That They Know You

Pastor Sonny delivers a powerful message about the true nature of God's glory and what it means to pursue it authentically. He challenges the church's tendency to seek glory through external validation, performance, and accomplishments rather than through intimate fellowship with Christ. Drawing from Jesus's high priestly prayer in John 17, he reveals that God's greatest glory is manifested not in fanfare and success, but in suffering, sacrifice, and laying down our lives. The sermon emphasizes that believers were created out of the glory shared between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and are invited into that same communion. Pastor Sonny calls the church to move beyond denominational walls and personal ambition to embrace the fellowship of Christ's sufferings, which produces intimacy with God, assurance of salvation, power over sin, and future eternal reward. He concludes with a vision for Detroit's churches to unite in sacrificial love that reflects the triune glory of God.