HEAR NOW: GOD’S WORD
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HE KNEW MY VOICE
HE KNEW MY VOICE
WHEN MY FIRST CHILD WAS BORN, IT WAS A CHAOTIC DAY
HE TURNED HIS FACE TO ME AS SOON AS I SPOKE TO HIM
THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE TO HIM AFTER HE WAS BORN WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HEARD MY VOICE. THOUGH WE HAD NOT SEEN EACH OTHER YET, HE COULD HEAR ME IN THE WOMB.
WE HAD AN ENCOUNTER
SERIES INTRO
SERIES INTRO
THE BIBLE IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD BUT DO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS?
THE BIBLE IS NOT JUST A BOOK OR COLLECTION OF BOOKS WE USE LIKE A DICTIONARY OR ENCYCLOPEDIA. IT IS THE WORD OF GOD.
WHAT IF WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN GOD’S WORD FOR SOMETHING BETTER THAN INFORMATION AND INSIGHT?
WHAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO ALL CREATION IN GENESIS 1:3 THAT IS STILL SPEAKING TODAY?
JESUS SAID IN MATTHEW 4:4
But he answered, “It is written,
“ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
SLIDE: WHAT IS THE WORD OF GOD?
SLIDE: WHAT IS THE WORD OF GOD?
Bible Project- Tim Mackie
“Calling the finished collection of literary works the word of God [is] not primarily what the biblical authors mean when they are highlighting this theme of the word of God… within the Bible, God's word is primarily something that people encounter when they hear scripture read aloud.”
SLIDE: WE ENCOUNTER GOD THROUGH HIS WORD.
SLIDE: WE ENCOUNTER GOD THROUGH HIS WORD.
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE PROPHETS
READ: Ezekiel 21:21 ESV
READ: Ezekiel 21:21 ESV
English Standard Version Chapter 21
21 The word of the LORD came to me:
THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO EZEKIEL?
WHY DOESN’T IT JUST SAY THAT EZEKIEL HEARD A MESSAGE FROM GOD?
WHY DOES IT SAY IT CAME TO HIM LIKE A PERSON GOES TO ANOTHER?
IT’S BECAUSE WHAT EZEKIEL WAS GIVEN WAS NOT JUST TO HIM, IT WAS A MESSAGE FOR OTHERS.
SLIDE: THE BIBLE WAS NOT WRITTEN TO US BUT IT IS WRITTEN FOR US.
SLIDE: THE BIBLE WAS NOT WRITTEN TO US BUT IT IS WRITTEN FOR US.
THIS REVEALS A STRUGGLE THAT KEEPS US FROM MAKING GOD’S WORD A CENTRAL PART OF OUR LIVES
WHEN WE READ THE BIBLE AND TRY TO MAKE IT FIT TO OUR WORLDVIEW WE GET CONFUSED OR FRUSTRATED
WE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BIBLE IS
WE MISUNDERSTAND WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
FOR THESE REASONS, AND OTHERS, WE OFTEN DON’T MAKE TIME TO DAILY AND OFTEN READ THE BIBLE.
THIS ALSO REVEALS A TRUTH
THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT AN ANCIENT COLLECTION OF SAYINGS.
IT IS GOD’S WILL GIVING LIFE TO ALL AND WE CAN HEAR HIS VOICE TODAY.
READ: ISAIAH 55:10-11 ESV
READ: ISAIAH 55:10-11 ESV
SLIDE: THE WORD OF GOD WILL ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSE
SLIDE: THE WORD OF GOD WILL ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSE
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WORLD AROUND US IT SEEMS THAT THE WORLD IS THE LOUDEST VOICE IN CREATION.
IT LOOKS LIKE CHAOS AND EVIL ARE WINNING
IT SEEMS LIKE GOD IS SILENT
WHEN WE READ GOD’S WORD, WE ENCOUNTER GOD, AND HIS WORD REVEALS TO US WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THIS LIFE AND THE LIFE TO COME.
INVITATION
INVITATION
THE GOOD NEWS
THE WORD OF THE LORD HAS BEEN WRITTEN DOWN FOR US TO ENCOUNTER, BUT WE HAVE GOOD NEWS
THE WORD OF THE LORD DID NOT JUST COME TO THE PROPHETS
THE APOSTLE JOHN WROTE THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO US AND DWELT AMONG US
READ: HEBREWS 1:1-2 ESV
READ: HEBREWS 1:1-2 ESV
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
JESUS HAS COME TO MEET WITH US TODAY.
WHERE THE CHURCH IS, CHRIST IS IN THEIR MIDST
IF TODAY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FAR FROM GOD
GOD HAS COME FAR TO MEET YOU HERE
IF YOU ARE HURTING I WANT YOU TO HEAR NOW THAT GOD IS HERE NOW
GOD HAS SPOKEN SO THAT WE CAN HAVE FAITH TO TURN TO HIM
YOU MAY NOT HAVE EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE WORKED OUT
BUT IN JESUS YOU HAVE ALL YOU NEED FOR LIFE AND GODLINESS
APPLICATION
HOW DO WE HEAR NOW?
WE READ GOD’S WORD
WE COME TO CHURCH
PRAY
