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Experiencing God

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God’s Will and Your Life

God’s Will and Your Life

“I am the vine, ye are the branches; He that abideth in me, and I in hime, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15.5

God’s Will and Your Life

Jesus is your way Jesus is your model Learn to be a servant of God God works through his servants

Looking to God

Looking to God

“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.” Psalm 20.7

Looking to God

God-centered living God’s plans versus our plans God takes the initiative God speaks to His people God speaks with a purpose

God Pursues a Love Relationship

God Pursues a Love Relationship

“Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, this is the first a great commandment.’” Matthew 22.37-38

God Pursues a Love Relationship

Created for a Love Relationship with God Walking with God God Pursues a Love Relationship which is

real, personal, and practical

Love and God’s Invitation

Love and God’s Invitation

“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” John 14.21

Love and God’s Invitation

Know God Worship God God Invites us to Join Him Knowing where God is at Work

God Speaks

God Speaks

God Speaks, or reveals Himself, in Different Ways– Holy Spirit– Bible– Prayer– Circumstances– Church

Spiritual Markers

The Crisis of Belief

The Crisis of Belief

“But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believ ethat he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11.6

The Crisis of Belief

A Turning Point Encounters with God require Faith Encounters with God are God-Sized What you do tells what you Believe True faith requires action

Adjusting Your Life To God

Adjusting your Life to God

“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14.33

Adjusting Your Life to God

Adjustments are Necessary in your circumstances, relationships, thinking commitments, actions and beliefs

Obedience is Costly Adjusting requires total dependence on God

Experiencing God Through Obedience

Experiencing God Through Obedience

“Jesus answered and said unto him, ‘If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.’” – John 14.23

Experiencing God Through Obedience

Experiencing God requires obedience God works through you We come to know God through obedience

God Will and the Church

God’s Will and the Church

“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”– Romans 12.5

God’s Will and the Church

The Church is the Institution that Christ uses in His work

We discern God’s will through the Local Body Body Life is where God’s work is

accomplished

Kingdom People

Kingdom People

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” – 1 John 1.7

Kingdom People

On Mission to the World The Parables of Jesus reveals the way of the

Kingdom The true meaning of Koinonia (fellowship)

Continuing Fellowship with God

Continuing Fellowship with God

God’s remedy for broken fellowship Essentials of Fellowship The importance of helping each other