2. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
Ephesians 3:20 (KJV)
20  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

3. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
Psalm 19:1 (ESV)
1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above pro-claims his handiwork.

4. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
Psalm 14:1 (ESV)
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are cor-rupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

5. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
1 John 3:20 (ESV)
20  for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

6. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
Psalm 139:2-4 (ESV)
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.

7. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
Hebrews 4:13 (NIV)
13  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Every-thing is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

8. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
1 John 4:8 (ESV)
8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:9 (NIV)
9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world…

9. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
John 3:16 (ESV)
16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

10. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
Romans 5:10 (ESV)
10  For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

11. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
It tells us that God is approachable
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confi-dence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

12. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
It tells us that God is approachable
It tells us that God will take of us
Psalm 23:1-2 (ESV)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

13. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
1 Corinthians 1:9 (ESV)
9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

14. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
1 John 2:24-25 (ESV)
24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.

15. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
1 John 5:11-13 (ESV)
11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.

16. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
1 John 2:24-25 (ESV)
24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.

17. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
Genesis 17:8 (ESV)
8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

18. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
Deuteronomy 30:17-18 (ESV)
17 But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, 18 I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess.

19. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
Jude 1:24 (KJV)
24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

20. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
The condemnation of the unfaithful
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (KJV)
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

21. The God to Whom We Draw Near
I. God Is Great!
II. God Is Love!
III. God Is Faithful!
The salvation of the Christian
The condemnation of the unfaithful
Revelation 20:15 (KJV)
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.