God Is – Week 1 – God is Community

God is….

Discovering the God we worship & reflecting Him.

“God Is…Community”

Worship involves more than just singing songs or reading Scripture. Worship, for the Christian, is a lifestyle. It is an expression of all that we do. But worship is not simply about “doing.” It is about “becoming,” becoming like the God we worship. They say, the greatest compliment is imitation. Well, maybe the greatest act of worship—or outcome of worship—is becoming more like God. So, what is God like?

Trinity= God in persons.

Four words to better understand the Trinity-

1. – (Deut. 6:4)
2. – (Matt. 6:9; John 1:1, 14; 14:9, 10; Acts 5:3, 4; Matt. 28:18-20; 2 Cor. 13:4)

“God is a COMMUNITY in that God exists as three persons, and those persons are distinct. The Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Father, and the Father is not the Spirit.”— Kevin Miller

1. – (John 10:30)

“One cannot explain a mystery, but can only acknowledge its presence.”— Theologian, Millard Erickson

So, what does a God who is community (and love) do? He creates !

• • Abraham/
  • Jesus and his
  • The
• We are being in God’s image. (2 Cor. 3:18, 4:4)
  • God is re- us in his (i.e., us so we look more like the God we !)

What are the implications for us?

• We are meant for , as well.
• You .
  • You are made in his image.
  • Your connections/relationships matter.
• The other person .
  • If you are made for community, it means the other persons is vital and important…
  • It means that you play a role in helping serve and better the other
• The church (1 Cor. 3:16; Eph. 3:10,11; 3:20, 21)

1 Cor. 3:16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?

• • It means for us to learn about God, we need .
  • It means for us to more like the God we worship, we need .
  • It means the church is not an we can pick or choose.
  • It means that if we are the , for us to neglect the fellowship is less than what God has called us to.
• We are created in .
  • Adam and Eve were made to be in with God.
  • Adam and Eve were made to be in with each other.
  • Abraham/
  • Jesus and his
  • The
• We are being in God’s image. (2 Cor. 3:18, 4:4)
  • God is re- us in his (i.e., us so we look more like the God we !)

What are the implications for us?

• We are meant for , as well.
• You .
• The other person .
• The church (1 Cor. 3:16; Eph. 3:10,11; 3:20, 21; Heb. 10:24, 25)
  • It means for us to learn about God, we need .
  • It means for us to more like the God we worship, we need .
  • It means the church is not an we can pick or choose.
  • It means that if we are the , for us to neglect the fellowship is less than what God has called us to!