Anglican Bible Study - STUDY 8 FEBRUARY 20, 2022
STUDY 8 SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2022
THEME:
THE LORD GOD AND THE REIGN OF PEACE
SUB
THEME: Christian’s Knowledge of God
TOPIC:
God: The Beginning (Alpha) of all things
TEXTS:
Isaiah 41:1-4
AIMS:
i. to explain the concept
of "the beginning (Alpha) of all things” and
ii. to expatiate on how God
has demonstrated Himself as "the beginning (Alpha) of all things” and
INTRODUCTION
Verse 4 of our text
today reveals God as the One that calls generations from the beginning. He can
do this because He is the Beginning. He was present with the first of the
generations and will still be there with the last of them. He is indeed the
Ancient of Days. He is the eternal Lord of history and nations. No nation, in
the final analysis; really has control over its future. God reveals through
Isaiah, that the origin, positioning and destiny of nations are from Him. This
He has displayed in Cyrus, through his conquests, and how he (Cyrus) was used
to deliver Israel from the Babylonian captivity, carrying out God’s righteous plan
on earth, though a heathen Emperor. We can also read Deut. 32: 8 and Acts 17:
26.
Acknowledging this great attribute of our God should
call for His respect, honour, and adoration from us who serve Him.
Anglican Bible Study - STUDY 8 FEBRUARY 20, 2022
STUDY GUIDE
1. How do you
understand the concept of God as "the beginning (Alpha) of all things”
according to our text?" See also Isa 43:10; 44:6-7’ Rev 1:17
2. From the following Bible
texts, explain how God has demonstrated His being the “Beginning (Alpha) of all
things”: Gen. 1:1-3; Isaiah 46:10; 2 Thes.2:13.
3. Outline ways some Bible
characters gave God a prime place in their time, and how we could do the same in
our day. Gen.4:3-4; 1Sam.23:2-5; Mark 1:35; 1 Cor.16:2.
4. How can we accord
God the first priority or prime place in the practice of the faith? Acts 1:2-3;
Col.1:12, 16-18;
CONCLUSION
There is never a being
preceding God. He is "the Beginning (Alpha) of all things.” He is the
Determiner of history from the beginning. He deserves only the best and prime
place in our lives. We cannot and should never do less in all our Christian life.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Giving God the second place is a great error.
MEMORY VERSE: Col
1:18 – “And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the Pre-eminence”.