Knowing God

God Is Truth

January 5, 2014Speaker:  Pastor Bill KnepperMain Point:  God is truth and He calls us to walk in truth. I. Truth is that which is real.            A. We live in an age of relativism.            B. But truth is an absolute.            C. God’s truth is the foundation of knowledge. II. The Bible reaches that God is true…

God Is Love (1 John 4:7-11)

November 3, 2013Passage:  1 John 4:7-11Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Because God loves us we are to love one another. I. God’s love means He is always committed to the best.            A. Everyone is an “expert” on the love of God.            B. God is both compassionate and correcting.            C. God became emotionally involved with mankind. II.…

God Is Just (Exodus 34:5-7)

October 6, 2013Passage:  Exodus 34:5-7Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Jesus satisfies the justice of God. I. There is a penalty for breaking God’s laws.            A. Justice is required to punish disobedience.            B. Justice ensures that obedience is rewarded.            C. Justice ensures that no one is favored. II. God’s justice is taught in the Bible.            A. He…

God Knows All (Psalm 139)

September 1, 2013Passage:  Psalm 139Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God knows everything, including what is best for me. I. Omniscience means that God knows everything. II. The Bible teaches that God is omniscient.            A. Psalm 139:7-12            B. Psalm 139:1-6            C. Hebrews 4:13 III. God knows what is best for me.            A. Things we know about God.                       …

God Is In Charge (1 Samuel 2)

June 2, 2013Passage:  1 Samuel 2Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  The sovereignty of God is a comfort to the believer. I. Sovereign means God is in control. II. The Bible teaches the sovereignty of God.            1 Samuel 2:6-1            1 Chronicles 29:11-12            Romans 9:14-18            A. Some feel a need to defend God.            B. God is not the…

No Place To Hide (Psalm 139:7-12)

May 5, 2013Passage:  Psalm 139:7-12Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God is everywhere so do not live in fear. I. Omnipresence means that God is everywhere.            A. God is not spread thin.            B. God is not pantheistic. II. The Bible teaches the omnipresence of God.            A. He is up and down.            B. He is east and west.           …

The Changeless God (Psalm 102, Malachi 3, James 1)

April 7, 2013Passage:  Psalm 102, Malachi 3, James 1Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God will never change His mind about His own. I. God is unchanging and unchangeable.            A. Unchanging means God does not change.            B. Unchangeable means God cannot change. II. The Bible teaches that God does not change.            A. Psalm 102:24-27 – God is…

The Eternal God (John 4:24)

March 3, 2013Passage:  John 4:24Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God is the Creator of time and Lord over it. I. God is infinite and eternal.            A. God is Spirit.  (John 4:24)                        1.  He is immaterial.                        2.  He is invisible.   (Romans 1:20)                        3.  He is personal.            B. God is self-existent.            C. God is eternal.                        (Genesis 1:1; 21:33;…

The Trinity (Deuteronomy 6:4, John 1:14)

February 3, 2013Passage:  Deuteronomy 6:4, John 1:14Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  There is one God with one plan to redeem many. I. The tri-unity of God has not been easy to accept.            A. The Bible does not use the word trinity.            B. The church took 300 years to accept it.                        1.  The Bible teaches the unity…