The Omnipresence of God

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The Nature of God
Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I
flee from Your presence? Psalm 1397
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I. What the Bible Teaches about the

Nature of God

1. How did God get here?
2. How did God create the earth?
3. How does God know what to do?
4. Does God change His mind?
5. Does God see me at all times?

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1. How did God get here?

• Eternal
• I am that I am Ex. 313
• Jehovah the existing one
• God has always been, and He always will be.
• He is forever
• Ancient of days Dan. 79

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1. How did God get here?
Eternal the LORD shall endure forever
Ps. 97 Thy years will have no end
Ps. 10227
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2. How did God create the earth?

• Omnipotent all powerful
• Gen. 171 I am the almighty God
• No limit to His power
• His power enabled Him to Create the universe.
• with God all things are possible Matt. 1926
• Rev. 196 Lord God omnipotent

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3. How does God know what to do?
Omniscience all knowing He is unlimited in His
knowledge
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3. How does God know what to do?
Omniscience all knowing God is greater than
our heart, and knows all things. 1 Jn.
320 God has known from all eternity all that
He can know.
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3. How does God know what to do?
Omniscience all knowing Great is our Lord,
and mighty in power His understanding is
infinite. Ps. 1475 God has known
from all eternity all that He can know.
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3. How does God know what to do?

• Omniscience all knowing
• God knows our thoughts and everything about our
  lives
• If God gained knowledge, implies He is not all
  knowing
• God has known from all eternity all that He can
  know.

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4. Does God change His mind?

• Immutable unchanging
• Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today and
  forever. Heb. 138
• Methods change
• Principles are eternal

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5. Does God see me at all times?

• Omnipresence
• God is free from the laws of limitations or space
• God is present everywhere at the same time.

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II. What the Bible Teaches about the
Omnipresence of God
Jer. 2323-24 Acts 1728 Ps. 1397-12
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The Omnipresence of God
"Am I a God near at hand," says the LORD, "And
not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in
secret places, So I shall not see him?" says the
LORD "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the
LORD. Jer. 2323-24
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The Omnipresence of God
For in Him we live and move and have our being,
as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we
are also His offspring. Acts
1728
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The Omnipresence of God
Ps. 1397-12 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or
where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend
into heaven, You are there If I make my bed in
hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings
of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts
of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
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The Omnipresence of God
Ps. 1397-12 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall
fall on me," Even the night shall be light about
me Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day The darkness and
the light are both alike to You.
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The Omnipresence of God

• Ps. 1397-12
• There is no place in the universe to which anyone
  can go and be away from God.
• God is geographically close to everyone and
  everything

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III. Explanation of His Omnipresence
Unlimited Infinite
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Unlimited
Eternity --------- unlimited in time Omnipotent
--- unlimited in power Omniscience -- unlimited
in knowledge Omnipresence - unlimited in space
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Infinite
Eternity duration I am that I am Omnipotent
power Almighty God Omniscience
wisdomunderstanding Omnipresence essence
not limited by space
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IV. Lessons from his Omnipresence
We can learn some valuable lessons from this
characteristic of God.
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IV. Lessons from His Omnipresence
1. We cannot hide our sins Prov. 153 The eyes
of the Lord are in every place, beholding the
evil and the good. Heb. 413 ...all things are
naked and opened to the eyes of Him with whom we
have to do.
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IV. Lessons from His Omnipresence

• 2. God sees what the righteous do
• Prov. 153 The eyes of the Lord are in every
  place, beholding the evil and the good.
• God sees and knows our good deeds

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IV. Lessons from His Omnipresence
3. God is With Us Isa. 435 Fear not for I am
with you Matt. 2820 ...and, lo, I am with
you always, even unto the end of the world.
Temptations
Afflictions
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IV. Lessons from His Omnipresence
4. Spur us on to Holy Living I keep Your
precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways
are before You. Ps. 119168 A soldier
marches better when the General is watching.
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IV. Lessons from His Omnipresence
4. Spur us on to Holy Living Does He not see my
ways, And count all my steps? Job 314
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IV. Lessons from His Omnipresence

• 5. We can worship anywhere
• John 423-24
• God is a Spirit
• He is not limited to any place
• We can worship anywhere

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The Omnipresence of God
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and he shall
direct thy paths. Prov. 36 Draw nigh to God,
and He will draw nigh to you. Jas. 48
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• Hear John 1248
• Believe John 824
• Repent Luke 133
• Confess Matt. 1032-33
• Baptized Mark 1616
• Faithful Matt. 2413