Church notes - January 2019

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6th January
Communion
Matthew 26:26 - 28
Our sins are washed away, never to be remembered.

God Most High
Genesis 14:7 - 24
There is only one God, who is the creator. This is what Abraham came to understand.

Elohim - Plural - the Trinity

Genesis 1:26
"Let us" - plural

Gen 14
Melchizedek - described as a King and a Priest.
Priest of God Most High.

El Elyon - a new understanding. God is supreme.

Psalm 83:18
Isaiah 44:6, 7
Psalm 91:1
Luke 1:32, 33
Psalm 97:9
God is over all
- Satan is not His match and politicians are mere men.
Is your God too small?

The Israelites had seen miracles in Egypt, but their faith fled them when they heard the reports about the inhabitants of the Promised Land.

Jeremiah 1:4 - 10
God had given Jeremiah all the resources he needed.
2 Corinthians 12:9, 10.

Nothing was impossible for God's plan of salvation
e.g. Elizabeth's infertility didn't stop John the Baptist being born.

Nothing is impossible for those who have faith.
Nothing is impossible for the God who saves people.
It is impossible for death to have victory over God.

We can have absolute confidence in God.


13 January
Ephesians 1:18 - 23

Who You Say I Am Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcC1Bp13n_4

God's Name
YHWH - Ancient Hebrew, no vowels.
Yahweh - YHWH with the vowels from Adonai.
Yohoveh - Latin
Jehovah

Exodus 3:1 - 17

God reveals Himself through His Name.

Death Clock.

God is the God of Eternity. He is the On Who Is responsible for our existance.

Moses
The Burning Bush - God is there.
A mission: Rescue the Israelites from Egypt.
He is a Redeeming God.
Moses protests - who am I?

God will help.
Another objection vs 13
vs 14
I AM WHO I AM
A continuing sense
God is dependable no matter the time

Jesus - the Bread of Life (John 6:35)
God doesn't forget us. He is always present in His people.
"I will only be understood by My own subsequent acts and words of revelation" - Alan Cole.

Alpha and Omega (Revelation 22:!3)
Everlasting God - Abraham calls upon the Everlasting God (Genesis 21:33)

Daniel 4:34

1 Samuel 17:26
David had a sense of Who God is.

This picture of the living God, Eternal and present with us injects a sense of passion and hope within us.


20 January
Genesis 17:1 - 8

Amy Grant - El Shaddai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHa6Cm62uI

Communion name meanings
Matthew 1:20 - 25
We often don't stay true to the meaning of our names, but Jesus does.

El Shaddai
Almighty God
To be Strong, to overpower
A Strong God who overpowers His opponents.
Mountain
Breat
A nourishing God who supplies our needs.
Genesis 49:24, 25

Yahweh Saboath - Lord of Hosts
God of armies
Exodus 15:3

Joshua 5:13 - 6:2
An encouragement for Joshua.
Joshua asked the wrong question of the commander.

1 Samuel 17:45
David knew he was on God's side.
Jeremiah 20:11
God is mighty in power.
Zephaniah 3:17
Psalm 24:10
The battle is the LORD's. He will fight for us. We need to remember this.
We must prepare ourselves to fight.
Ephesians 6:10 - 18.

He comes as one who has complete victory. Are we on His side?


27th Jan
Exodus 15:22 - 27

From next week: Unstoppable - from Acts

Alpha - Life's big questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU-NpM8xWfo

Alpha starting Tues 12th February

Together as one.
Colossians 3:12 - 16
1 Corinthians 13:4 - 7
Ephesians 2:14 - 20

Genesis 3
The world changed completely
A curse
Gen 3:16 - 19
A bias. Humanity has one towards sin.
We need a healer.

Exodus 15:22 - 27
The Israelites had no water. Their opinion of God plumeted.
Marah - a place of bitterness
We all have a place of bitterness in our lives
God had lead them to this place.
vs 25
God was testing them.
Can we praise God in a time of testing?
vs 26

Job 13:15

Before the original sin - there was no illness and decay.

The LORD who heals - Yahweh Rapha

Refreshment and rejuvination

Living water
John 7:37 - 39

Exodus 15
God stepped in to heal the water.

We have the Spirit
Streams of living water in our heart
We need to draw on those streams.

God's goal for our lives is not comfort, but character development.