1. Beginning
Right
Prov 9:10 ~ "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. NKJV

2. God is Real Who is responsible for the fact that we exist?
There is nothing that satisfies this question if God is denied!

3. “For myself, faith begins with a realization that a supreme intelligence brought the universe into being and created man. It is not difficult for me to have this faith, for it is incontrovertible that where there is a plan there is intelligence - an orderly, unfolding universe testifies to the truth of the most majestic statement ever uttered- ‘In the beginning God.’”
~ Dr. Arthur Compton

4. Is a “what” responsible for the universe?
“What” is not a reasonable alternative.
How did “what” produce intelligence, mind, emotion, awareness?
“Person” points toward a personal Creator Acts 17:24-29; John 1:1-4; Acts 17:28; Heb. 1:3; Col. 1:17

5. God is Real What shall be our response to this Person? Rom. 1:20,21
We are accountable.
He has authority over us.
He will determine our destiny.

6. God is Real Right Now Theoretically / Experientially
1 Kings 10:6-7 ~ Then she said to the king: "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard.
God is Real Right Now

7. Job 42:5 ~ "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You. NKJV
God is Real Right Now

8. God is Real Right Now Death
Eccl 7:2-4 ~ Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men; And the living will take it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by a sad countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
God is Real Right Now

9. Rom 1:19-20 ~ because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, NKJV
God’s existence is the most obvious fact in the universe.
God is Real Right Now

10. Ps 19:1-4 ~ The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, NKJV
God’s existence is the most obvious fact in the universe.
God is Real Right Now

11. God is Real Right Now Intellectual?
1 Cor 1:20-22 ~ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; NKJV
It is ironic that the basic problem of life comes down to really believing the thing that is the plainest of all truths.
God’s existence is the most obvious fact in the universe.
1 Cor 1:26 ~ For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
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12. Acts 14:17 ~ Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
We need to spend more time with God’s World.
God is Real Right Now

13. Deut. 4:39 ~ Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
We need to spend more time with God’s Word.
God is Real Right Now

14. Accountability
The first verse in the Bible teaches us that we came from God – it is also true that we will return to God.
Eccl 12:7 ~ Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. NKJV

15. The first verse in the Bible teaches us that we came from God – it is also true that we will return to God.
Eccl 12:13-14 ~ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

16. The first verse in the Bible teaches us that we came from God – it is also true that we will return to God.
2 Cor 5:9-10 ~ Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

17. The first verse in the Bible teaches us that we came from God – it is also true that we will return to God.
God is Real
Heb 2:10 ~ For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. NKJV