Our Timeless Creator

  This message starts with two significant questions then continues with how we separate our spiritual life from our temporal life and closes with King David's most humbling observation.

  Today's modern evangelical Church has focused on things that avoid controversy with unbelievers and has focused on spiritual subjects that build the ministries of the local church.  It has become somewhat mystical to nonbelievers who view it with suspicion because of all the different beliefs and hypocrisy of those who attend but act just like everyone else while they are outside the church building.

  Here we are in a physical universe on a physical planet with physical people all created by the most remarkable eternal being, and yet that is intentionally left out of the churches messages.  What has happened to the awe and wonder in Job chapters 38 and 39 where God spoke to Job about what he had made?  Simple, Proverbs 29:25 , “The fear of man bringeth a snare”.  We have been intimidated by “educated” teachers who know nothing of God’s life transforming salvation, and also because Psalm 145:3-4 is not beeing taught.  “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.”

 Salient Points: What if you could have your local church your way, What grade would you give yourself as a Christian, Satan’s limits, Trained to separate church from the way we live, Separating the temporal from eternal the seen from unseen the art from the Artist, Comprehending God’s greatness, Recognizing God’s creation, Knowing God by what He made, Seeing God more clearly, God owns it all, The actors in church, Living and moving in God, God’s power exists in everything, What is man, Loosing self awareness.  

Scripture: Psalm 24:1, 8:1-4

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  This message considers the miracle that we live in and draws attention beyond the beauty of God's creation and focuses on the genius of the Creator. 

  Today's modern evangelical Church is being forced into quarantine by a world of disbelievers. We are told to separate our beliefs from daily interaction with the public because it may be offensive. Our beliefs are no longer welcome in government, public schools, higher education, evolutionary science or the vast majority of entertainment and the media. As a result we have separated God from our own personal activities by making church something that we do like going to work or shopping. The reality is that we as believers are to acknowledge God and glorify Him in everything that we do.

Salient Points: Putting God in a box, Attention on self, Don’t call me I’ll call you, What’s important to us, 666, God vs gods, Idolatry, Tempting Jesus, The god of this world, Powers & principalities of Satan, Power from Satan, Greed & lies, Ignoring God’s involvement, Earth & planets, God’s laws of physics, Why made as they are, Doing all things well, Jesus ascension to the Father, Minimizing God’s influence, Keeping God in His place, When God gets the preeminence, Leaving God out, Realizing you are created, The most valuable, Giving back to God, Separating church from life, Brainwashed, God’s purpose, Replacing God with Clergy, Routine vs serious, Temporal vs eternal. 

Scripture: 2 Cor. 4:3-4, Lk 4:5-6

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  This message considers our interactions with God when we want something from him but fail to receive it over and over and are left wondering why God doesn’t respond when it seems in every way that he should if he really cared.

    When we want something we approach him as children do their parents by simply praying for something.  If that doesn’t provide results we want then we ask more fervently and more often but that usually tapers off into frustration from his lack of response. 

   Our problem is that the church has focused on salvation, service and the needs of the ministries so much that we automatically begin to think of God as our supply source.  So we start negotiating with him to get what we want.  One of the ways is to offer him something “I will, if you will”, in an effort to coerce him into getting what we want in a bartering a deal.

   The difficulty is that we can offer nothing that he needs so when that fails we don’t yield to his will like Jesus did in the garden when he prayed; we change tactics and try again even asking others to help us pray about it.  The majority of the time the effort just ends in frustration and many times in anger thinking of all we have done for him and we get this kind of treatment.  What is our trouble?   Answer:  Psalms 50:21“These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee...” Psalms 50:21

n   As we gain in experiences we learn to accept praying without results and our prayers go from passionate and fervent to routine and dutiful because; “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick…” Proverbs 13:12

  The final chapter for most is moving religion over to a side burner where we do that which is expected on the outside while our hearts cool off toward God and become institutionalized.  As that happens our love moves from God over to our local church friends, teachers and pastors as more of a social club than a growing personal relationship with our loving Creator.  Finally it becomes just one of the things we do from week to week without any lasting change.

