THE WORD OF GOD:

HIS POWERFUL, LIFE-GIVING, SOURCE OF TRUTH AND AUTHORITY

è The Word of God

• Jesus is the Living Word! (John 1:1, 2, 14)

• Jesus is the only Perfect representative of Father God! (John 1:1,2; John 14:9; John 5:19, 20; John 12:49, 50; Hebrews 1:3) (God’s ultimate expression)

• Therefore, God’s character is Full of Grace and Truth (flowing from His Love: 1 John 4:16; John 1:14; John 14:9)

• Jesus’ opinion of the Word: John 17:17

• We do not worship the Bible, the Scripture, but the Lord is the object of the Word and Scripture is God’s written revelation of Who He is, what He is like, what He does, etc.

• The Word of God and the Spirit of God are inseparable! (John 6:63; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:23-25)

è The Scripture: written documents of God’s Word: (Holy Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:15)

• John 17:17; 2 Peter 3:15, 16; 2 Timothy 3:16)

“My assignment is NOT to feed you spiritual “milk and cookies”, but rather to present to you, by the Holy Spirit’s enabling, the energizing, nurturing, fortifying “meat of the Word” so that you Grow and are strengthened to take on and succeed in YOUR STORY FOR HIS GLORY!”

Pastor Steve Franklin