Knowing God
Pastor Michael Lopp
September 1, 2024

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MAIN SCRIPTURE PASSAGE: GENESIS 1:26-2:3

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BASIC TRUTH #1: We are created to

God’s

Reveal Answer

, in part, through what we do.

Genesis 1-2; Colossians 3:22-25

BASIC TRUTH #2: We are commanded by God to shun

and live

Reveal Answer

by our work.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-10; Proverbs 21:5, 14:23, 10:4, 12:24, 13:4

BASIC TRUTH #3: Working empowers us to

in need.

Ephesians 4:28

BASIC TRUTH #4: Working cultivates

and is necessary to be a

Reveal Answer

in the community.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

SABBATH REST
Genesis 2:2

Rest and Sleep: An Act of Faith

 Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

 Sabbath was Made for Man (Mark 2:27)

 Manna and Quail (Exodus 16) 

Prayerful Meditation
Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God.

Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.