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Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Creator


What Did God Create?

• In a word - everything.


Genesis 1:1-5
In the beginning God created the sky and the earth. The
earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the
ocean, and God's Spirit was moving over the water. Then
God said, quot;Let there be light,quot; and there was light. God
saw that the light was good, so he divided the light from
the darkness. God named the light quot;dayquot; and the
darkness quot;night.quot; Evening passed, and morning came.
This was the ﬁrst day.


Acts 17:24
The God who made the whole world and everything in it is
the Lord of the land and the sky. He does not live in
temples built by human hands.


Romans 1:25
They traded the truth of God for a lie. They worshiped and
served what had been created instead of the God who
created those things, who should be praised forever.
Amen.


God is Near


James 4:8
Come near to God, and God will come near to you. You
sinners, clean sin out of your lives. You who are trying to
follow God and the world at the same time, make your
thinking pure.


God is Good


What Does It Mean To
Be Good?

• Deﬁne good.
• By any deﬁnition, God is good.


Matthew 19:17
Jesus answered, quot;Why do you ask me about what is
good? Only God is good. But if you want to have life
forever, obey the commands.quot;


Acts 14:16-17
In the past, God let all the nations do what they wanted.

Yet he proved he is real by showing kindness, by giving
you rain from heaven and crops at the right times, by
giving you food and ﬁlling your hearts with joy.quot;


Romans 2:4
He has been very kind and patient, waiting for you to
change, but you think nothing of his kindness. Perhaps
you do not understand that God is kind to you so you will
change your hearts and lives.


1 John 4:7-11
Dear friends, we should love each other, because love
comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God's
child and knows God.
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God
is love. This is how God showed his love to us: He sent
his one and only Son into the world so that we could have
life through him.
This is what real love is: It is not our love for God; it is
God's love for us in sending his Son to be the way to take
away our sins. Dear friends, if God loved us that much
we also should love each other.


God is Eternal


Eternal - What Does
That Mean?
• God was there before anything existed. The
void.

• God created the Heavens and earth.
• God is with us during all human history.
• We will be with God in Heaven eternity.


Psalm 102:24-28
So I said, quot;My God, do not take me in the middle of my
life. Your years go on and on.
In the beginning you made the earth, and your hands
made the skies.
They will be destroyed, but you will remain. They will all
wear out like clothes. And, like clothes, you will change
them and throw them away.
But you never change, and your life will never end.
Our children will live in your presence, and their children
will remain with you.quot; Of David.


1 Timothy 1:17
To the King that rules forever, who will never die, who
cannot be seen, the only God, be honor and glory forever
and ever. Amen.


1 Timothy 6:16
He is the only One who never dies. He lives in light so
bright no one can go near it. No one has ever seen God,
or can see him. May honor and power belong to God
forever. Amen.


God is Unchanging


James 1:13-17
Every good action and every perfect gift is from God.
These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun,
moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting
shadows.


Names of God


Can We Know God’s
Name?

• What is God’s name?
• Why is a name important?
• What does it tell us about the person?


Exodus 3:13-14
Moses said to God, quot;When I go to the Israelites, I will say
to them, 'The God of your fathers sent me to you.' What if
the people say, 'What is his name?' What should I tell
them?quot;

Then God said to Moses, quot;I am who I am. When you go to
the people of Israel, tell them, 'I am sent me to you.'quot;


1 Timothy 6:15
God will make that happen at the right time. He is the
blessed and only Ruler, the King of all kings and the Lord
of all lords.


Hebrews 12:9
We have all had fathers here on earth who disciplined us,
and we respected them. So it is even more important that
we accept discipline from the Father of our spirits so we
will have life.


James 1:17;5:4
Every good action and every perfect gift is from God.
These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun,
moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting
shadows.

The pay you did not give the workers who mowed your
ﬁelds cries out against you, and the cries of the workers
have been heard by the Lord All-Powerful.


