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Christian Beliefs Father-God # 1

Christian Beliefs Father-God # 1. Attributes of God. 1. Independence – God does not need us or the rest of creation for anything, yet we and the rest of creation can glorify him and bring him joy (Acts 17:24 – 25; Job. 41:11).

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Christian Beliefs Father-God # 1

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  1. Christian BeliefsFather-God # 1

  2. Attributes of God 1. Independence – God does not need us or the rest of creation for anything, yet we and the rest of creation can glorify him and bring him joy (Acts 17:24 – 25; Job. 41:11) 2. Gift Love – God wants to give us everything which Christ has made available to us – God wants to share all the joy of His being with us (John 3:16,17; Romans 8:31, 32; 2 Peter 1:3 – 4)

  3. 3. What has God Revealed Himself as? God is Our Father Mt. 6:9 Jh. 14:23 Rm. 8:15

  4. Attributes of God 4.Unchangeable – God is: • Unchanging in His being – James 1:17 • Perfections – Psalm 102.25 - 27 • Purposes – Isaiah 46:9-11 • Promises – Numbers 23:19 God does: • Act – 1 Kings 18:36 - 39 • Feel Emotions – Jeremiah 14:17 • Feel Different in Response to different situations – Jeremiah 15:19 compared to 15:6

  5. 5. God is: Omniscient – Ps. 139: 1 - 4 Omnipresent – Ps. 139:7 – 12 Omnipotent – Psalm 138:1 – 3; Revelation 11:17 – 19 Omnibenevolent – John 3:16, 17; Titus 2:11

  6. God is Infinite and Ever-Present God God God God RIP

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  8. Creation, Man & Family of God # 2

  9. God is: Creator of Everything (Gen. 1:1 – 3;

  10. The Creation Debate: • The Teleological Argument – Romans 1:20 • The Anthropic Principle – Genesis 1:26 • The Causal Argument – Job 38:1 - 7 4. Irreducible Complexity – Psalm 139:16 5. Revelation Knowledge & the Intuitive Human Spirit – Ephesians 1:16 – 18 6. Macro Vs Micro Evolution

  11. Made in God’s Image - Genesis 1:26, 27 God Made us to be diverse but Unified – John 13:53

  12. God the Family Genesis 1:26, 27 God = Us God = has Masc. Fem. Attributes God = Family God = the Basis of Community

  13. We are God’s Family – John 1:12, 13 We learn about God through our Families It is based on: Gen. 2:22 his DNA One Flesh 2:24, 25 Naked Unashamed Cleaving Dominion 1:26 ,27 Creation 1:27; 2:19

  14. We are God’s Family – John 17:20 - 26 Fallen Gen. 3:1 – 6 Hiding from God Gen. 3:8 Recreation 2 Cor. 5:17 Reconciled 2 Cor. 5:18 Restored Community John 13:53 Now = One Family of God Gal. 3:28

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  16. Sin & Salvation # 3

  17. The Big Picture If God Won the War Why Isn’t It Over?

  18. Selfish Character & Values The Sin Problem God’s Remedies A New Heart that Loves Right & Hates Sin Satan’s Deceptions About God Broken Faith Relationship Guilt: Deserving Second Death Sinful Flesh: The Sin-Damaged Body Truth About God in Jesus life & Death Faith: Reconciled to God in love, trust Obedience Justification : Pardon: Viewed as Righteous, Acceptance Controlled by the New Spirit-Led Mind of Christ

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  20. Son of God & The Picture of God # 4

  21. Son of God & Son of Man Jesus the Real Man Jesus the Son of God • Luke 1:35 = Real Man through Mary • Human Body = Tired & Hungry (John 4:6; Matt. 4:2) • Human Emotions = Anger, Love & Sadness (Mk. 11:15 – 17; Mk. 10:21; John 11:32 – 36) • Human Experiences = Temptation, Learning, Work & Obedience (Mk. 1:13; Lk. 2:46 – 52; Mk. 6:3; Lk. 2:51 • Luke 1:35 = Real God through the Spirit of God • John 1:1,14 = God translated into a human being • Creates Divine/Human connection with God (2 Peter 1:3 – 4 • The Way, truth & life (John 14:6) • No other Name (Acts 4:11, 12)

  22. What is God Like? He is exactly like Jesus (John 14:8 , 9) He was in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19) He is not about power (Phil. 2:5 – 10) He is gift love not to be feared (1 John 4:13 – 19)

  23. Who is Worthy? 1. God is Worthy (Rev. 4) 2. The Lamb is Worthy (Rev. 5) 3. His Law is Worthy (Rev. 11:15 – 19) 4. We will be with Him forever (Rev. 21:22 – 22:5) 5. He will wipe all tears from our eyes (Rev. 21:1 – 6)

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  25. The Kingdom of God # 5

  26. Is the Kingdom of God Now or Not Yet? It is Now! Not Yet! • The Kingdom was Fulfilled in Jesus (Mk. 1:14, 15) • Jesus the king = Kingdom Among the Jews of his Day (Lk. 17:20 – 21) • The Law and Prophets until John (Lk. 16:16) • The Law Fulfilled by Jesus (Lk. 24:44 – 53) • Have Eternal life Now (Jh. 5:24) • Acts 1:8 – 11 = Live in between times between now and not yet! • Jesus will come again (Matthew 24:29 – 31) • Signs precede his coming (Matthew 24:1- 14) • He will bring those fallen asleep with him & will raise the dead (1 Thes.4:13 – 18)

  27. We are Living the Life of the Future in the Present (Rom. 6:23; Eph. 1:3; 2:6) God has put us in his Tardis and we are now living beyond time with our spirits being Welded to His Spirit (1 Cor. 6:17)

  28. All Authority in the Kingdom of God belongs to Jesus (Mt. 28:19) This Authority was delivered to his Apostles (Mt. 10:1) It is Delivered to Christians (Mt. 16 – 19) John 14:12 = Greater Works Gal. 3:1 – 5 = Holy Spirit Authority through us today!

