The Only True GodGod the Father - Our Provider!

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INTRODUCTION Imagine a local company is offering

$1,000,000 to the person that can justify his or her need for it the most. You will have 5 minutes to submit a list on paper. When I say “go” - begin writing. Now imagine that we had to select one candidate from all of you for you to receive the $. What would we use as a criteria? How many of you

would qualify? How would you respond if you were the winner?

Providence

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What does our heavenly Father do to provide for us?

Matthew 6:25-2725 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about

your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body

more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more

valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

God the Father provides us WITH FOOD AND DRINK - Think about how the U.S. has dropped hundreds of thousands of

food rations into Afghanistan. There are millions that need to be feed each day. You might think that is a lot of people to

feed. However, God does an even greater miracle. He provides for billions of people

here on the earth.

Matthew 6:28-3028 “And why do you worry about clothes?

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not

even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the

fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

God the Father provides us WITH CLOTHING. No loving mother would say to her child when the child is four years

old, “I’m not going to give you any clothes from now on. You have to take care of

yourself.” God didn’t just make the world and then tell people that they had to fend for themselves. No, God even takes care

of us by giving us clothing.

2 Corinthians 9:8And God is able to make all grace

abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will

abound in every good work.

God the Father provides us ALL WE NEED. How many of you have been without clothing? How many of you have ever had to sleep on the street because you didn’t have a place to sleep? Have you had to go naked,

unfed, etc? We have not lacked anything for even one day out of the thousands of days we have lived.

God our heavenly Father provides us with all that we need every

day.

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Evaluate this statement - If God withdrew his preserving hand for even a moment, the world would disappear into oblivion.

Agree or Disagree and why? If we remember that God provides our clothing, we won’t complain if the clothing we have is not exactly what we want.

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How does God provide for us?

John 6:3-133 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside

and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Feast was near. 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd

coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going

to do. 7 Philip answered him, “Eight months’ wages would not buy enough bread for

each one to have a bite!”

John 6:3-138 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small

fish, but how far will they go among so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit

down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five

thousand of them. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to

those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

John 6:3-13 12 When they had all had enough to eat,

he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and

filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who

had eaten.

God can provide for us by DOING A MIRACLE. Remember when God’s

people were wandering in the wilderness, God had manna appear in the morning and they miraculously had quail to eat for meat. God also made water come out of a rock for a million plus people. If necessary, God could

do that for us too.

Psalm 104:14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and

plants for man to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:

God provides for us by MAKING THINGS GROW. Think of the many different kinds of plants that grow in our world. There are

grains that feed us and the animals and there are fruits and vegetables. Think of the

cotton and rubber plants that provide us with clothing and other products. Think of the birds, fish, and animals that multiply to

provide us with many different kinds of meat. None of these things grow by

chance. God makes them grow to provide each of us with what we need.

While God can provide for us through miracles, he usually does so

just by making things grow.

CHRISTIAN VOCABULARY

Miracle: A wonder or unusual happening brought about by God beyond the natural order of things.

Providence: (Provide) God the Father’s activity of supplying everything that we need to keep our body in this life.

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How does our Heavenly Father want us to show our appreciation?

Psalm 118:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

his love endures forever.

God wants us to simply THANK HIM. A little child can’t do anything to repay

mother or father for taking care of him so well. But every mother and father loves to hear a child simply say, “Thank you,

Mommy or Daddy!” Our heavenly Father also loves to hear us say a simple “Thank

You, heavenly Father.” Think of how wonderful it would be if each of us said

that daily. Thank Him in prayer.

Psalm 103:1-21 Of David. Praise the LORD, O my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not

all his benefits— God also wants us to PRAISE HIM.

Doesn’t it feel good when someone praises you for doing something great. Our

heavenly Father is glad to hear our songs and prayers or praise to him for all his

goodness to us.

Psalm 119:56-5756 This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. Heth 57 You are my portion, O

LORD; I have promised to obey your words.