This message gives a different perspective and view of our relationship to our Heavenly Father.

Salient Points: Putting God in a box, Attention on self, Don’t call me I’ll call you, What’s important to us, 666, God vs gods, Idolatry, Tempting Jesus, The god of this world, Powers & principalities of Satan, Power from Satan, Greed & lies, Ignoring God’s involvement, Earth & planets, God’s laws of physics, Why made like they are, Doing all things well, Jesus ascension to the Father, Minimizing God’s influence, Keeping God in His place, When God gets the preeminence, Leaving God out, Realizing you are created, The most valuable, Giving back to God, Separating church from life, Brainwashed, God’s purpose, Replacing God with Clergy, Routine vs serious, Temporal vs eternal. 

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-9, John 9:1-3, 2 Corinthians 12:8-9, Matthew 11:25-30 

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  This message continues considering the affect on each generation that has become increasingly ignorant of Gods wondrous works.

   Nearly everyone appreciates a magnificent sunrise or sunset or the abundant beauty of a perfect spring day in its colorful splendor.  We are impressed with the beauty of the first soft blanket of snow that changes the ordinary into the extraordinary.  We get soft warm feelings at holding a new born baby, especially our own, or grandchild.  We thoroughly enjoy the flavors in our favorite meals but how often are we impressed with the unimaginable genius and design involved in the ability to create these things.  To go just one step further, has the thought ever occurred in our minds to be grateful for whose air we breathe?

   We each occupy just a short moment in the fabric of eternity and fail to realize that everything we have experienced is due to God having created it for his own pleasure.   He has provided us with a share just like children that are born into a very rich family.  They can’t appreciate the abundance of their surroundings or who is responsible for it because their knowledge and perspectives are limited.

   This series of messages that focus on Our Timeless Creator provide a view of our existence that allows us to truly appreciate who God is and not just for what he can do for us.      

 Salient Points: Alpha and Omega yet timeless, Unsearchable greatness, Unlike us, Praying for God’s benefit, The fourth day, A fuel of fire, Powering the Universe, UFOs, Everything is moving, What generations have left out, Putting God in a box, The glory in the heavens, Visiting God, Separating God from His creation, God no longer welcome in the schools, The shame of Christian parents. 

Scripture: Ps. 145:1-4, Ps. 147:1-5

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  This message considers the results of the diminishing attention to the following admonishment: “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.” Psalms 145: 3, 4

  There is a great failure in Christianity today and that is in neglecting to declare God's mighty acts from one generation to the next.  Oh we talk of salvation, answered prayer, miracles and many other things that fall under the banner of religion, but the genius of God's creation we leave to unbelieving scientists and teachers.  Then we wonder why people are losing faith in God and why evolution has replaced the awe and wonder of our Creator. 

 Salient Points: Alpha and Omega yet timeless, Unsearchable greatness, Unlike us, Praying for God’s benefit, The fourth day, A fuel of fire, Powering the Universe, UFOs, Everything is moving, What generations have left out, Putting God in a box, The glory in the heavens, Visiting God, Separating God from His creation, God no longer welcome in the schools, The shame of Christian parents. 

Scripture: Ps. 145:1-4, Ps. 147:1-5

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  This very short message is the beginning of the timelessness of our Creator, who has only created time temporarily.  The Bible’s opening statement, “In the beginning” is specific to events that pertain to His creation of mankind, not to God.    

Salient Points: What is time, What is a sign, Three dimensions, The fourth dimension, Periods of time, Distance measurements, Communicating the intangible, The I Am. 

Scripture:  Gen. 1:14, Ex. 3:14, Ps. 139:7-14 

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  This message is an overview of the previous twenty two lessons about the glory of God and considers what actually does glorify God.

  As believers we are admonished to glorify God in everything we do, including eating and drinking.  Many assume that being thankful will fulfill this.  All ten lepers that Jesus healed were thankful but only one glorified God.  What did he say that actually glorified God?

