1. G O D I S
“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
(Hebrews 11:6)
Based on notes from Joe Price
Preached at West Side on August 9, 2009 PM
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2. G O D I S
Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)

3. John 4:24
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

4. Isaiah 55:8-9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.”

5. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)

6. Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”

7. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)

8. John 3:33
He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true.
John the Baptist’s words concerning the testimony of the Anointed of God (Jesus Christ)

9. Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

10. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)

11. John 8:45-47
But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.

12. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)

13. 1 John 1:5
This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

14. 1 Timothy 6:16
Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

15. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)
We must come to the light (John 3:20-21)

16. John 3:20-21
For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.

17. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)
We must come to the light (John 3:20-21)
Love (1 John 4:8; John 3:16)

18. 1 John 4:8
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

19. John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

20. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)
We must come to the light (John 3:20-21)
Love (1 John 4:8; John 3:16)
We must have love as our defining virtue (Matthew 22:37-39)

21. Matthew 22:37-39
Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

22. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)
We must come to the light (John 3:20-21)
Love (1 John 4:8; John 3:16)
We must have love as our defining virtue (Matthew 22:37-39)
Faithful (1 Cor. 1:7-9; 10:13)

23. 1 Corinthians 1:7-9
So that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

24. 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

25. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)
We must come to the light (John 3:20-21)
Love (1 John 4:8; John 3:16)
We must have love as our defining virtue (Matthew 22:37-39)
Faithful (1 Cor. 1:7-9; 10:13)
We must be faithful to His word (John 14:15)

26. John 14:15
If you love Me, keep My commandments.

27. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)
We must come to the light (John 3:20-21)
Love (1 John 4:8; John 3:16)
We must have love as our defining virtue (Matthew 22:37-39)
Faithful (1 Cor. 1:7-9; 10:13)
We must be faithful to His word (John 14:15)
One (Galatians 3:20; Romans 3:29)

28. Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one.

29. Romans 3:29
Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.

30. G O D I S Spirit (John 4:24; Isaiah 55:8-9)
We must concern ourselves with our souls (Matthew 16:24)
True (John 3:33; Deuteronomy 32:4)
We must hear and obey His word (John 8:45-47)
Light (1 John 1:5; Timothy 6:16)
We must come to the light (John 3:20-21)
Love (1 John 4:8; John 3:16)
We must have love as our defining virtue (Matthew 22:37-39)
Faithful (1 Cor. 1:7-9; 10:13)
We must be faithful to His word (John 14:15)
One (Galatians 3:20; Romans 3:29)
We must be one in Christ (John 17:20-21)

31. John 17:20-21
I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

32. Conclusion
There is no other God than Jehovah! Who and how He is, and what He has done for us, demands obedience and commitment from us as His children.
Based on notes from Joe Price
Preached at West Side on August 9, 2009 PM
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