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The Bible teaching Notes are outlines intended, first, to be studied by the teacher, then “customized” in order to teach the material.  Please feel free to add (in the margin) examples, applications, and more Scriptural supports in order to meet the goals you have for your students.  The Bible teaching Notes are not written in narrative form to be read to the students.  There are no capitals, no periods, and few complete sentences.  Each point represents an idea to be talked about by the teacher, in his own words.  Communicating God’s truth is an “art” that requires careful thought and planning.  Good Bible teaching techniques which can be used to customize a lesson include: handouts; overhead transparencies; oral questions and answers; memory verses; written pre-quizzes or post-quizzes (with true/false, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, or short essay questions); or short homework assignments.  These teaching techniques can be used to: 1) set the stage for what will be taught,  2) help teach the  Bible material, or  3) test afterward, to see how well the material has been communicated and if further instruction is needed.

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The lessons vary in length from 8 to 20 pages.  The pace at which each lesson should be taught will depend upon how the Lord leads the teacher to move through the material in order to meet the needs of the students.  The main points of a lesson can be adequately covered in about an hour.  However, a teacher may spend several hours on one Bible lesson using some of the teaching techniques mentioned above.  In addition, those who choose to lecture for some or all the material in a lesson may wish to elaborate, expand, illustrate, or summarize the material for optimum communication.

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List of Notes by Tile in the series THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

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God is Life   This attribute of God is often overlooked or misunderstood.  Men take "life" for granted, so that they pay no attention to its true source.  Instead of crediting God with being the exclusive source of life, men think that life just happens all by itself or that they can create life themselves, apart from God.  Whereas, both physical life and eternal life only come from God, on his terms.  God is the only one who gives life!  It all starts with him!

      This lesson discusses: the quality of God being truly eternal; of being the sole source of life for everything which is alive; of giving life to all mankind; of creating men as eternal beings; of giving eternal life to men based on being rightly related to Jesus Christ.

God is Omnipresent   Where is God?  What is his address?  Is there some place where God isn’t present?  How far is he from you?  Where can you go to hide from God?

      The goals of this lesson are to: define omnipresence; show how it should be a deterrent to sin; demonstrate the "consolation" to righteous people there is in omnipresence; describe why it is a good reason to worship God.

God is Omniscient   Only God can know everything, or can he?  Are there ever facts which are unknown to God, upon which, had he known them, he could have made a better decision?  What is it that God can’t know?  Are there future events which are as yet unknown to God?  How do the choices that we make effect the knowledge of God?

      This lesson will: define the meaning of God’s omniscience; investigate what it means that God knows us inside and out, backwards and forwards; distinguish how God’s knowledge is higher than man’s and beyond our grasp; persuade us to worship God because of his omniscience.

God is Sovereign (Part 1)   God’s sovereignty is God doing what he purposes and plans and at the same time no one is able to resist his will.  God is in charge!  He directs all the affairs of men: as individuals, groups, and nations.  His will is supreme, his power is unlimited, and his majesty is unrivaled.

      In this lesson we will: identify some common misunderstandings about God surrounding his sovereignty; set the tone for both part one and two of God is Sovereign by distinguishing the reign of God; outline the supremacy of God; demonstrate that sovereignty means "God does what he pleases."

God is Sovereign (Part 2)  We really don’t want to hear that: 1) God is in control of our lives, 2) he provides for our continued existence, and 3) we can not resist his will.  We want to determine our own destiny, but it’s God who directs our steps.  He has mercy on whom he pleases.  We are completely dependent upon him for our very lives and our eternal salvation.

      This second lesson on sovereignty will: describe how God establishes and controls earthly rulers and governments; delineate how men are "nothing" compared to God; demonstrate how God deals with men as he will (in all of life’s circumstances, and especially in salvation and sanctification).

God is Omnipotent  What can stop God from accomplishing what he purposes: in your life and in the affairs of nations?  All power belongs to God; he reigns from a position of power; if he purposes it, then he has the resources to accomplish it.

      In this lesson we will see: nothing is too hard for God; God’s omnipotence in his creative power; God’s omnipotence in establishing governments, the salvation of sinners, and in the preservation of Christians; miracles and judgment exhibit God’s omnipotence.

God is Holy   Holiness is the central moral attribute of God’s character.  He is absolutely pure, untouched by sin, and without blemish or defilement.

      The goals for this lesson are to: define God’s holiness; outline some of the aspects of God’s holiness displayed in the Bible (such as that the presence of God imparts holiness, God’s name is holy, God’s word is holy, God’s actions are holy); identify that proper service for God requires holiness; lay out the proper response of angels and men to God’s holiness.

