Christian Beliefs
Father-God # 1
Attributes of God
1. Independence – God
does not need us or
the rest of creation for
anything, yet we and
the rest of creation can
glorify him and bring
him joy (Acts 17:24 – 25;
Job. 41:11)
2. Gift Love – God wants
to give us everything
which Christ has made
available to us – God
wants to share all the
joy of His being with
us (John 3:16,17;
Romans 8:31, 32; 2
Peter 1:3 – 4)
3. What has
God Revealed
Himself as?
God is Our
Father
1. Mt. 6:9
2. Jh. 14:23
3. Rm. 8:15
Attributes of God
4.Unchangeable – God
is:
1. Unchanging in His
being – James 1:17
2. Perfections – Psalm
102.25 - 27
3. Purposes – Isaiah
46:9-11
4. Promises – Numbers
23:19
God does:
1. Act – 1 Kings 18:36 - 39
2. Feel Emotions –
Jeremiah 14:17
3. Feel Different in
Response to different
situations – Jeremiah
15:19 compared to 15:6
5. God is:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Omniscient – Ps.
139: 1 - 4
Omnipresent –
Ps. 139:7 – 12
Omnipotent –
Psalm 138:1 – 3;
Revelation 11:17 –
19
Omnibenevolent
– John 3:16, 17;
Titus 2:11
God is Infinite and Ever-Present
God
RIP
God
God
God
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Creation, Man & Family of God # 2
God is:
Creator of
Everything
(Gen. 1:1 – 3;
The Creation Debate:
1. The Teleological
4. Irreducible
Argument – Romans
Complexity – Psalm
1:20
139:16
2. The Anthropic
5. Revelation Knowledge
Principle – Genesis
& the Intuitive Human
1:26
Spirit – Ephesians 1:16
– 18
3. The Causal Argument
– Job 38:1 - 7
6. Macro Vs Micro
Evolution
Made in
God’s Image
- Genesis
1:26, 27
God Made
us to be
diverse but
Unified –
John 13:53
God the Family
Genesis 1:26, 27
1. God = Us
2. God = has
Masc. Fem.
Attributes
3. God =
Family
4. God = the
Basis of
Community
We are God’s
Family – John
1:12, 13
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2.
3.
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6.
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8.
9.
We learn about
God through our
Families
It is based on:
Gen. 2:22 his DNA
One Flesh 2:24, 25
Naked
Unashamed
Cleaving
Dominion 1:26 ,27
Creation 1:27; 2:19
We are God’s Family
– John 17:20 - 26
1. Fallen Gen. 3:1
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Hiding from
God Gen. 3:8
Recreation 2
Cor. 5:17
Reconciled 2
Cor. 5:18
Restored
Community
John 13:53
Now = One
Family of God
Gal. 3:28
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Sin & Salvation # 3
The Big Picture
If God Won the
War Why Isn’t It
Over?
Guilt:
Deserving
Second
Death
Faith:
Reconciled
to God in
love, trust
Obedience
Justification :
Pardon:
Viewed as
Righteous,
Acceptance
Sinful
Flesh: The
SinDamaged
Body
Broken Faith
Relationship
Truth About
God in Jesus
life & Death
Controlled
by the New
Spirit-Led
Mind of
Christ
God’s Remedies
A New
Heart that
Loves Right
& Hates Sin
Satan’s
Deceptions
About God
Selfish
Character &
Values
The Sin Problem
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Son of God & The Picture of God
#4
Son of God &
Son of Man
Jesus the Real Man
Jesus the Son of God
 Luke 1:35 = Real Man through
 Luke 1:35 = Real God
Mary
 Human Body = Tired &
Hungry (John 4:6; Matt. 4:2)
 Human Emotions = Anger,
Love & Sadness (Mk. 11:15 – 17;
Mk. 10:21; John 11:32 – 36)
 Human Experiences =
Temptation, Learning, Work
& Obedience (Mk. 1:13; Lk.
2:46 – 52; Mk. 6:3; Lk. 2:51
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through the Spirit of God
John 1:1,14 = God translated
into a human being
Creates Divine/Human
connection with God (2
Peter 1:3 – 4
The Way, truth & life (John
14:6)
No other Name (Acts 4:11,
12)
What is God Like?
1. He is exactly
like Jesus
(John 14:8 , 9)
2. He was in
Christ (2
Corinthians
5:19)
3. He is not about
power (Phil. 2:5
– 10)
4. He is gift love
not to be
feared (1 John
4:13 – 19)
Who is Worthy?
1. God is Worthy
(Rev. 4)
2. The Lamb is
Worthy (Rev. 5)
3. His Law is
Worthy (Rev. 11:15 –
19)
4. We will be with
Him forever (Rev.
21:22 – 22:5)
5. He will wipe all
tears from our eyes
(Rev. 21:1 – 6)
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The Kingdom of God # 5
Is the Kingdom of God Now or
Not Yet?
It is Now!
Not Yet!
 The Kingdom was Fulfilled
 Acts 1:8 – 11 = Live in
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in Jesus (Mk. 1:14, 15)
Jesus the king = Kingdom
Among the Jews of his Day
(Lk. 17:20 – 21)
The Law and Prophets
until John (Lk. 16:16)
The Law Fulfilled by Jesus
(Lk. 24:44 – 53)
Have Eternal life Now (Jh.
5:24)
between times between
now and not yet!
 Jesus will come again
(Matthew 24:29 – 31)
 Signs precede his coming
(Matthew 24:1- 14)
 He will bring those fallen
asleep with him & will
raise the dead (1 Thes.4:13 –
18)
We are Living
the Life of the
Future in the
Present (Rom.
