Look, There's God!

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Look, There's God!

• John 118
• No one has seen God at any time. The only
  begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father,
  He has declared Him.

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Introduction

• John 537 And the Father Himself, who sent Me,
  has testified of Me. You have neither heard His
  voice at any time, nor seen His form.
• Exodus 3320 But He said, "You cannot see My
  face for no man shall see Me, and live."

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Introduction

• John 424 God is Spirit, and those who worship
  Him must worship in spirit and truth."
• 1 Timothy 616 who alone has immortality,
  dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has
  seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting
  power. Amen.

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See God in Christ

• John 147-9 7 "If you had known Me, you would
  have known My Father also and from now on you
  know Him and have seen Him." 8 Philip said to
  Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is
  sufficient for us." 9 Jesus said to him, "Have I
  been with you so long, and yet you have not known
  Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the
  Father so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

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See God in Christ

• Hebrews 11-3 1 God, who at various times and in
  various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by
  the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to
  us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all
  things, through whom also He made the worlds 3
  who being the brightness of His glory and the
  express image of His person, and upholding all
  things by the word of His power, when He had by
  Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right
  hand of the Majesty on high,

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See God in Christ

• Matthew 1615-16 15 He said to them, "But who do
  you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered and
  said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living
  God."
• James 48 Draw near to God and He will draw near
  to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners and
  purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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See God in Nature

• Psalm 191-6 The heavens declare the glory of
  God And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day
  unto day utters speech, And night unto night
  reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor
  language Where their voice is not heard. 4 Their
  line has gone out through all the earth, And
  their words to the end of the world. In them He
  has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like
  a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And
  rejoices like a strong man to run its race. 6 Its
  rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit
  to the other end And there is nothing hidden
  from its heat.

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See God in Nature

• With naked eye we see 2 or 3,000 stars
• North Star is 407 light years away We are
  seeing light from the 1600's
• Some stars are 3,000 light years away we see
  light from the time of David
• Psalm 13914 I will praise You, for I am
  fearfully and wonderfully made Marvelous are
  Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

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See God in our Blessings

• James 117 Every good gift and every perfect gift
  is from above, and comes down from the Father of
  lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow
  of turning.
• Eat, breath, smile, be warmed God's benevolence

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See God in our Blessings

• Romans 828-29 28 And we know that all things
  work together for good to those who love God, to
  those who are the called according to His
  purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also
  predestined to be conformed to the image of His
  Son, that He might be the firstborn among many
  brethren.

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Do you want to see God?

• Matthew 58 Blessed are the pure in heart, For
  they shall see God.
• 1 John 32 Beloved, now we are children of God
  and it has not yet been revealed what we shall
  be, but we know that when He is revealed, we
  shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

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Do you want to see God?

• Revelation 223-4 3 And there shall be no more
  curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb
  shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.
  
• 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be
  on their foreheads.