The Word of God

• God spoke and everything was created
Genesis Ch 1 “God said….and it was so.”

• Jesus is the Word became flesh and speaks today.
John 1:1 and Hebrews 1:2

• Jesus spoke and it was so.
Mark 4:35-40

• We live by the words of the Father.
Matt 4:4

• The Word of God is precious.
Ps 19:7 – 14 and Ps 119:72,127

• The Word of God brings light.
Ps 119:105,129,130

• The Word of God brings hope.
Romans 15:4

• Obeying the Word of God brings purity.
PS 119:9

• Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
2 Tim 3:16

• The word of God is like a sword and can be used to bring change.
Hebrews 4:12 and Ephesians 6:17

• Be doers of the word, not hearers only.
James 1:22

(Obeying God’s word is not like obeying law; we have been set free from the law and live in God’s grace. It like listening and obeying the words of a loved one out of gratitude and love.)