God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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same substance in the Godhead, the distinctiveness of the members of the Trinity. By focusing on the main points you can set a framework in which we not only help the students to master this data, but will also give them a way to study this important subject in the future.

To cover the greatness of God the Father Almighty in a session is either revolutionary or fool-hardy, or both! There is no way that the second video segment, which sought in thirty minutes to cover a skeleton outline of the great attributes of our God, could possibly go in-depth and feed upon these great truths. The purpose of this segment is to show the greatness of our Father, and through that, to be moved to praise and worship him with our very lives. The greatness of the Lord is to be answered by our worship and our obedience and awe. Ps. 145.3 - “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.” Ps. 48.1 - “Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain.” Ps. 96.4 - “For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.” Ps. 147.5 - “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” Rev. 15.3 - “And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, ‘Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!’” Ps. 147.5 - “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” As you discuss the concept of God’s greatness with the students, covering the critical ideas, be sure to emphasize this notion of greatness. Also, refer the students to the appendix on the Names of God as it highlights in a different way the glorious nature of the infinitely lovely and glorious Father. Make sure that the students

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