The Word of God Part 1 | Sean Finch | 2nd March 2025

Ps Sean today starts a new five part series looking at the Word of God. Today he examines the historical accuracy of the Bible, Old and New Testaments and gradually leads us into a realization that we cannot live without the Word of God if we are to be nourished Spiritually. Jesus was speaking in Matthew 4:4 (NIV) "It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

We know that the word of God is God, the scripture tells us this, there are two ways we get this word. Logos is the physical word. Anyone can have Logos words, they look good but are not life transforming. John 6:63 (NIV) says "The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life". When God speaks we have Rhema words, God breathed, the words come alive to us.

By faith, we need to trust what God is speaking to us through His Word. Sean goes on to speak of some practical steps for us starting with that fact that the Word of God is our daily bread. Then he focuses on some cardinal facts associated with us knowing and quoting scripture that relate to daily life. For every one of us..

• We are a child of God
• We are fully known by God
• We are fully loved by God
• We are called by Him
• He has plans and purposes for us
• God made us righteous
• We are free from the power of sin and everything that holds us
• We are a masterpiece
• Our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit
• We are holy and blameless before God
• We are chosen
• God provides all our needs
• He will guard us against the enemy and we are protected
• We are one with others in the body
• Scripture calls us His children and we are in awe of God
• We are blessed, we are highly favoured, we are called by name, every one of us

But without His Word, without knowing His Word, we don't know who we are!