Shaped by the Truth of Who God Is

Identifying Encounters That Deepen Conviction

Objectives:

• Identify personal encounters where specific names of God have shaped your story, as well as wrestle with names that feel distant and detached.
• Ground a disciple in God’s truth regardless of how we might feel at a given moment.
• Deepen intimacy with God by growing a personal “thesaurus” — an ever-increasing collection of personal experiences with God’s character.

The names of God can expand your understanding and experience of who He is. Each name reveals a different facet of His character and invites you into a more personal relationship with Him.

As you read the Scripture passages in the coming weeks, reflect on how God revealed Himself to His people in the past—and how He has revealed Himself in your own life. Keep a daily journal as a way to trace God’s

fingerprints through your story. Your journal is not simply a record of answers—it’s a space for discovery,

honesty, and worship. Write down your responses to any of the questions below, and allow room for whatever else the Holy Spirit brings to mind. Some entries may be brief; others may take pages. Let the process be organic.

• Which names feel familiar, comforting, or reassuring?
• Which names surprise you, challenge you, or expand your view of God?
• Are there names that feel distant, difficult to believe, or that you wrestle with? Why might that be?
• What names of God can you attach to personal encounters and experiences—past or present?
• How might God be inviting you to know Him by a new name in this season of life?

Over time, your journal will become a personal testimony of how the living God revealed Himself to you by name. Consider sharing particular insights with others.

OCT 26 - NOV 1

• Abba (Father/Dad): Matt 6:7-9 • Matt 7:9-11 • Mark 14:35-36 • Rom 8:14-15
• Almighty God (El Shaddai): Gen 17:1 • Gen 35:9-11 • Ex 6:3 • Rev 4:8 • Rev 19:6
• Alpha & Omega (First & Last): Isa 44:6 • Isa 48:12 • Rev 1:8 • Rev 22:13
• Creator & Sovereign Ruler (Elohim): Gen 1:1, 9-15, 27 • Job 38:1-41 • Col 1:15-17 • Heb 11:3
• Deliverer: Ps 109:21-27 • Dan 3:16-18 • Matt 6:13 •2 Cor 1:9-10

NOV 2 - 8

• Everlasting/Eternal (El Olam): Ps 90:1-2 • Ecc 3:11 • Isa 40:28 • John 17:3
• Faithful (El Emunah): Deut 7:9 • Ps 36:5 • 2 Tim 2:11-13 • Rev 19:11-13
• Father of Compassion/Mercy (El Rachum): Neh 9:17-18 • Lam 3:21-23 • Luke 15:20-24 • 2 Cor 1:3-4
• Fortress: Ps 59:16-17 • Ps 91:1-16 • Ps 144:2-3 • Prov 18:10
• Friend: Ex 33:7-11 • James 2:23 (see Isa 41:8 & 2 Chron 20:7) • Matt 11:19 • John 15:13-15

NOV 9 - 15

• The God Who Hears (Elohim Shama): Ex 2:24 • Ps 18:6 • Isa 65:24 • 1 John 5:14-15
• The God Who Sees Me (El Roi): Gen 16:7-14 • Ps 139:1, 13-16 • Job 34:21 • Matt 6:3-4
• Healer (Jehova-Rophe): Ex 15:22-27 • Ps 147:3 • Isa 53:5 • Mark 10:46-52
• Holy One (HaKadosh): Ps 71:22 • Isa 43:3 • John 6:69 • Peter 1:15-16
• I AM (Yahweh/Jehovah/LORD): Ex 3:14 • Isa 48:12 • John 8:58 • John 18:4-6

NOV 16 - 22

• Jehovah-Shammah (The Lord Is Present): Deut 31:6-8 • Ps 46:1 • Ezek 48:35 • Matt 28:20
• Living God (El Chay): Deut 5:26 • Ps 84:2 • Jer 10:10 • Matt 16:16
• Lord & Master (Adonai/Kyrios): Gen 15:2-4 • 2 Sam 7:18-22 • Rom 10:9 • Phil 2:9-11
• Lord of Hosts/Heavenly Armies (Jehovah-Tzeva'ot): 1 Sam 17:45 • Isa 6:1-3 • Zech 1:3 • Luke 2:13
• Most High God (El Elyon): Gen 14:18-20 • Dan 4:34-35 • Luke 1:32-35 • Acts 7:48

Imagine what God might do if we are all literally on the same page when it comes to His Word!

Questions? Contact Anne Jordan ajordan@oakdale.church