The Bible describes visions of four living creatures who gather around God’s throne in constant worship. With every word, they proclaim His power and greatness—all He has done, is doing, and is going to do. In Pastor Tom Cogle’s new series, The Four Living Creatures, we learn what these heavenly creatures represent in the body of Christ worldwide, our church, and our own lives. It starts this Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 10:30 AM!
Series: THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES
Message 3: The Foundation of Abandonment
Texts: Psalm 40:3, Revelation 6:1-19,1 Thessalonians 5:2-9
Pastor Tom Cogle
Sunday, March 20, 2022
The four faces of these creatures represent different foundations of the church and of our personal lives.
Psalms 40:3 MSG
I waited and waited and waited for God. At last he looked; finally he listened. He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud. He stood me up on a solid rock to make sure I wouldn’t slip. He taught me how to sing the latest God-song, a praise-song to our God. More and more people are seeing this: they enter the mystery, abandoning themselves to God.
One of the reasons that we don’t build our life on the foundation of total abandonment to God is we don’t totally trust him. Yet, the more we know God’s character the more we learn to trust him.
1. Omnipotence (All-Power)
When you realize that God has all power then it is so much easier for you to abandon control of your life and give it over totally to God.
2. Omniscience (All-Knowledge)
If you really believe that God has all knowledge about you, your family, your life situation and the entire world – you have no problem whatsoever and totally abandoning your life to God.
3. Omnipresence (All-Present)
Our trust in God grows as we understand that God is everywhere, and He will never leave us or forsake us!