7/25/2019 Finding God in Two Places, Three if You Include Yourself http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/finding-god-in-two-places-three-if-you-include-yourself 1/2 Psalm 19 January 24, 2016 Finding God in Two Places; Three, If You Include Yourself ay!e i"#s $us" %e and "he choices "ha" I %a&e when I#% 'iewing "ele'ision, !u" %ore and %ore of "he (rogra%s "ha" I wa"ch see% "o !e s(awning grounds for a"heis"s) These are no" $us" (eo(le who say "ha" "here is no God, !u" %any who once !elie'ed in God !u" no longer "hin& "ha" "here is a (lace in "heir world for such old*fashioned !eliefs) They (ull ou" all of "heir scien"ific da"a for an al"erna"i'e world'iew) +runching nu%!ers and using si%(le logic, "hey !elie'e "ha" we now ha'e enough infor%a"ion "o e(lain "he -ues"ions "ha" religion once "ried "o answer; "heology is no longer necessary) For "he fros"ing on "he a"heis" ca&e, "hey argue "ha" !ecause (eo(le do !ad "hings and God doesn#" s"o( "he%, "here %us" no" !e a God) .hy would a God of lo'e allow such "hings "o ha((en/ .ell, if "hey wan" "o "oss God aside !ecause "heir only conce(" of God includes a (erfec" world, I can#" s"o( "he%) owe'er, I !elie'e "ha" our ideas a!ou" God#s lo'e assu%es "ha" "he world isn’t (erfec" and never was (erfec", !u" Jesus +hris" ca%e "o show us "he (ower of forgi'eness and "he sacrifice "ha" is a necessary (ar" of real lo'e) I really wan" you "o unders"and how i%(or"an" i" is for all of us "o worshi( God regularly) This will re-uire you "o cu" "he cord fro% "he %edia and In"erne" cha""er "ha" would "al& you ou" of s(ending "i%e wi"h God) I say "his !ecause "he %ain "rend "ha" is %a&ing our congrega"ions older and s%aller is no" %igra"ion of %e%!ers "o o"her churches, !u" "he s"eady %o'e%en" of +hris"ians "o inac"i'i"y and disin"eres" in all "hings s(iri"ual) .ha"#s really sad is "he nu%!er of fol&s who -ui" God !ecause of "he church) I ha'e no way of &nowing how %any fol&s ha'e used %e as an e cuse for lea'ing church) I do "ry "o %a&e e'ery effor" "o see& forgi'eness when I ha'e done so%e"hing wrong and "o grow in co%(assion e'ery year) 3u" le"#s face i" clergy can do "erri!le "hings and (eo(le ha'e e'ery good reason "o wan" "o le" go of an ins"i"u"ion "ha" a!uses "he%) I would no" wan" anyone "o s"ay in an a!usi'e %arriage or rela"ionshi() 3u" God is !e""er and grea"er "han any"hing) .hen all else fails, God s"ill is God) 5o le"#s s(end a few %inu"es "his %orning deligh"ing is Psal% 1, in which 7a'id cele!ra"es all of "he ways God is ac"i'ely %a&ing God &nown) Firs" of all, "here is crea"ion) 8oo&ing in"o "he nigh" s&y, we can see "he glory of God) 9ecen"ly "wo (rofessors fro% +al Tech re(or"ed "ha" "here are signs "ha" indica"e "he (ossi!ili"y of a nin"h (lane" or!i"ing our 5un) I"#s !e"ween 20 and 100 !illion %iles away fro% "he sun and would "a&e a!ou" 10,000 "o 20,000 years for one or!i" around "he sun) :nd i" hasn#" ac"ually !een disco'ered ye") 3u" "hey#re (re""y sure) 3u" who needs Plane" , when we ha'e !illions of s"ars and %any galaies !eyond our own/ The sun and "he %oon are enough for 7a'id) There is no s(eech< ye" "heir 'oice goes ou" "hrough all "he ear"h, and "heir words "o "he end of "he world)

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Psalm 19 January 24, 2016

Finding God in Two Places; Three, If You Include Yourself

ay!e i"#s $us" %e and "he choices "ha" I %a&e when I#% 'iewing "ele'ision, !u"

%ore and %ore of "he (rogra%s "ha" I wa"ch see% "o !e s(awning grounds for a"heis"s)These are no" $us" (eo(le who say "ha" "here is no God, !u" %any who once !elie'ed inGod !u" no longer "hin& "ha" "here is a (lace in "heir world for such old*fashioned !eliefs)

They (ull ou" all of "heir scien"ific da"a for an al"erna"i'e world'iew) +runchingnu%!ers and using si%(le logic, "hey !elie'e "ha" we now ha'e enough infor%a"ion "oe (lain "he -ues"ions "ha" religion once "ried "o answer; "heology is no longer necessary)For "he fros"ing on "he a"heis" ca&e, "hey argue "ha" !ecause (eo(le do !ad "hings andGod doesn#" s"o( "he%, "here %us" no" !e a God) .hy would a God of lo'e allow such"hings "o ha((en/

.ell, if "hey wan" "o "oss God aside !ecause "heir only conce(" of God includes a(erfec" world, I can#" s"o( "he%) owe'er, I !elie'e "ha" our ideas a!ou" God#s lo'e

assu%es "ha" "he worldisnt

(erfec" andnever

was (erfec", !u" Jesus +hris" ca%e "oshow us "he (ower of forgi'eness and "he sacrifice "ha" is a necessary (ar" of real lo'e)I really wan" you "o unders"and how i%(or"an" i" is for all of us "o worshi( God

regularly) This will re-uire you "o cu" "he cord fro% "he %edia and In"erne" cha""er "ha"would "al& you ou" of s(ending "i%e wi"h God) I say "his !ecause "he %ain "rend "ha" is%a&ing our congrega"ions older and s%aller is no" %igra"ion of %e%!ers "o o"her churches, !u" "he s"eady %o'e%en" of +hris"ians "o inac"i'i"y and disin"eres" in all "hingss(iri"ual)

.ha"#s really sad is "he nu%!er of fol&s who -ui" God !ecause of "he church) Iha'e no way of &nowing how %any fol&s ha'e used %e as an e cuse for lea'ingchurch) I do "ry "o %a&e e'ery effor" "o see& forgi'eness when I ha'e done so%e"hing

wrong and "o grow in co%(assion e'ery year) 3u" le"#s face i" clergy can do "erri!le"hings and (eo(le ha'e e'ery good reason "o wan" "o le" go of an ins"i"u"ion "ha"a!uses "he%) I would no" wan" anyone "o s"ay in an a!usi'e %arriage or rela"ionshi()

3u" God is !e""er and grea"er "han any"hing) .hen all else fails, God s"ill is God)

5o le"#s s(end a few %inu"es "his %orning deligh"ing is Psal% 1 , in which 7a'idcele!ra"es all of "he ways God is ac"i'ely %a&ing God &nown)

Firs" of all, "here is crea"ion) 8oo&ing in"o "he nigh" s&y, we can see "he glory of God) 9ecen"ly "wo (rofessors fro% +al Tech re(or"ed "ha" "here are signs "ha" indica"e"he (ossi!ili"y of a nin"h (lane" or!i"ing our 5un) I"#s !e"ween 20 and 100 !illion %ilesaway fro% "he sun and would "a&e a!ou" 10,000 "o 20,000 years for one or!i" around"he sun) :nd i" hasn#" ac"ually !een disco'ered ye") 3u" "hey#re (re""y sure)

3u" who needs Plane" , when we ha'e !illions of s"ars and %any gala ies!eyond our own/ The sun and "he %oon are enough for 7a'id) There is no s(eech