“Exploring His Excellencies”

His Love
Pastor John Isaacs
Presented at Kingsway Community Church on September 13, 2009

Who is God? What is God Like?

God is who the Bible (in its totality) reveals Him to be.
My Notes:
The Bible Reveals God To Be … ______________________________________
1. All Good 7. Merciful ______________________________________
2. All Powerful 8. Faithful
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3. All Wise 9. Near
4. Eternal 10. Sovereign ______________________________________
5. Holy ______________________________________
6. Just
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God has the _____________ to perform His will. ______________________________________
God is not subject to anyone. ______________________________________
God _______________ and controls His created universe.
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God is sovereign, yet, I’m _______________ for my choices.
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Today’s Attribute: God is Love ______________________________________
1 John 4:8 ______________________________________

God is Love but love is ________ God. ______________________________________

“The divine love is commonly regarded as a species of amiable ______________________________________
weakness, a sort of good-natured indulgence; it is reduced to a ______________________________________
mere sickly sentiment, patterened after human emotion.” - Pink
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Human Love God’s Love ______________________________________
influenced __________________ ______________________________________
conditional __________________
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changing __________________
temporary __________________ ______________________________________
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“There is little real love for God even among professing
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Christians. Because our hearts are so little occupied with His
wondrous love for His people. The better we are acquainted ______________________________________
with His love – its character, fullness, blessedness – the more ______________________________________
our hearts will be drawn out in love to Him.” - Pink ______________________________________

Characteristics of God’s Love ______________________________________

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1. __________and Limitless (Psalm 103:11, Eph 3:18-19) ______________________________________
2. Immutable and ___________ (Micah 7:20, James 1:17)
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3. Eternal (Psalm 136:1, Jeremiah 31:3)
4. _______________ (John 3:16, John 15:13, 1 John 4:10) ______________________________________
5. Personal and ________________ (Eph. 1:4) ______________________________________
6. Source for our loving _______ _____________ (1 John
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4:7-11, Ro 5:5)
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Keep Yourself In God’s Love! ______________________________________
Jude 21, John 15:9-10
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