1. “Grab Hold Of God For Real”
… a New Beginnings’ Series starting Sunday, January 6th

2. Series: Grab Hold Of God For Real
God Is For Real

3. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is God
God is good
God is love

4. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is incomprehensible

5. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is incomprehensible
Isaiah 55:9 ( KJV ) 9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 
Hosea 14:9 ( KJV ) 9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

6. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is all knowing
Job 31:4 ( NKJV ) 4    Does He not see my ways,    And count all my steps?

7. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is all knowing
Deuteronomy 31:14-18 ( NASB ) 14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time for you to die is near; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.  15The LORD appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the doorway of the tent.  16The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them. 

8. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is all knowing
17“Then My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will come upon them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come upon us?’  18“But I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they will do, for they will turn to other gods.

9. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is all powerful

10. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
God is totally righteous
Psalms 145:17 ( KJV ) 17    The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
He cannot sin

11. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in finding God
Romans 11:33 ( KJV ) 33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 

12. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in finding God
Because we do not understand, we are hesitant to look to Him

13. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in finding God
Because we do not understand, we are hesitant to look to Him
Because we struggle to understand things we cannot explain or see, we wait

14. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in finding God
Because we do not understand, we are hesitant to look to Him
Because we struggle to understand things we cannot explain or see, we wait
Because it is easier to doubt… we doubt

15. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in knowing God

16. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in knowing God
Sin’s stink and sway separates us from God

17. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in knowing God
Sin’s stink and sway separates us from God
Guilt’s stigma stops us from calling to Him
1 John 3:20 ( KJV ) 20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 

18. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in knowing God
Sin’s stink and sway separates us from God
Guilt’s stigma stops us from calling to Him
Pride’s stimulus prevents us from depending upon Him

19. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties in knowing God
Sin’s stink and sway separates us from God
Guilt’s stigma stops us from calling to Him
Pride’s stimulus prevents us from depending upon Him
Unbelief’s stinginess suppresses our turning to God

20. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties talking with God

21. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties talking with God
God’s power is real
Exodus 20:18-21 ( NKJV ) 18Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.  19Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” 20And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.”  21So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

22. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties talking with God
God’s power is intimidating
Ezekiel 43:2 ( KJV ) 2And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. 
Exodus 20:21 ( KJV ) 21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

23. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Who, what is God?
The difficulties talking with God
God’s power is decisive
Exodus 24:1-2 ( KJV ) 1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.  2And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. 

24. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Deuteronomy 31:14-18 ( NASB ) 14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time for you to die is near; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.  15The LORD appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the doorway of the tent.  16The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.  17“Then My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will come upon them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come upon us?’  18“But I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they will do, for they will turn to other gods.

25. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him

26. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows our need
Hebrews 4:13-16 ( KJV ) 13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.  14Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.  15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.  16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

27. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows the answer – the answer is Christ
Romans 6:17-23 ( NASB ) 17But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed,  18and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.  19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification. 20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 

28. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows the answer – the answer is Christ
21Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.  22But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.  23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

29. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows the answer – the answer is Christ
Notice and realize your captivity, weakness, and great need

30. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows the answer – the answer is Christ
Notice and realize your captivity, weakness, and great need
Let go of sin and its bondage

31. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows the answer – the answer is Christ
Notice and realize your captivity, weakness, and great need
Let go of sin and its bondage
Accept His gift of eternal life through Jesus his Son

32. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows the answer – the answer is Christ
Notice and realize your captivity, weakness, and great need
Let go of sin and its bondage
Accept His gift of eternal life through Jesus his Son
Become His willing servant

33. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
God’s plan or answer for our knowing Him
He knows the answer – the answer is Christ
Notice and realize your captivity, weakness, and great need
Let go of sin and its bondage
Accept His gift of eternal life through Jesus his Son
Become His willing servant

34. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
When should you do this?

35. Realize you will meet God face to face, just like Moses
Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Realize you will meet God face to face, just like Moses

36. Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
You will need Jesus to be there with you and you with Him

37. Or with Christ? Do you want to face God alone?
Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Do you want to face God alone?
Or with Christ?

38. Or with Christ? Do you want to face God alone?
Grab Hold Of God For Real God Is For Real
Do you want to face God alone?
Or with Christ?

39. Grab Hold Of God For Real
God Is For Real