God also wants us to OBEY HIM. If you want to show someone that you really appreciate a special gift they give you, what is one sure way besides saying

thank you? Wouldn’t it be to gladly do something for them - things they ask you to do without complaining? We show our appreciation by what we do according to

God’s Word.

We can show our appreciation for our heavenly Father’s goodness

toward us by thanking, praising and obeying Him.

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If we compare your home to that of a king who lived in ancient times, which

one do you think would be the better home to live in? Give examples why.

What does this impress on us about how richly God preserves us?

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What does our heavenly Father do to protect us?

Psalm 121:1-8 1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the

hills— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of

heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not

slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch

over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

God protects us by watching over us constantly. If you ever had to baby-sit for

a one year old, you know how much trouble they can get into without even

knowing that they are getting into trouble. You have to watch them constantly and keep them in your sight. God needs to

watch us constantly, because we do things that we don’t even know that we

are getting in trouble for. God is a perfect babysitter. He always watches and has

the power to protect us.

Romans 8:28And we know that in all things God

works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according

to his purpose.

If trouble does come into our lives, God turns it out in some way for our good. After Joseph’s brothers sold him from

prison, God gave him the highest position in Egypt, and used him to save all of

Egypt as well as Joseph’s family from starvation. Remember, it is the same God

who is protecting you!

Psalm 91:10-1110 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all

your ways;

God sends his angels TO GUARD US SO THAT NO HARM COMES NEAR

US. Because angels don’t have bodies, we might feel that they don’t exist. But

they were there protecting you in the last accident that almost happened to you.

God send them to protect you.

God protects us by constantly watching over us and sending out

His angels to guard us and He makes sure all things turn out for

our good.

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Agree or disagree and why? Sometimes God actually causes bad things to happen so that he has a chance to use them for our good.

HYMNOLOGY Hymn 260 Let All Things Now Living

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT TIME REVIEWING THE LESSON 1. Review your notes; be sure you understand them. Be prepared for a written or oral

quiz. Don’t forget about the vocabulary words! 2. Make a flashcard for and memorize Psalm 118:1 and Romans 8:28. Be able to

put the passage into your own words or answer questions concerning it. 3. In your journals: Write a prayer of thanks to God for providing for you and

protecting you with His angels. PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LESSON Ask your parents to help you with the following activity: 1. Complete the Bible History Worksheet. Learn the First Article Be able to put the remainder of the Meaning to the First Article in your own - make sure to be more thorough than brief.

The Only True God

God the Son - Our Substitute11

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Who is Jesus Christ our Substitute?

Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity

lives in bodily form,

Romans 9:5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ,

who is God over all, forever praised!

1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into

the world that we might live through him.

According to the bolded portions of those passages, what does the Bible call Jesus Christ?

John 11:43,44 When he had said this, Jesus called in a

loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth

around his face.

Mark 6:41-44 He also divided the two fish among

them all. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of

bread and fish. The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

Mark 1:34 Jesus healed many who had various

diseases. He also drove out many demons.

Do these passages support the fact that Jesus is true God? If so, how?

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1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ

Jesus.

Romans 9:5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who

is God over all, forever praised!

Romans 5:15 If the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s

grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to

the many!

According to the bolded portions of those verses, what else does the Bible

call Jesus Christ?

Mark 11:12 The next day as they were leaving

Bethany, Jesus was hungry.

John 19:28 Later, knowing that all was now

completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am

thirsty."

John 4:6 Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by

the well.

Galatians 4:4 God sent his son, born of a woman.

Do these passages support your answer that Jesus is man? If so, how?

Jesus Christ our substitute is true God and true man in one

person.

CHRISTIAN VOCABULARY

Incarnation: (“in the flesh”) The virgin was impregnated by the Holy Spirit and the Son of God took on humanity. He became true God and man in one person.

Substitute: Someone who takes the place of another to accomplish what could not be carried out by the first.

