"WHY WE NEED GOD"
INTRODUCTION
When we first come into this world, we are extremely dependent on others...
We need parents or other providers to feed and clean up after ourselves
Even as small children, we sense our need for parental care and protection
As we get older, it is common to believe that we no longer need anyone or anything...
Starting in adolescence, where many think they no longer need their parents
Often continuing throughout adulthood, where many think they can take care of themselves
Mankind is not as self-sufficient as many would like to believe...
We are extremely dependent on many things despite our denials
Which I intend to illustrate in this series of lessons ("Why We Need...")
[Assuming that one believes in God (see "Why I Believe in God"), let's begin with three simple yet significant reasons why we need God in our lives. Starting with the fact that...]
HE IS OUR CREATOR
GOD IS THE CREATOR...
Of the heavens and the earth - Gen 1:1; Exo 20:11; He 11:3
Of mankind, both male and female - Gen 1:27; 5:2
Even in the womb, God has a role in giving us life - Ps 139:13-16; Jer 1:5
He made us, not we ourselves - cf. Ps 100:3
GOD AS OUR CREATOR...
Knows us better than we ourselves
Even as the manufacturer knows his product better than anyone else
Knows our weaknesses and our strengths
Is the best source to find the answers to such questions as:
Where did I come from?
Why am I here?
Where am I going?
How should I live?
[We need God because as our Creator He is the only reliable "tech support" to help us make sense and use of our lives! Another reason we need God is because...]
HE IS OUR REDEEMER
GOD IS THE REDEEMER...
Unfortunately, all have made a mess of their lives - Ro 3:23
Some more than others, but all are in need of major correction - Ro 3:9
But God offers Himself as our Redeemer - Ps 34:22
GOD AS OUR REDEEMER...
Makes it possible for us to start anew - cf. Ps 103:1-5
This He did by sending His Son, Jesus - Ga 4:4-5; Tit 2:11-14
He offered His Son's blood to redeem from our sins - 1Pe 1:17-19
[We need God because as our Redeemer we have the opportunity to be forgiven of sins and to start our lives anew! A third reason we need God is because...]
HE IS OUR PROVIDER
GOD IS THE PROVIDER...
Of physical life itself - Ac 17:28; cf. Ps 66:8-9
Of that which sustains our physical life - Ac 14:17; Mt 5:45
Of spiritual strength that we need - Ep 3:16,20; 6:10
GOD AS OUR PROVIDER...
Has promised to meet our physical needs - Mt 6:25-32
If we will put Him and His righteousness first in our lives - Mt 6:33-34
Has promised to meet our spiritual needs - Php 2:12-13
If we will put on His armor - Ep 6:11-18
CONCLUSION
More things could be said to illustrate our need for God, but for now let these suffice...
God is our Creator
God is our Redeemer
God is our Provider
Those who reject any need for God...
Go through life with no true knowledge of self or purpose in life
Have no way to atone for or to truly correct the many mistakes they make
Have lives devoid of the fullness of God's providential care
How much better to confess our need for God, and look to Him...
For wisdom and guidance in making the best of our time here on earth
For forgiveness and renewal when we mess up our lives through sin
For providential care and spiritual strength to live the truly "abundant life"
Yes, dear friends and brethren, that is why we need God...!
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- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
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- Pleasing God
- Preaching Jesus
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- Power of the tongue
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- Perverting the gospel
- Prayer
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- References on request
- Reject God
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- SERMONS
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- Spirit of GOD
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- Speaking evil of Christian brother
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- Truth about
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- All scripture
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- Abounding hope
- Are you a Christian
- A place for God`s name(this is it)
- All have sinned
- (ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN) STAYING SAVED DB
- Awesome Father,Son,Holy spirit
- Are you the enemy of God
- Audio Bible (KJV)
- All authority
- All things work together for good
- Accuser of GOD`S people
- Abomination
- Avoid being mislead by the devil
- Afraid in fear of Baptizm
- Authority
- Amazing grace
- Adversary
- Acts conversion chart
- Accuser
- AUDIO RIVERSIDE CHURCHOFCHRIST
- Baptizm immersion not sprinkle, pouring
- Baptizm (antitype)
- BAPTIZM POINT OF SALVATION
- Apologetics press
- Baptizm search for truth
- Rebaptizm
- Baptizm NT
- Baptizm forgiveness of sin, washed in the blood of JESUS
- Belief more than knowing there is a GOD
- Brand new creation
- Baptizm Greek Baptizo fully covered
- Born again
- Bible super human
- Bethel
- Blessed is the man
- Being mistreated for doing good.
- Bible verse of the day
- Be not many masters.
- Blasphemy the name of Jesus
- Brain washed (believing lies)
- Bless your enemies curse not
- Bible`s scientific foreknowledge
- Bible read & listen
- Bible inspiration
- Bible charts Donnie Barnes
- Beyond the logos
- Coming home
- Children giving glory to GOD
- CONTACT US
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- Christian and spiritual growth Donnie Barnes
- Christ
- Christianity full time privilledge
- Christianity 101
- Church built on Christ
- Choice 2
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- Choice I
- Cast the first stone
- Committed to GOD
- Church of CHRIST Romans 16:16
- Creation
- Can GOD`S house be established today?
- Childrens video
- Condemn your brother with your tongue
- Childrens : Digger Doug
- Christs
- Church of Jesus Christ
- CHURCH IN NEEDS
- Church built by GOD
- Does doctrine matter
- Duty of care
- Drinking alcohol
- Divorce and remarriage
- Did Jesus build more than 1 church?
