Key Scriptures: Exodus 15:1-21
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea. “The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is his name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea. The deep waters have covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone. Your right hand, Lord, was majestic in power. Your right hand, Lord, shattered the enemy. “In the greatness of your majesty you threw down those who opposed you. You unleashed your burning anger; it consumed them like stubble. By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up. The surging waters stood up like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy boasted, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake them. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.’ But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? “You stretch out your right hand, and the earth swallows your enemies. In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia. The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away; terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone—until your people pass by, Lord, until the people you bought pass by. You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance—the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established. “The Lord reigns for ever and ever.” When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.”
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Lesson One: The power of focused observation.
• We want to get God in view—and we want to stay there
Teaching Truths
• What we focus our attention on shapes what we see.
• Spiritual observation requires us to stay with God long enough to discover what we might otherwise miss.
• The more we observe who God is, the more reasons we discover to praise him.
• Focused observation changes our awareness of God’s presence in everyday life.
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Lesson Two: The power of specific praise.
• Focusing on the specific attributes of God—allows me to specifically praise him for who he is and what he’s done
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Alpha and Omega
Revelation 1:8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Isaiah 44:6, This is what the Lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.
Almighty
Genesis 17:1-2 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”
Psalm 91:1, Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Isaiah 6:3, And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Awesome
Exodus 15:11, Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
Psalm 47:2, For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.
Available
Psalm 145:18, The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Isaiah 41:13, For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Always
Hebrews 13:8,Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Matthew 28:19-20, Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Attentive
1 Peter 3:12, For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
Jeremiah 29:12-13, Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Architect
Genesis 1:1, In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth.
Hebrews 11:9-10, By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
I AM
Exodus 3:14, God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”
John 8:58, Before Abraham was, I AM.
Able
Jude 1:24-25, To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21, Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Alive
Revelation 1:17-18, When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
Jeremiah 10:10, But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.
Assurance
Hebrews 10:22, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Philippians 1:6, And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Adonai
Isaiah 25:8—The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth.
Psalm 8:1, Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.
Amen
Revelation 3:14, To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
Anointed
Luke 4:18-19, “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Ancient of Days
Daniel 7:9, As I looked, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
Daniel 7:13, In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
Author
Hebrews 12:2, And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Active
John 5:17, My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.
Philippians 2:13, For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
Abundant
John 10:10, The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
2 Corinthians 9:8, And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Philippians 4:19, And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Affectionate
Psalm 40:11, He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
Jeremiah 31:3, The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Absolute
Isaiah 46:9, I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.
Admirable
Psalm 48:1, Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
Approachable
James 4:8, Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Amazing
Isaiah 25:1, LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done amazing things, things planned long ago.
Accurate
John 18:37, “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
Abiding
Psalm 9:7, But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
Astronomical
Jeremiah 32:17, Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Ageless
Psalm 90:2, Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God…
Amaranthine
Revelation 21:23, the city does not need the sun or the moon to shine in it for the glory of God gives it light and the lamb is its lamp.
Anchor
Psalm 62:2, Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
Authority
Matthew 28:18, Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
