spiritual preparation for your journey

SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEYYOUR JOURNEY

TO GET THE MOST OUT OF TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY”THIS “JOURNEY”

““U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPAREDPREPARED


THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!

““KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD (BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”(BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”

WHY????????WHY????????

SO HE CAN BE YOUR SO HE CAN BE YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON

THIS JOURNEYTHIS JOURNEY


(!!Getting To Know GOD!!)(!!Getting To Know GOD!!)

1)1) Joshua 23:11 “Take good heed, Joshua 23:11 “Take good heed, there there fore unto yourselves, fore unto yourselves, that that ye love the Lord ye love the Lord your your God”God”

Life Application Study Bible Life Application Study Bible (NIV)(NIV)““So be careful to love the Lord your So be careful to love the Lord your God God””


(!!Getting To Know GOD!!) (!!Getting To Know GOD!!)

““To Do That, We Need To Know 3 ThingsTo Do That, We Need To Know 3 Things””

““About HimAbout Him””

11stst)) We need to know GOD is 3 persons in 1We need to know GOD is 3 persons in 1

1a) Isaiah 45:5a “I am the Lord, and 1a) Isaiah 45:5a “I am the Lord, and there there is none else, is none else, there is no there is no GOD beside GOD beside me”me”

(NIV)(NIV) ““I am the LORD, and there is no I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is other; apart from me there is

nono GODGOD..””

1b) Deut. 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God 1b) Deut. 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is is one Lord” one Lord”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the LordLord is oneis one””

1c) II Corin. 13:14 “The grace of our Lord Jesus 1c) II Corin. 13:14 “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, Christ, and the love of God, and and the communion of the Holy the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen” Ghost, be with you all. Amen”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God, and the fellowship of and the Love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you allthe Holy Spirit be with you all””



““JOURNEY THROUGH JOURNEY THROUGH SPIRITUAL” “BOOT CAMP”SPIRITUAL” “BOOT CAMP”


1d) Matt. 3:17 “And lo, a voice from heaven 1d) Matt. 3:17 “And lo, a voice from heaven saying, saying, this is my this is my

beloved Son, in beloved Son, in whom I am whom I am well pleased.”well pleased.”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “And a voice from heaven said, And a voice from heaven said, ‘‘This This is myis my Son, whom I love; with him I Son, whom I love; with him I am wellam well pleasedpleased’”’”

““HE IS 3 PERSONS IN 1HE IS 3 PERSONS IN 1””

22ndnd)) “ “We need to know God’s attributes”We need to know God’s attributes”2a) 2a) (OMNIPOTENCE..om-nip-o-tens)(OMNIPOTENCE..om-nip-o-tens)

Job 42:2 “I know that thou canst do every Job 42:2 “I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be thing, and that no thought can be

with holden from thee” with holden from thee”(NIV)(NIV) “ “I know that you can do all things; no plan of yoursI know that you can do all things; no plan of yours

can be thwartedcan be thwarted””Ephe. 3:20 “Now unto Him that is able to do Ephe. 3:20 “Now unto Him that is able to do

exceeding abundantly above all exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us” the power that worketh in us”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably moreNow to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His than all we ask or imagine, according to His

powerpower that is working within usthat is working within us””



2b) 2b) (OMNIPRESENCE…om-ni’-pres-ence)(OMNIPRESENCE…om-ni’-pres-ence)

I Kings 8:27b “Behold the heaven and I Kings 8:27b “Behold the heaven and heaven of heavens heaven of heavens

cannot cannot contain thee; contain thee; how much how much less this less this house that I have house that I have builded”builded”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “The heavens, even the highest The heavens, even the highest heaven,heaven, cannot contain you. How much cannot contain you. How much less thisless this temple I have builttemple I have built!!””



