Presented at Kingsway Community Church on November 8, 2009
Pursuing Relationship With God: James 4:8
My Notes: Three Steps To Take, In The Pursuit Of A Relationship With ______________________________________ God STEP 1: Remove all ____________________. ______________________________________ STEP 2: Increase your ___________________ of God. ______________________________________ STEP 3: Pursue ________________ with God. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ The Process of Real Intimacy Has Three Phases 1. Encounter ______________________________________ 2. Relationship Building ______________________________________ 3. Mission ______________________________________
• Encountering Jesus Christ ______________________________________
The Holy Spirit is our helper: John 7:38-40, John 14:26, ______________________________________ Romans 5:5, and 1 Corinthians 6:19 ______________________________________ We encounter Jesus in His Word, In Prayer, In Worship, In Fellowship. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ • Building A Relationship With Jesus ______________________________________ By _________________ ____________ with Jesus! ______________________________________
• On Mission With Jesus ______________________________________
Obey, Serve, Give, and Go ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Christianity is not just … ______________________________________ • A set of beliefs from Scripture, Creeds, and Confessions • A moral structure from the Ten Commandments ______________________________________ • An observance of sacraments, ceremonies, and rituals ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Christianity is … Primarily a ________________________ we ______________________________________ ____________________________. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Christianity is … ______________________________________ Knowing God by _____________________. John 17:3 ______________________________________ To Know You ______________________________________ Greek word is ginosko: It means to acquire ______________________________________ ___________________________ understanding of … ______________________________________ Hebrew word is yada: It means to have knowledge by ______________________________________ understanding and _________________________. ______________________________________
God’s Attributes: To “know” His Goodness, Greatness, and ______________________________________
Wisdom – is to understand and __________________________ ______________________________________ His Goodness, Greatness, and Wisdom in my life. ______________________________________
Christianity is … Primarily a RELATIONSHIP we EXPERIENCE!