LOVE AND INTENTIONAL INTIMACY (2 OF 6)
by Chuck Booher
Scripture: Psalm 25:14
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Love and Intentional Intimacy (2 of 6)
Series: We Are the Church
Chuck Booher
Psalm 25:14
LIFE is all about tuning into the Voice of God…
Experiencing the Power of the Whisper
1 Kings 19 God helped Elijah tune in…
Was depressed and this led to a loss of perspective
Felt alone
Felt there was no hope
Could not see the good
He just wanted to die…
God had him get rest and food
Then God took him to the mountain to get his attention and change his perspective
God asks Elijah a question … ''what are you doing here?''
Elijah could have said, ''You brought me here''
But he knew there was more…so now he was listening…God had his attention.
Then God brought… (show pictures)
A great and mighty wind; rending the rocks
An Earthquake that shook the ground under his feet
A fire that was a blazing inferno
Then a low whisper (ESV)
A still small voice
Elijah had tuned in…
Job 33 tells us that God speaks once even twice yet no one notices…
The Mosquito sound (play it)
How many can hear it?
So God is speaking, do we want to hear?
When you do…
He will tell you secrets
Share things with you that you could not know any other way!
Psalm 25:14 (NASB)
14 The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.
Secret: sod- confident discussion; confidant, counsel, intimacy. The idea of a close and trusted friend.
So the NLT has…
Psalm 25:14 (NLT)
14 The LORD is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.
So LIFE is about tuning into God and for us to do this we need to be His friend.
God wants to be friends with you!
He wants to be your God, your Father and your Friend!!!
Are you a friend of God?
To Be God's friend means…
1. We trust God.
I must have Faith and be Faithful to which means I will have works.
Friendship is based on Trust or Faith
Real trust and faith will have works.
In other words to be a real friend of God we must trust Him and then act on that trust by doing what He w ...
Series: We Are the Church
Chuck Booher
Psalm 25:14
LIFE is all about tuning into the Voice of God…
Experiencing the Power of the Whisper
1 Kings 19 God helped Elijah tune in…
Was depressed and this led to a loss of perspective
Felt alone
Felt there was no hope
Could not see the good
He just wanted to die…
God had him get rest and food
Then God took him to the mountain to get his attention and change his perspective
God asks Elijah a question … ''what are you doing here?''
Elijah could have said, ''You brought me here''
But he knew there was more…so now he was listening…God had his attention.
Then God brought… (show pictures)
A great and mighty wind; rending the rocks
An Earthquake that shook the ground under his feet
A fire that was a blazing inferno
Then a low whisper (ESV)
A still small voice
Elijah had tuned in…
Job 33 tells us that God speaks once even twice yet no one notices…
The Mosquito sound (play it)
How many can hear it?
So God is speaking, do we want to hear?
When you do…
He will tell you secrets
Share things with you that you could not know any other way!
Psalm 25:14 (NASB)
14 The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.
Secret: sod- confident discussion; confidant, counsel, intimacy. The idea of a close and trusted friend.
So the NLT has…
Psalm 25:14 (NLT)
14 The LORD is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.
So LIFE is about tuning into God and for us to do this we need to be His friend.
God wants to be friends with you!
He wants to be your God, your Father and your Friend!!!
Are you a friend of God?
To Be God's friend means…
1. We trust God.
I must have Faith and be Faithful to which means I will have works.
Friendship is based on Trust or Faith
Real trust and faith will have works.
In other words to be a real friend of God we must trust Him and then act on that trust by doing what He w ...
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