This document discusses the nature and characteristics of God. It begins by quoting famous scientists and inventors about God. It then establishes that God created all things and is worthy of glory, honor and power. The three main characteristics of God discussed are that he is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. God is also described as loving, merciful and gracious. Several Bible verses are cited to support these points. The document emphasizes that God's love for humanity is unconditional. It concludes by encouraging the reader to respond to God through lifestyle worship and praise.
2. Quotes
• "Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God
created the universe. But now science offers a more
convincing explanation,“ – Stephen Hawking
• “The most beautiful thing one can experience is the Mysterious”
– Albert Einsten
• "My utmost respect and admiration to all the engineers, especially the
greatest of them all: God." – Thomas A. Edison
• If there is a God, He’s a great mathematician – Paul Dirac
4. Our Foundation
• Rev 4:11 (NKJV)
"You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; for You
created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created."
• A fact
• And because he created all things, therefore all things are not God, only the
Creator is God.
• God is our creator
5. 3 Main Characteristic of God
• 3 Omni :
Omni-Potent (All-Powerful)
Omni-Presence (All-Present)
Omni-Scient (All-Knowing)
• Love : Merciful & Gracious
• Worthy : Worthy to receive all glory, honor & power.
6. Omni-Potent (All-Powerful)
• For with God nothing will be impossible. – Luke 1:37
• What does God being so powerful mean to us?
o nothing and no one in the universe is
capable of victory over God
7. He can guard us
1. From our enemy
2. From any danger
What does this mean to us?
1.He can meet our needs
2.He deserve our trust.
8. Omni-Presence (All-Present)
• The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.
– Proverbs 15:3
• Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You
are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand
shall hold me. – Psalm 139:7-10
9. Omni-
Presence (All-
Present)
• How does knowing
this help us in our
life?
we can rest assured
that God is there
with us.
this truth does not
make God's enemy
happy.
11. Story of George Washington Carver
In the end:
•Dr. Carver researched and developed
more than 300 uses for peanuts
including chili sauce, shampoo, shaving
cream and glue.
•How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways
of Preparing it For Human
Consumption
12. Merciful & Gracious
• And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD
God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and
truth. -Ex 34:6 (NKJV)
• Mark 15 (Jesus died on the cross for us)
• Mercy : Deliverance from Judgement
• Grace : Extending Kindness to the unworthy
• He did this out of love for us
14. Love
• From the dictionary : "an intense affection for another person based on
familial or personal ties"
• "intense affection" stems from a sexual attraction for that other person.
• "based on“ : This phrase implies that we love conditionally. (cute;fun to be with;feels good)
• Humans love is mercurial. It changes very often.
• Can anyone love unconditionally?
• Closest one to unconditional love is parents.
He who does not love does not know God, for God is
love.
– 1 John 4:8-9
15. Love
• He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. - 1 John 4:8-9
• God is Love: It's Unconditional
• very different from human love
• it's not based on feelings or emotions
• "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
–Romans 5:8
16.
17. Worthy of All-Glory
• “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created
all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” – Rev 4:11
• “Then the Lord’s glory rose from above the winged creatures and moved towards
the temple’s threshold. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard
was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.” – Ezekiel 10:4
• What is glory?
18. Worthy of All-Glory
• Word “Glory” here means “kabod” in Hebrew.
• It derived from a root with the basic meaning of “heavy”
• Wonderful Characteristic such as goodness, kind, might, justice ,love and etc God
has them in superabundance
• It isn’t dependent on anyone or anything else
• Shares his glory with us, when we acknowledge him as source of all goodness,
then we are glorifying Him
19.
20. God loves us and He wants to
relate to us in a very deep
way. He knocks on the door of
our heart and whoever opens it
to Him, God will come and
fellowship and commune with us.
But sometimes, we take him for
granted.
21.
22. How should I respond to God?
Lifestyle Worship
•Col 3:23 (NIV)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as
working for the Lord, not for men.
Praise and Worship
•Ps 9:1-2 (NKJV)
I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I
will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad
and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name,
O Most High.
Discussion :
1.How do you view God now?
2.In which part of your life can you incorporate
lifestyle worship?
3.How can you improve your praise and worship?