Foundations - We are Built on His Name

Living Out God’s Name

Exodus 34:5-8

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” - A.W. Tozer

This week starts a new year - full of new beginnings and new challenges, new goals and new experiences, new relationships, new memories, new dreams, and new obstacles - and yet one thing that is unchanging is who God is.

This week we start a new series called Foundations. We will be looking at what is foundational to Who God is and how that should change every aspect of who we are.

This Sunday we look at Who God is. All of us have a picture of God in our minds. It might not be something we’ve ever written down, but it shows up in how we live. If God feels distant, we tend to live like we’re on our own; if God feels harsh, we relate to Him with fear or guilt; if God feels small or manageable, we treat Him casually.

What we believe about God shapes everything—how we pray, how we worship, how we handle stress, how we make decisions, and how we respond when life doesn’t go the way we planned.

The Bible doesn’t just tell us things about God to fill our heads with information, God reveals Who He truly is so that our lives would be transformed! When Scripture shows us that God is holy, it invites us to humility. When Scripture shows us that God is sovereign, it invites us to trust. When Scripture shows us that God is near, it invites us to relationship. When Scripture shows us that God is gracious, it invites us to surrender—not fear.

This week we will open up to Exodus 34 and see an encounter between God and Moses - and in this encounter, God introduces Himself. In this first introduction we see that God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. God introduces Himself with the same characteristics that are seen in the Father, in the Son, and in the Holy Spirit!

See you this Sunday at Likewise,

Pastor Josh