“If God wants to have a love relationship with people, why can’t we at least see him?” This is a reasonable question that deserves some answers and they come in a variety of ways from the Bible. As we continue looking at The Building Blocks of Christianity, one of the obstacles to overcome is God’s hiddenness. We will wrestle with this dilemma in Sunday’s message: “The Revelation.”
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES
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WARM UP
Did you grow up in a home where Santa was a “reality?”
READ
Job 23:8-9; Psalm 22:1-2; Exodus 24:9-10; Isaiah 6:5; John 1:18, 3:16-18, 8:12, 10:30, 38, 12:45, 48, 14:6-7, 9-11, 18:37; Hebrews 1:3
TAKEAWAY
Jesus offers us:
*one view of God
*one problem
*one solution
*one destiny
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Why do you think God included so much complaining about his hiddenness in scripture?
2. If God’s hiddenness is such a problem, why don’t you think a loving God would just show himself?
FOR MENTORING
If a person you were mentoring said, “I can’t believe in a God that I can’t see,” what would you say?
