Many people spend their lives doubting that God could possibly love them. They look at unanswered prayers, unanswered questions, or even their own past and conclude that while “God so loved the world” (John 3:16), He was not referring to ourselves. In this final message from The Building Blocks of Christianity, we discover a profound Truth – that God is the ultimate in everything we have looked for in others, but have never found and He uses relational pictures to show us exactly how much we need him. “Pictures of God” brings this series to an end on an encouraging note.
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES (also as PDF download above)
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WARM UP
Talk about a time where you and someone else witnessed the same thing but walked away with very different conclusions.
READ
Leviticus 20:26; Psalm 23:1-4, 25:14, 47:6-7; Jeremiah 10:10; Isaiah 6:5, 63:16;
Hosea 2:19-20; Romans 5:10-11; Hebrews 12:5-9
MAIN POINTS/TAKEAWAY
God is our ultimate:
1. Shepherd
2. King
3. Friend
4. Father
5. Spouse
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. When do you most doubt God’s love for you? Why?
2. If Christians truly believed they were loved by God, how would they live their lives differently?
APPLICATION
Of all the pictures of God, which one is the most meaningful for you these days? Why?
FOR MENTORING
How could knowing the pictures of God help you to mentor someone toward maturity in Christ?
