Lenses: The God I See In Jesus Christ

Close your eyes. I want you to picture the face of God. Hold that image in your mind. What are you picturing? Get as clear a picture as you can. Does God have a human looking face? Is he standing or sitting? Is he old or young? Zoom in. Is he stern, frowning, or smiling? Now, focus on your feelings. What emotions are welling up inside you? Is it fear, concern, joy, curiosity, bewilderment, worry, pain, awe, love? Once you’ve identified the picture you see, and the emotions you feel, ask yourself why you see and feel what you do. What experiences in your life have framed God in this way for you? Perhaps you can name the stories in Scripture that seem to overshadow the others, the ones that color how you see everything else. The stories we tell ourselves about who God is will inform who we think we are, and, in turn, will color how we see everything in the world.

The sermon today is titled "Lenses." It is the first installment in our "Good and Beautiful God" Series. The Scripture reading is from Exodus 34:5-9. Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on August 21, 2022. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under Begin: A Good God.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Series Intro
• 0:35 Introduction Highlight: Paradigms
• 1:42 What Do You See?
• 6:56 Paradigm Shift
• 12:01 What God Is It That We Shouldn't Believe In?
• 24:09 The God I See In Jesus Christ
• 34:31 The God Who Meets Your Deepest Needs