Snapshots
God as Judge
Why does thinking of God as a “judge” often make us uncomfortable? This important snapshot of God might not look like what we think it looks like. In Scripture, we find a Judge who is good—one who desires the restoration of all things, justice for the oppressed, and the final end to violence. God’s love and justice are not opposed to each other. They are intimately and integrally intertwined.
God as King
God is King. We find this “snapshot” of God all over Scripture, but do we treat God with the awe and reverence that should be bestowed upon the King of Kings? To see God as King is an invitation to submission and surrender with reverence and a healthy fear and awe of who God really is.
God as Mother
God is not a man. It’s a fact about God we often forget despite the many motherly and feminine portrayals of God we find in Scripture. When we avoid or omit these snapshots of God, we miss out on a God that loves and protects like a mother — with ferocity, compassion, and empathy.
God as Father
The snapshots of God we find in Scripture provide glimpses of the complexity and beauty of our Creator, each portrayal or metaphor of God in the Bible revealing a unique aspect of His character. In this new sermon series, we begin by looking at God as Father. What we find in Scripture may surprise you. Jesus reveals the Father’s love as compelling rather than coercive, comforting rather than rigid, and celebratory rather than cold.