EXPLORE GOD

“Is There a God? Who is Jesus?”
Pastor Ben Johnson – October 1, 2023

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” - Mark Twain

Is there a GOD?

Genesis 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Who is JESUS? He was GOOD, He was ODD, or He was GOD.

John 1:1-5 — In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He (Jesus) existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

John 3:1-4 — There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.” Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus “How?”

What are we NOT asking?

1. We are asking HOW, but the bible answers with WHO.

John 3:16 — “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”

2. We are asking WHEN, but the bible answers with WHY.

John 3:17 — God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”