The most important question you will ever answer is this: Who is God? In Week 2 of Rooted, we discover that God is not distant, abstract, or unknowable. He is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love, and just. Through Moses’ encounter on Mount Sinai and Paul’s message in Athens, we see how God reveals Himself—not as an idea to study, but as a presence to encounter. In this message we explore: – Why God defines Himself—not us – The tension and beauty of His compassion and justice – Why God is near and relational, not far and abstract – How Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God’s love and glory Rooted is about building your life on the truth of who God really is. And He is inviting you to know Him personally.
Series: Rooted
Week 2 Title: Who is God?
Scripture: Exodus 34:6–7, Acts 17:22–28
Big Idea: God reveals Himself as a relational God—not distant or abstract, but One who invites us to know Him personally through His Word, His creation, His image in us, and ultimately through Jesus Christ.
A.W. Tozer: “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”
We don’t invent God; He reveals Himself.
The starting point for being rooted is answering: Who is God?
Moses asks: “Show me your glory.” God responds with His name and character.
The most repeated description of God in Scripture: compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, just.
These attributes live in tension, not contradiction.
Takeaway: God is not who we imagine Him to be—He is who He declares Himself to be.
Paul in Athens: an altar “to an unknown god.”
Our culture is just as religious, creating images of God in our own likeness—ideology, politics, sexuality.
Paul declares: the true God is Creator, Sustainer, Lord of history.
“In Him we live and move and have our being.”
God is not distant—He is near and relational.
Encounter Him: God is a presence to know, not just a subject to study.
Seek Him: Don’t settle for secondhand opinions of God—pursue Him in His Word.
Worship Him: God is transcendent and immanent.
Trust Him: His compassion and justice meet at the cross—Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God (Hebrews 1:1–3).
Final Challenge: Rooted is not about abstract knowledge but about a relational God who longs to be known—by Israel, the church, every tribe and nation, and you today.