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• Illustration: A young man tells Kesler that he comes to church to meet girls, not because he believes in God.
• Illustration: Quote from A. W. Tozer: “We tend, by a secret law of the soul, to move toward our mental image of God.”
• Illustration: J. B. Phillips’ book Your God Is Too Small describes the god we tend to believe in.

• Illustration (extended): Astronomical facts about the vastness of the universe.
• God, the invisible, created all that is visible and immense.

• What would it mean if God were as immense as the Psalmist suggests?
• God can do what he says he did in the Bible.
• He can deal with our personal problems.
• He’s in control of world problems beyond our control.
• Illustration: World Vision specials about hunger should remind us that God is the protector of the weak.
• He can forgive our sin and heal our guilt.
• He can give people the ability to forgive one another of their deepest resentments.
• Illustration: The ongoing vendettas in the Middle East.
• He sends his Holy Spirit everywhere to comfort all in need.
• Illustration: Pastors often feel helpless praying for people in the hospital, but the Holy Spirit intervenes.
• He protects us from a fearsome future.

• Illustration: If the IRS can track us with its computers, surely God can track us, too.