This message traces the theme of God’s glory from humanity’s glory, which fades, to the Lord’s own glory, which is unfading and supreme. It moves into John’s prologue – “In him was life, and the life was the light of men” – to show that the Lord’s glory is most fully revealed in Christ, the eternal Word made flesh.
Having established that true glory belongs to God alone and is seen in Christ, the sermon turns to application: believers are called “to reflect the glory of God” in how they live, rather than seeking glory for themselves. The message ends by pointing back to Christ as the one in whom God’s glory shines most clearly for His people to reflect.