Glorification: The Ultimate Finish Line
Sermon Outline
Romans 8:30 - and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
I. What is Glorification
Tyndale Bible Dictionary – “Glorification is the completion, the consummation, the perfection, the full realization of salvation.”
A. Glorification is about victory
1. Christ demonstrated ultimate victory in his glorification - Ephesians 1:18-23
2. We will share in this victory through our inheritance and glorification with Christ - Romans 8:11, 15, 16-17, 29; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57
B. Glorification is about change
1. Spiritual & Physical changes
a. Entrance spiritually into the presence of the Lord at death
b. Entrance physically into the presence of the Lord at His return - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
2. Details of the Physical change - 1 Corinthians 15:35-57
a. Our bodies will be changed - 1 Corinthians 15:51-53
b. Our bodies will be like Christ’s - 1 Corinthians 15:20, 49
c. Our bodies will go from lame to awesome - 1 Corinthians15:35
C. Glorification is about the New - Romans 8:19-22, Revelation 21:1-8
II. Preparing for Glory
A. Cultivate endurance – Hebrew 12:1-3
B. Cultivate anticipation – 1 Cor. 9:24-27
III. The Hope of Glory – Romans 8:31-39
A. The inheritance of the redeemed is inevitable. (v. 32)
B. The advocate of the redeemed is undefeatable (v. 34)
C. The victory of the redeemed is inescapable (v. 37)