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The Greatness of God #2
 
Follow up to Week 1 Preview of Week 2
 
 
Discussion Time
Tell a small group around you …
1)   have you ever had a time where you experienced God’s Word, his presence, or his work in a meaningful way?
Or have you ever been overwhelmed with an understanding of Who God is or what he does
2)   Quote Psalm 48:1 – Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the City of our God, his Holy Mountain
3)   Share 1 person each answers to Activities 1 and 2 on pp 9,10,11
4)   What are 3 ways being gripped by God’s greatness impacts our lives?
Mind, Will, and Emotions
5)   Why should we memorize scripture?
Ps 119:10-16
6)   Give me some of your tricks to memorizing scripture
7)   What scripture thought or idea was most meaningful this week?
8)   Of the things you previewed, which is most interesting to you and why?
9)   Questions you had about things you studied this week
 
 
This past week’s Memory Verse –
Psalm 48:1 – “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, in the City of our God, his holy Mountain”
 
This week’s Memory Verse –
Isaiah 6:3 – “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory.”
*Mountain Top in Isaiah this week*
*Isaiah 6:1-8*
 
 
I don’t have time to preach this but let’s break it down
 
What IS Holiness?
The word means separate from the ordinary or profane.
When used of us it implies connection with God or his divinity.
God is holy, and people or things and actions maybe holy by their connection to or association with God
 
An early Jewish Hymn is found in Exodus 15:11Exodus 15:11 (NIV) \\ 11 “Who among the gods is like you, O Lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
God is the HOLY ONE …
 
But listen to me …
in your times of Greatest Need
In your times of Greatest Doubt
In your times of Greatest Fear
In your times of Greatest Failure
Look to God, Cry out to God and he will reveal his Holiness to you
 
READ Isaiah 6:1-8
 
*1.
The Holiness of God: Reveals something*
 
No matter where you are in life
No matter what you facing, good or bad, you need an understanding of God that only comes in his presence.
Isaiah was a relative, probably nephew of Uzziah.
He most likely had looked up to him.
Now, Uzziah had died.
His Hero was gone, he was fearful of the future, he was probably frustrated by Uzziah’s sin and leprosy
 
Well, Isaiah was in the right place - The Temple of God, seeking God's presence.
So, what enabled him to go on in spite of the trials, attacks, and potential captivity that he faced?
the Holiness of God, on display for Isaiah was a Once in a lifetime Revelation
 
The Holiness of God reveals …
 
*A.
**His Character - Who He Is*
 
What does it mean to be "Holy"?
- set apart - unique - like no other, without peer,
 
What do we NEED to know about God from this revelation to Isaiah?
 
    1.
He is On the Throne -
But God Surpasses all Authority, He is the ultimate Judge, Protector, Defender, Sovereign
He is "Adonai" - that is the "dominion" of God -  Jesus, NOT the "essence" of God - The Father - John 12:41 - "Isaiah … saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him."
2.
He is High and Lifted Up
    Uzziah died broken down but God is lifted up
 
    3.
His Train Fills the Temple
    His train Fills the Temple - you need to understand his expanse
      a.
Heaven is his throne
      b.
The world or Universe is his Temple
      c.
The Earth is his footstool
    The "train" is simply the skirt or hem of his garment.
But from his Throne his train, the hem of his garment, his overflow, FILLS the Universe
 
    4.
He is Worthy of Praise -
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
    Not simply 2 angels calling across to each other, but it says "Seraphs"
       a.
I envision innumerable pairs of Angels calling out to one another, "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, the Whole Earth is Full of His Glory!"
CAN YOU HEAR THEM?
       b.
Why HOLY, Holy, Holy?  Could it be that they looked at Father, Son, and Spirit and cried out for each?
Possibly, but even then
it's a continuous chorus of praise,
a never-ending litany of worship to the One who Sits on the Throne
 
The Holiness of God Reveals His Character
 
*B.
**The Character of Man - Who I Am*
 
God's presence is a Sufficient Teacher
God's presence is a Complete Revealer
 
    1.
"Woe" - passionate cry of grief or despair
Upon seeing The Lord - Isaiah was immediately Dethroned
 
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"Ruined" -to cease, cutoff, destroy - i.e.
"I'm a dead man" or "I'm History"
 
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"Unclean Lips" - ethically, religiously, ritually, locationally, impure
 
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**The Love of God for His People*
 
Michael Peterson - Love me exactly like I am, but he loves me too much to leave me this way
 
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Touched My Mouth – he would bother if he didn’t love
   
 
  2.
God's Love evident in his Response to Isaiah's Cry
    He sent one from his presence to respond to Isaiah’s Cry
 
  3.
Jesus Did not come to condemn you.
a.
NO, he came sent from the Father's presence because you are already condemned
      b.
When you stand before the Holiness of God, your wretchedness is plain to all, and you condemn yourself.
But God doesn’t Reveal himself for informational purposes
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