trent sheppard's wisdom back to news
the nature and character of God: understood through His story, not a system or simple list
quotes from trent:
"epic"
"give Him praise!"
"fast-slow...fast...slow...did you see that?"
"fetching"
"you trekking with me?"
"you read the NIV too? its meant to be!"
"when the sun sets here it's so beautiful that you're practically proposing to yourself..."
"i don't really feel like gravity is the right thing for me today..."
"He is God and you are not."
some stories to point towards God's character:
forward: in the beginning, God
part one: the garden
part two: noah, the flood
part three: abraham
also: job, jonah, joseph, the spit in the mud (blind man), the healed paralytic, etc
the best part: Jesus, the God-man hero
people never actually have issue with God's existance or His power, but always struggle with His character..."who is this God?, what is He like?"
some characteristics explored:
I AM
personal
relational
sovereign
holy / set apart
risk taking / risky
loving
faithful
lover
before time
creator
humble
good
emotional
trustworthy
wild
compassionate
just and merciful
consuming fire
funny
passionate
huge
bigger than the antari star