- Dictionary
- Day of the Lord
- Diotrephes
- Deception of false teachers
- Denominationlism
- Evil heart of unbelief
- Fabricated truth
- Faith the substance of all things
- Faith
- False prophets
- Filthy rags
- Fake preachers
- First gospel sermon
- False teacher, False preacher DS
- False Preachers
- False Teaching
- Forgiveness
- False brethren brought in
- Falling away
- False brethren
- False preaching can keep u from heaven
- Forget God?
- Gossip David Schmidt
- God`s will for you
- Grief
- GOD
- Give no offence
- Gospel broadcasting network
- GOD`S calling, the good new`s
- GOD`S PLAN IS NOT MAN`S DESIGN
- Give account for yourself
- GOD is righteous
- GOD built true church not man
- God`s preventative word James Watkins
- Gospel Enacted
- Hymns
- How beautiful are the feet that preach
- How do you obey the gospel?
- Hypocrites
- How to get to heaven?
- Heart
- How is the church organized?
- Hypocrites1
- Heaven/Hell
- Homosexuality
- Hope
- Have you obeyed the gospel?
- Identity of the church
- Interview with satan(father of lies)
- Is there more than 1 church? no
- In Jesus Christ
- Is your heart right with GOD
- Influence
- Inspired word of GOD
- In Christ the fullness of the Godhead
- Inspiration what is it?
- In Christ
- In Christ (what is it being in Christ)
- Influence of evil
- Jesus (way)
- JESUS
- Jesus is our faith to our beloved
- Jesus is Lord
- Jesus the way
- Jesus never changes / Changing world James Watkins
- Jesus & children
- Jesus has come in the flesh
- Jesus is Lord (Kurios)
- JESUS CHRIST IS LORD
- Jesus Jesus Jesus
- Kingdom come ?
- Kenya gallery1
- Lying Christians is their any without
- LOCATION OF ONE TRUE CHURCH
- Leaders of this world should be ashamed
- LORDS church part 1
- Law of Liberty inCHRIST
- Love God, the creator of Love.
- Lost
- Light at Riverside Church of CHRIST
- Love of GOD overcomes
- Lord`s church
- Lamentations 3
- Lying wonder
- Leading to Christ
- Ladies videos
- Lying 1
- Lying preachers
- Lord`s supper
- Looking for things to get better
- LINKS
- Lesson`s books of the bible gbn
- Light of the world
- More about JESUS
- Man`s device (not GOD`S)
- Mat 19:6
- Meddling & Gossip is sin
- Man`s tradition or God`s word
- MURMURINGS, MURMURERS, MURMUR
- Making the change
- Moral issues
- None righteous no not one
- New Creation
- No change
- NT reveals one church
- Obey the gospel
- Overcoming the world
- Offenses
- Our GOD is a awesome GOD
- Only 1 church (church of CHRIST)
- Overcome evil with good
- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
- Preach the word
- Pleasing God
- Preaching Jesus
- Persecution and Oppression
- Persecution
- Power of the tongue
- Pray without ceasing
- practicing SIN
- Pride of men hinder the advancement of the gospel
- Perverting the gospel
- Prayer
- Right hand of falsehood lesson by Steven Schiller
- References on request
- Reject God
- REPENT!
- Root of all evil
- RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD
- Rule your own house?
- Riverside gallery
- Repent
- Religious error
- Such were some of you
- Repent Repent Repent
- Salvation
- ROCK SOLID FAITH JAMES WATKINS
- SIN
- Sober
- Sinners prayer 4min video
- Scriptually organized w/o deacons?
- Sheet music
- Safe in the arms of GOD
- Stairway to heaven
- Submit and we will pray for you
- Searching for truth
- Spirit to the churches
- Serving GOD or Self serving
- Service to GOD
- STOP
- Sound teatching
- Sincere,True Ministry
- SERMONS
- Slave of GOD
- Slave of the creator
- SHEPHERD
- Salvation of the LORD
- Spirit of GOD
- Searching for truth(book)
- Speaking evil of Christian brother
- Same sex marriage
- Speak evil of no man
- Scriptual and unscriptually organized churches
- Standard of authority
- Speak evil of a Christian is sin against Christ
- SINS
- SPIRIT & TRUTH
- Slander
- SUNDAY APRIL 17 2022
- The devil
- The children
- The dog has returned to his vomit
- Turn from sin to GOD
- Truth about
- Take the name of Jesus with you
- Truth
- 2 Reasons to believe ap
- Those who persecute you
- Truth for the world
- Time for truth
- The Lord`s Supper
- The Church
- Thanks to GOD
- The holy spirit
- This is God`s church
- The way we were
- U HAVE AN ENEMY!
- Unless the Lord build the house
- U WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IDLE WORDS
- Unscriptual organization of the church
- Unified church James Watkins
- Vengeance
- WOE WOE WOE
- What is the Gospel?
- What must i do to be saved?
- What names on your sign
- World Video Bible School (WVBS)
- What must i do to be saves (transcript)
- James Watkins
- When you die
- What GOD has cleansed
- Withdrawal fellowship
- Why so many churches (Transcript)
- Wearing the crown
- Whose family are u ruling
- Worship
- Wonderful Grace
- Where in the bible is your church mentioned
- Walking with GOD
- Worshipping idols not God
- Worship of idols instead of GOD
- WORSHIP NOV 6 2022
- Worship to God
- What is the church?
- Wonderfully made
- You must be born again
- You give good gifts
- Your unbelief
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