God-besotted Podcast

God-besotted Podcast

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  • #30: The Attributes of God: God Is So Good

    In this episode, let's talk about the goodness of God. Theologians have called God the summum bonum - the highest good. And Scripture attests to this. We'll see what it means that God is good, to whom He is good, how He is good to them, and what it means for us.


    Want to study the themes in this episode further? Check out these passages and reflection questions: 

    • Why is it important that God is the final standard of goodness? Think about the culture in which you live and its standards of right and wrong. Why is it important that God is the final standard of moral excellence?
    • How does the truth that God is kind to evil and ungrateful men encourage you? How does it convict you to act toward those who are your enemies, people in your life who are ungrateful and unrighteous? 
    • Read Ephesians 1 and make a list of the spiritual blessings we have in Christ. Consider whether you live as though you believe God is the greatest gift of the gospel - not a spiritual inheritance, not freedom from sin, not even rescue from hell. Search your heart and consider if your relationship with God is the greatest benefit of the gospel that you experience. If not, ask God to help you treasure Him above all else.
    • Are there manifestations of God's goodness that you overlook because you're so used to them? How can you practice marveling at God's goodness, even the seemingly ordinary ways He shows His goodness to us?
    • Read Hebrews 12:1-11 and Deuteronomy 8:11-20. What do these passages teach us about God's goodness while we suffer?
    • Consider a difficult situation you are currently facing. Read Psalm 23:6 and Psalm 31:19. How do these passages encourage you? How can you encourage a friend with the truths in these passages?
      • 34 min
    • #29: The Attributes of God: His Name Is Jealous

      Charles Spurgeon encouraged believers to “hide” themselves “under the banner of Jehovah’s jealousy.” What does it mean that our God is a jealous God? How is His jealousy an encouragement and a warning? How are we to respond to the Lord, whose name is Jealous?

      Let’s talk about it in this episode.

      Want to study the themes in this episode further? Here are some Scripture passages and reflection questions for you to consider:

      • Read Song of Solomon 8:6 (preferably in several versions of the Bible). How are love and jealousy related?
      • Read Ezekiel 16 out loud. What strikes you about the way God describes His relationship with Israel? What does the passage teach you about God? How does it encourage you to repentance and faith?
      • Read James 4:1-10. Take a brief inventory of the recent prayers you’ve been praying and the typical requests you tend to make of God on a regular basis. Have you asked for anything with wrong motives? How does your friendship with the world look based on your prayer life? If there is anything for which you need to repent, what encouragement does James give in verses 6-10?
      • Read Matthew 13:1-23. What does the parable of the soils teach us about the things liable to draw people away from the faith? How do these temptations still plague those of us who are in Christ? Do any of them tend to especially trip you up?
      • How does the warning in Hebrews 12:28-29 encourage you to pray for an undivided heart?
        • 37 min
      • #28: The Attributes of God: God Is Love
        1 John 4:8 says, "The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love." In this episode, we will consider who God loves, how He loves, and what that means for us.
        Want to study the themes in this episode further? Here are some passages and questions to reflect on:
        Read 1 John 3 and 4. What do you learn about God’s love? What do you learn about how we are to love others?
        Read 1 John 3:14-22. How does loving others help us with assurance of salvation?
        Consider God’s love for His enemies and our call to love like Him (see Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 5:43-48). Have you prayed for those who have hurt you or irritated you lately?
        Read Romans 8:28-39. How does this passage encourage you in a struggle you’re currently facing? How might you encourage a friend with these truths this week?
        Read Ephesians 3:14-21 out loud and in several translations. Pray this for yourself and for others and record how God answers.
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        36 min
      • #27: The Attributes of God: God Is Everywhere (Yet He Is Near to Us)
        Is all of God everywhere or is it just part of Him everywhere? Do we need to go to church or a special mountain to worship God? Why do we need to seek God if He's everywhere? And if God is everywhere, why don't most of us feel His presence with us more often?
        Let's talk about it in this episode as we cover God's omnipresence and His immanence, as well as how to practice the presence of God.
        Want to study the themes in this episode further? Here are some extra passages and reflection questions to consider:
        Think about and journal about a time when you felt God's presence with you in a very real, unmistakable way. What were the circumstances surrounding this encounter? What did you feel? How did God reveal His character to you?
        Is there a place where you feel closer to God than in other places? Why or why not? How does knowledge about God's omnipresence inform that feeling?
        Which of the ways of practicing the presence of God is easiest for you - talking to God throughout the day, sitting still, or sticking it out even when God is silent? Which way is hardest?
        How can you commit to practicing the presence of God this week? 
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        27 min
      • #26: The Attributes of God: God Most High (Transcendence)

        When’s the last time you were dumbstruck by the majesty of God? Most of us need constant reminders of God’s transcendence. It’s hard for us to comprehend how a God who is far above, beyond, and distinct from us still welcomes us into His presence, but it’s so worth contemplating.

