The Church of Canton

The Attributes of God: God Does Not Change

God does not change—His holiness, His love, His justice, His mercy, and His promises are constant and unshakable. That’s our security, because if He could change, we couldn’t trust our salvation or our future. But while God stays the same, we are the ones meant to change—growing, repenting, surrendering, and becoming more like Christ in the steady presence of an unchanging God.

The Attributes of God: Pursuing Holiness

God wants us to truly know Him—and when we do, we see that He is completely holy. His holiness exposes our sin, leads us to repentance, cleanses us through Christ, and then calls us to live differently.
Salvation removes the barrier forever, but the rest of our lives are about pursuing holiness daily—choosing our eternal inheritance over temporary cravings. We’re declared holy in Christ; now we learn to live like it.

The Attributes of God: Recognizing God's Holiness

God alone is holy—utterly distinct, morally perfect, and unrivaled—yet His holiness does not mean distance; it means His powerful, pure presence fills heaven and earth and is always near. Isaiah’s vision shows that God’s holiness confronts us before it comforts us, exposing our sin not to destroy us, but to cleanse, forgive, and re-center our lives around Him. When we recognize God’s holiness, awareness leads to repentance, repentance to transformation, and transformation to purpose—so that, like Isaiah, we can say, “Here am I. Send me.”

The Attributes of God: Omniscience

God knows everything about us—our past, our thoughts, our mess, and even what’s coming next—and none of it scares Him away. His all-knowing isn’t cold or condemning; it’s deeply personal, loving, and always for our good. Because He knows us completely and still chooses us, we don’t have to hide, pretend, or stay stuck—He meets us where we are to transform us.

The Attributes of God: Omnipresence

God wants us to really know Him—not just facts about Him—because when we know who He truly is, we learn to trust Him, love Him, and let Him change us. He’s not only all-powerful, holding everything together for us, but also all-present, living in us through His Spirit, working both around us and within us even when life feels hard or uncertain. Like David learned while waiting and suffering, the promise isn’t delayed—God is forming us, reminding us we’re never alone, and inviting us to stop doing life on our own and start leaning fully into His presence.

The Attributes of God: Omnipotence

We tend to think power means control, status, or independence, but the truth is God alone is all-powerful, and the only real “control” we have is over our choices: how we respond, what we submit to, whether we obey, and how we steward what He gives us. When we stop relying on our limited strength and rest in God’s omnipotence, we discover that our weakness is actually the place where His power shows up most clearly, proving that nothing we face is too big for Him.

The Attributes of God: Only One God

We’re starting a series on the attributes of God because God’s heart is that we don’t just know about Him, but truly know Him—and knowing Him is what leads us to love Him and live differently. The foundation of everything is this: there is only one true God, and He’s made Himself known as the great “I AM,” fully revealed in Jesus, not distant or abstract but present, faithful, and personal. When we stop chasing lesser “gods” for meaning and instead know and follow the one true God, we find real life, purpose, and contentment that never disappoints.

Praise and Worship

Join us in guided prayer and worship, taking time to slow down and be present with God. Through Scripture, music, quiet moments, and simple prayer prompts, we reflect, listen, and respond to what God is doing in our hearts. This is a meaningful time of rest, renewal, and shared worship - honoring and glorifying of Heavenly Father!

Jesus Christ: Our Redeemer (The Redemption)

Jesus came on a rescue mission to redeem us—to pay the debt our sin created and restore the relationship with God that was broken. We were helpless to fix it ourselves, so out of love God sent His Son to buy us back, set us free, and make us whole again. Christmas is the moment we’re invited to receive that redemption personally and let Jesus restore what sin destroyed.

Jesus Christ: Our Redeemer (The Events)

From the very beginning, God set a plan in motion that unfolded through real events, real people, and real moments in history, all leading to the birth of Jesus. From the promise in the garden, to the timing of His incarnation, to the humble circumstances of Bethlehem, every detail happened exactly as God intended. Christmas matters because it marks the moment all of those events came together and God stepped into the world to rescue us through Jesus.