Oakwood Church

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
Matthew 3:3; Isaiah 40:3

Three Truths About God:

1. God is Eternal - our challenges are very temporary

“All flesh is grass… the grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
Isaiah 40:6,8

Three Truths About God:

1. God is Eternal - our challenges are very temporary

“All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.”
Isaiah 40:17

Three Truths About God:

2. God is Sufficient - He is better than anything in this world

“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.”
Isaiah 40:5

“What has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span? Who taught him the path of justice? To whom then will you liken God? An idol! A craftsman casts it… to set up an idol that will not move.”
Isaiah 40:12,14,19-20

Three Truths About God:

2. God is Sufficient - He is better than anything in this world

“The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.”
Isaiah 40:28

Three Truths About God:

3. God is Compassionate - He is patient with us

“He will tend his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arms.”
Isaiah 40:11

“They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31

Three Truths About God:

1. God is Eternal

2. God is Sufficient

3. God is Compassionate

Three Truths About God:

1. God is Eternal

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 3:2

Three Truths About God:

2. God is Sufficient

“Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting to fulfill all righteousness.”
Matthew 3:15

Three Truths About God:

3. God is Compassionate

“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:17