  29. Nothing Can Snatch Us out of Christ’s Hand (Jh. 10:27 – 30) No Power of the Enemy, Men, Nature or the Universe can Separate us from the Love of God in Christ (Romans 8:30 – 39) We are Eternally Saved (Romans 8:28 – 29)

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  31. The Holy Spirit & The Life of the Future Now! # 6

  32. The Holy Spirit Has Filled us with Resurrection Eternal Life (Rom. 8:11) Old Life Needs to be repented of and left behind (Rom. 6:1, 2) Have completely Died to life of Sin (Rom. 6:2, 4) Have been raised to new life – all sin past, present and future forgiven – new life lived free of power of Sin (Rom. 6:5 – 11)

  33. Who is the Holy Spirit? He is God (John 4:24) The Spirit & Christ • He is part of the Trinitarian Family (Mat. 28:19) • He has a personality He is not an it(John 14:15 - 17) • He can be grieved (Eph. 4:30) • He was active as She in the Creation of the World (Gen. 1:1, 2) • God Baptizes us with the Spirit (Acts 2:36 – 38) • Jesus = beginning of Words & Works (Acts 1:1) • Jesus comes again partly by Holy Spirit in Human Hearts (Rom. 8:15, 16; Acts 1:8) • Spirit of Jesus continues words & works of Jesus through us (Acts 16:6 – 10) • Faith & Supernatural Spirit comes as gift not earned (Gal. 3:1- 5)

  34. The Spirit of Jesus is Welded to our spirits (1 Cor. 6:17) We cannot overcome our sinful natures by own energy – sin energy = at work in us (Rom. 8:21 – 25; Eph. 2:1 – 3) Law of Spirit of life works in us – and by cooperating and submitting to Christ now able to overcome specific sins (Rom. 8:1 – 11) We have died and now we live – living and dying each day (Col. 3:1 – 4; 2 Cor. 10:1 - 6)

  35. Our spirits agree with His Spirit that we are sons & daughters of God (Rom. 8:12 – 17) We have the Mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:12 – 16) We are being transformed into his likeness (2 Cor. 3:17, 18) This means we are being made into Christ’s Image (Rom 8:29)

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  37. The Holy Spirit & Intimacy # 7

  38. What Sort of Intimacy did Jesus have with His Father ? He Came from the Heart of the Father (Jh. 1:18) He only did what He saw the Father doing (Jh. 5:19) He lived as an example of a Spirit filled life (Mt. 3:16, 17; Jh. 1:30 – 34) He had glory with Him from Beginning (Jh. 17:1 – 5)

  39. God Wants Intimacy with Us (Jh. 1:9 – 14) He Gives us the Spirit of His Son so we belong to God’s family (Rom. 8:15, 16) We Cleave Spirit to spirit in intimacy greater than marriage (1 Cor. 6:17) The family of God make their Home with us and in us (Jh. 14:23)

  40. Four Keys to Hear God’s Voice (Hab. 2:1, 2) Key 1: Become Still – Quiet Your Thoughts down Key 2: Wait for Vision – Look to Jesus Key 3: God’s Voice comes as Spontaneous Thoughts, Ideas, Feelings & Pictures Key 4: Journal the flowing thoughts & Ideas

  41. Take Time To Journal your Flowing Spontaneous Thoughts & Ideas

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  43. Finding the Mission of the Spirit of Jesus # 8

  44. What is the Key to The Mission of Jesus (Mt. 24:14; 28:18 – 20)? • Jesus continues his words and works through us by His Spirit (Acts 1:1) • The Lord Adds those who are being saved (Acts 2:47) • The Lord Adds Paul (Acts 9:1 – 19) • The Lord Adds the Eunuch (Acts 8:26 – 40) 5. Follow the footsteps of Jesus to go in mission to where he sends (Acts 10:17 – 23; 16:6 – 10) 6. Watch for Signs of God’s moving in your witness to those being converted (Jh. 3:1 – 8)

  45. How Does Christ Seek to Work through us in Mission? • We Hear God’s Voice (Hab. 2:1, 2) • He wants us to Make Disciples who can hear God’s Voice (Mt. 28:19, 20) • He wants toWork Incarnation-ally through us in Community (Jh. 13:53; 17:20, 21) • Jesus works contextually through us culturally, socially, spiritually & Psychologically (Acts 1:8) • The Mission is for Communities to be transformed by the Trinitarian Family (Jh. 13:53)

  46. This Community is Wonderfully Described in Acts 2:37 - 47

  47. We will be with Him forevermore Free from All Sorrow, Sin and Death (Rev. 21 & 22)!

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