Contemplating God

Here are the completed notes from the Sunday Evening Service November 29, 2015:

Scripture: Psalm 46:10

Contemplating God

1.Contemplating God begins with considering His Person – Who He is in all His attributes

“O God, who is like unto Thee!” -Psalm 71:19b

  • Triune – One true and living God existing in three distinct persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, all of one essence with the same nature and attributes (Matthew 28:19)
  • Holy – Separate, set-apart, absolute purity (Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:16)
  • True – What is real or genuine (Titus 1:2; John 14:6)
  • Self-existent – Self-caused, no origin (Exodus 3:14)
  • Infinite – Limitless (Jeremiah 23:24; 1 Kings 8:27)
  • Eternal – Everlasting, always was, always is, always will be (Deuteronomy 33:27)
  • Spirit – A spiritual being (John 4:24)
  • Person – A personal being, has intellect, emotions, will (Ex. 3:14; Job 23:13; Gen. 6:6)
  • Good – Pleasant, agreeable. Beneficial (Psalm 34:8; 86:5; 107:8)
  • Righteous / Just – Always does what is just and right (Deuteronomy 32:4)
  • Incomprehensible – No one can remotely understand and comprehend God (Isaiah 55:8)
  • Wise – The ability to rightly apply knowledge (1 Timothy 1:17; Jude 25)
  • Faithful – Firm, certain, trustworthy, dependable (Deuteronomy 7:9)
  • Mercy – Compassion, pity, not getting what we deserve (Ephesians 2:4)
  • Grace – Unmerited favor, getting what we don’t deserve (Ephesians 2:7, 8)
  • Immutable – Unchanging (Malachi 3:6)
  • Omniscient – All knowing (Psalm 139:3)
  • Omnipresent – Everywhere present (Psalm 139:7)
  • Omnipotent – All powerful (Revelation 19:6)
  • Sovereign – Absolute control, supreme authority and sole ruler (Psalm 135:6)
  • Love – Seeks the highest good of the one loved, unconditional, sacrificial (1 John 4:8)
  • Wrath -Righteous indignation at all evil, execution of judgment on unrighteousness (Romans 1:18)
  • Jealous – Zeal to preserve something that is supremely precious (Exodus 20:5)
  • Glorious – Weighted down with brilliance, brightness, radiance, shining (Psalm 8:1)

2.Contemplating God needs to be intentional

3.Contemplating God is the trigger that leads to worship

4.Contemplating God helps us know Him

5.Contemplating God enables us to trust Him in difficult circumstances

6.Contemplating God reinforces in our mind how incredibly blessed we are to have the privilege of a relationship with Him

7.Contemplating God is enhanced by spending time in the Scriptures