Salient Points: Our timeless Creator, The power of God, Tangible glory, Abstract glory, Obtained greatness, God’s sustained greatness, Where God gets glory from, Focusing on God’s greatness, Why God answers prayer, Declare God’s glory, The wrong focus of the Church, Cold hot or lukewarm, Glory or gratitude, How a child glorified her mother, How glory gets lost, Where is your attention, Loosing the passion, A focus on self, When God isn’t bored, Seeing God in everything.   

Scripture:  Ps.19:1, Phil.2:11, 1Cor.10:31, Ps.50:15, Lk.17:18 

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Message Title: How Love Changes everything 

   This message considers what actually increases our love for each other and for God. 

  Love is spoken of in two different ways.  First is the love we have for what benefits us, such as certain foods, homes and so on.  The second is where we feel a strong emotional bond, such as for a family member.  In this case if the love is strong enough it will change our motives.  An example may be shopping for Christmas presents which will become an opportunity to express our love rather than just fulfilling a duty or impressing with a gift.  It changes the same action from an obligation into a pleasure.  This is the love that Jesus spoke of when He said "If ye love me keep my commandments".  The problem is how to increase our love to the point that obeying is not just a routine but is exciting for us and a real pleasure for God. 

Salient Points: Opinionated children, Self righteousness, Understanding from God, Rights of ownership, Liabilities for God, Changed by love, God’s personality, What God honors, Misled back to self, Knowledge without pride, Changed from duty to desire, Taking Gods glory, Love removes self, Seeing God first, Killing fellowship, When sin takes a backseat, Made for fellowship, Serving in love, The reward of love, Miracles that demonstrate, The Artist not the art, It’s all about the Creator, Too self aware, Humbled by changing focus, Understanding the glory, It’s all about Him.

Scripture: Mk. 12:30, 1 Cor. 13:1-8, Ps. 19:1-6

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  This message is a look into God’s motives for how and why he does things the way he does.  “Let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.” Jeremiah 9:24 

  “A clear and certain perception of that which exists” is one of the definitions of knowledge.  This definition is like a child who knows who their parents are and can identify them and also describe much of what they do, but they have no idea of why they wanted to bring children into the world.  As God’s children we all know who God is and could say much about him but just like children, we know very little about God’s motive for creating mankind.  In fact, many times we question him and even disagree with him just like children do with their parents.  This independence that lets us believe that we are actually capable of criticizing the creator of the Universe is how God separates the humble from the proud and those who desire to please him from those who are self serving. 

Scripture: 1 Cor. 1:9-10, 8:1, Dan. 12:4

 Salient Points: How can we glorify God, Glory is missing,  Changed from glory to glory, Miracles demonstrate God’ glory, The Red Sea crossing, Not for entertainment purposes, His will or our opinion, It’s about the heart, False security, The road to Hell, For God’s pleasure, Who earned the credit, Free will, Choosing self or God, Recreated in Christ Jesus, Increasing in knowledge, Knowledge and pride, Avoiding pride, The trap of compliments, Missing the point, When it’s about “God, Like little children, What about the parent, Understanding God brings love with it, Rebellious children, Children lack understanding, Good parents, Lacking understanding of  God, Gaining understanding.

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  This message looks at the most important personal attribute of all and does it by contrasting what impresses us with what impresses God.

  In a conversation once a person said, “I’m a good person, I recycle”.  As the conversation continued it became clear that they were of the opinion that this one act was enough to qualify them as a good person.  I’m sure that we could come up with a much longer list for ourselves.

  One of the most famous lists was published in 1969 by Norman Anderson, in which he listed 555 personal qualities, some good and some bad.  The interesting thing is the one that God says is the most important is missing from that list.               

Scripture: 1 Cor. 8:1-3, 1 Cor. 13:1-8

Salient Points: What impresses you, Cryogenics, Dry Ice, Those who can do what you can’t,  Music, Cooking, Organize, Invent, Draw, Paint, Sculpt, Multilingual,  Predict the future,  Children, Teenagers,  Opinionated, Overconfident, A strange conjunction, Acting on what you learn, Difficult to add humility, Attributes without charity, Back to the first commandment, The privilege of existing.

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