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Series: All Things New
James Merritt
Isaiah 6:1-9
Introduction
1. What name is mentioned more often in the Bible than any other name? It is an easy answer. It is God. The name ‘‘God’’ is mentioned 4473 times in 3893 verses. That name will be spoken about, thought about and written about every day more than any other name on this planet. To me, that begs a question that I would like to ask all of us today and it is this, ‘‘When you think about God what comes into your mind?’’ I hope during this entire message you will give that question serious thought for this reason. Many years ago, an American pastor named A. W. Tozer said this, ‘‘What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us... no religion has ever been greater than its idea of God. The most determining fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart can see God to be like.’’
2. Two sociologists from Baylor University surveyed almost 4000 adults and asked them about their views on God. They discovered that the way people picture God determines their attitudes on everything from economics, to justice, social morality, war, natural disasters, science, politics and love. The single most important thing about all of us is not how much money we make, not what we look like, not what kind of car we drive or house we live in. The most important thing about us is how we see God.
3. The reason is very simple. How we see God will determine how we relate to God and how we see God relating to us. If you see God as just ‘‘the man upstairs’’ you will treat him just like any man upstairs. If God is the ‘‘mean old man god’’ who not only hates sin but doesn’t care for sinners either and loves to punish and send to hell, you probably won’t want anything to do with him. If you see God as the ‘‘good ole boy god’’ who is just your buddy and your homeboy, then you will think he is cool with any ...
Series: All Things New
James Merritt
Isaiah 6:1-9
Introduction
1. What name is mentioned more often in the Bible than any other name? It is an easy answer. It is God. The name ‘‘God’’ is mentioned 4473 times in 3893 verses. That name will be spoken about, thought about and written about every day more than any other name on this planet. To me, that begs a question that I would like to ask all of us today and it is this, ‘‘When you think about God what comes into your mind?’’ I hope during this entire message you will give that question serious thought for this reason. Many years ago, an American pastor named A. W. Tozer said this, ‘‘What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us... no religion has ever been greater than its idea of God. The most determining fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart can see God to be like.’’
2. Two sociologists from Baylor University surveyed almost 4000 adults and asked them about their views on God. They discovered that the way people picture God determines their attitudes on everything from economics, to justice, social morality, war, natural disasters, science, politics and love. The single most important thing about all of us is not how much money we make, not what we look like, not what kind of car we drive or house we live in. The most important thing about us is how we see God.
3. The reason is very simple. How we see God will determine how we relate to God and how we see God relating to us. If you see God as just ‘‘the man upstairs’’ you will treat him just like any man upstairs. If God is the ‘‘mean old man god’’ who not only hates sin but doesn’t care for sinners either and loves to punish and send to hell, you probably won’t want anything to do with him. If you see God as the ‘‘good ole boy god’’ who is just your buddy and your homeboy, then you will think he is cool with any ...
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