Sermon Outlines and Illustrations
The Attributes of God
by Gary LintonThe Essence and substance of God:
- God's spirituality (John 4:24):
- He is immaterial.
- He is invisible.
- He is alive.
- He is a person.
- God is self existent (Exodus 3:14).
- The immensity of God (1 Kings 8:27).
- God is eternal (Genesis 21:33).
- God is one (Deuteronomy 6:4).
- God is transcendent (Isaiah 55:8-9 & 57:15).
- God is immanent (Hebrews 1:3 & Colossians 1:16-17).
Non-Moral Attributes of God:
- Omnipresence of God (Psalms 139:7-8 & Jeremiah 23:24).
- Omniscience of God (Proverbs 15:3):
- Man's works (Psalms 33:13-15).
- Man's thoughts and motives (Psalms 139:1-4).
- Man's desires (Matthew 6:8, 32-3).
- Omnipotence of God (Revelation 19:6):
- Five times the word says nothing is impossible with God:
- Genesis 18:14.
- Job 42:2.
- Jeremiah 32:17.
- Matthew 19:26.
- Luke 1:37.
- Five things God cannot do (that which is contrary to His will and nature):
- Look on iniquity (Habakkuk 1:13).
- Deny Himself (2 Timothy 2:13).
- Lie (Hebrews 6:18).
- Tempt to sin (James 1:13).
- That which is absurd or self contradictory.
- Immutability of God (Malachi 3:6).
- Omni sapience of God (1 Timothy 1:17, Romans 11:33 & 16:27).
- Sovereignty of God (Daniel 4:35).
Moral Attributes of God:
- Holiness of God (Exodus 3:3-5, Joshua 5:13-15, Isaiah 6:1-6, 1 John 1:5).
- Righteousness and justice of God (Genesis 18:25).
- The goodness of God (James 1:17 & Matthew 5:45).
- The love of God (1 John 4:8 & 16).
- The mercy of God (Psalm 86:15).
- The grace of God (John 1:16).
- The faithfulness of God (2 Timothy 2:13 & Lamentations 3:22-3).
- Five times the word says nothing is impossible with God:
