Describing the Indescribable…

13 11 2008

lightbulb-small-green  How can we understand and know a God we’ve never seen? How can we as finite beings understand an infinite and eternal God? Can God have a real impact in our lives right now? If so, how?

 These questions have driven our series over the past few weeks entitled, “Pictures of God.”  I’ve absolutely loved going through Scripture, reading how God often describes Himself.  He takes His indescribable, unfathomable qualities and somehow manages to put them into terms we can understand so that we can get a glimpse, a touch, a hint of understanding of His power, His mercy, His grace, and His love. Within my own life these past two months, God has become more relevant, real and practical.  So far, we’ve discussed God as light of the world, living water, bread of life, the Word (our language), the Good Shepherd, and the Great High Priest.

Next week, will be our last in the series, taking a closer look at the love relationship between God and man, and how Christ is described as our bridegroom.

The fact that we are coming to the end of our series got me thinking….

how else does Scripture describe God? 

 

List a verse, clarify how it describes God (Father, Son, or Holy Spirit), and tell what that means in your life.

(example: John 3:19- Christ is described as light- in Christ I have warmth, strength, I can see truth, and ultimately, I have freedom)

Let’s see how many we can find...





Speaking God’s Language

5 11 2008

Last week, we discussed another picture of God, language. David Livermore once pointed out in a lesson that Hebrews 1:2 states, “in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son…” which is translated in the original language as “spoken to us in Son.” Americans speak English, Germans speak German, people from China speak Chinese, so how can we share God with those around us who have never seen or experienced Him? Speak Christ. When you model your life after Christ, you’re not only getting to know God better, you’re speaking his language to the world around you. Still not sure what speaking God’s language means…read the passage below through the lens of communicating God to those around you.

1 John 4:7-12

7Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

How are you speaking God’s language to those in your school…your sports team…your workplace?








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