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2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:3; Ephesians 2:2, 3; 6:12; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Revelation 12:9   The great deception we all are confronted with is we believe we can do it on our own. “I don’t need help” is the mantra of many.

Proverbs 15:8   God wants to help. He delights in our prayers.

1 Samuel 21:8-15   David knew he needed help.

Psalm 34:1-7, 15-19   The first step in receiving help from God is realizing you need help, and the second step is asking with faith.

1 John 5:14-15   Pray according to God’s Word.

Luke 11:5-9; 18:1-8   Be persistent and consistent.

Evil is cunning, baffling, and powerful; however, God is much, much more powerful.

Psalm 18:1-3   Meditate on Yahweh.

Deuteronomy 4:29; Proverbs 8:17   Seek Yahweh, and you will find Him.

2 Chronicles 15:2, 4, 15

Proverbs 15:8   The prayer of the upright is God’s delight.

Matthew 7:7-11   Ask, seek, knock.

Matthew 6:5-15   Jesus provided instruction on how to pray and gave a guideline for daily prayer. The aspects of prayer include – praise for Yahweh (Psalm 106:1), acknowledgement of the coming Kingdom (Acts 24:15-16), request for daily needs (Matthew 6:32-33), receiving and giving forgiveness (1 John 1:7-10; Matthew 6:14-15), help with temptations (1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Peter 2:9), and deliverance from evil.

Psalm 34:1-ff   Yahweh hears and responds to our prayers.

Exodus 30:1, 7-9, 34-38   Altar of incense

Revelation 5:8   The praises are represented by the harps, and the prayers are represented by the incense.

8:3-4   Incense represents the prayers of the saints, a sweet aroma always before our God and Father.

Psalm 141:1-10   God hears our prayers.

Jonah 1:1-17   Instead of obeying God’s command to go and preach to Nineveh, Jonah flees in the opposite direction.  

Jonah 2:1, 10   Although Jonah tried to end his life, God saved him and gave him another chance to do the right thing. 

Jonah 3:1-10   This time, Jonah preaches to the people of Nineveh: “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” The city’s response is heartfelt and all encompassing. Although he didn’t have a heart for the people, Jonah’s message hit home, inspiring wholesale repentance and fasting. 

Jonah 4:1-4   Jonah was upset that God changed His mind from bringing judgement upon the city. His fit and request for death betray a heart that is hard and cold toward his enemies. However, God’s heart is compassionate toward His enemies (Ezekiel 33:11; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 Timothy 2:4). 

Jonah 4:5-11   Working with him in a tactile way, God showed Jonah that his priorities were seriously skewed, caring for a stupid temporary plant while dismissing the lives of thousands of people and animals. 

Will you be like Jonah or like God?

Revelation 4:1-3   John gets invited backstage to see God’s throne room in heaven. What he sees, he compares to precious stones that dazzle in the light. (See also Psalm 104:1-2; 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 John 1:5.)

Ezekiel 1:4, 13, 22, 26-28   The prophet Ezekiel likewise saw a vision of God in which he used analogies to burning fire, flashing lightning, and gleaming stones to describe what he saw.

Revelation 4:4-5   Twenty-four elders surround God’s throne. Although we cannot be certain who these beings are, it’s likely that they are angelic beings (not deceased people) who are the counterpart of the church on earth.

Revelation 5:11   In addition to the twenty-four elders, God’s throne is surrounded by four living creatures and thousands upon thousands of angels.

Revelation 4:6-8   The four living creatures are top tier heavenly beings, positioned closest to God’s throne. They are ever vigilant and probably represent the totality of God’s creation (lions, oxen, humans, and eagles). Once again, Ezekiel provides an interesting parallel in his description of the cherubim who carry God’s mobile throne (Ezekiel 1:4-14).

Revelation 4:8   The living creatures tirelessly proclaim God’s holiness, day and night. We find a similar throne room scene in Isaiah’s vision of God in the temple (Isaiah 6:1-7).

Revelation 4:9-11   The mightiest creatures in all of creation drop to the ground before God. He is worthy because He created all things. Would you like to see His throne some day? If you are faithful, you will see it in the Kingdom of God (Revelation 21:2-4; 22:1-5).

By [wbt_preacher_link preacher=”Jerry Wierwille”]

God of GRACE — 1 Pet 5:10

The grace of God has been most fully revealed in the life of the Lord Jesus Christ, and we are recipients of God’s grace through trusting in Christ. Everything we have received is given by God’s grace. God doesn’t owe us anything. Therefore, whatever He has given to us is completely unmerited. We have done nothing to deserve it.

God of PERSEVERANCE — Rom 15:5

Our own strength is limited. If we had to rely on what we could accomplish or put up with, we would not be able to endure through trials and adversity. But God gives us the ability to persevere even if the troubles of life are many.

