God’s purpose for His Church is to spread the fame of His honor and glory throughout the whole world. It is the Church’s responsibility to make His greatness known in the world in which we live.

⁶Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
⁷Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
⁸Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name. (Psalm 96:6-8 NASB)

Nature does this beautifully. The Almighty’s creation shouts unashamedly from the top of its lungs the greatness of its Creator. Read what David wrote,

¹The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

²Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.

³There is no speech or language
where their voice is not heard.

⁴Their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun. (Psalm 19:1-3 NIV)

The important question is, “How are we doing at proclaiming the greatness of our Creator?” This is the life-line of the Church; it is what keeps us connected to God. When we cease from doing this we no longer have a reason for existing.

Another question just begging to be answered is, “How do we spread the fame of God’s honor and glory in the world?” Specifically I believe we need to answer that question in light of Calvary Baptist, “How can Calvary spread the fame of God’s honor and glory in our world?” or, “Are we making His greatness know in our neighborhoods?”

I believe one way we spread the honor of God’s greatness is by obeying the commission He gave us in Matthew 28:18-20 (cf. Acts 1:8). This lays out, at least in part, God’s Vision for Calvary g Spreading the fame of God’s honor through reaching the lost with the gospel.

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