1. SECTION 1.6
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2. MAIN IDEA
God’s character teaches us who we are. God is our Creator, who is holy and just. We know that He created us for a relationship with Himself, but we cannot have one because we are sinners who deserve the punishment of death for our sin.
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3. MAIN IDEA, CONTINUED
But because God is loving and eternal, we know that we are loved, and that He has made a way to save us from our punishment and give us life forever with Him.
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4. MEMORY VERSES
REVELATION 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.
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5. MEMORY VERSES
REVELATION 4:8b
“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
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6. MEMORY VERSES
DEUTERONOMY 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He.
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7. MEMORY VERSES
EPHESIANS 2:4-5
But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved).
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8. MEMORY VERSES
PSALM 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from ever-lasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
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9. What do you remember about who God is?
INTRODUCTION
What do you remember about who God is?
What are we like? Why do we need a savior?
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10. God is our Creator and He created us for a relationship with Himself.
MAIN LESSON
God is our Creator and He created us for a relationship with Himself.
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11. MAIN LESSON
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
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12. MAIN LESSON
Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.
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13. MAIN LESSON
2. But because God is holy and just, we cannot have a relationship with Him because we are sinners who deserve the punishment of death for our sin.
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14. MAIN LESSON
Revelation 4:8b
“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
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15. MAIN LESSON
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He.
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16. MAIN LESSON
3. Since God is love, He has made a way to save us from our punishment. He sent His perfect Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for our sins.
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17. MAIN LESSON
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved).
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18. MAIN LESSON
4. God is eternal, and we can have life forever with Him if we believe that Christ died as the punishment for our sins and rose again.
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19. MAIN LESSON
Psalm 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from ever-lasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
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20. MAIN LESSON
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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21. How do we begin a relationship with God, our Creator?
FAITH IN ACTION
How do we begin a relationship with God, our Creator?
Why do we need Jesus as our Savior?
What is grace? Do we deserve God’s grace?
What is one thing you can do to show others the love of Christ this week?
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22. God is our creator and He created us for a relationship with Himself.
SUM IT UP
God is our creator and He created us for a relationship with Himself.
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23. SUM IT UP
But because God is holy and just, we cannot have a relationship with Him because we are sinners who deserve the punishment of death for our sin.
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24. SUM IT UP
Since God is love, He has made a way to save us from our punishment. He sent His perfect Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for our sins.
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25. SUM IT UP
God is eternal, and we can have life forever with Him if we believe that Christ died as the punishment for our sins and rose again.
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