QUALITYSister Dorine Fobi-Takusi

Dunamis Life Chapel

May 9th 2010

Webster Definitions of Quality

• Peculiar and Essential Character– Nature, capacity

• Degree of Excellence– Grade, superiority

• Social Status– Rank

• Attributes– Character

– Acquired skills

– Accomplishment

• Synonyms– Quality = Character, attribute,

Some Qualities of God• Light

– Isaiah 60:19; James 1:17

• Creator– Genesis 1:1; Psalms 24:1

• Eternal:– He has no beginning and

– His existence will never end

– He is immortal and infinite

• Deut 33:27

• Psalm 90:2

• 1 Tim 1:17

• Immutable = Unchangeable– God is absolutely reliable and trust worthy

• Malachi 3:6, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 102:26,27

Some Qualities of God

• Just: No respecter of person, no favoritism– Deut 32:24, Psalm 18:30

• All power full = Can do anything, his actions always in accord with his character– Rev 19:6, Jer 32:17,27

• Fair = Justice administered fairly– Psalm 139:1-5, Prov 5:21

• Truth = God is in corruptible and cannot lie– Psalm 117:2 “For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the

LORD endureth for ever” 1Samuel 15:29

• Holy– 1 Peter 1:16 “Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”

• Gracious: His grace includes His goodness, His Kindness, His Mercy, and His Love

– Ps 103:8 “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy” Rom 2:4, 1 John 4:16

Qualities of God revealed by his Names

• El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty) • El Elyon (The Most High God) • Adonai (Lord, Master) • Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah) • Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner) • Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd) • Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals) • Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There) • Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness) • Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You) • El Olam (The Everlasting God) • Elohim (God) • Qanna (Jealous) • Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide) • Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace) • Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)

Some Qualities of God• Humble: Matt 21:1-11

– Jesus Triumphal (Humble) Entry

• Patient: Exodus: 34:6• Effective/Efficient

– 1 Cor 12:31 “But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.”

• Faithful : 1 Corinthian 10:13 – “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is

faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

• Love us to Prosper• Blesses• Protects• Compassionate: Psalm 103:13• Rejects Sin: Isaiah 59:2

– “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”

• Works Hard

QUESTION?Do we as believers, as Children of God, reflects some of these qualities?

Some Qualities belong to God Alone

• Spirit• Omniscient =All Knowing• Omnipotent = All Powerful• Omnipresent = Everywhere• The Most High• Sovereign = Supreme• Redeemer• Santifier

Do we Reflect God’s Quality• How just Are we?• Are we reflecting His light in our lives?• How Righteous Are we?• How Consistent Are we? How Reliable are we?• How Truthful Are we? Are we trustworthy• How Holy Are we?• How Gracious Are we?• How Humble Are we?• How Faithfull Are we?• How Patient Are we?• How loving Are we?• How effective/efficient Are we?• How much do we reject sin?• How compassionate Are we?• Do we use our words to bless or to cause pain?

Do we Reflect God’s Quality

• How peaceful are we?• How Hard working a we?• How Encouraging are we?

Accessing Quality

• Quality is the expected outcome resulting from continuous assessment and improvement of processes which are based on standards and best practices and which lead to safe, effective, efficient, timely, and customer-centered care and services.

Quality

• Continuous Assessment• Expected outcome• Improvement• Bases on best practices which lead to

– Safe– Effective– Efficient– Timely– customer-centered care and services.

Assessing our Quality• What is our Nature• What is our Character• How do we Grade ourselves• How effective and Efficient are we in the things that God has

given us to do• What is our Social Status

– How do people know you

• What is our overall Attributes– As a mother?

– As a Father?

– As a Husband

– As a Wife

– As a child

– As a leader

– As a Pastor

– As a follower

As we assess these qualities in our lives for continuous improvements, it will result and lead to Positive and Christian centered outcomes

Jeremiah 29:13

May we all wholeheartedly continue to seek after Him, and ask him to help us, and give us good qualities that will Glorify his name.