The REAL DEAL--Part 1

Last night, we dove into our series called, THE REAL DEAL. This series is based on the idea that God is someone who we can trust...He is THE REAL DEAL. Not only that, but it's only when we believe that God is THE REAL DEAL that we become the THE REAL DEAL ourselves...the kind of person who lives out their faith. Here are a few highlights from last night.
The next couple weeks are dedicated to helping students know through Scritpure that God is someone they can trust with their lives. We are doing this by saying THE EDGE PLEDGE. The first 2 statements of THE EDGE PLEDGE are as follows...

1. God is who He says He is.
2. God can do what He says He can do.

Here is a brief breakdown of what we talked about with each of these statements...

1. God is who He says He is.
All over Scripture, God makes claims about who He is. Those claims are so powerful that we have to either believe everything He says about Himself or we have to believe everything He says is a lie. It's all or nothing.

In Scripture, every time God is about to do something for His people, He reminds them of who He is. (I am the Lord, I am God Almighty, I Am who I Am, etc.). Then He always goes on to do something powerful in and through his people (Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc.).

2. God can do what He says He can do.
If God is who He says He is then He will have to do what He says He will do. What God can do is a direct result of who He is. Example: God is called a Savior because He saves.

Matthew 16:13-18
Jesus asked Peter, "Who do you say that I am?" and Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Because Peter trusted Christ and knew the truth about Him, He went on to be the rock that Christ's church was built on.

The point is that trusting that God is The Real Deal will change your life. The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Peter is the same God we serve today.
He is who He says He is and can do what He says He can do.

We will finish out the Edge Pledge with 2 more important statements next week.
I am who God says I am.
I can do all things through Christ.