Who Is God? In His Own Words

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If the word Father makes you flinch, the question of who God is gets personal fast. In Exodus 34:6-7 God describes himself in his own voice as merciful, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. He is not a bigger copy of the father who raised you or left you, and at the cross his forgiveness and his justice meet. In this sermon, preached in 2026 as part of our Just Ask series on the basics of faith, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Exodus 34:6-7 and walks through the nine things God says about himself right after the golden calf. Questions this sermon answers Who is God according to the Bible? In Exodus 34:6-7 God names himself as merciful, gracious, slow to anger, full of steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping love to the thousandth generation, forgiving sin and still taking guilt seriously. Why is it hard to call God Father? Many people picture God as their own father scaled up, and Pastor Kaloma says God's own words about himself are what heal that fear. What was the golden calf really about? Pastor Kaloma reads it as impatience, an idol built when God seemed slower than the people's anxiety. How can God forgive sin and still not clear the guilty? At the cross God carried the guilt himself, so justice and mercy meet in the same act. Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7 (with the golden calf story in Exodus 32) Chapters 0:00 Back to the basics of faith 1:12 Reading Exodus 34:6-7 4:05 When God the Father is hard to say 8:42 Why we build golden calves: impatience 11:55 Making gods out of what we left behind 18:03 Nine things God says about himself 37:01 How God forgives and still won't clear the guilty Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #WhoIsGod #Exodus34