What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. -A. W. Tozer

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What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. -A. W. Tozer

So, what do you think about Him? Let’s look and see?

Some Texts Isaiah 45:5-7 Isaiah 46:9 Exodus 20:3 & Deut. 5:7 Isaiah 6:1-5 & Revelation 4:8

For ever and ever and ever and . . . Really?!? Holy, Holy, Holy . . . For ever and ever and ever and . . .

Attributes? What about His God is not: A Holy God A Just God A Loving God

Attributes? What about His HE IS: Holiness Justice Love

Attributes? What about His God is all powerful, all knowing, everywhere, infinite, love, completely in charge, immeasurable, unaffected, unchangeable . . . More.

SO WHAT? About this . . . About you . . .

“Were we able to [get] from any man a complete answer to the question, ‘What comes into your mind when you think about God?’, we might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man” -A. W. Tozer

Him to us, we to Him, we to each other Relationship It’s a Relationship Him to us, we to Him, we to each other

Yo! Mom – Shut up! You are so wiggety wacked!

Start here . . . but don’t stop

We have a problem: sin Sin is disobeying God It is rebellion against His nature It is rooted in Independence Evil is a perversion of Good God IS Light; Eternal; Before C. S. Lewis: “We are too easily Satisfied” With a counterfeit

HOW?

1 John 2:15-17

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world 15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.

Let’s make a connection Genesis 3:1-7 (6) 1 John 2:15-17 Celebrity, Fame, Prestige, Popularity, Youth, Beauty, Wealth, Power . . .

Where does this come from? James 1:12-18 Ephesians 2:1-10 What did Switchfoot say? . .

Blame it on what you’ve been through Blame it on what you’re into Blame it on your religions Blame it on politicians We’ve been blowing up We’re the issue It’s our condition We’ve been blowing up We’re the issue Our detonation We’ve been blowing up We’re the issue We’re ammunition We’re ammunition We’re ammunition We are the fuse and ammunition I have no generation Show me my motivation One world one desperation One hope and one salvation Look what a mess we’ve made of love Look what a mess we’ve made We’ve got ourselves to blame Look what a bomb we made of love

We are made to Know God We are broken. Sin is our problem We are made to Know God We are broken . . . Sin is our problem. What’s the Solution?