God of HOPE — Rom 15:13

Hope is what keeps us looking forward rather than backward. God has a plan that He is bringing to pass according to His plan and purposes. And because God is faithful and trustworthy, we can believe in His promises and have hope in their certain fulfillment at the proper time.

God of PEACE — Rom 15:33; 16:20; 1 Cor 14:33; Phil 4:9; 1 Thes 5:23; Heb 13:20

God is the source of our peace—both within ourselves and with one another. Through Christ, we are brought into a relationship with God that heals our restless souls and brings a quietness and harmony to our lives. The God of peace is bigger than any of our worries or anxieties.

By [wbt_preacher_link preacher=”Vince Finnegan”]

Acts 1:1-11   Acts reveals a new spiritual order. God gave the ascended Jesus “all authority in heaven and earth.”

Matthew 28:18-20   Before the ascension, Yahweh worked with the four living creatures, the seven spirits, 24 elders, and the countless angels.

Ephesians 1:18-23   Jesus is the head of the church.

Hebrews 1:1-4   Jesus is not above Yahweh, rather alongside carrying out his Father’s will. In Acts, we see God at work with His Son through Jesus’ disciples.

Luke 24:49   God’s power is given to each follower doing His work in the world.

Acts 2:1-4   The holy spirit provides God’s power within each believer.

Acts 2:1-4, 15-18, 22-24, 33-36   Jesus is anointed prophet, priest, and king. We see God reigning in His Son through his disciples with holy spirit.

Acts 2:36-39   God is at work within His people. “For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure” (Phi 2:13).

Acts 3:1-16

Acts 5:12-16, 28-32   God is working in His people just as He did in the Gospels through His Son.

John 14:23, 26

By [wbt_preacher_link preacher=”Sean Finnegan”]

The main focus of the Gospels is the life of Jesus of Nazareth. However, they also reveal much about Jesus’ God. In fact, since Jesus always did his Father’s will, we can even say that Jesus’ words and deeds reflect God’s heart as well.

Calling God “Father” or “Heavenly Father” is so common in Christianity that it’s easy for us to miss how radical and attention-grabbing this habit was when Jesus introduced it. Although God had been known as Father in a smattering of texts in the OT, Jesus regularly used the term for God in a much more personal and intimate way.

Jesus healed people constantly. After they brought him a paralyzed man, he left walking. The blind left seeing; the lepers, cleansed; and the dead, raised. What’s more, Jesus’ miracles were not only authorized and empowered by God but were also God’s express will. Thus, looking at Jesus healing people reveals to us that the God at work within him is our healer.

Joseph and Mary were not high status or wealthy. Nazareth was an unremarkable Podunk town out in the countryside of Galilee. And yet, it was to Joseph and Mary that God entrusted His only begotten Son! God delights to work with the lowly, the humble, the peasants. Throughout Christ’s sayings and deeds, we see God’s heart for the last to be first, for the outsiders to become insiders, and for the losers to be made leaders.

By [wbt_preacher_link preacher=”Jerry Wierwille”]

The Writings (Ketuvim) – Third division of the Old Testament books in the Hebrew Bible: Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 and 2 Chronicles.

—-Yahweh is WISE—-

Wisdom is knowing the right way to act. In human terms, it is the path of right living—living according to the authority and rule of Yahweh. Human flourishing results from living with wisdom. For Yahweh, wisdom means possessing perfect knowledge and full understanding of everything. No decision or action can be superior to or preferred to what Yahweh has done and will do.

Proverbs 2:6; 3:19; Job 9:1-4; 12:13; Daniel 2:20-22; Psalm 104:24-26

—-Yahweh is full of COMPASSION—-

Having compassion means showing affection and care, being favorably disposed to someone. It includes being able to understand the suffering and struggles of others and to show concern toward them. Yahweh knows what life is like for us and desires to help us in our weakness.

Psalm 86:15; 103:13-14; 116:15; 25:6; 40:11; 51:1ff

—-Yahweh is the KING—-

Yahweh is the rightful ruler of the universe. He is the one governing and overseeing the affairs of His creation, and He is the one that all people owe their allegiance to and should submit to His will.

Psalm 145:1-2; 24:7-10; 5:2; 10:16

By [wbt_preacher_link preacher=”Sean Finnegan”]

The best source for information about someone is that person. Although you could read a thousand websites, articles, books, not to mention droves of podcasts and videos, how could you know for sure that the information about God is actually correct? Thankfully, God has provided for us an authoritative source in which He reveals Himself—the Scriptures.

1. God Is Supreme (Isaiah 44:6-20)

2. God Is Just (Zechariah 7:8-14)

3. God of Hope (Zephaniah 3:8-10, 14-17)