Who is God?What is the truth?

Quotes

• "Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation,“ – Stephen Hawking

• “The most beautiful thing one can experience is the Mysterious” – Albert Einsten

• "My utmost respect and admiration to all the engineers, especially the greatest of them all: God." – Thomas A. Edison

• If there is a God, He’s a great mathematician – Paul Dirac

Quotes

Our Foundation

• Rev 4:11 (NKJV)"You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created."

• A fact• And because he created all things, therefore all things are not

God, only the Creator is God. • God is our creator

3 Main Characteristic of God

• 3 Omni : Omni-Potent (All-Powerful)Omni-Presence (All-Present)Omni-Scient (All-Knowing)• Love : Merciful & Gracious• Worthy : Worthy to receive all glory, honor & power.

Omni-Potent (All-Powerful)

• For with God nothing will be impossible. – Luke 1:37• What does God being so powerful mean to us?o nothing and no one in the universe is

capable of victory over God

He can guard us

1. From our enemy2. From any danger

What does this mean to us?1.He can meet our needs2.He deserve our trust.

Omni-Presence (All-Present)

• The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

– Proverbs 15:3• Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your

presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. – Psalm 139:7-10

Omni-Presence

(All-Present)

• How does knowing this help us in our life?

we can rest assured that God is there with us.

this truth does not make God's enemy happy.

Omni-Scient (All-Knowing)

• Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

– Psalm 147:5

Story of George Washington Carver

In the end:•Dr. Carver researched and developed more than 300 uses for peanuts including chili sauce, shampoo, shaving cream and glue.•How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption

Merciful & Gracious

• And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth. -Ex 34:6 (NKJV)

• Mark 15 (Jesus died on the cross for us)• Mercy : Deliverance from Judgement• Grace : Extending Kindness to the unworthy• He did this out of love for us

Merciful & Gracious

Love

• From the dictionary : "an intense affection for another person based on familial or personal ties"

• "intense affection" stems from a sexual attraction for that other person.• "based on“ : This phrase implies that we love conditionally. (cute;fun to be

with;feels good)• Humans love is mercurial. It changes very often.

• Can anyone love unconditionally? • Closest one to unconditional love is parents.

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. – 1 John 4:8-9

Love

• He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. - 1 John 4:8-9 

• God is Love: It's Unconditional• very different from human love• it's not based on feelings or emotions• "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we

were yet sinners, Christ died for us." –Romans 5:8

Worthy of All-Glory

• “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” – Rev 4:11

• “Then the Lord’s glory rose from above the winged creatures and moved towards the temple’s threshold. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.” – Ezekiel 10:4

• What is glory?

Worthy of All-Glory

• Word “Glory” here means “kabod” in Hebrew.• It derived from a root with the basic meaning of “heavy”• Wonderful Characteristic such as goodness, kind, might,

justice ,love and etc God has them in superabundance• It isn’t dependent on anyone or anything else• Shares his glory with us, when we acknowledge him as source

of all goodness, then we are glorifying Him

God loves us and He wants to relate to us in a very deep way. He knocks

on the door of our heart and whoever opens it to Him, God will come and fellowship and commune

with us.

But sometimes, we take him for granted.

How should I respond to God?Lifestyle Worship•Col 3:23 (NIV)Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.

Praise and Worship•Ps 9:1-2 (NKJV)I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Discussion : 1.How do you view God now?2.In which part of your life can you incorporate lifestyle worship?3.How can you improve your praise and worship?