His Name Is El Shaddai

Genesis 17:1-8 – 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai – ‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. 2 I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.” 3 At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him, 4 “This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! 5 What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations. 6 I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them! 7 “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.” (New Living Translation)

Why Is God Called “El Shaddai?”

▸ God’s commissions are fortified with ______________________

Acts 1:8 – But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere – in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (New Living Translation)

▸ God brings fulfillment of His promises through His ____________

▸ With God, ________________________________________

Romans 11:33-36 – 33Oh, what a wonderful God we have! How great are his wisdom and knowledge and riches! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his methods! 34For who among us can know the mind of the Lord? Who knows enough to be his counselor and guide? 35And who could ever offer to the Lord enough to induce him to act? 36For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory. To him be glory evermore. (The Living Bible)

What’s the Meaning of “El Shaddai?”

▸ It points to the _____________________________ of God

Psalm 115:3 – Our God is in heaven doing whatever he wants to do. (The Message)

Isaiah 43:13 – “I am God and always will be. No one can escape from my power; no one can change what I do.” (Good News Translation)

▸ It points to the __________________________________ of God

Isaiah 44:24-25 – 24 God, your Redeemer, who shaped your life in your mother’s womb, says: “I am God. I made all that is. With no help from you I spread out the skies and laid out the earth.” 25 He makes the magicians look ridiculous and turns fortunetellers into jokes. He makes the experts look trivial and their latest knowledge look silly. (The Message)

▸ It points to the ___________________________________ of God

2 Peter 1:3-4 – 3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. (New Living Translation)

What Lessons Can I Learn Knowing God as “El Shaddai?”

Lesson 1: __________________________________________________

Lesson 2: __________________________________________________

Lesson 3: __________________________________________________

Ephesians 3:20 – Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. (The Living Bible)

Lesson 4: __________________________________________________