BIG IDEA: Being immutable, God is therefore impassible and cannot be acted upon by creatures.

OUTLINE: Is God impassible?

1) Yes.

2) Really?

3) So?

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on the Whole Bible by John Gill; Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry; Gnomon of the New Testament by Johann Albrecht Bengel; Commentary on the Holy Scriptures by John Peter Lange; English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole; Notes on the Whole Bible by Albert Barnes; Complete Commentary by John Trapp; Does God Suffer? by Thomas Weinandy; God Without Passions: A Primer by Samuel Renihan; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett; 

BIG IDEA: God will never change, and is therefore worthy of all our trust and confidence. 

OUTLINE: 

The Treasure of Divine Immutability

Some Challenges to Divine Immutability

Our Trusting in Divine Immutability

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: James by Robert Plummer; No Shadow of Turning: Divine Immutability in the Economy of Redemption by Ronni Kurtz; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett; All That Is In God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism by James Dolezal; The Attributes of God: An Introduction by Gerald Bray; Does God Suffer? by Thomas Weinandy; Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; The Doctrine of God by Herman Bavinck;

BIG IDEA: The endless Fountain of Life needs nothing, but gives life freely to us. 

OUTLINE: God Is…

The Infinite Fountain of Life

The Independent Fountain of Life

The Inherent Source of Life

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Exodus: Saved For God’s Glory by Phillip Graham Ryken; The Message of Exodus by Alec Motyer; The Fountain of Life: Contemplating the Aseity of God by Samuel Parkison; The Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock; Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke & Paul Smalley; God Without Measure: Working Papers in Christian Theology by John Webster; 

Big Idea: Be still and know that God knows all.

Outline:

1) Omniscience: What It Means

2) Omniscience: What It Means For Us

Resources: ESV Study Bible; 1, 2 & 3 John by Derickson; 1, 2, 3, John by Akin; Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer; Concise Theology by Packer; God Is by Jones; The Doctrine of God by Bavinck; The Existence and Attributes of God by Charnock; The Attributes of God by Pink; Imperfect Pastor by Eswine.

Big Idea: The Lord inhabits eternity and hospitably welcomes His time-bound children to join Him.

Outline:

1 The Eternal One

- has no beginning or end

- has no succession of moments

2 Our Eternal Home

- is the solution to our time-bound problem

- changes time-bound refugees into residents

Resources:

ESV Study Bible; The Psalms, by Ash; Psalms by Kidner; Psalms by Hamilton; The Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer; God Is by Jones; The Doctrine of God by Bavinck; None Greater by Barrett; The Existence and Attributes of God by Charnock; Wiser With Jesus by Eswine.

Text: 1 Kings 8.27

BIG IDEA: God is not composed of parts, but is simply and wholly what he is.

OUTLINE: 

The Principle of Divine Simplicity

The Problems with Divine Simplicity

The Practicality of Divine Simplicity

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Understanding the Bible Commentary Series: Deuteronomy by Christopher Wright; The New American Commentary: Deuteronomy by Eugene Merrill; Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke & Paul Smalley; All That Is In God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism by James Dolezal; The Attributes of God: An Introduction by Gerald Bray; The Lord Is One: Reclaimed Divine Simplicity ed. Joseph Minich & Onsi Kamel; Theoritical-Practical Theology Vol. 2 by Peter Van Mastricht; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett; The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God by Thomas Joseph White, OP; Making Disciples: Catechesis in History, Theology, and Practice by Alex Fogleman; To the Judicious and Impartial Reader: An Exposition of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith by James Renihan; The Excellencies of God: Exploring and Enjoying His Attributes by Terry Johnson; The Blessed & Boundless God by George Swinnock; 

BIG IDEA: Being infinite, God immeasurably exceeds any creature’s ability to grasp him and yet gives himself to be truly known. 

OUTLINE: 

Comprehending Incomprehensibility

Knowing The Unknowable

Worshiping the Immeasurable

With Humility

With Gratitude

With Gladness

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Light Unapproachable: Divine Incomprehensibility and the Task of Theology by Ronni Kurtz; The Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock; Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary, Vol. 4 by Christopher Ash; Incomprehensible but Knowable and Light Unapproachable by Theology on the Go;

BIG IDEA: The one God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit has spoken, calling us to hear this truth and bow before his glory.

OUTLINE: 

The Obligation of this Teaching

The Articulation of the Trinity

The Invitation of this Truth

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott Swain; The Trinity: An Introduction to Catholic Doctrine on the Triune God by Gilles Emory; The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God by Thomas Joseph White, OP; 40 Questions About The Trinity by Matthew Emerson and Lucas Stamps; Delighting In The Trinity by Michael Reeves; Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; Let’s Go Back to ‘Only Begotten’ by Charles Lee Irons; Deep in the Weeds on Monogenēs and Eternal Generation by Denny Burk

BIG IDEA: Having heard and believed the gospel, we have been sealed with the Holy Spirit, to the glory of the Triune God. 

OUTLINE: 

The Gospel of Salvation

The Seal of Salvation

The Summit of Salvation

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Letter To The Ephesians: An Exegetical and Theological Commentary by Thomas Schreiner; A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians by Charles Hodge; The Bible Speaks Today: The Message of Ephesians by John Stott; New Testament Commentary: Ephesians by William Hendriksen; Preaching From the Types and Metaphors of the Bible by Benjamin Keach; The Holy Ghost - The Great Teacher (sermon) by Charles Spurgeon;