A God Like None Other

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Gods Renown!
A God Like None Other
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Word Definitions
Renown -
is defined as exalted reputation the state
of being widely known for great achievements or
merits fame.
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As the title suggests, this study is about GODS
RENOWN and the place of the local congregation in
the widening of Gods GLORY.
In order to rediscover the essential or spiritual
purpose of God and His means, we must make the
biblical understanding of God and the Church our
starting and ending point.
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God distinguishes Himself from all other gods.
There is none like Him. He is God alone.
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I Timothy 2 5 For there is ONE God and one
mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men.
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From The Bible, A Christian Knows that there is
ONE True and Living God who presents Himself as
Three Persons Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Father
IS
IS NOT
IS NOT
GOD
IS
IS
Son
Holy Spirit
IS NOT
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Relationships Between the Trinity
The Fathers will is to be done on Earth as it is
in Heaven
Jesus, the Son, Points men to the Father
The Holy Spirit Points men to Jesus the Son
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is to
Glorify the Son just as the Son said that He did
the things the Father told Him.
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One day the earth will be full of Gods glory,
and He will reign as King.
His victory is certain--more certain than
anything in this life!
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Dont Go to Church Be the Church!
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You Are the Body of Christ
Now You Are the Body of Christ and Each One of
You Is A Part (Member) of It.
Christ is the Head
I Am
1 Corinthians 1227 Romans 12 3 - 13
Arm Eye Ear Nose Toe
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Do we live as though a battle is being waged?
Do we know where the battle is being fought?
Are we certain of how and when the victory will
come?
These are hard but extremely crucial questions.
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Some say victory is just a matter of believers
making a more quantifiable effort, but if effort
assured victory, how much would be enough?
Others insist that victory lies in the
mobilization of resources.
Our love for organization and means convinces us
that if we could just marshal more people and
money, the world could be taken, the task
completed.
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Victory is not found in
More promotion,
more resources,
or more organization
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The battle for Gods RENOWN is being waged on a
completely different plane, and thus, a solution
of a different kind must be rediscovered.
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If we are to be part of the final assault, we
must go to ground zero and assess our basic
assumptions about God, the Church and the world.
The battle is being waged at the point of
spiritual purpose rather than merely with
natural means.
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The Bible is the window through which all of this
can be clearly seen.
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The Bible instructs us that the Churches Power
and Influence comes from God
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Jesus Said, I will build My Church. Matthew
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You are to Obey Me!
The Church will grow if we will Obey Him!
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Why has this gospel of the kingdom been so
marginally received by the peoples of the earth?
Why are societies and cultures in crisis while
the Church remains unable to speak adequately to
their needs?
Could it be that the Church is snared by the
same crisis, captured by its own culture and
traditions rather than by its God and His
kingdom purpose?
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The crisis of our culture is its lack of
God--its godlessness. Too often, the Church
simply reflects the values, methods, and mindset
of the culture around it.
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The church is in the World but not to be a part
of it!
Believers in Jesus Christ are simply in the
worldphysically presentbut not of it, not part
of its values (John 1714-15).
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HE Is
1. Eternal 2. Unchanging 3. Everywhere 4. Too Big
for People to Understand 5. Timeless - No
Birthday - Will Never Die 6. Knows All 7. All
Powerful
Think of the size of HIS Creation. We cannot
contain the greatness of GOD in our minds.
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THE POWER OF GOD IS PRESENT AND ACCESSIBLE WHEN
A LOCAL CONGREGATION IS AWED BY GOD!
AWE prompts the realization that power is not
in our adequacy, wealth or strength.
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A local church can only speak to its culture and
the world when God strikes His people with a
vision of Himself that instills AWE and
REVERENCE.
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Begin this journey with the intent to revere God,
to discover the purpose for His Church and to
live for His glory.
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--you exist for God and His Renown!
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As you continue this study, pray a prayer like
this
Lord, empty me of myself and my desires and
reveal Yourself to me. I wait expectantly to
hear from You. I desire to know You. Create in
me a passion for your glory and renown. Amen
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• Discover the purpose for which you were created

