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1 Heart Health Passionate for God: Father, Son, and Spirit Color Your World Survey

2 "What we believe about God is the most important thing about us." A.W. Tozer

3 Who is God? Father God is our creator who relates to us as a perfect father relating to his children. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. Psalm 19:2 (NIV)

4 Who is God? Father God is our creator who relates to us as a perfect father relating to his children. since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:19-22 (NIV)

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6 God s Threefold Revelation God Father Son Spirit Revelation Creation Salvation Relation

7 Who is God? Son God reveals himself through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? John 14:9 (NIV)

8 Who is God? Son God reveals himself through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, Colossians 2:9 (NIV)

9 Who is God? Son God reveals himself through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19 (NIV)

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11 God s Threefold Revelation God Father Son Spirit Revelation Creation Salvation Relation

12 Who is God? Spirit The Spirit brings life to the believer providing the power for living, understanding of truth, guidance for doing what is right, and a spiritual gift for service.

13 Who is God? Spirit The Spirit brings life to the believer I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NIV)

14 Who is God? Spirit The Spirit brings life to the believer he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:5 (NIV)

15 Who is God? Spirit The Spirit brings life to the believer But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (NIV)

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17 God s Threefold Revelation God Father Son Spirit Revelation Creation Salvation Relation

18 God s Threefold Action God Father Son Spirit Action Creator Redeemer Sustainer

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22 Analogy of Light

23 Reflective Side (Green) Focus on Father Reason and intellect Emphasis on society Tolerance and Social justice Science, arts, and politics Unbalanced? Tends to be relativistic and syncretistic; rationalism

24 Proactive Side (Red) Focus on Son Duty and discipleship Personal relationship w/ God Evangelism Scripture, devotions, and personal ethics Unbalanced? Tends to be legalistic and self-righteous; activism

25 Affective Side (Blue) Focus on Spirit Personal experience of the living God Spiritual power Inner healing and emotional health Worship, signs and wonders, and spiritual experiences Unbalanced? Experience becomes authority; devalues the nonspiritual ; emotionalism

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28 My Response Thank God for revealing himself as Father, Son, and Spirit Recommit yourself to the fullness of God Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer Connect to God s world Commit to study of Scripture Complete the Trinitarian Compass inventory to get an objective view of your color

29 My Response Take the next step in your spiritual journey Interested in finding out about Jesus Christ Explore life in Christ by connecting with a group Make a life commitment to Jesus Christ Commit to SERVICE group/church

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