Sermon on God's Transcendence and Immanence

Introduction by Pastor Matt

• Vision at the Village Church: Resource the big C Church of Jesus Christ generously.
• Importance of community in discipleship.
• Encouragement to support the church through giving.

Scripture Reading: Romans 11:33-36

• Presented by Maresha.
• Focus on the depth of God's riches, wisdom, and knowledge.
• Emphasis on God's unsearchable judgments and ways.

The Yahweh Series

• Week two focusing on God's "godness" and incommunicable attributes.
• Importance of seeing God as self-defining.
  • Humans often create God in their image, leading to idolatry.
• Understanding God rightly leads to understanding ourselves rightly.
• Fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom.

Topic: God's Transcendence

• Fascination with space and the universe as a metaphor for God's vastness.
• 1995 NASA discovery: A trillion galaxies, showcasing God's transcendence.
• Transcendence defined as existing above and independent from creation.

Key Points on God's Transcendence

1. God is Uncreated and Rules Over Creation

   • Everything belongs to God, including humanity and the heavens.
   • God's wealth is infinite; He can create from nothing.

2. God's Infinite Wisdom and Knowledge

   • God knows all events and their outcomes.
   • Human inability to fully comprehend God's knowledge.
   • Illustrative story of Job: God's wisdom beyond human understanding.

3. God is Unjudgeable

   • Human inability to counsel God or place Him in debt.
   • Emphasis on humility before God's infinite wisdom.

God's Immanence

• Despite transcendence, God is present with us (Immanuel).
• Scriptural affirmations of God's presence with His people.
• The Gospel as the promise of God's nearness and care.
• Importance of resting in God's sovereignty and drawing peace from His presence.

Application and Response

• Call for full surrender to Jesus Christ.
• Encouragement to trust God amidst life's difficulties and uncertainties.
• Invitation for prayer and baptism for those seeking to commit or recommit their lives.

Conclusion

• God's transcendence and immanence provide hope, courage, and rest.
• Being known by an infinitely wise and present God is foundational to a life of faith.