• Understand Gods design for the local church

• Grasp the flow of Gods history

• Celebrate Gods passion for worship among the
• nations

• Discipline and ready yourself in key areas

• Uncover essential truth from Scripture

• Embrace Gods passion for the nations

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A God like None Other!
This journey is about God from beginning to end.
The first section sets the stage for everything
that follows for the Lord God is like none
other. At the beginning of time, there were no
tribal deities or gods.
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KEY VERSE To whom would you liken Me And make
Me equal and compare Me, That we would be alike?
For I am God, and there is no other I am God,
and there is none like Me . Isaiah 46 5, 9
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A god (or idol) is whatever or whomever we value
or give disproportionate honor to above the
Creator God.
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Who is this God?
His name is not Shiva, Ganesh, Buddha,
Christianity or Lexus. He has revealed Himself
as Yahweh, Elohim and Adonai. He is ..
God
- Creator
- Absolute
- Awesome
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Everything was created by Him. In the beginning
God created the heavens and the earth. The earth
was formless and void, and darkness was over the
surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was
moving over the surface of the waters.
Then God said, Let there be light and there was
light. Gen 11-3
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• Formless and void means that
• the earth was non-existent. Together these two
  Hebrew words mean
• empty nothingness.
• God began with nothing
• and created all that is.

He created all that is with no pre-existing
material. Therefore He created everything ex
nihilo, out of nothing.
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Then God said
God spoke the world into existence with the
power of His words. He did not inherit
the world nor was He passive in its creation.
He spoke and it became.
He is CREATOR!
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His Power makes clear that He is the only true
God Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the
power and the glory and the victory and the
majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens
and the earth, Yours is dominion, O Lord, and You
exalt Yourself as head over all. 1 Chronicles
2911
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• Greatness. The distinction and
  renown of a
• sovereign King.
• Power. The force and might
• of a warrior King.
• Glory. The majesty magnitude of a
  reigning King.

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• Victory. The triumph and conquest of a
  dominating King.
• Majesty. The grandeur and splendor of a
  celebrated King.
• Dominion. The complete supremacy of a
  ruling King.

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God demonstrated through His power that He is the
only true God and King. Through creation and His
activities with man, God shows that no other god
has power like His. All other gods are empty
and void of power. Only God Who reveals Himself
as Yahweh makes clear His absoluteness by His
mighty and powerful activity. Who is God? He
is Absolute.
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Gods Power is Now and Forever For Yours is the
kingdom and the power and the glory Matthew
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forever.
Amen.
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AWESOME All of creation demonstrates His
glory
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Say to God, How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your
enemies will give obedience to You. All the
earth will worship You, and will sing praises to
You, they will sing praises to Your name.
Psalm 663-4
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All Creation will Stand in Awe of God Let all
the earth fear the Lord Let all the
inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
Psalm 338
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Who is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is
like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in
praises, working wonders? Exodus 1511
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Do you know the Creator God or have you given
allegiance to a lesser god?
The worksheet questions will help you assess and
record your thoughts about the greatness
majesty of the Creator and His place in your life.
Are you honoring the Lord God as the awesome and
absolute Creator of all that is, or is He just
another god?
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It is absolutely crucial that you come face to
face with God and acknowledge Him as Creator of
your life and all that you possess.
The rest of this journey will make little sense
if you have not resolutely established that He is
God, and He is like none other!
Recognize Him as absolute and thus give Him every
right to control every area of your life.
Declare Him as the awesome God.
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ASK God to do the following in your life

• Reveal the lesser gods that have
• taken priority in your life.

Give you a mind and heart that hunger for Him
more than for food and life.
Disclose His nature to you through His Scripture.
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DECLARE See worksheet
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In order to understand completely the truths of
this lesson and for them to sink deeply into your
life, spend 10 minutes memorizing the key verse.
Meditate on what you have memorized throughout
the days ahead. The purpose of the memorization
and meditation is to bury the truth about God
deep within your life.
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To whom would you liken Me And make Me equal and
compare Me, That we would be alike? For I am
God, and there is no other. I am God, and
there is no one like Me. Isaiah 465,9
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Congratulations! You have made it to the first
bend in the journey. Proceeding from this point
You will know God ---- His might and power.