{"id":10371,"date":"2022-03-14T08:17:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T12:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10371"},"modified":"2022-03-14T08:17:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T12:17:38","slug":"godisstillgod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2022\/03\/godisstillgod\/","title":{"rendered":"God is Still God"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . .<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Series: Truth Decay<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE: God is Still God<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18, 23-24<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">God is still God even though there are efforts to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>minimize<\/strong><\/span>) Him, (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>change<\/strong><\/span>) Him, and even (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>delete<\/strong><\/span>) Him.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0 \u00a0 WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT GOD<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What are they saying about God?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Freud- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>a crutch<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Voltaire- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>an invention of man<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>A (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>cosmic child abuser<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>A (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>mean, hateful entity<\/strong><\/span>) who delights in suffering and sending people to hell.<\/li>\n<li>A (<strong><u>moral monster<\/u><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>A culture of (<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">confusion<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0 \u00a0WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT GOD \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWhat you think about God shapes your whole relationship with Him. What you believe God thinks about you determines how close you will grow toward Him.\u201d Ingram<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2 non-negotiables:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>God is (<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not like us<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>God cannot (<strong><u>shrink to our level<\/u><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What does the Bible say?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>God is (<strong><u>sovereign<\/u><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>God is (<strong><u>good and powerful<\/u><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>God is (<strong><u>holy<\/u><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>God is (<strong><u>Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent<\/u><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>God is (<strong><u>loving<\/u><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next Week: Series:\u00a0 \u201cTruth Decay\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Title: Jesus Still Jesus- Mt. 16: 13-17; John 1:1-5, 14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . . Series: Truth Decay TITLE: God is Still God Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18, 23-24 &nbsp; God is still God even though there are efforts to (minimize) Him, (change) Him, and even (delete) Him. I.\u00a0 \u00a0 WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT GOD &nbsp; What are they saying about God? 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