The Wrath of God (Part 1)   Is "wrath" a blemish on the divine character?  Man can’t imagine that God would possess such an awful flaw as wrath!  The "god" of man’s imagination is only a benign, harmless figure who couldn’t possess this attribute of wrath.

      However, in this lesson we will: introduce this unproclaimed attribute of God by way of contrast with the worldly view of God’s wrath; adopt a definition of the wrath of God; demonstrate the connection between the wrath of God and sin; delineate that God withholds blessings and threatens punishment because of sin; set forth that God, in anger, is directly involved in the punishment of sin.

The Wrath of God (Part 2)  If we bring the wrath of God down to a personal level, how does God feel about individual sinners?  That God might display anger and wrath toward others is interesting, but that he might display it towards me is terrifying.

      In this lesson we will: demonstrate that God hates the sinner as well as their sin; consider what happens when God deals with people according to their sin; formulate that our response to the wrath of God should be to escape, if possible; analyze God’s way of escape; proclaim that the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ sets forth deliverance from the wrath of God.

The Mercy of God   Does God apply his mercy equally to everyone?  Is there some mercy that is "common" to all men and some that is reserved for only certain, special people?  How does God decide who receives mercy?

      In this lesson we will: categorize the various qualities of God’s mercy; isolate that portion of God’s mercy which is common to all mankind; resolve the idea that when God shows mercy to some, it can be to the downfall of, or be of great benefit to, others; discover the basis of God’s special mercy; detect the personal qualities of those who are the objects of God’s mercy; enumerate the temporal results of God’s mercy toward his people; rejoice that the foremost result of God’s mercy is eternal salvation.

The Grace of God  Grace is "action" that springs forth from God’s character.  It is something he does.  It is the eternal, free favor he gives to specific people.  It can’t be bought, earned, or won.  Grace is all of God: it is his sole prerogative.

      In this lesson we will: define the grace of God and its objects; expound grace as a divine perfection; set forth the grace of God in salvation; identify the sufficient, energizing, gifting grace of God; formulate how we labor with, grow in, and hope for, grace.

The Love of God (Part 1)   Even confirmed unbelievers know that "God is love."  In fact they count on it!  They think God’s love to be a "weakness" of a simple good-natured indulgence toward sin.  Therefore, they can live as they please without negative consequences.  But, how does the Bible represent God’s love?

      In this first lesson on The Love of God we will: set forth love as an important, defining quality of God’s, that is "uninfluenced" and eternal; enumerate the causes of God’s love; analyze the infinite and powerful qualities of God’s love; evaluate some of the "demonstrations" of God’s love.

The Love of God (Part 2)  What does the conflict between the Jews and the Gentiles, that God purposely set up in the Old Testament, have to do with the all inclusive language of God’s love in the New Testament?  God loves the "world" - but what does that mean? 

      In this lesson we will: explore the expanse of God’s love; identify some examples of God’s love; enumerate the blessings and responsibilities of God’s love.

The Patience of God   What does God’s patience have to do with his "unwillingness" that anyone should perish?  Is there a specific design to God’s patience, what is it?

      The patience of God will be set forth in these points: God is patient toward sinners; God is patient toward his saints; God’s patience always has a purpose; patience comes to us from God.

God is Good   God is originally good, essentially good, infinitely good, and the source of all goodness.  How does the Bible develop the fact of God’s goodness?

      The major points in this lesson are: God is good, the only one good, and he’s abundant in goodness; God does good, in his creation, to all people, so that everything good comes from God; God deals with his people in goodness, he wants to and he is ready to forgive, he teaches us through affliction; we should follow God’s goodness by seeking after it, continuing in it, and doing good, especially to our enemies.

God is Faithful  Most people are at times unfaithful: in business, in marriage, in politics, and in religion.  Even Christians, to a greater or lesser degree, are unfaithful to the light and privileges God has given to them.  How refreshing it is to observe God’s faithfulness in all things and at all times.

      This lesson includes: the quantity of God’s faithfulness; how God’s written Word is faithful; four categories of Biblical examples of God’s faithfulness; how we can act upon God’s faithfulness.

God is Immutable   God never changes, period!  He is not effected by time.  The heavens and earth will grow old like a garment and be changed, but God is always the same.  Out of this fact there are a multitude of benefits which flow to Christians.

      The immutability of God will be discussed under three headings: God is immutable in his being; God is immutable in his attributes; God is immutable in his purposes.

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