Series: God is speaking! Are we...
Speaker: Daniel Sweet
January 12: God Is Speaking! Are We Listening?
The Nature of the Bible: Read, Study and Live by God's Revelation
- The God Who Is, Genesis 1:1
- The God Who Speaks, Genesis 1:3
- The Historic Battle Over God's Revelation, Genesis 3:1
- General Revelation
A. Creation, Psalm 19
B. Conscience, Romans 2
C. Order and Purpose, Isaiah 40, Job 38
D. A Personal World: Love, Joy, Hope, Genesis 1-2
- Specific Revelation
A. The Bible, Psalm 19, Psalm 119, II Timothy 3:16
B. The Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Hebrews 1
C. The Holy Spirit, John 16
D. The Church and Individual Believers, Matthew 5, John 17
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Aleph.
119 How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.
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Psalm 119:1-16
How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.
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3 They also do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should keep them diligently.
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5 Oh that my ways may be established
To keep Your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be ashamed
When I look upon all Your commandments.
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7 I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not forsake me utterly!
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9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.
10 With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
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11 Your word I have treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Lord;
Teach me Your statutes.
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13 With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
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15 I will meditate on Your precepts
And regard Your ways.
16 I shall delight in Your statutes;
I shall not forget Your word.
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God Is Speaking! Are We Listening?
The Nature of the Bible: Read, Study and Live by God's Revelation
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I. The God Who Is, Genesis 1:1
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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II. The God Who Speaks, Genesis 1:3
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Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
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III. The Historic Battle Over God's Revelation, Genesis 3:1
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Genesis 3:1 ...he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”
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IV. General Revelation
A. Creation, Psalm 19
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Psalm 19:1-2 The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
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B. Conscience, Romans 2
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Romans 2:14-15 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them.
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C. Order and Purpose, Isaiah 40, Job 38
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Isaiah 40:25-26 “To whom then will you liken Me that I would be his equal?” says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing.
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D. A Personal World: Love, Joy, Hope, Genesis 1-2
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Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
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V. Specific Revelation
A. The Bible, Psalm 19, Psalm 119, II Timothy 3:16
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Psalm 19:7-9 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.
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B. The Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Hebrews 1
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Hebrews 1:1-2 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.
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C. The Holy Spirit, John 16
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John 16:13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
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D. The Church and Individual Believers, Matthew 5, John 17
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John 17:22-23 The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.
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Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
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Make a commitment in 2014 to
1. Read the Bible daily.
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Make a commitment in 2014 to
1. Read the Bible daily.
2. Learn the meaning of the Bible.
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Make a commitment in 2014 to
1. Read the Bible daily.
2. Learn the meaning of the Bible.
3. Do what the Bible says.
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