6:23; Eph. 1:3;
2:6)
God has put
us in his
Tardis and we
are now living
beyond time
with our
spirits being
Welded to His
Spirit (1 Cor.
6:17)
All Authority in the
Kingdom of God
belongs to Jesus (Mt.
28:19)
1. This Authority was
delivered to his
Apostles (Mt. 10:1)
2. It is Delivered to
Christians (Mt. 16 –
19)
3. John 14:12 = Greater
Works
4. Gal. 3:1 – 5 = Holy
Spirit Authority
through us today!
Nothing Can
Snatch Us out of
Christ’s Hand
(Jh. 10:27 – 30)
No Power of the
Enemy, Men, Nature
or the Universe can
Separate us from the
Love of God in Christ
(Romans 8:30 – 39)
We are Eternally
Saved (Romans
8:28 – 29)
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The Holy Spirit & The Life of the
Future Now! # 6
The Holy Spirit Has
Filled us with
Resurrection Eternal
Life (Rom. 8:11)
1.
2.
3.
Old Life Needs to be
repented of and left
behind (Rom. 6:1, 2)
Have completely
Died to life of Sin
(Rom. 6:2, 4)
Have been raised to
new life – all sin
past, present and
future forgiven –
new life lived free of
power of Sin (Rom.
6:5 – 11)
Who is the Holy Spirit?
He is God (John 4:24)
The Spirit & Christ
 He is part of the Trinitarian
 Jesus = beginning of Words
Family (Mat. 28:19)
He has a personality He is
not an it(John 14:15 - 17)
He can be grieved (Eph.
4:30)
He was active as She in the
Creation of the World
(Gen. 1:1, 2)
God Baptizes us with the
Spirit (Acts 2:36 – 38)
& Works (Acts 1:1)
 Jesus comes again partly by
Holy Spirit in Human
Hearts (Rom. 8:15, 16; Acts
1:8)
 Spirit of Jesus continues
words & works of Jesus
through us (Acts 16:6 – 10)
 Faith & Supernatural Spirit
comes as gift not earned
(Gal. 3:1- 5)
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The Spirit of Jesus is
Welded to our spirits (1
Cor. 6:17)
1.
2.
3.
We cannot overcome
our sinful natures by
own energy – sin
energy = at work in us
(Rom. 8:21 – 25; Eph.
2:1 – 3)
Law of Spirit of life
works in us – and by
cooperating and
submitting to Christ
now able to overcome
specific sins (Rom. 8:1
– 11)
We have died and now
we live – living and
dying each day (Col.
3:1 – 4; 2 Cor. 10:1 - 6)
Our spirits agree
with His Spirit that
we are sons &
daughters of God
(Rom. 8:12 – 17)
1. We have the
Mind of Christ (1
Cor. 2:12 – 16)
2. We are being
transformed into
his likeness (2
Cor. 3:17, 18)
3. This means we
are being made
into Christ’s
Image (Rom 8:29)
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The Holy Spirit & Intimacy # 7
What Sort of Intimacy did
Jesus have with His Father ?
1. He Came from
the Heart of the
Father (Jh. 1:18)
2. He only did what
He saw the Father
doing (Jh. 5:19)
3. He lived as an
example of a
Spirit filled life
(Mt. 3:16, 17; Jh.
1:30 – 34)
4. He had glory with
Him from
Beginning (Jh.
17:1 – 5)
God Wants Intimacy
with Us (Jh. 1:9 – 14)
1. He Gives us the
Spirit of His Son so
we belong to God’s
family (Rom. 8:15,
16)
2. We Cleave Spirit to
spirit in intimacy
greater than
marriage (1 Cor.
6:17)
3. The family of God
make their Home
with us and in us
(Jh. 14:23)
Four Keys to Hear God’s Voice
(Hab. 2:1, 2)
Key 1: Become Still – Key 3: God’s Voice
Quiet Your
comes as
Thoughts down
Spontaneous
Thoughts, Ideas,
Feelings
&
Key 2: Wait for
Pictures
Vision – Look to
Key 4: Journal the
Jesus
flowing thoughts
& Ideas
Take Time To Journal
your Flowing
Spontaneous
Thoughts & Ideas
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Finding the Mission of the Spirit of
Jesus # 8
What is the Key to The Mission
of Jesus (Mt. 24:14; 28:18 – 20)?
Jesus continues his
words and works
through us by His
Spirit (Acts 1:1)
2. The Lord Adds those
who are being saved
(Acts 2:47)
3. The Lord Adds Paul
(Acts 9:1 – 19)
4. The Lord Adds the
Eunuch (Acts 8:26 – 40)
1.
5. Follow the footsteps of
Jesus to go in mission
to where he sends
(Acts 10:17 – 23; 16:6 –
10)
6. Watch for Signs of
God’s moving in your
witness to those being
converted (Jh. 3:1 – 8)
How Does Christ Seek to Work
through us in Mission?
 We Hear God’s Voice
(Hab. 2:1, 2)
 He wants us to Make
Disciples who can
hear God’s Voice (Mt.
28:19, 20)
 He wants toWork
Incarnation-ally
through us in
Community (Jh.
13:53; 17:20, 21)
 Jesus works
contextually through
us culturally, socially,
spiritually &
Psychologically (Acts
1:8)
 The Mission is for
Communities to be
transformed by the
Trinitarian Family
(Jh. 13:53)
This Community
is Wonderfully
Described in
Acts 2:37 - 47
We will be with Him
forevermore Free
from All Sorrow, Sin
and Death (Rev. 21 &
22)!
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