Revelation 22:3-5
Nothing that God judges guilty will be in that city. The
throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and God's
servants will worship him.

They will see his face, and his name will be written on
their foreheads.

There will never be night again. They will not need the
light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord
God will give them light and they will rule as kings forever
and ever.


God’s Power


Job 9:4-8;14-19
God's wisdom is deep, and his power is great; no one can ﬁght him without getting hurt.
God moves mountains without anyone knowing it and turns them over when he is angry.
He shakes the earth out of its place and makes its foundations tremble.
He commands the sun not to shine and shuts off the light of the stars.
He alone stretches out the skies and walks on the waves of the sea.

So how can I argue with God, or even ﬁnd words to argue with him?
Even if I were right, I could not answer him; I could only beg God, my Judge, for mercy.
If I called to him and he answered, I still don't believe he would listen to me.
He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.
He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
When it comes to strength, God is stronger than I; when it comes to justice, no one can accuse him.


Isaiah 40:12-15
Who has measured the oceans in the palm of his hand?
Who has used his hand to measure the sky? Who has
used a bowl to measure all the dust of the earth and
scales to weigh the mountains and hills?
Who has known the mind of the Lord or been able to give
him advice? Whom did he ask for help? Who taught him
the right way? Who taught him knowledge and showed
him the way to understanding? The nations are like one
small drop in a bucket; they are no more than the dust on
his measuring scales. To him the islands are no more
than ﬁne dust on his scales.


Matthew 19-24-26
Yes, I tell you that it is easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the
kingdom of God.quot;

When Jesus' followers heard this, they were very
surprised and asked, quot;Then who can be saved?quot;

Jesus looked at them and said, quot;This is something people
cannot do, but God can do all things.quot;


God’s Mercy


What Does Mercy
Mean?

• Deﬁne mercy.
• Does that mean God is capable of mercy?
• How has God shown mercy?
• Why is it important to the Christian?


Exodus 20:5-7
You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the
Lord your God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will
punish your children, and even your grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.

But I show kindness to thousands who love me and obey
my commands.

quot;You must not use the name of the Lord your God
thoughtlessly; the Lord will punish anyone who misuses
his name.


Joel 2:23-27
So be happy, people of Jerusalem; be joyful in the Lord your God. Because
he does what is right, he has brought you rain; he has sent the fall rain and
the spring rain for you, as before.
And the threshing ﬂoors will be full of grain; the barrels will overﬂow with new
wine and olive oil.
“Though I sent my great army against you -- those swarming locusts and
hopping locusts, the destroying locusts and the cutting locusts that ate your
crops -- I will pay you back for those years of trouble.
Then you will have plenty to eat and be full. You will praise the name of the
Lord your God, who has done miracles for you. My people will never again be
shamed.
Then you will know that I am among the people of Israel, that I am the Lord
your God, and there is no other God. My people will never be shamed again.


Ephesians 2:4
In the past you were spiritually dead because of your sins
and the things you did against God. Yes, in the past you
lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil
powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now
working in those who refuse to obey God. In the past all
of us lived like them, trying to please our sinful selves and
doing all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We
should have suffered God's anger because of the way we
were. We were the same as all other people.

But God's mercy is great, and he loved us very much.


God’s Justice


Justice, God-Style

• Why is God’s justice different that human
justice?

• What makes God Just?
• Can we be Just also?


Psalm 67:1-4
God, have mercy on us and bless us and show us your
kindness, Selah

so the world will learn your ways, and all nations will learn
that you can save.

God, the people should praise you; all people should
praise you.

The nations should be glad and sing because you judge
people fairly. You guide all the nations on earth.Selah


Acts 17:31
God has set a day that he will judge all the world with
fairness, by the man he chose long ago. And God has
proved this to everyone by raising that man from the
dead!quot;


Romans 2:2
God judges those who do wrong things, and we know that
his judging is right.


Mark 4:35-41
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