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When did Jesus become both God and man in one person?

Matthew 1:20,2320 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 23 “The

virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him

Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”

Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives

in bodily form,

Jesus became both God and man together in one person at the same time when he was conceived by the

Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. (Incarnation)

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Agree or disagree and why? Jesus is half man and half God in one person.

Agree or disagree and why? The truth that Jesus is both true God and true man in one person is a miracle which we really can’t understand.

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What is the first reason Jesus became both God and man in one

person?

Galatians 4:4 God sent his son, born of a woman.

Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is

unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we

are—yet was without sin.

Romans 5:19For just as through the disobedience of the one

man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many

will be made righteous.

Jesus became the God / man so that he could be subject to God’s

law and keep it for us

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What is another reason that Jesus became both God and man in one

person?

Hebrews 2:14 Since the children have flesh and

blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he

might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—

Jesus became true man so that he could die. If Jesus was only true God

he would be eternal and could not die. It may not seem like a good reason to become man, but Jesus knew what he

had to do to save us.

John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming

toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of

the world!

Jesus was God so that His death would pay for the sins of all people. I could say to God, “I will die as a substitute for my

daughters sins.” But it would do no good. The death of one person, even a good

person, would not be enough to take the sins away of anyone. That is why Jesus

had to be God. His death was punishment enough for the sins of everyone in the

world. As God he could do what we are not able to do.

Jesus also became both God and man so that he could do and by his death pay for the sins of the world.

Flow chart of the God / Man Jesus Christ

JESUS’ PERSON

TRUE MAN TRUE GOD

for the Bible calls him God and he did things only God can do he has divine attributes (such as

being all-knowing, holy, etc

for the Bible calls him man he did human things (such as eat

and sleep) he has a body and soul

combined in one person through the

INCARNATION so that...

... he could be born under under the law

... he could die

... he could keep the law perfectly ... his sacrifice would be valuable

enough to ransom all people

FOOD FOR THOUGHTIf God had been interested in saving

the elephants of this world, he would have sent his Son Jesus and had him take on the form of an elephant. While such a

thought is absolutely ridiculous, nonetheless, it does show us why Jesus needed to take on a human nature, being

born of a woman. He did it to be our substitute in every way.

As our substitute, Jesus lived forus that perfectly sinless life which God

demands we live, but simply can’t. While on this earth Jesus did not sin one time against the law of God. We call this Jesus’ “active obedience”.

This is what Jesus actively did for us.

Secondly, as our substitute, Jesus died an innocent death on the cross. He allowed himself to be killed. This we call

his “passive obedience”. This is what he allowed people to do to him. Being free of sins himself, he was able to carry the sins of the world, including yours and mine, on

his shoulders.

If you ask people what Jesus had to do to forgive the sins of the world, they

would say, “He had to die on the cross.” Their answer is only half right. Yes, Jesus had to die on the cross. But

before that, he also had to live a sinless life. We need to remember that both his perfect life and his innocent death were

necessary for him to be our perfect substitute.

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Agree or disagree and why? If Jesus were not true God and true man in one person, he could not have saved us.

Agree or disagree and why? Jesus saved us by living a sinless life.

HYMNOLOGY Hymn 393 If Your Beloved Son, O God

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT TIME REVIEWING THE LESSON 1. Review your notes; be sure you understand them. Be prepared for a written or oral

quiz. Don’t forget about the vocabulary words! 2. Make a flashcard for and memorize Galatians 4:4 and Romans 5:19. Be able to

put the passage into your own words or answer questions concerning it. 3. In your journals: Stop and think about some of the things that you repeatedly do imperfectly. In your journal write a few paragraphs of thanks to Jesus for the things He did for you perfectly. ( Ex. - I am thankful that Jesus prayed perfectly for me because I forget to pray all the time... ) PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LESSON Ask your parents to help you with the following activity: 1. Complete the Bible History Worksheet. 2. Learn the First Article in its entirety. (Yes, start to finish)