Northpoint Church
January 24, 2021
Biblical Worship of God
Locations & Times
Northpoint Church
988 W Ontario Ave, Corona, CA 92882, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
In-person and Virtual Services
We are honoring the guidance provided by local, regional, and national authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, we are allowed to gather in person outdoors only for our services. We do so on <b>Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.</b>, on the Northpoint campus. For those who do not wish to meet in person, our <b>Sunday service at 10:45 a.m.</b> is live-stream only on Facebook and YouTube (Find links below.). While we are physically distant, we are socially and spiritually connecting through the technological platforms available to us!
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https://northpointchurch.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/a4fb3311-b59f-4ee5-8957-640b8c858b77Sermon Notes
http://tiny.cc/mok8tzGod is a Merciful God
Deuteronomy 4:25-31
Pastor Tony Chute
Overview: Moses informs Israel that their tendency to sin against God will provoke the Lord to anger and bring undesirable consequences upon them. Their evil actions will result in eviction from the Promised Land, an immediate sense of God’s displeasure, and many years of hard service. Although their sinful actions merit God’s righteous judgment, Moses reminds them that God is a merciful God. He will not leave them nor destroy them, nor will He go back on the promises that He has made to them. This singular attribute of God—mercy—is underserved but needed by all.
1. In what ways has God shown mercy to you? In what ways have you shown mercy to others? What stipulations are set forth in this text in order to demonstrate true repentance and thus qualify for mercy (verses 29-30).
2. Note how this text includes God’s anger (verse 25) and God’s mercy (verse 31). How do we fall short in our knowledge of God if we exclude anger as an attribute and focus solely on His mercy? How do we fall short in our knowledge of God if we exclude mercy as an attribute and focus solely on His anger?
3. How is God’s holiness displayed in this text? What sins does He warn Israel against committing (verse 25)? Discuss the fact that God promises/threatens Israel with a future of idolatry for committing the sin of idolatry. In what ways does God give us over to our sins in order to highlight the futility of sin?
4. Trace the events of this section as they play out in Israel’s history. Note especially Judges 2:11-23, 2 Kings 17:6-41, and Ezra 1-2. What does the unfolding of this history suggest about human nature? What does the unfolding of this history affirm about God’s character?
5. Consider the generational aspect of the promises and threats of this section in verse 25. In what ways can we pass the faith on to the next generation? What obstacles do we face in communicating God’s ways with the younger generation? What inconsistencies in our own lives do we need to repent from so future generations will know we too need mercy from God?
For Further Reading:
<b>Martyn Lloyd-Jones, <i>A Merciful and Faithful High Priest</i> (Crossway: 2017)</b>
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