my financial mess that needs to be fixed.. I believe in the power of your name dear Jesus…amen

  4. You have been such a comfort to me, so grateful that you post your sermons, I've working through your series about Jesus' miracles, and it has revealed to me what is holding me back. Praise God that you don't listen to the critics. They will never be able to counter all the good you bring into people's lives. Blessings on you and your whole church. I feel God's presence when I listen to you.

  5. Outstanding service again. You know the unwritten Police Rule Never a Cops Mother and the Pastor. Invite them to service Bless the Boys in Blue. I can't tell you how many BBQ’S my Precinct had at churches and it would be a service to your community to get people to meet and greet.

  6. Oh! shalom dear Pastor and GVBC. Just to say your FAITH and COURAGE is contagious Amen!☺ AGAPE LUV YOU ALL one day LORD willing i will Be worshipping WITH YOU BROS . and dear sis alleluia so be it PRAISE the LORD JESUS CHRIST YOUR bros in CHRIST FROM (Kanata Canada Que Mtl) MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA and CANDA your neighbor. Franko✌

  7. What happened to "faith without works is dead?" Come on Church!! If you call yourself a Christian, you need to stand up and take action! The future of this country is in YOUR hands! We have one more round!!! Get up and get out there before it's too late!! What are you so afraid of?? An enemy of demons? Last time i checked, we have the Holy Spirit inside of us. There's nothing to be afraid of. Get out there and take action! Do you really want to be known as a lukewarm Church??? Get up and get out there!

  8. The Gospel of Grace (Dispensation)

    What does it take to be Saved?(Justification)
    Faith Alone in the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
    1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV
    15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
    2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
    3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
    4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

    Romans 10:9-11 KJV
    9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
    10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
    11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

    Romans 4:24-25 KJV
    But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
    Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

    (Christ died for our sins, he was buried, and he rose again according to the scriptures) By having faith in that alone you are sealed with the Holy Spirit forever and SAVED from the moment of faith for Eternity.

    Galatians 1:11-12 KJV
    11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
    12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

    Are we all sinners?
    Does the blood of Jesus Save (Justify)Me?
    Romans 3:23-25 KJV
    23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
    24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
    25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

    (Jesus was a perfect sacrifice for are sins to be FORGIVEN)

    What if I continue to Sin?
    What if I stop having Faith?
    What if 5 years after being saved I have an affair?
    What if I aborted my child?
    What about suicide?

    When you first had faith in Christ in your heart you were sealed and justified from that day forward, no matter what you do or don’t do our Lord has saved your soul and made you a new creation. Eternal Security ( 100% Going to Heaven)
    This is isn’t a license to sin, it’s a realization that God gave you the best gift ever by saving your soul from hell.

    Your old habits of sin go away over time when you walk with the Lord. No one is perfect, that’s why Jesus had to Justify (Impute righteousness) us through his righteousness by the blood. So don’t be discouraged you will grow and your old habits will shed away over time. You will always have struggles but God always remains faithful.

    Loving people is what the Lord wants us to do, so I would encourage everyone to minister the Gospel and be an example of Gods power through the renewing of your mind on Gods Word. When we listen to people speak and show them love God will shine through us. The “small” things in life like a smile, a hug, a great attitude, a conversation with a stranger, an encouraging word, cooking dinner for someone in need, loving your parents, and having a heart for people as Christians should have.
    I’m looking forward to that day when we meet the Lord and all the Christians in the clouds at the Rapture. Our time on earth is running out so lets spread the gospel in love.

    Titus 3:8 KJV
    This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

    Galatians 3:23-25 KJV
    23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
    24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
    25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

    ( We’re not under the law so no longer under the curse of sin cause we’re Justified by Jesus through Faith Alone)

    Ephesians 1:13-14 KJV
    13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
    14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

    Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
    8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
    9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

    Titus 3:5 KJV
    5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
    6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
    7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

    Romans 8:15 KJV
    15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

    When you believe in you heart on the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (The Finished Works/Blood) you are saved brothers and sisters for all of eternity (Eternal Security is Yours)

    Romans 8:38-39 KJV
    38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
    39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

    Nothing can ever take you away from our
    Lord Jesus Christ when you believe in your heart. NOTHING
    NOT YOUR FUTURE PRIDE
    NOT YOUR PRESENT LUST
    NOT YOUR FUTURE LUST
    NOTHING MEANS NOTHING

    Thank you Jesus Christ for this promise you gave me and all who believe in your blood

    When I learned I was sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eternal Security) I was so happy, for almost my whole life (30 years of it) I believed a lie that I could lose my salvation by my bad works. Cause of that belief I walked away from the Lord a few times cause I thought I couldn’t measure up, so what’s the point. So now I got proper doctrine, and now the truth of his love makes me want to do more for God cause he’s done so much for me. It also makes me want to grow in my relationship with Christ way more. Truly the greatest gift given to us was Justification through his blood. So now i can go and do good works cause of the the love God showed me. We’re all called to be ministers of the gospel.

    I pray this helps You or Someone Else get a little closer to Jesus Christ and get clarity on what it takes to be Saved by Faith in the finished works of Christ

    Come As You Are

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