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The key to life – to know God

The key to life – to know God. Ephesians 1:11, Jeremiah 9:23-24. More Attributes of God. Near and far (Jeremiah 23:23-24) Moves people by Inspiration and Does things with all His heart and soul (Jeremiah 32:38-41). Pictures of God (All of the Trinity).

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The key to life – to know God

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  1. The key to life – to know God Ephesians 1:11, Jeremiah 9:23-24

  2. More Attributes of God • Near and far • (Jeremiah 23:23-24) • Moves people by Inspiration and • Does things with all His heart and soul • (Jeremiah 32:38-41)

  3. Pictures of God (All of the Trinity) • Show the relational aspects of God • God’s desire is to be understood, though He is beyond comprehension. • These pictures are helpful but incomplete and this list is certainly not exhaustive.

  4. Pictures of God (All of the Trinity) • Light (1 John 1:5) • In Him is no Darkness • Love (1 John 4:8) • Relationships designed to reflect Him • Gate and Shepherd (John 10) • His purposes are to protect and promote

  5. Pictures of God (All of the Trinity) • Good Father (Matt 7:9) • Loves like a Father, guides like a Father • King of Kings (Esther) • To enter His presence is to deserve to die. • Potter, Creator (Jeremiah 18:6) • His purposes are what counts

  6. Pictures of God (All of the Trinity) • Friend (John 5:15) • Counsellor (John 14:16) • Witness (Acts 5:32) • High Priest (Heb 4:15) • Saviour (Acts 5:31) • Way, Truth and Life (John 14:6) • Lion and Lamb (Rev 5:5 and John 1:29) • I Am (John 8:58) • Rock and Foundation (Deut 32:4) • Husband (Rev 21:2)

  7. It must be God & God’s plan • Joseph (Genesis 37) • The world turned this story into “Any dream will do” • Any dream will not do. Without God this story makes no sense. • If you don’t get God in your head and in your plans and in your story it will not work.

  8. Jeremiah 9:23-24 What additional attributes of God did we consider? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What pictures of God does the Bible use? Can you show verses for them? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What pictures does the world have of God that are really unhelpful? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What can we do to change our perception of God? In what ways does it need changing? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What additional attributes of God did we consider? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What pictures of God does the Bible use? Can you show verses for them? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What pictures does the world have of God that are really unhelpful? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What can we do to change our perception of God? In what ways does it need changing? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Jeremiah 9:23-24

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