Talk

Close Up With the Inexhaustible Creator

Louie Giglio

October, 29, 2023

Louie Giglio continues the collection of talks, All On The Altar, by drawing attention to the power of making attentive observations about God and bringing Him a “specific praise,” These steps are guaranteed to reshape the narrative of whatever part of your story you are walking through. What God desires, and what will come from this kind of God-oriented reframing, is personal transformation.

Key Takeaway

Since we are invited to know God, dedicate your life to knowing more of our God, whose qualities and characteristics are inexhaustible.

“

"Let's be a people who know the Box Score of God."

”

Louie Giglio

Discussion Questions

Have you ever been to a rugby match or watched a game on TV?
Why did Louie say that our praise should be “unending?"
What is life, according to Louie’s mention of Moses and the mountain?
What was the illustration about “knowing your team” all about? How would you describe your understanding of God in light of this analogy? Do you know the “Box Score” of God?
What is something very specific you can praise God for right now?
Why did Louie list out the attributes of God that start with the letter ‘A’?
What are some of the attributes of God you never thought of or do not think much about?
Take three minutes as a group to try to write down as many attributes of God that start with the letter ‘B.’ Share them with each other to see if anyone found something you did not.
Louie says, “You can praise God for a whole month for being an ‘Architect.’” Not many of us have thought about that, so what comes to mind when you hear that attribute?
What kind of practical steps are you taking from this collection of talks to build your worship?

Scripture References

1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the

Lord

“I will sing to the

Lord

for he is highly exalted.

Both horse and driver

he has hurled into the sea.

2“The

Lord

is my strength and my defense;

he has become my salvation.

He is my God, and I will praise him,

my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

3The

Lord

is a warrior;

the

Lord

is his name.

4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army

he has hurled into the sea.

The best of Pharaoh’s officers

are drowned in the Red Sea.

5The deep waters have covered them;

they sank to the depths like a stone.

6Your right hand,

Lord

was majestic in power.

Your right hand,

Lord

shattered the enemy.

7“In the greatness of your majesty

you threw down those who opposed you.

You unleashed your burning anger;

it consumed them like stubble.

8By the blast of your nostrils

the waters piled up.

The surging waters stood up like a wall;

the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.

9The enemy boasted,

‘I will pursue, I will overtake them.

I will divide the spoils;

I will gorge myself on them.

I will draw my sword

and my hand will destroy them.’

10But you blew with your breath,

and the sea covered them.

They sank like lead

in the mighty waters.

11Who among the gods

is like you,

Lord

Who is like you—

majestic in holiness,

awesome in glory,

working wonders?

12“You stretch out your right hand,

and the earth swallows your enemies.

13In your unfailing love you will lead

the people you have redeemed.

In your strength you will guide them

to your holy dwelling.

14The nations will hear and tremble;

anguish will grip the people of Philistia.

15The chiefs of Edom will be terrified,

the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,

the people of Canaan will melt away;

16terror and dread will fall on them.

By the power of your arm

they will be as still as a stone—

until your people pass by,

Lord

until the people you bought pass by.

17You will bring them in and plant them

on the mountain of your inheritance—

the place,

Lord

, you made for your dwelling,

the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.

18“The

Lord

reigns

for ever and ever.”

19When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the

Lord

brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

20Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.

21Miriam sang to them:

“Sing to the

Lord

for he is highly exalted.

Both horse and driver

he has hurled into the sea.”

8Taste and see that the

Lord

is good;

blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

1Then the

Lord

said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ 2I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 3Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.”

4When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments. 5For the

Lord

had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.’ ” 6So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.

The Tent of Meeting

7Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.” Anyone inquiring of the

Lord

would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. 8And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent. 9As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the

Lord

spoke with Moses. 10Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent. 11The

Lord

would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.

Moses and the Glory of the

Lord

12Moses said to the

Lord

, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”

14The

Lord

replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

15Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

17And the

Lord

said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”

18Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”

19And the

Lord

said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the

Lord

, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”

21Then the

Lord

said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”

Louie Giglio

Louie Giglio is the Visionary Architect and Director of the Passion Movement, comprised of Passion Conferences, Passion City Church, Passion Publishing and sixstepsrecords, and the founder of Passion Institute.