This afternoon we want to look into this passage and try to understand better the great passion of Christ to see His Church become strong enough by His grace, to go forward together as one Church to fulfill the Great Commission; to take the gospel outside of the four walls, to the communities that we represent. The Church militant is very beautiful to Christ. Preaching and sharing the gospel, and making disciples, is the beauty of the Church, but seeing disciples grow up to be consistent in their worship, and for themselves to be of service to Christ in His Church, that is her glory. And that is what Christ greatly desires to see come about on a grand and glorious level as we move toward the latter days of this Church age. It is my conviction that the Lord Christ would have His Church to become triumphant with His cause, even in this present evil age. In this holy regard, Christ’s passion is, therefore, to see the Church militant become the Church triumphant, by the power of His grace. He would have His saints grow up into a mighty army for Him. Let me ask you now whether this view which Christ has of His Church is your view of the Church? Do you see the glory of the Church? Does she appear as beautiful, and as awesome in your sight as our text describes? Let me open this blessed truth to you now by having you focus your attention upon the 3 descriptions which Christ gives to us here of His Church. She is 1st of all – Beautiful as Tirzah. She is 2ndly – Lovely as Jerusalem. And she is 3rd – Awesome as an army with banners.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...
