Under the Hood: God’s Attributes, and Faith Breakthroughs

February 17, 2011 By Ryan Rush

If you have read any of “Walls,” you know that the entire culture and mission of Bannockburn Baptist Church (where I am Pastor) is built around the idea of Faith Breakthroughs.  By that, I mean that everything we do is done with the idea of growing in our relationship with Jesus, and reflecting His image in home life, and every other area of life for that matter.

The foundational reason that God created the family, I believe, was so that we would have a place to reflect His image and attributes.  So my most important job as a pastor is to help people know God better.  And that is also the most important thing I can do to help connect church and home!  Depending on what list you look at, there are varying numbers of God’s attributes.  For the sake of clarity, we have categorized God’s nature into eight specific categories.  And because Satan’s number one goal is to tarnish the image of God and draw us to something – or someone – else to worship, it would stand to reason that the walls we face would fall into eight corresponding categories.

To see how these work, check out the following: Attributes and Walls

To see a diagram of how these attributes lead to our eight primary Breakthroughs at Bannockburn, Breakthroughs Game Board 2011

The bottom line is this: everyone I know needs to understand who God is.  In fact (as I outlined in Chapter 11 of Walls), the most important question we will ever answer is, “Who is God?”.  Therefore, our goal as a church is to help eliminate every barrier to intimacy with God.

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  1. Teresa March 5, 2011 at 1:06 am #

    I am confused with your website. I took my evaluation and it said that there were Bible Study links on your page that I could access, but I can’t find them.

    • Ryan Rush March 8, 2011 at 10:50 pm #

      Teresa,

      Sorry for the confusion! There should have been some specific links mentioned in your assessment following your 24 question evaluation. If it wasn’t clear, I apologize. A couple of suggestions: blueletterbible.com has a great resource (use the “search the Bible” resource on the right hand side, and the “Our God is… We Are” page found at http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/misc/ogiwa.cfm.

      Biblegateway.com offers a wonderful online topical BIble that’s easy to use as well.

      We intentionally didn’t try to “reinvent the wheel” regarding Bible Study materials, and we didn’t want to hand you all the promises. There is something profoundly important about discovering these promises on your own, and recognizing them to be from the Lord to you. Let me us know if you run into any trouble, and God bless your journey!

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The spiritual barriers people face are countless, but they can be categorized into Eight Primary Walls. These walls correlate with the 8 primary breakthroughs that everyone needs.
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I worry that God is angry with me.
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I am willing to sacrifice immediate gratification for something better down the road.
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I am so busy that I find myself ignoring the most important things in my life.
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I feel with God's help, I can face any situation.
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It humbles me to think I can know God.
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I tend to expect the worst to happen.
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I believe God is loving and kind.
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I am grateful for the things I have been given.
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I try to avoid temptations that would bring me harm.
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I have a hard time trusting people.
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I am willing to serve others for nothing in return.
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I think that God will meet all my needs.
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My faith practices are more about routine than relationship.
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It troubles me that God has not answered my prayers.
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When bad things happen, I feel like I am getting what I deserve.
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The possibility of gaining a good friend is worth the risk.
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I have to guard against judging people when I learn they are dealing with tough circumstances.
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I believe God wants what is best for me.
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I question why God allowed certain things to happen in my life.
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I feel compelled to make the world around me better.
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I am confident God has forgiven me for my past.
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I am intentionally seeking to grow in my relationships with others.
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I believe God loves me in spite of who I am.
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I look forward to good things in my future.
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I worry about the problems that the future holds.
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I feel I can turn to God for direction.
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When I am facing a difficult situation, I feel like I can solve problems on my own.
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People would describe me as a giving person.
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People who have hurt me in the past cause me to avoid some relationships today.
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I observe things that make me wonder if I should believe the Bible.
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I feel strong relationships are hard, but worth it.
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I believe truth is the same for everyone.
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I believe the Bible has answers for today's circumstances.
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I spend too much of my energy pursuing material things.
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I have been wronged in the past in a way I cannot get over.
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When looking back on my life, I tend to focus on all of the things I did wrong.
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I believe in an all-powerful, all-knowing God.
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I believe God is willing and able to answer my prayers.
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I think God cares about the details of my life.
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I find myself more focused on the things I don't have but wish I did.
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I find myself drawn to things I know are bad for me.
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I don't believe anyone can ever know what is absolutely true.
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I know a lot of people, but don't feel very close to many people.
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When bad things happen, I wonder if God can make things better.
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I am amazed at God's power.
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I feel there is a disconnect between who I really am and how I act in front of other people.
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I have witnessed things that make me wonder if God is in control.
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I have too many of my own problems to deal with the problems of others.
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