God Alone (Part Two)

In our lesson God Alone (Part One) we learned that God always existed.  He never had a beginning and will never have an end.  The children learned that God is Eternal.  In our lesson last week, God Alone (Part Two) we learned that God is a Spirit.   And not only is God a Spirit but He but only He has the ability to be everywhere all the time.  Jeremiah 23:23-24 says, "I am a God who is near," says the Lord.  "I am also a God who is far away.  No one can hide  where I cannot see him," says the Lord. "I fill all of heaven and earth," says the Lord.

We also learned that God is Sovereign.  The dictionary defines sovereign as "ruler, supreme in power, chief....".  The Bible often refers to God as "The  Most High." Psalm 83:18,  Then they will know that you are the Lord, that only you are God Most High over all the earth.

We concluded the lesson with explaining to the children that we cannot really/fully  understand just how great and big God is, however  we can learn many things about Him through the Bible.  We learned:

• He is sovereign---the highest ruler.  
• He alone had no beginning.  
• He will have no end.  
• He is a Trinity, the Great God who is three in one: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 
• He needs nothing.  
• He has no bodily needs because He is Spirit.  
• He knows everything.  
• He is in all places at the same time. 

God is far greater than we can ever imagine!!!

God Alone (Part One)

     This week at God Quest we learned that knowing God is the most important thing we can ever do!  We learned that God is eternal.  Everything that we see and everything that we know about but can't see had a beginning, except for God.  Before anything was, God existed as He does now and He will exist forever.

     Before the beginning there was no universe, no earth, no angels, no devil, no plants, no animals and no people.  All these things had a beginning.  However, there never was a time when God did not exist.  God did not have a beginning.  He was not created.  He has always been alive.  He has always been and will always be the same.  There never will be a time when God does not exist. God can never die.

      We also learned that God is a Trinity.  Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...".  The word "Trinity" is used to describe the three persons, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, who are the one Eternal God.  Hard to understand for an adult never-mind for children.  We admitted to that fact in the lesson.  One of the children said we will understand when we get to heaven.

       Lastly we learned that because God existed before all things, we know that He didn't/doesn't need anything.  He didn't need the earth nor anything on it. We read in Psalm 90:2 (NCV) Before the mountains were born and before you created the earth and the world, you are God. You have always been, and you will always be. God is completely independent of everything and everyone. He is so much greater than we can possibly imagine.  We are so blessed to have the Bible to help us know Him and teach about Him to the children. 

Introducing the Bible

God gave us the Bible because He wants us to know Him.  The Bible is like a personal letter sent to us from God.  The Bible is also the true story of history as seen from God's viewpoint.  God is the central character of the Bible and as we study in the coming year at God Quest we will learn what God is really like.  We will learn who He is, what He did/does and what His personality is like.

Here is what we learned this week as we begin to lay the foundation of studying the Bible. 

• God communicates with man.
• God spoke to men called prophets the exact message He wanted written down.
• Sometimes He spoke out loud, sometimes He spoke to them in visions and sometimes He just put the message directly into their minds.  Whatever the method, God caused the prophets to write down exactly what He spoke to them.
• No other book in the world was written this way----with God telling men exactly what to write.  God is the author of the Bible.
• God used more than 40 men to write down His words. All were Jewish except for one (Luke).
• The Bible was not written all at once----it took 1,600 years for all of the Bible to be written down.
• The Bible is God's message to the world, which He gave through the Jewish people.
• The original books of the Bible were written either in Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek.
• The Bible never needs to be updated or changed.
• The Bible has been printed more times and translated into more languages than any other book in the whole world.
• The Bible has impacted and changed more lives than any other book.

Trusting God

This week we learned about trusting God. I know, it sounds a bit cliche. If we have heard it once we have heard it a thousand times;  trust God! It sound easy, especially when you are telling someone else to do it. But how do we switch off from talking about trusting God to actually doing it? 

The first step in trusting God is by getting to know who He is and what motivates Him. When we begin to understand His character by reading and studying the Bible we can learn many things about Him. First and foremost God is almighty. That means He is more than capable of handling any and all circumstances, situations, and yes ladies and gentlemen people who may seem impossible. And because God's motivation is love we can rest in this wonderful promise found in Romans 8:28, And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

We can take comfort in the fact that He wants the best for us and He will never fail us!