"Glory from the Dirt"

Lets share Good News together. To partner with us financially visit www.gospelchurch.co/give or text the word "FRESH" to 94000. MESSAGE NOTES: 1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. 2 And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” — Matthew 8v1-4 (ESV) GLORY the manifest presence of God displaying His infinite beauty, worth and divine essence the attention, the credit, the ultimate source of a thing or accomplishment to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified. — Isaiah 61v3 (ESV) 1) What He says, He actually does. When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. — Matthew 8v1 (ESV) 1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. — Psalm 40v1-3 (NIV) 2) If He started it, He will finish it. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” — Matthew 8v2 (ESV) He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature and he upholds the universe by the word of His power. — Hebrews 1v3 (ESV) 3) He heals to display who He is 3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. — Matthew 8v3 (ESV) 16 That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.” — Matthew 8v16-17 (ESV) YOUR ILLNESS DOESN’T IDENTIFY YOU.