The Goodness of God

A message from Psalm 107

1. Series
Today

‘The goodness of God’

Psalm 107

2. The goodness of God
1. God is essentially and absolutely good

You are good,
and what you do is good …

Psalm 119:68

3. The goodness of God
In Creation

God saw all that he had made,
and it was very good

Gen 1:31

4. The goodness of God
In His dealings with people

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His love endures for ever

Psalm 107:1

5. The goodness of God
In His dealings with people

Has the LORD redeemed you?
Then speak out!
Tell others he has saved you
from your enemies

Psalm 107:2 NLT

6. The goodness of God
In His dealings with people
•The wayward – Psalm 107:4-9
•The prisoners – Psalm 107:10-16
•The distressed – Psalm 107:17-20
•The storm-tossed – Psalm 107:23-30

7. The goodness of God
In His dealings with people

And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those
who love him, who have been called
according to his purpose

Rom 8:28

8. Expressing the goodness of God to others

For we are God's workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance
for us to do

Eph 2:10

9. Expressing the goodness of God to others
The example of Jesus

how God anointed Jesus … with the Holy
Spirit and power, and how he went around
doing good and healing all who were
under the power of the devil …

Acts 10:38

10. Expressing the goodness of God to others
The example of Jesus

I have brought you glory on earth
by finishing the work
you gave me to do

John 17:4

11. Expressing the goodness of God to others
Therefore, as we have opportunity,
let us do good to all people,
especially to those who belong
to the family of believers

Gal 6:10

12. Expressing the goodness of God to others
The example of Barnabas

He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit
and faith - Acts 11:24
… Barnabas … sold a field he owned and
brought the money and put it at the
apostles' feet - Acts 4:36-37

13. Expressing the goodness of God to others
The example of Dorcas

Dorcas … was always doing good and
helping the poor - Acts 9:36
All the widows stood around him, crying
and showing him the robes and other
clothing that Dorcas had made … Acts 9:39

14. Expressing the goodness of God to others
And let us consider
how we may spur one another on
toward love and good deeds

Heb 10:24

15. Do all the good you can,
by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can,
at all the times you can,
to all the people you can,
as long as ever you can!