Can I Know God Personally?
Dr. Brian Fletcher
John 1:1-18
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Question: Are you willing to go there? If it were possible would you like to get to know God?
I sincerely hope your answer is yes, because we are going to see today that it is possible to know God personally. As a matter of fact it's why you were created.
Let's read together the first 18 verses from the Gospel of John. Now, the way John's gospel introduces Jesus is way different than Matthew, Mark and Luke. The gospel of John starts at the beginning of time. John 1:1 echoes Genesis 1:1, ''In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…''
As we read you can replace the word, WORD with the name Jesus, and also notice that when the passage talks about the LIGHT it is describing JESUS as well.
READ JOHN 1:1-18
The question we are answering this morning is, ''Can I Know God Personally?'' and the short answer is simply, YES. In order to start understanding this answer let's go back to the beginning of time and the creation of man. In Genesis 1: 27 we read,
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Even though God is a Spirit and we are simply his human creation, the Scriptures tell us that we were created in His Image, meaning that although we are different we are similar enough to have an intimate relationship and that communication can take place. After all, God is God, the creator of all things, why would he create something that He could NOT communicate with?
There are lots of people in the Old Testament that knew God on a personal level.
God ''walked in the garden'' with Adam and Eve
Enoch ''walked with God''
Moses was a friend of God
As you read the entire Old Testament you see a very personal God, who communicated clearly with His people, they prayed, they worshiped, they listened to the voice of the Lord, either through the prophets or the Lord spoke direct ...
Dr. Brian Fletcher
John 1:1-18
show video: Pulse of the Word
Question: Are you willing to go there? If it were possible would you like to get to know God?
I sincerely hope your answer is yes, because we are going to see today that it is possible to know God personally. As a matter of fact it's why you were created.
Let's read together the first 18 verses from the Gospel of John. Now, the way John's gospel introduces Jesus is way different than Matthew, Mark and Luke. The gospel of John starts at the beginning of time. John 1:1 echoes Genesis 1:1, ''In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…''
As we read you can replace the word, WORD with the name Jesus, and also notice that when the passage talks about the LIGHT it is describing JESUS as well.
READ JOHN 1:1-18
The question we are answering this morning is, ''Can I Know God Personally?'' and the short answer is simply, YES. In order to start understanding this answer let's go back to the beginning of time and the creation of man. In Genesis 1: 27 we read,
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Even though God is a Spirit and we are simply his human creation, the Scriptures tell us that we were created in His Image, meaning that although we are different we are similar enough to have an intimate relationship and that communication can take place. After all, God is God, the creator of all things, why would he create something that He could NOT communicate with?
There are lots of people in the Old Testament that knew God on a personal level.
God ''walked in the garden'' with Adam and Eve
Enoch ''walked with God''
Moses was a friend of God
As you read the entire Old Testament you see a very personal God, who communicated clearly with His people, they prayed, they worshiped, they listened to the voice of the Lord, either through the prophets or the Lord spoke direct ...
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