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How to Know God
by Steve May
Text: Isaiah 11:1-10
Topic: What God is like
Big Idea: God revealed himself through his son, Jesus Christ.
Keywords: Jesus Christ; Seeking God; God, Providence of; Knowing God
Introduction:
- John 14:8-9
- Isaiah 11:9
- Big Idea: God revealed himself through his son, Jesus Christ.
He is your source of spiritual strength.
- Isaiah 11:2-3
- The Spirit of wisdom and understanding rests upon Jesus.
-Illustration: May quotes a businessman who struggles with knowing what is good and wise, illustrating our need for this Spirit in Christ.
-James 1:5
- The Spirit of counsel and power rests upon Jesus.
-Illustration: May quotes a Steve Martin joke to demonstrate our need for more than just advice, but someone to show us how to implement that advice.
- The Spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord rests upon Jesus.
-Illustration: May tells the story of how his electrician father-in-law's knowledge of electricity leads him to have a healthy respect, or "fear," of its power.
He is the source of infinite justice.
- Isaiah 11:3-5.
- Illustration: May quotes a lawyer who said he would rather submit to the United States' justice system, for it would give him a greater chance of both mercy and justice than any other country's; then May affirms how much greater is God's perfect mercy and justice.
He is the source of ultimate peace.
- Isaiah 11:6-9
- Luke 2:14
- John 14:27
- Romans 5:1
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