1. My God Is
1.1. Psalm 118:28 (NLT) 28 You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you!
1.2. My Strength
1.3. Always Faithful
1.4. My Hope
1.5. Near
1.6. Ready to forgive
1.7. Love is unfailing
1.8. Runs for me when I reach for Him
1.9. Is He your God?
1.9.1. \When you're awake he is your strength
1.9.2. When the world feels unstable your God is always faithful
1.9.3. When you are anxious, I'm sure, afraid, God is your hope
1.9.4. When you feel isolated, hurting, and alone, God is near
1.9.5. When you mess up, fail, sin, God is so good
1.9.5.1. He is ready to forgive and full of unfailing love
1.10. God Is My God!
2. God you Are
2.1. Strength
2.1.1. Psalm 22:19 (NLT) 19 O LORD, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
2.1.1.1. When you're a week – God's strength is made perfect
2.1.1.2. Every weakness is an opportunity for you to find God's
2.1.1.2.1. Strength
2.1.1.2.2. Presence
2.1.1.2.3. Power
2.1.1.2.4. If you give God your weakness he will give you his strength
2.2. Always Faithful
2.2.1. Psalm 31:5 (NLT) 5 I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God.
2.2.1.1. People let you down
2.2.1.2. Circumstances beat you down
2.2.1.3. The economy lets you down
2.2.1.4. You let yourself down
2.2.1.5. Even when we are faithless-God is always faithful!
2.2.1.6. I have failed God 1 million times over. But his faithfulness has never failed me once.
2.3. God you are 1. My Strength 2. Always Faithful
2.3.1. God You Are My Hope!
2.3.2. Psalm 65:5 (NLT) 5 You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
2.3.2.1. Our hope is not
2.3.2.1.1. People
2.3.2.1.2. A leader
2.3.2.1.3. A system
2.3.2.1.4. A government
2.3.2.1.5. A medicine
2.3.2.2. My hope is the all powerful, all knowing, ever present, mighty awesome God!
2.3.2.3. Isaiah 40:31 (NLT) 31 But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
2.4. God you are 1. My Strength 2. Always Faithful 3. My Hope
2.4.1. God You Are NEAR!
2.4.2. Psalm 75:1 (NLT) 1 We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.
2.4.3. James 4:8 (NLT) 8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you...
2.4.4. God it is not
2.4.4.1. Far off
2.4.4.2. Distant
2.4.4.3. Uninvolved
2.4.4.4. He is a loving, caring, compassionate God who never leaves!
2.5. God You Are 1. My Strength 2. Always Faithful 3. My Hope 4. Near
2.5.1. God You Are GOOD!
2.5.2. Psalm 86:5 (NLT) 5 O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
2.5.2.1. Ready to forgive
2.5.2.2. Full of unfailing love
2.5.2.3. Runs when we ask for help
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5. WHEN YOU FEEL
5.1. ANXIOUS
5.2. ALONE
5.3. AFRAID
5.4. Pray!
5.4.1. How do I trust in God.
5.4.2. Minor surgery
5.4.3. Major surgery
5.4.4. Every surgery that affects me is major surgery
6. Psalm 9:9-10
6.1. Psalm 9:9 (NLT) 9 The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
6.2. Psalm 9:10 (NLT) 10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.
6.2.1. "Know your name"
6.2.2. You don't trust someone you don't know
6.3. When you need comfort songs is the place to go
7. What's God's name
7.1. We can tell a lot about a relationship by the names we use.
7.2. What I call my spouse
7.2.1. Wife
7.3. Do you know me
7.3.1. Scott Kruse
7.3.2. Scott J Kruse
7.3.3. Mr. Kruse
7.3.4. Pastor Scott
7.3.4.1. Pastor
7.3.5. Krusie
7.3.6. Bonehead
7.3.6.1. Wife
7.3.6.2. No no kidding!!!
7.3.7. Daddy
7.4. What do you call God
7.4.1. Big eye in the sky
7.4.2. Jesus called God Abba
7.4.2.1. Mark 14:36 (NLT) 36 “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
7.4.2.2. ABBA (אַבָּא, abba'). Aramaic word for father, but in the intimate sense of “daddy,” or “papa”
7.4.2.3. I can't find where God is Referred to so intimately as this.
7.4.2.4. Not only is there no Hebrew equivalent But even in Greek it is often in quotes.
7.4.2.4.1. Romans 8:15 (NLT) 15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”
7.4.2.4.2. Galatians 4:6 (NLT) 6 And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”
7.4.2.5. Abba is a term that no religion would use in reference to a god.
7.4.2.5.1. Philippians 4:20 (NLT) 20 Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen.
7.5. Psalm 9:10 (NLT) 10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.
7.5.1. So many times in the psalms we see "God you are///"