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SEEKING THE THINGS OF GOD 4

A God Worth Seeking

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not

live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed

anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made

from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined

allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and

perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of

us, (Acts 17:24-27 ESV)

No other book like this book!

• Historical accuracy• Geographical proof• Archeological evidence• Agreement by secular writers• Miracles corroborated by witnesses • Definitive prophecies• The resurrection

All Scripture is breathed out by God and

profitable for teaching, for reproof, for

correction, and for training in

righteousness, (2 Timothy 3:16)

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths …, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

For when …the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,

with whom I am well pleased,” we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. …, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of

Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever

produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the

Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:16-21 ESV)

For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not

man's gospel. For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received

it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:11-12 ESV)

THE BIBLE IS A PRODUCT OF GOD’S MIND, NOT A COLLECTION OF

MEN’S WRITINGS

The God of the Bible• Is a God who

communicates, in understandable words

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand

what the will of the Lord is. (Ephesians 5:17 )

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting

themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of

demons, (1 Timothy 4:1)



• Is a God like no other

Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his

Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is

like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him

declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come,

and what will happen. (Isaiah 44:6-7 ESV)



• Is a God like no other• Is a God with a

predetermined purpose

This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ

Jesus our Lord, (Ephesians 3:11 ESV)

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving

seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my

mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and

shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10-11 ESV)

This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of

God our Savior, who desires all people to

be saved and to come to the knowledge of

the truth. (1 Timothy 2:3, ESV)




predetermined purpose• Is a God that controls all

realms

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by

the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to

us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom

also he created the world. (Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV)




predetermined purpose• Is a God that controls all

realms

He is the image of the invisible God, the

firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on

earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or

authorities—all things were created through him and for him… (Colossians

1:15-17 ESV)

Is this God worth seeking?

• Not seeking a religion that involves God

• Or searching out the gifts of God

• Or looking for a congregation that belongs to Him

• Or finding a group that uses His name

• But drawing near to HIM

But, WHY seek Him?

• Because He is part of us and we are part of Him

for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’ Being then God's offspring, we

ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and

imagination of man. (Acts 17:28-29 ESV)

But, WHY seek Him?


• Our destiny is to be with Him

Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not

much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? (Hebrews 12:9 ESV)

But, WHY seek Him?


• Our destiny is to be with Him

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil

and his angels. (Matthew 25:41 ESV)

But, WHY seek Him?


• Our destiny is to be with Him• This world is vain, helpless,

and hopeless on its ownHim we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching

everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling

with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. (Colossians 1:28-29 ESV)

But, WHY seek Him?


• Our destiny is to be with Him• This world is vain, helpless,

and hopeless on its own• This world is not supposed to

be our dwelling place

But according to his promise we are waiting for

new heavens and a new earth in

which righteousness

dwells. (2 Pet. 3:13 ESV)

Our citizenship is in heaven

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a

Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly

body to be like his glorious body, by the power that

enables him even to subject all things to himself.

(Philippians 3:20-21 ESV)

Our citizenship is in heaven

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for

yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do

not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

(Matthew 6:19-21 ESV)

God is the object of our existence

And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all

covetousness, for one's life does not

consist in the abundance of his

possessions.” (Luke 12:15 ESV)

God is the object of our existence

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the

boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel

their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, (Acts

17:25-27 ESV)

HE is worth our search

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