        Want to learn more about the themes in this episode? Consider these passages and reflection questions:

        • Read Isaiah 6. Can you think of a time when you felt like Isaiah, astounded by the glory of God, aware of your own sin, and eager to do God’s will? What can you do to practice heightening the awareness you had then?
        • Do you think churches around you have a high or low view of God? Why or why not?
        • Does the doctrine of transcendence challenge your view of God? How do you think your behavior would change if you lived consistently like you believe this doctrine is true?
        • What are some ways we try to “contain” God? How can you commit to acknowledging and embracing God’s lordship over your life this week?
          • 22 min
        • #25: The Attributes of God: God, Faithful and True

          Struggling with doubt? God is faithful. Walking through a season of disappointment or disillusionment? God is faithful. Unsure what’s next? God is faithful.

          The truthfulness and faithfulness of God are attributes that have immensely practical implications for believers in Christ.

          Want to know more about God’s truthfulness and faithfulness? Consider these passages and reflection questions:

          • Read Psalm 119:75 and 1 Corinthians 10:31. What does this teach you about God’s purpose for trials?
          • Read 1 John 1:9. How does this passage encourage you? How is God “just” to forgive our sins? Check out Romans 3:21-26 to help you answer this question.
          • Read 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24. Who ensures that we grow in Christlikeness? What does this mean about our eternal future?
          • Read 2 Timothy 2:13. How have you been faithless in the past? How does knowing that God is always faithful encourage you in a present trial or temptation?
            • 28 min
          • #24: The Attributes of God: God Almighty (Omnipotence)

            God can do all things - can’t He? What about lie? Or make a rock so big He can’t lift it? And if God is all-powerful, why doesn’t He stop the suffering that’s in the world?

            Let’s take a look at God’s omnipotence and see how the bedrock truth that our God is almighty, and His power is given to us through His Spirit, is such an encouragement to us as believers.

            If you want to study the themes in this episode further, please consider the following passages and reflection questions:

            • Read Ephesians 1:17-19 and 3:16-20. What does Paul pray for? Why? Do you pray this often for yourself and fellow believers? Why or why not?
            • Consider the story of Abraham in Genesis 18 and Jeremiah’s dialogue with God in Jeremiah 32. Is there an area of your life where you’ve thought, either consciously or subconsciously, that something is too difficult for God? How does God’s word to Abraham and Jeremiah encourage you?
            • How can you challenge yourself this week to live each day in dependence on the Holy Spirit? How do you hope to see God’s power at work in and through you?
              • 35 min
            • #23: The Attributes of God: The Only Wise God
              In Romans 8:28, God promises to “work all things together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose.” Can we really trust Him to work out “all things” for our good? How?
              Our God is “the only wise God” (Romans 16:27), which means He is perfectly able to see and choose the best, most benevolent outcome and the best, most benevolent means of attaining it. By His wisdom, the God who created the world and made a plan to redeem it is able to ensure we are taken care of forever.
              If you want to study the themes in this episode further, please refer to these passages and reflection questions:
              Read Proverbs 8. Then, compare it to John 1 and Colossians 1. Make a list of how the Proverbs passage applies to Jesus. 
              Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-30. How is this passage humbling? What does it teach you about God? What does it teach you about unredeemed humanity?
              Consider Proverbs 2:7. How does it encourage you to know God stores up wisdom for the upright (those who trust Him and follow Him)? In what area of your life do you need to ask God for wisdom?
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              35 min
            • #22: The Attributes of God: God Knows (And Still Cares)

              The God of the Bible has infinite knowledge - He is all-knowing or "omniscient." That truth may give you comfort or it may make you afraid - perhaps even a mixture of both. Does God know the future, even the actions we'll make? Does God learn, grow, or develop? And how can a just God, who knows everything about me, love me anyway?


              If you want to study the themes in this passage further, consider the following passages and reflection questions:

              • Read Psalm 139. Make a list of what David, the psalmist, affirms to be true about God. Note how he ends the psalm. How can you ask God to search you this week?
              • Read Romans 9:1-29. What are your feelings as you consider the sovereignty of God as Paul presents it?
              • Read Romans 11:33-36. Pray for a heart that willingly submits to not having all the answers about our awesome God and worships Him humbly and sincerely anyway.
                • 29 min
              • #21: The Attributes of God: God Never Changes

                The first verse of the beloved hymn "Great is Thy Faithfulness" encapsulates God's immutability or His unchangeableness: "Thou changest not; Thy compassions, they fail not. As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be." A precious truth that has deeply personal implications for believers, this attribute of God begs a few questions: if God never changes, does anything we do really matter? Does He actually respond to situations, and does He feel emotions about and toward His creation? 


                If you want to study the themes in this episode further, consider the following passages and reflection questions:

                • Read Romans 1. What are a few reasons why the distinction between God as Creator and man as creature is so important?
                • If God could change for either better or worse (for example, if He could grow in knowledge), what would that mean about Him as God? 
                • Consider this quote from A.W. Tozer's book The Knowledge of the Holy: "God will not compromise and He need not be coaxed." How is the truth that God never changes comforting? How is it convicting? 
                  • 22 min

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