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Exploring HisExcellencies

His NearnessJohn Isaacs

August 16, 2009Kingsway Community Church


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What isGod like?Who is


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God is who theBible (in itstotality)

reveals Him to


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The Bible Reveals God To Be

1. Good2. Powerful

3. Wise4. Eternal5. Holy6. Just

7. Merciful8. Faithful


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Lamentations 3:22-23

The faithful love of theLORD never ends! His

mercies never cease.

Great is His faithfulness;His mercies begin afresh

each mornin


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Always True

God is steady, sincere and reliable.

Always Constant

God is always uniform and invariable.

Always SteadfastGod is always unswerving.

Always Loyal

God is undeviating in His attachments.


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His

promises

alwayscome true.


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100%

Reliable

100%

Of the time


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Faithful He is originally faithful.Faithfulness begins with Him.

He is essentially faithful.Faithfulness is His nature.

He is infinitely faithful.You cant measure His faithfulness.

He is immutably merciful.

His faithfulness is never more or


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God Is NearFew other truths are taught inthe Scriptures with as great a

clarity as the doctrine of thedivine omnipresence. Theydeclare God is imminent in

His creation. No one caneffectively hide from His

presence.


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God is

constantly

present inour lives.


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Psalm 139:7-107 I can never escape from your Spirit!I can never get away from your

presence! 8 If I go up to heaven, you

are there; if I go down to the grave,

you are there. 9 If I ride the wings of

the morning, if I dwell by the farthestoceans,10 even there your hand will

guide me, and your strength will

support me.


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NearnessWas Lost


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Genesis 3:88 When the cool eveningbreezes were blowing, the man

and his wife heard theLORD God walking about in the

garden. So they hid fromthe LORD God among the

trees.


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Sinseparate

d manfrom


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Isaiah 59:1-21 Listen! The LORDs arm is nottoo weak to save you, nor is His

ear too deaf to hear you call.2 Its your sins that have cut

you off from God. Because ofyour sins, He has turned away

and will not listen anymore.


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Israel wasdistinguishe

d by His

Presence


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Exodus 33:16How will anyone know that youlook favorably on me - on me

and on your people - if youdont go with us? Foryour

presence among us sets yourpeople and me apart from all

other people on the earth.


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Mosaic Law

brought theTabernacle and

Sacrificial Systemthat allowed Godto dwell with a

sinful people


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Exodus 29:10-1110 You shall also have the bullbrought before the tabernacle of

meeting, and Aaron and his sonsshall put their hands on the head

of the bull. 11 Then you shall kill the

bull before the LORD, by the doorof the tabernacle of meeting.


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Psalm 27:4The one thing I ask of theLORD - the thing I seek

most - is to live in the house ofthe LORD all the days of my

life, delighting in the LORDsperfections and meditating in

his Temple.


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2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon finishedpraying, fire flashed down from

heaven and burned up theburnt offerings and sacrifices,

and the glorious presenceof the LORD filled the

Temple.


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NearnessBecameLimited


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Isaiah 29:13And so the Lord says, Thesepeople say they are mine. They

honor me with their lips, buttheir hearts are far from Me.

And their worship of me isnothing but man-made rules

learned by rote.


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NearnessBecame

Judgment


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NearnessRestoredIn Christ


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Matthew 1:23

Behold, the virgin shallbecome pregnant and give

birth to a Son, and theyshall call His name

Emmanuel which means,

God with us.


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Hebrews 7:19

For the law never madeanything perfect. But now

we have confidence in abetter hope, through which

we draw near to God.


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Hebrews 7:25

Therefore He is able, onceand forever, to savethose

who come to Godthrough Him. He livesforever to intercede with

God on their behalf.


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NearnessMovesInside


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John 16:7

But in fact, it is best for youthat I go away, because if I

dont, the Advocatewont

come. If I do go away, then I

will send Him to you.


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1 Peter 2:5

And you are living stones thatGod is building into His

spiritual temple. Whatsmore, you are His holy priests.

Through the mediation of JesusChrist, you offer spiritual

sacrifices that please God.


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Sin stillseparates us from

God!


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Revelation 3:19-20Those whom I love I rebuke anddiscipline. So be earnest, and

repent. Here I am! I stand at thedoor and knock. If anyone hears

my voice and opens the door, I willcome in and eat with him, and he

with me.


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Earnestlydesire

theNearness


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Psalm 73:28

But as for me, it is goodto be near God. I have

made the Sovereign

LORD my refuge; I willtell of all Your deeds.

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