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Isaiah 57:15 ~ Where is God Not? (Omnipresence) ~ Carl Crouse

9/10/2018

“A heathen philosopher once asked, ‘Where is God?’ The Christian answered: ‘Let me first ask you, where is He not?’” (John Arrowsmith).
Today’s message explores the third and final of the “omni” attributes of God. Omni means ALL. Comprehensive. Complete.

Omniscience means God knows everything there is to know about everything.
Omnipotence means he has all power to do all things.
Omnipresence, theme of today’s message, means he is everywhere at all times.

“Where is God” asks the skeptic? “Where is he not” answers the one who believes. Thomas Watson said it this way: “God’s center is everywhere, His circumference nowhere.”

Isaiah 57:15 describes God’s Omnipresence in a simple way as well as any scripture. READ. God is high and lifted up ~ the God of the heavens, whose footstool is the earth, God is far and above us in everyway, yet he is personal, he is here among us, he is in my life, he is near. You can see both… we can sing songs of the Majesty of Christ, as high as the heavens beside songs such as, What a Friend we have in Jesus. He is both because the Lord is Almighty residing in the heavens, but he is near he is here!

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Omnipotence of God ~ Jeremiah 32 selections ~ Carl Crouse

9/1/2018

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God is all POWERFUL…Is. 40:28: Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary.

The unlimited, infinite power of God is most often translated, “ALMIGHTY”. Over 345 times. The big word ~ OMNIPOTENT. Only one time in scripture, in one translation, the old KJV, is the word omnipotent used. a central theme in Handel’s Messiah, Rev. 19:6: The Apostle John heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and loud peals of thunder shouting out: “For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”

I will forever have in my mind the late 70’s climbing the southern route of Mt. Baker. In those days the steam vents in the crater of Mt. Baker were active with fears of the Mt. preparing to erupt. The crater is located 400 yards down on the south side…the Southern Climbing Route puts you on the rim of the crater. I will forever remember the active steam vents, the powerful smell of the sulfur, and being mesmerized by one powerful steam vent pounding out of the crater floor. The sound of a 1000 locomotives…

How much more the almighty power of God, “…like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.” Psalm 89:8

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Isaiah 57:15 ~ Where is God Not? (Omnipresence) ~ Carl Crouse

Omnipotence of God ~ Jeremiah 32 selections ~ Carl Crouse

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