This document discusses spiritual truths about Jesus that are too wonderful for humans to fully comprehend. It explores the eternity of God, the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the incarnation of Jesus as both God and man, God's foreknowledge and sovereign choices, and God's great love for humanity shown through sending Jesus. The document encourages reflecting on these mysteries to grow in understanding and appreciation of Jesus.

1. “Things Too Wonderful”
John 1:1-18

2. A Journey of Discovery in 2011

3. A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Our spiritual growth is
correlated with the
size of our vision of
Jesus!

4. A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Who is Jesus?

5. A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Who is Jesus?
The Words of Jesus

6. A Journey of Discovery in 2011
Who is Jesus?
The Words of Jesus
The Works of Jesus

7. “Things Too Wonderful”
“Three things are too
wonderful for me,
four I don’t
understand.”
Prov. 30:18

8. “Things Too Wonderful”
Spiritual truths that
exceed our finite,
human comprehension

9. “Things Too Wonderful”
Spiritual truths that
exceed our finite,
human comprehension
Spiritual mysteries
that “blow our minds”

10. “Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
“In the beginning
was the Word.”

11. “Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
– Eternity is the truth
that God exists
outside the
boundaries of both
time and space

12. “Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
– Will we be bored
in Heaven?

13. “Things Too Wonderful”
1. Eternity
“From everlasting to
everlasting, you are
God . . . for a
thousand years in your
sight are like a day.”

14. “Things Too Wonderful”
Eternity is a truth that
is too wonderful!

15. “Things Too Wonderful”
2. The Trinity
“And the Word
was with
God.”

16. “Things Too Wonderful”
2. The Trinity
– The Father,
the Son, and
the Holy
Spirit are
three distinct
persons that
comprise one
triune God

17. “Things Too Wonderful”
2. The Trinity
– The three
Persons of
the Trinity
exist in
unbroken,
intimate
fellowship

18. “Things Too Wonderful”
The Trinity is a truth that
is too wonderful!

19. “Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
“And the Word
became flesh and
dwelt among us.”

20. “Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
– Jesus changed
His status

21. “Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
– Without ceasing
to be God in any
regard, Jesus
took human
nature and flesh
into union with
His divine being

22. “Things Too Wonderful”
3. The Incarnation
– God became
something that
He previously
was not

23. “Things Too Wonderful”
The Incarnation is a
mystery that is
too wonderful!

24. “Things Too Wonderful”
4. God’s Foreknowledge
“You perceive my
thoughts from afar . . .
Before a word is on my
tongue, you know it
completely. Such
knowledge is too
wonderful to me.”

25. “Things Too Wonderful”
4. God’s Foreknowledge
– God knows what
has happened, He
knows what’s
happening now,
and He knows what
will happen next

26. “Things Too Wonderful”
4. God’s Foreknowledge
– How does God’s
foreknowledge
intersect with
my free will?

27. “Things Too Wonderful”
God’s foreknowledge
is too wonderful!

28. “Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
“Surely I spoke of things
I did not understand,
things too wonderful
for me to know.”

29. “Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
– Why does God
choose to use
whom He does?

30. “Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
– Why does God
choose the path
for me that He does?

31. “Things Too Wonderful”
5. God’s Sovereign Choices
– Why does God
choose healing for
some and “home-
going” for others?

32. “Things Too Wonderful”
God’s sovereign
choices are too
wonderful!

33. “Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
“For God so loved the world
that He gave His only
begotten Son, that
whoever believes on Him
should not perish, but have
everlasting life.”

34. “Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
– The Cross cost God
more than we could
ever fathom . . .
The Father turned His
face away from the Son

35. “Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
– God did this to open the
door for you and to be
welcomed into His
fellowship!

36. “Things Too Wonderful”
6. God’s Great Love for You
“I pray that you will have
power, together with all the
saints, to comprehend how
wide, and long, and high,
and deep is the love of Christ,
and to know this love that
surpasses knowledge.”

37. “Things Too Wonderful”
God’s great love for you
is too wonderful!

38. “Things Too Wonderful”
Eternity
The Trinity
The Incarnation
God’s Foreknowledge
God’s Sovereign Choices
God’s Great Love for You
May the true meaning of Christmas
blow your mind!