10-25-2009 pursuing intimacy with god
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The Pursuit
of IntimacyWith God
John Isaacs
October 25, 2009
Kingsway Community Church
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James 4:8
Draw near to
Godand He will
draw near to you.
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Remove AllBarriers
That
Create
Ga s
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1 John 1:9
But if we confess oursins to Him, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse usfrom all wickedness.
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IncreaseYour
Knowledge
Of What
The Bible
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Knowing what the Bibleteaches about God willinspire us to Humility to Repudiation of Self-sufficiency to Disinterest in the World
to Worship to Radical Reliance on Him
to Faithful Obedience to
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Understand That
Intimacy
With God
Is An
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More than Steps,
Develop ALifestyle1. RegularRepentance.2. Increasing your
Biblical Knowledge of
who God is.3. Intentional Pursuit of
Intimacy with God,
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Jesus
is a
person!
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Raise
Expectancy
Without Setting-
Up ForDisappointment
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Unrealistic
Expectations
about being in a
relationship withJesus Christ.
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Disappointment
Discouragement
Despair
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Wrong Thinking
About The
Pursuit of
Intimacy WithGod.
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1. Intimacy is not
about what God
will do for us
when we getclose to Him.
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3. Intimacy is not
the same
experience for
all of us.
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5. Intimacy is not
experienced if we
are nominally
committed toHim.
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Realistic
Expectations
about being in a
relationship withJesus Christ.
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Encounter
Encouragement
Expectancy
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Right Thinking
About The
Pursuit of
Intimacy WithGod.
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1. In faith, I
embrace God
and commit to a
lifetime ofpursuing Him.
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2. Gods
dramatic
interventions will
most likely occurperiodically in
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3. God has
already done
more for me than
I deserve.
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4. God is doing a
lot of things for
me every day,
that I do not evenknow about.
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5. Intimacy is
about seeking a
relationship, not
about receivinggifts.
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Alifestyle
of
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1 Chronicles 16:10-11
Exult in his holy name;rejoice, you who worship
the LORD. Search for
the LORD and for Hisstrength; continually
seek Him
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Psalm 69:32
The humble will see theirGod at work and be glad.
Let all who seek Gods
help be encouraged.
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Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the LORD, all whoare humble, and follow
His commands. Seek to
do what is right and tolive humbly.
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Matthew 6:33
Seek the Kingdom ofGodabove all else, and
live righteously, and He
will give you everythingyou need.
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Hebrews 11:6
It is impossible to pleaseGod without faith. Anyone
who wants to come to Himmust believe that God exists
and that He rewards thosewho sincerely seek Him.
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If you look for truth, you
may find comfort in theend; if you look for
comfort you will not geteither comfort or truth
only soft soap andwishful thinking to
begin and in the end
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James 4:8
Draw near to
Godand He will
draw near to you.