2c)2c) (OMNISCIENCE…om-nis-c-ince)(OMNISCIENCE…om-nis-c-ince)Psalm 139:1-2 “O Lord thou hast Psalm 139:1-2 “O Lord thou hast

searched me, and searched me, and known known me. ‘Thou me. ‘Thou knowest my knowest my downsitting downsitting and mine up and mine up rising, thou rising, thou understandest understandest my my thought afar off’”thought afar off’”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “O Lord, you have searched me and O Lord, you have searched me and youyou know me. ‘You know when I sit andknow me. ‘You know when I sit and

when I rise; you perceive my when I rise; you perceive my thoughtsthoughts from afarfrom afar””



2d) 2d) (IMMUTABLE…m-mut-a-bul)(IMMUTABLE…m-mut-a-bul)Malachi 3:6a “For I am the Lord, Malachi 3:6a “For I am the Lord,

I I change not”change not”(NIV)(NIV) “ “I the Lord do not change. So I the Lord do not change. So

you, you, O descendants of Jacob, O descendants of Jacob, are not are not destroyeddestroyed””

II Tim. 2:13b “For He cannot II Tim. 2:13b “For He cannot disown disown Himself” Himself”



HIS ATTRIBUTESHIS ATTRIBUTES1) Omnipotence….1) Omnipotence….All PowerfulAll Powerful

2) Omnipresence..2) Omnipresence..Everywhere At Everywhere At OnceOnce

3) Omniscience…..3) Omniscience…..All KnowingAll Knowing

4) Immutable……..4) Immutable……..Never ChangesNever Changes



33rdrd) ) ““We need to know God’s characterWe need to know God’s character””!!4 Things U Must Know!!!!4 Things U Must Know!!

3a) 3a) ((God is HolyGod is Holy))Habak. 1:13a “Thou art of purer Habak. 1:13a “Thou art of purer

eyes eyes than to behold evil, than to behold evil, and canst not look on and canst not look on iniquity” iniquity”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “Your eyes are too pure to look on evil;Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongyou cannot tolerate wrong””





3b) 3b) ((God is JustGod is Just))

Deut. 32:4 “He is the Rock, His work is Deut. 32:4 “He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways perfect; for all His ways

are are judgment: A God of judgment: A God of truth and truth and without iniquity, just and without iniquity, just and right is right is He”He”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, He is the Rock, his works are perfect, andand all his ways are just. A faithful God all his ways are just. A faithful God whowho does no wrong, upright and just is hedoes no wrong, upright and just is he””



3b) 3b) ((God is JustGod is Just)) cont.cont.Romans 2:11 “For there is no respect Romans 2:11 “For there is no respect

of persons with God” of persons with God”(NIV)(NIV) “ “For God does not show favoritismFor God does not show favoritism””3c) 3c) ((God is GraciousGod is Gracious))

Romans 3:24 “Being justified freely Romans 3:24 “Being justified freely by by His grace through the His grace through the

redemption that is in redemption that is in Christ Jesus”Christ Jesus”


(!!Getting To Know GOD!!) (!!Getting To Know GOD!!)3c) 3c) ((God is GraciousGod is Gracious)) cont.cont.(NIV)(NIV) “ “And are justified freely by his graceAnd are justified freely by his grace

through the redemption that through the redemption that came bycame by Christ JesusChrist Jesus””

3d) 3d) ((God is LovingGod is Loving))John 3:16 “John 3:16 “KJVKJV””

(NIV)(NIV) “ “For God so loved the world that He For God so loved the world that He gavegave His one and only Son, that His one and only Son, that whoeverwhoever believesbelievesin Him shall not in Him shall not perish but haveperish but have eternal Lifeeternal Life””



4) 4) Psalm 113:3 “From the rising of the Psalm 113:3 “From the rising of the sun sun unto the going down of unto the going down of the the same, the Lord’s name same, the Lord’s name is to is to be praised” be praised”

(NIV)(NIV) “ “From the rising of the sun to From the rising of the sun to thethe place where it sets, the name place where it sets, the name of theof the Lord is to be praisedLord is to be praised””



Keep this in mind:Keep this in mind:

When everything seems to be against When everything seems to be against you!!you!!

And no one is agreeable about And no one is agreeable about anything!!!anything!!!

Family has gone berserk!!!!Family has gone berserk!!!!



Try this equation for life………Try this equation for life………

U + GOD = THE U + GOD = THE MAJORTYMAJORTY

NEXT WEEK!!!!NEXT WEEK!!!!

!!!GETTING TO KNOW THE!!! !!!GETTING TO KNOW THE!!! !!!HOLY SPIRIT!!!!!!HOLY SPIRIT!!!


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