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“Things Too Wonderful”
John 1:1-18
A Journey of Discovery in 2011
A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Our spiritual growth iscorrelated with thesize of our vision ofJesus!
A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Who is Jesus?
A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Who is Jesus?
The Words of Jesus
A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Who is Jesus?
The Words of Jesus
The Works of Jesus
“Things Too Wonderful”
“Three things are toowonderful for me, four I don’t understand.”
Prov. 30:18
“Things Too Wonderful”
Spiritual truths thatexceed our finite,human comprehension
“Things Too Wonderful”
Spiritual truths thatexceed our finite,human comprehension
Spiritual mysteriesthat “blow our minds”
“Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
“In the beginning was the Word.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
– Eternity is the truththat God existsoutside theboundaries of bothtime and space
“Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
– Will we be boredin Heaven?
“Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
“From everlasting to everlasting, you are God . . . for a thousand years in your sight are like a day.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
Eternity is a truth thatis too wonderful!
“Things Too Wonderful”
2. The Trinity
“And the Word
was withGod.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
2. The Trinity
– The Father, the Son, andthe HolySpirit arethree distinctpersons thatcomprise onetriune God
“Things Too Wonderful”
2. The Trinity
– The threePersons ofthe Trinityexist inunbroken,intimatefellowship
“Things Too Wonderful”
The Trinity is a truth thatis too wonderful!
“Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
– Jesus changedHis status
“Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
– Without ceasing to be God in anyregard, Jesustook humannature and fleshinto union withHis divine being
“Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
– God becamesomething thatHe previouslywas not
“Things Too Wonderful”
The Incarnation is a mystery that is too wonderful!
“Things Too Wonderful”
4. God’s Foreknowledge
“You perceive my thoughts from afar . . . Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely. Such knowledge is toowonderful to me.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
4. God’s Foreknowledge
– God knows whathas happened, Heknows what’shappening now,and He knows whatwill happen next
“Things Too Wonderful”
4. God’s Foreknowledge
– How does God’sforeknowledgeintersect withmy free will?
“Things Too Wonderful”
God’s foreknowledge is too wonderful!
“Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
“Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
– Why does Godchoose to usewhom He does?
“Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
– Why does Godchoose the pathfor me that He does?
“Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
– Why does Godchoose healing forsome and “home-going” for others?
“Things Too Wonderful”
God’s sovereign choices are too wonderful!
“Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes on Himshould not perish, but haveeverlasting life.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
– The Cross cost Godmore than we couldever fathom . . .
The Father turned His face away from the Son
“Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
– God did this to open thedoor for you and to bewelcomed into His fellowship!
“Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
“I pray that you will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend how wide, and long, and high, and deep is the love of Christ,and to know this love thatsurpasses knowledge.”
“Things Too Wonderful”
God’s great love for youis too wonderful!
“Things Too Wonderful”
EternityThe TrinityThe IncarnationGod’s ForeknowledgeGod’s Sovereign ChoicesGod’s Great Love for You
May the true meaning of Christmasblow your mind!
