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    • Magnifying Christ When Life is Hard (Phil. 1:18-26)
      • To magnify Christ is to make him look great as he really is – like a telescope and not a microscope. We do not add something to his greatness; we make it known by the way we live. The New Century Version’s paraphrase captures it well, “I expect and hope…to show the greatness of Christ in my life.”
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  1. www.desiringgod.org › articles › how-to-magnify-godHow to Magnify God

    Nov 27, 2012 · The whole duty of the Christian can be summed up in this: feel, think, and act in a way that will make God look as great as he really is. Be a telescope for the world of the infinite starry wealth of the glory of God. This is what it means for a Christian to magnify God.

  2. What does it mean to magnify Christ? Paul’s “eager expectation and hope” is not really his release from prison but “that…Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.” The Greek word used for “honor” can also be translated “exalt” (as in NIV and NASB).

  3. Feb 20, 2020 · Verse 20: “that . . . Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.” You could say: (1) having things go well so that he lives, or (2) having things go badly so that he dies. In either case, his aim is to magnify Christ. Life or death: make Christ look great; flourish or perish, Christ is magnified. Light of Life, Darkness ...

  4. Jun 23, 2022 · With our lives, we bring Christ into focus. We use words, but those words will be an explanation of what is visible in our life. In believing and receiving Christ, we discover the true meaning and purpose to life: to magnify Christ. What better reason for living could there be?

  5. Dec 11, 2012 · “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour” (Luke 1:46-47). Guthrie explores the concept of what it means to magnify God and says: The truth is, we can never fully take in or understand God’s greatness. But we can magnify Him.

  6. Aug 24, 2023 · You can magnify Christ despite your personal circumstances because you can have full confidence in the prayers of Christ’s people, in the provision of Christ’s Spirit, and in the preservation of Christ’s testimony.

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  8. Jan 5, 2020 · When we draw near to God, He is magnified to us. Then we can magnify Him to others. Jesus said in Luke 5:4, “Launch out into the deep." Go beyond surface Christianity, gain deeper knowledge of the Word of God, and learn how to live victoriously.

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