One God and Father

United – Week 7 – One God and Father

Ephesians 4:4-6 (CSB)

⁴ There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling—

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Ephesians 4:6:

“One God and Father of all, who is above all, through all, and in all.”

God is:

• He is the One God and Father of all.

God is:

• Above all
• Through all
• In all.

1. He is All

Genesis 1:1 (CSB):

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Romans 13:1 (CSB):

“Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are instituted by God.”

Isaiah 55:8-9 (CSB):

1. He is  all 

Colossians 1:17 (CSB):

“He is before all things, and by him all things hold together.”

Hebrews 1:3 (CSB):

“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word.”

Acts 17:28 (CSB):

“For in him we live and move and have our being…”

1. He is  all,

Colossians 1:27 (CSB):

“God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

1 Corinthians 3:16 (CSB):

“Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?”

Genesis 1:27 (CSB):

“So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female.”

One God and of All

Isaiah 46:9 (CSB)

“… for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like me.”

2 Corinthians 6:18 (CSB)

And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.

God’s Love vs. Love

1 John 4:16 (CSB)

¹⁶ And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.

God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (CSB)

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant,

⁵ is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs.

God is vs. Fathers are not

Psalm 139:7-10 (CSB)

Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
⁸ If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.
⁹ If I fly on the wings of the dawn and settle down on the western horizon,
¹⁰ even there your hand will lead me; your right hand will hold on to me.

God is All-Knowing vs. Fathers are Limited in Knowledge

Psalm 139:1-4(CSB)

¹ Lord, you have searched me and known me.
² You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away.
³ You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways.
⁴ Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, Lord.

Matthew 6:8(CSB)

“Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”

God’s vs. Fathers Forgiveness

1 John 1:9 (CSB)

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

God is vs. Fathers as Creatures

Isaiah 64:8 (CSB)

Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

Ephesians 2:10 (CSB)

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.

God’s vs. Human Provision

Philippians 4:19: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

Promise of and Life

John 3:16 (CSB):

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”

Promise of God’s

Matthew 28:20 (CSB):

“And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Promise of

Philippians 4:19 (CSB):

“And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

Promise of

John 14:27 (CSB):

“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.”

Promise of

Philippians 4:13 (CSB):

“I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Promise of

Proverbs 3:5-6 (CSB):

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Promise of

1 John 1:9 (CSB):

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Promise of

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (CSB):

“But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.”

Promise of

James 1:5 (CSB):

“Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him.”

Promise of

Matthew 11:28 (CSB):

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Promise of the

Acts 2:38 (CSB):

“Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'”

Promise of God’s

Romans 8:38-39 (CSB)

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

John 3:16 (CSB)

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal lie.”

Revelation 7:9-10 (CSB)

⁹ After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.

¹⁰ And they cried out in a loud voice: Salvation belongs to our God,
who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!

Ephesians 4:6 (CSB)

⁶ One God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.