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Stonecroft - What is God like? Guide Book - Lesson #6
(To be translated into various African languages) How can I Please God? Purpose of the Lesson Prayer Almighty God, we thank you for all we have learned about You. We know we can never understand Your greatness because your fullness is immeasurably beyond human understanding. In Jesus’ name, amen. Guide’s Comments An evangelist who has spoken in many countries and has ministered to thousands of people said, “The world is full of individuals desperate to know God.” People all over the world want to know God. They may have no use for the church. They may not have respect for Christians, but they want to know God. Not only do people want to knowGod, but God wants people to know Him. We have studied enough to know that our finite minds cannot comprehend everything about our infinite God. But Moses, who wrote the first five books of the Bible, tells us in Deuteronomy 29:29 that God has already revealed what we need to know about Himself and about our life on earth and in eternity.
One of the questions children often ask is, “Who made God?” Children realize that everything they see had a beginning—somebody made it. So they ask, “Who made God?” It is difficult to grasp the idea of God having no origin. How would you answer if someone asked you, “Who made God?”. . . . . (Pause briefly for their answers. Then give the following answer) God never needed to be made. He was always here. God exists in a different
way from the way we do. God is eternal. He never had a beginning
and He will never die. He is self-existent, which means His continued
existence does not depend on any outside source or condition.
He is totally independent of anyone or anything. All things exist
because of Him. He is the source of all life and all matter. Read Revelation 4:11
. . . . . Notice the last line of that verse . . . .
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Even the best of us will never become like God, but we are to be models of the godly qualities God has given us. He wants Christians to be examples of Himself. God Is Holy The next question is about a very important attribute of God that we mentioned very briefly in our second lesson. That attribute is holiness.
Think about practical things we can do to allow the attributes of God to be seen in us, so others will see His holiness. As we each suggest things, list them on the blank page at the end of the lesson. The title of the list can be Ways to Grow in Christian Living. You may start the discussion by saying, “I am going to write—Be more faithful in reading the Bible to learn how God wants us to live.” Encourage each person to suggest something that would help them in their Christian life. God is perfectly holy, righteous, and pure. We are all sinners and fall short of the perfection of God. No one has ever come up to God’s standard of purity, for He is perfect and spotless. The only way we can please God is by living lives that are clean and obedient to His will. When we receive Christ into our lives and invite Him to live His life in and through us, He is our holiness.
Encourage each person to share. How did you answer that similar question in Lesson 2, Question 1?. . . . Knowledge of God is not only gained by studying the Bible. The Holy Spirit gives us understanding as we live through the varied experiences of our lives. Only those who have God’s Spirit living in them possess this knowledge. Doing God’s Will You may say, I have received Jesus into my life as my Savior and Lord, but how can I know what God wants me to do? How can I tell if a thing is something I want to do, or if it is God telling me to do it? . . . . . (Discuss) God tells us in His Word what He wants us to do. We can check our behavior and activities by the verses listed in Question 5.
Have everyone give their answers to this question. Suggest that they list the good ideas other people give on the blank page at the end of this lesson. Glory to God The more we learn about God from His Word, the more aware we are of His purity, holiness, righteousness, and wisdom. The closer we come to the light, the more clearly we can see our sinfulness. The more aware we are of the utter lack of anything good in us apart from God, the more Jesus Christ can be seen in us! But, because of our pride, we do not see ourselves as helpless, powerless, and utterly dependent on God. The greatest blessing we can receive is to know that we are nothing and that we have nothing that will make us acceptable to God. We are helpless, destitute, and completely dependent on God. He offers us His sufficiency when we have no sufficiency of our own.
What a wonderful way to think of our Christian lives!
That is the purpose of our lives—to
bring glory to God. In 1 Peter 4:11 we are
told of another way we can bring glory to God. . . . . Whatever
we do to serve God, we cannot do in our own strength. Instead,
we invite God to do it through us in His way. This brings glory
to God. Did you know we can glorify God by enjoying fellowship
with Him? Don’t wait until you get to heaven to enjoy being in God’s presence and having fellowship with Him. That is a bit of heaven you can enjoy right here on earth. We bring glory to God when we obey Him. We have read several verses that tell us how we can bring glory to God. What are some of the things that we can do this week which will glorify God? . . . . . The Weekly Bible Reading answered the question in the title of our lesson, “How Can I Please God?”
We have learned much about the perfect character and personality of the Holy God we worship. He not only created us, but has provided the way for us to have an intimate relationship with Him. We can choose to live our lives under His control and at the end of this life spend eternity with Him. What a wonderful God He is! How are we going to put into practice all we have learned about God in this study? Turn to Colossians 3:1-10 in your Bibles or Africa Bible Verse Handbook
Praise God in
his sanctuary;
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