And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

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1 Our Theme Verse for 2016 Psalm 9:10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. 1

2 Rainbow Forest Mission Statement Connecting the Disconnected to Christ, Community and the Call Our Purpose To glorify God in everything we say and do Connecting to the Christ The Names of God Series God is My All In All Meeting and Knowing God as Elohim Our First Impression of God Psalm 9:10; Genesis 1:1-13 2

3 Psalm 9:10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. 3

4 6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 So the evening and the morning were the third day. 4

5 Many names of Gods in the Bible some 700 different titles of the Lord 24 specific names that we will study. First Impressions are most often lasting Impressions! The first form of the Divine name in the Bible is Elohim ordinarily translated God (Gen 1:1) Why would God introduce Himself to us first as Elohim? The first Hebrew word used for God is Elohim Used 32 times in the first 31 verses of the Bible The Bible is a revelation. The Bible is God s revelation of Himself! Logic, reason and experience might tell you that there is a God. But You need a revelation that will tell you who that God is What kind of God He is What is His character Notice in this chapter. God created, God said, God saw, God divided God called, God made, God set, God blessed Our very first impression of God. 5

6 1. Elohim (God) Is All That You Need He wants you to believe this today and every day. The name Elohim is different than all the other names of God in that it is in the Plural. I am a person. But if we have a lot of persons we say people. Used 2326 times as reference to God as a plural.. In Terms of His personally He Is Sufficient for all your needs. The Reason for the plural is: This name, Elohim, Embodies all the Traits necessary to meet all the physical needs I have. 6

7 This name, Elohim, Embraces the Trinity which is necessary to meet all the Spiritual needs I have. God the Father We need Rules God the Judge and the Justifier, But we have broken those rules so we need a Redeemer. God the Son We need a Redeemer Jesus Died for us But to live for Him we need to die to self God the Spirit We need Him Resident in us When you know God as Elohim you will take your problems, burdens or needs to Him first. Elohim (God) Has All That You Need Everything is His by Virtue of Creation (Gen. 1:1) He is master over all His creation. Everything that Exist is Something that He Created You can t think of anything that exist that God did not create. 7

8 Everything is His by Virtue of Control (Heb. 1:3) Everything that Exist is Sustained by Him Colossians 1:17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. Everything is His by Virtue of Culmination Revelation 21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Elohim (God) Is Doing All You Need Done There are Two Roots to this name Elohim. The ideal of making something strong. The ideal of swearing, of making a covenant, of making a pledge. The ideal is to make something strong or secure by a pledge. 8

9 Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. The Subject of the Pledge is Your Need The Security of the Pledge is Elohim My God Himself You Need to line up with Him and Cooperate with His program. It is an aggressive cooperation with God. I do believe that Elohim: You are all I need You have all I need You are doing all I need done He is meeting my real need today. Would you trust Him as Elohim..today And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; 9

10 Psalm 68: God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God! 3 But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy! 4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him! 5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. 6 God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. 7 O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah 8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. 9 Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished; 10 your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy. 10

11 11 The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: 12 The kings of the armies they flee, they flee! The women at home divide the spoil 13 though you men lie among the sheepfolds the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold. 14 When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon. 15 O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan! 16 Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, yes, where the LORD will dwell forever? 17 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary. 18 You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah 20 Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. 21 But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways. 22 The Lord said, I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, 11

12 23 that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe. 24 Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary 25 the singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines: 26 Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel s fountain! 27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. 28 Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us. 29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings shall bear gifts to you. 30 Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war. 31 Nobles shall come from Egypt; Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God. 32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord, Selah 33 to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. 34 Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. 35 Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! 12

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