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What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. -A. W. Tozer. So, what do you think about Him?. Let’s look and see?. Some Texts. Isaiah 45:5-7 Isaiah 46:9 Exodus 20:3 & Deut. 5:7 Isaiah 6:1-5 & Revelation 4:8. Really?!?. Holy, Holy, Holy.
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What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.-A. W. Tozer
So, what do you think about Him? Let’s look and see?
Some Texts • Isaiah 45:5-7 • Isaiah 46:9 • Exodus 20:3 & Deut. 5:7 • Isaiah 6:1-5 & Revelation 4:8
Really?!? Holy, Holy, Holy . . . For ever and ever and ever and . . .
Attributes? God is not: A Holy God A Just God A Loving God What about His
Attributes? HE IS: Holiness Justice Love What about His
Attributes? God is all powerful, all knowing, everywhere, infinite, love, completely in charge, immeasurable, unaffected, unchangeable . . . More. What about His
SO WHAT? About this . . . About you . . .
“Were we able to [get] from any man a complete answer to the question, ‘What comes into your mind when you think about God?’, we might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man” -A. W. Tozer
Relationship It’s a Relationship Him to us, we to Him, we to each other
We have a problem: sin • Sin is disobeying God • It is rebellion against His nature • It is rooted in Independence • Evil is a perversion of Good • God IS Light; Eternal; Before • C. S. Lewis: • “We are too easily Satisfied” • With a counterfeit
15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
Let’s make a connection • Genesis 3:1-7 (6) • 1 John 2:15-17 • Celebrity, Fame, Prestige, Popularity, Youth, Beauty, Wealth, Power . . .
Where does this come from? • James 1:12-18 • Ephesians 2:1-10 • What did Switchfoot say? . .
Blame it on what you’ve been throughBlame it on what you’re intoBlame it on your religionsBlame it on politiciansWe’ve been blowing upWe’re the issueIt’s our conditionWe’ve been blowing upWe’re the issueOur detonationWe’ve been blowing upWe’re the issueWe’re ammunitionWe’re ammunitionWe’re ammunitionWe are the fuse and ammunitionI have no generationShow me my motivationOne world one desperationOne hope and one salvationLook what a mess we’ve made of loveLook what a mess we’ve madeWe’ve got ourselves to blameLook what a bomb we made of love
We are made to Know GodWe are broken . . . Sin is our problem.What’s the Solution?