Introduction to GodIntroduction to God

Question: Who Are Question: Who Are You?You?

(Describe yourself – (Describe yourself – living organism, name, living organism, name, age, parents, wants, age, parents, wants, life span… any way life span… any way

that describes you.) that describes you.)

Many answers can be Many answers can be given to that question, given to that question, “Who are you?” How “Who are you?” How

many answers, many answers, though, dealt with though, dealt with how God sees you?how God sees you?

Agree or Disagree: Agree or Disagree: How God sees us is How God sees us is the Truth and most the Truth and most

important. important.

So who is God and how So who is God and how can we know what he can we know what he

thinks of us?thinks of us?

Many people have a Many people have a lot of different ideas lot of different ideas about God. That’s about God. That’s

why there are so many why there are so many different religions. different religions. However, you and I However, you and I

have the right have the right information about God information about God in the Bible. That was in the Bible. That was the book Jesus made the book Jesus made to show who God is, to show who God is,

and Jesus can be and Jesus can be trusted more than trusted more than

anybody because he anybody because he rose from the dead…rose from the dead…

So today, we’re going So today, we’re going to take a little time to to take a little time to talk about what the talk about what the

Bible says about God.Bible says about God.

You see, in studying You see, in studying about God, we’ll find about God, we’ll find out how he looks at out how he looks at

you and me and you and me and whether or not he is whether or not he is

really happy with us. really happy with us. VERY IMPORTANT!VERY IMPORTANT!

First Question:First Question:

How do you How do you know if there is know if there is really a God? really a God?

Look up: Psalm Look up: Psalm 14:1 14:1

Three Ways to Know there’s Three Ways to Know there’s a God:a God:

Works of Creation – See Romans Works of Creation – See Romans 1:201:20

Conscience – See Romans 2:14-15Conscience – See Romans 2:14-15 Bible – John 1:18 & John 5:39Bible – John 1:18 & John 5:39

The Bible describes God as one God and The Bible describes God as one God and three persons – Father, Son, Holy Spirit. three persons – Father, Son, Holy Spirit. This teaching is what we call the This teaching is what we call the Trinity. “Tri” equals 3, like Tri-angle (3 Trinity. “Tri” equals 3, like Tri-angle (3 angles) or Tri-cycle (3 wheels) and angles) or Tri-cycle (3 wheels) and “une” equals 1. Like uni-corn a 1 “une” equals 1. Like uni-corn a 1 horned horse or uni-cycle (1 wheel).horned horse or uni-cycle (1 wheel).

Question: Anyone know whatQuestion: Anyone know whatwe say in church every week thatwe say in church every week thatreminds us of our Triune God?reminds us of our Triune God?

The TRIUNE GodThe TRIUNE God

THE CREEDTHE CREED

I believe in God the Father Almighty…

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son,

our Lord…

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and

giver of life…

Do you know Do you know what people who what people who

don’t believe don’t believe there is a God there is a God

are called?are called?

How about those How about those who are unsure who are unsure that there’s a that there’s a

God?God?

Another Another question: question:

If you were GodIf you were Godwhat would you have what would you have

created?created?

Answers may be really Answers may be really different on that different on that

question. Kind of fun question. Kind of fun to think about! to think about!

Whatever the answer, Whatever the answer, the idea that the the idea that the creation would be creation would be

perfect in every way perfect in every way would be a thought for would be a thought for

those answering those answering seriously. You’d be seriously. You’d be right. Everything right. Everything created would be created would be

perfect.perfect.

Game:Game:Alternate saying Alternate saying all that God has all that God has

made. Game made. Game ends when one ends when one

hesitates or hesitates or repeats.repeats.

So, if your So, if your creation creation

turned out turned out to be the to be the

opposite of opposite of what you what you

had hoped, had hoped, what would what would you do with you do with

it?it?

Some answers are Some answers are probably along the probably along the

lines of: “We’d throw lines of: “We’d throw it away and start over it away and start over

again.” But other again.” But other answers might have answers might have been something like, been something like, “We’d try to fix it.”“We’d try to fix it.”

Let’s consider what Let’s consider what God chose…God chose…

What did God What did God do to us who do to us who

ruined ruined ourselves with ourselves with sin and all of sin and all of

God’s creation?God’s creation?

How does God How does God see you then?see you then?

If there’s time, If there’s time, move on to move on to

video lessons video lessons 2-3…2-3…

Discuss as time Discuss as time allows…allows…