WIC:Theme: Restoration of Glory: Topic: Building Altar of Intimacy, the Path to Glory

Word Impact Conference, WIC is an annual conference of the Green Pastures World Outreach, Enugu.

Preacher: Pastor Kola Oyekale

Text: John 1:14 NLT
[14] So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

Jesus is the express image of the glory of God.
Hebrews 1:3 NKJV
[3] who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

John 17:22 NKJV
[22] And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:

John 17:23 NKJV
[23] I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

The glory is that the love of God is upon your life.
If you don’t know the love of God for you, you will doubt his love.

When you were created, you were made in his image and likeness. You have a purpose and assignment.

Life does not give to you what you want, it only gives you what you prepare for.
Glory doesn’t come by accident. You prepare for it. You don’t pray for glory.

The altar of intimacy is the pathway to glory.

Intimacy is not an event, it is a journey.
Glory is not a destination, it is a reflection of the one we work with.

When Jesus is in the boat of your life, you won’t experience disgrace, you will experience glory.

*Key Points*
* The call to build the altar of intimacy
* The practical steps to glory
* Intimacy is the reward of glory
* The altar secured, the glory assured

True glory flows from the altar of intimacy; that is, the altar of surrender, worship and communion with God.

James 4:8 NKJV
[8] Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

II Corinthians 3:18 NKJV
[18] But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

*The Call to Build the Altar of Intimacy*
Every move of God begins with an invitation, an invitation to intimacy.
The symbol of God’s glory in your life is not your material possessions but the nearness of God in your life.
Material possessions are by-products of glory.

When God calls you to come, he is inviting you to intimacy. Before God sends a man or woman or releases power, he first invites them to intimacy.
Glory is birthed in the secret place.
The altar of intimacy is where ordinary people encounter a supernatural God and where the fragrance of fellowship becomes the pathway to transformation.

You learn to kneel before you stand. Kneeling is submission and surrender.
Where the enemy stops is where God begins for you.
Every life is defined by a fundamental choice.
Every generation receives a profound invitation to intimacy.

Your greatness is the stillness of a private communion with God. It is not in your physical display of power. Before there is physical fruit, there must be intimacy and deep roots.