{"id":211,"date":"2020-05-17T09:30:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T09:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgc.ca\/YM\/?p=211"},"modified":"2020-05-23T17:53:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T17:53:27","slug":"sermon20200517","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/sermon20200517\/","title":{"rendered":"I Believe in God The Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sermonNotes2020\">\n<div class=\"sermonInfoTitle\">May 17<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020<br \/>\n<span hidden=\"\">I Believe in God The Father<\/span><br \/>\n2020 Church Theme: Make Disciples, Journey Together<br \/>\nScripture: Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 40:21-31<br \/>\nSeries: I Believe &#8211; Part 2<br \/>\nSpeaker: Rev. Fred Tham<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KnrLl6T3Bvo\" width=\"949\" height=\"534\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='audio-container'>\n<audio controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/mp3\/English\/2020_0517_E.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><\/audio><\/div>\n<h3><u>Sermon Outline<\/u><\/h3>\n<p><b>Genesis 1:1 (NIV)<\/b><br \/>\n<b>The Beginning<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><b>In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.<\/b><\/i><br \/>\nI believe in God &#8230;. He EXISTS<br \/>\nExisting God is Eternal<br \/>\nExisting God is Personal<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The Father &#8230;. He IS RELATIONAL<\/b><\/i><br \/>Father God is Jesus\u2019 Father<br \/>Father God is our Father<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Almighty &#8230;. He IS OMNIPOTENT<\/b><\/i><br \/>Almighty God is Truly Sovereign<br \/>Almighty God is Absolutely Trustworthy<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Creator of heaven and earth &#8230;. He IS AN ARTIST<\/b><\/i><br \/>Creator God Gives Us Meaning<br \/>Creator God Gives Us Wisdom<br \/>Creator God Gives Us Value<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><u><b>Genesis 1:1<\/b><\/u>(NIV)<br \/>1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Isaiah 40:21-31<\/b><\/u>(NIV)<br \/>21Do you not know?<br \/>Have you not heard?<br \/>Has it not been told you from the beginning?<br \/>Have you not understood since the earth was founded?<br \/>22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,<br \/>and its people are like grasshoppers.<br \/>He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,<br \/>and spreads them out like a tent to live in.<br \/>23He brings princes to naught<br \/>and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.<br \/>24No sooner are they planted,<br \/>no sooner are they sown,<br \/>no sooner do they take root in the ground,<br \/>than he blows on them and they wither,<br \/>and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.<br \/>25\u201cTo whom will you compare me?<br \/>Or who is my equal?\u201d says the Holy One.<br \/>26Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:<br \/>Who created all these?<br \/>He who brings out the starry host one by one<br \/>and calls forth each of them by name.<br \/>Because of his great power and mighty strength,<br \/>not one of them is missing.<br \/>27Why do you complain, Jacob?<br \/>Why do you say, Israel,<br \/>\u201cMy way is hidden from the Lord;<br \/>my cause is disregarded by my God\u201d?<br \/>28Do you not know?<br \/>Have you not heard?<br \/>The Lordis the everlasting God,<br \/>the Creator of the ends of the earth.<br \/>He will not grow tired or weary,<br \/>and his understanding no one can fathom.<br \/>29He gives strength to the weary<br \/>and increases the power of the weak.<br \/>30Even youths grow tired and weary,<br \/>and young men stumble and fall;<br \/>31but those who hope in the Lord<br \/>will renew their strength.<br \/>They will soar on wings like eagles;<br \/>they will run and not grow weary,<br \/>they will walk and not be faint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 17th, 2020 I Believe in God The Father 2020 Church Theme: Make Disciples, Journey Together Scripture: Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 40:21-31 Series: I Believe &#8211; Part 2 Speaker: Rev. Fred Tham Sermon Outline Genesis 1:1 (NIV) The Beginning In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. I believe in God &#8230;. 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