Is God Omnipotent?

Have you ever heard or asked the question...

If God is all powerful, then can He create a rock so heavy that He Himself can't lift it?

This question has been asked by atheists over the years and still today. Many people feel the question proves that God can't exist simply because they feel it can't be answered.

But the truth of the matter is it can be answered if we read our Bible. It clearly shows what God's powers are, and His limits.

While working on this sermon.  I found a Yahoo answer web page that had this question on it.  I was ashamed at the answers that were given.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080429175435AAErlAD

As we start to digging into the Bible.  We see that there are two key teachings that this question hinges on.

1. God's Law stands forever
Psalm 111:7-8

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

2. God cannot sin
I John 3:4

Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.

Basically it comes down to the fact that if God creates a law.  That law stands forever. He can not go back on his law. Just like the law that when man sins he dies. God could not go back on His law, and end it when Adam and Eve sinned. He had to provide His only Son, Jesus Christ, to come to this world, and die.  So his followers can be saved.

To sum it all up.  If God, created a rock with the intent that He could never lift it.  Then God could not lift it. That rock could be as small as a grain of sand.

To answer the question:
Can God create a rock so heavy that he can't lift it?
Answer:
YES - Simply because he is an all powerful God, no one else can!

I recommend you listen to the sermon to get a full understanding of  this message.

Jesus Take the Wheel

This morning before I started to preach, I asked one of our youth to come up front, and sing for us the song. "Jesus Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood.

I highly recommend you listen to it before you listen to my sermon.

This sermon talks about one's true faith in Christ. Even though most Christians, believe they are saved by faith and that's all there is to it. Unfortunately we stop there and don't continue on in our faith relationship, thru a closer walk with Christ.

God wants us to have a true faith in him. As is shown in Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

We could simply put this text off as nothing more than believing in Christ even if we don't see him. But it truly goes beyond that. Faith is much like falling off a cliff.  There is no possible way for one to survive. Yet somehow we have survived. But maybe I am being too drastic with my point ... Let us look at it this way.  We have no money to buy food for our family, yet somehow, food appears out of nowhere.

Let's take this to the next step. What are we trying to do when we pray to God?  We humans tend to tell God how to solve our problems in our prayers. For example. Lord help me get a raise so I can have money to buy food for my Children. When we should be praying... Lord, somehow provide the food needed for my family. If money is the answer then He will provide.  But, just maybe there is another answer (not money) that God knows is better for us.

As you listen to my sermon.  I hope the Bible will open up an understanding of this true faith that I have found.  How God is showing to us a relationship that is more than just a belief in Him.   It is truly having faith in Him.