Robby Plemmons: Look to Christ and Be Changed
2 Corinthians 3:7-18 — August 30, 2026
Rev. Robby Plemmons
Paul says the law came with real glory — but a fading one. Like a sunset that points to the sun, it was never meant to be the destination. It is a referee who calls every play correctly and can never once enter the game on your behalf.
So where does actual change come from?
Not from trying harder. Paul takes the veil off Moses’ face and lays it over the human heart, then tells us how it comes off: not by cleaning ourselves up first, but by turning to Christ — carrying our sin with us rather than waiting until we have dealt with it ourselves. We become what we behold. And when we behold Him, we are transformed — slowly, often imperceptibly, and never by our own effort — from one degree of glory to another.
You do not have to be the hero of your own story. Turn and look.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:03 A wedding, a veil, and the groom’s face
4:02 One sentence: look to Christ and be changed
4:44 Scripture reading — 2 Corinthians 3:7-18
6:20 The fading glory (vv. 7-11)
8:08 The law as referee: always right, never able to play for you
13:20 Park City, the Olympics, and the glory we measure
16:44 The veil over the heart (vv. 12-16)
17:53 Dorian Gray: you become what you behold
22:37 Turning to Christ with your sin, not after it
27:38 Being transformed (vv. 17-18)
31:24 The bronze serpent: just look
33:07 The referee enters the game
34:13 “Come Ye Souls by Sin Afflicted”
36:44 The temple veil, torn from top to bottom