He’s Got The Power
iGod: His Character Playlist, part 3 of 10
One of the most obvious attributes of God is that He is omnipotent or all powerful. Anyone who has been to Niagara Falls knows the power of flowing water. Anyone who has been to the Grand Canyon knows the power of nature. Anyone who has been to a nuclear plant knows the power of atoms. But none of this compares to the power of God. He has not only all the power, but He is the power behind everything that exists. God doesn’t have power simply to flaunt it. He uses His power to impact the lives of other people. As we examine God’s power we will see how he has the power to change our lives and help us become the people He wants us to become.
Download the notes.“I pray also the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know…his incomparably great power for us who believe.” (Ephesians 1:18-19, NIV)
I) God’s Power Described:
1) God’s power is __LIMITLESS__
“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you!” (Jeremiah 32:17, NIV)
2) God’s power is __UNFATHOMABLE__
“…that power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and authority…” (Ephesians 1:19-21, NIV)
3) God’s power is __INCOMPARABLE__
“Who among the gods is like you, O Lord?” (Exodus 15:11, NIV)
4) God’s power is __UNDENIABLY HIS__
“That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. And when the Israelites saw the great power the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.” (Exodus 14:30-31, NIV)
“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” (II Chronicles 16:9)
II) God’s Power In Me:
1) Shows up in my __WEAKNESSES__
_”But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s
sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”_ (II Corinthians 12:9-10, NIV)
2) Demolishes __STRONGHOLDS__
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (II Corinthians 10:4, NIV)
3) Makes me __CONFIDENT__ and others CURIOUS
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”
(II Corinthians 4:7, NIV)