Paul’s message to the philosophers in Athens provides a very clear picture of the true God. He is our creator, lord, sustainer of life, ruler of nations, father, deity and judge. Facing judgment we are reminded of our need to repent.

1. Are You
Seeking
God
?
Acts 17.16-34; CB NT p. 240-241

2. “In the beginning God”
— Genesis 1.1, CB OT p. 1

6. 1.
The “unknown”
God
2.
The “unknown”
God made
known
3.
We are His
offspring
Paul’s message

7. The “unknown”
God

8. The “unknown”
God
“I perceive that in every way
you are very religious.”

9. The “unknown”
God
Zeus Hera
Aphrodite Apollo Aries Athena
Dionysus Hermes Poseidon Nike

10. The people of
Athens worshiped
these “known”
Zeus Hera
gods.
Aphrodite Apollo Aries Athena
Dionysus Hermes Poseidon Nike

11. Zeus
King of the gods
Sky, thunder, & lightening
Law, order & justice

12. War, civilization
Wisdom, strength, strategy
Crafts, justice, skill
Athena

13. War, courage
Aries

14. The people of
The “unknown”
Athens worshiped
God
these “known”
Zeus Hera
gods.
Aphrodite Apollo Aries Athena
Dionysus Hermes Poseidon Nike

15. To Paul, these are
false gods, idols,
the creation of
Zeus Hera
man.
Aphrodite Apollo Aries Athena
Dionysus Hermes Poseidon Nike

16. “to the
unknown
god”

17. The “unknown” God made known

18. “For what can be known
about God is plain to
them, because God has
shown it to them.”
— Romans 1.19,
CB NT p. 265

19. The “unknown” God made known
IS
God No
t an
ido
l...
Maker Does not
& Lord live in
temples

20. Gives life and Is not
breath and served by
everything human
hands

21. Is not far
Ruler and
from each
Father
of us

22. Not made
Deity nor
imagined

23. IS God
Maker & Lord
Gives life and breath and everything
Ruler and Father
Deity

24. We are His
offspring

25. We are His
offspring
God desires to have a
relationship with you!

26. Are you searching for God?

27. He is not far from you!

28. “In Him we live and move
and have our being”

29. “For we are indeed
His offspring.”

30. He made us.

31. He gave us His Son.
John 3.16, CB NT p. 165

32. And raised Him
from the dead.

33. “He appeared to Cephas,
then to the twelve. Then
He appeared to more than
500 brothers at one time.”
— 1 Corinthians 15.5-6,
CB NT p. 308

34. “and was declared to be the
Son of God in power
according to the Spirit of
Holiness by His resurrection
from the dead, Jesus Christ
our Lord”
— Romans 1.4,
CB NT p. 264

35. “For as the Father raises
the dead and gives them
life, so also the Son gives
life to whom He will.”
— John 5.21,
CB NT p. 170

36. “He has caused us to be
born again to a living
hope through the
resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead”
— 1 Peter 1.3,
CB NT p. 407

38. “The times of ignorance
God overlooked,

39. “The times of ignorance
God overlooked, but NOW He
commands
all people
everywhere
to repent”

40. Repent

41. Repent
Believe

42. “Whoever believes and is
baptized will be saved,
but whoever does not
believe will be
condemned.”
— Mark 16.16,
CB NT p. 96

43. Repent
Believe
Be baptized

44. “Do you not know that all
of us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into his
death?”
— Romans 6.3,
CB NT p. 271

45. “We were buried therefore with
Him by baptism into death, in
order that, just as Christ was
raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, we too
might walk in newness
of life.”
— Romans 6.4,
CB NT p. 271

46. Will you choose to
believe in God
today?

47. Lesson slideshows (with notes)
and audio can be found at:
www.churchofchristmiranda.com

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49. Compiled and Presented by:
Introducing Jesus Dave Stewart
30 January, 2011
#01 Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Are You Seeking God?
Acts 17.16-34
Synopsis: Paul’s message to the philosophers in Athens provides a very
clear picture of the true God. He is our creator, lord, sustainer of life, ruler
of nations, father, deity and judge. Facing judgment we are reminded of
our need to repent.
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright
© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
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