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CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRYCM 3303
Experiencing God
Experiencing God Online
http://www.lifeway.com/eg/eg_home/
God’s Will and Your Life
God’s Will and Your Life
“I am the vine, ye are the branches; He that abideth in me, and I in hime, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15.5
God’s Will and Your Life
Jesus is your way Jesus is your model Learn to be a servant of God God works through his servants
Looking to God
Looking to God
“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.” Psalm 20.7
Looking to God
God-centered living God’s plans versus our plans God takes the initiative God speaks to His people God speaks with a purpose
God Pursues a Love Relationship
God Pursues a Love Relationship
“Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, this is the first a great commandment.’” Matthew 22.37-38
God Pursues a Love Relationship
Created for a Love Relationship with God Walking with God God Pursues a Love Relationship which is
real, personal, and practical
Love and God’s Invitation
Love and God’s Invitation
“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” John 14.21
Love and God’s Invitation
Know God Worship God God Invites us to Join Him Knowing where God is at Work
God Speaks
God Speaks
God Speaks, or reveals Himself, in Different Ways– Holy Spirit– Bible– Prayer– Circumstances– Church
Spiritual Markers
The Crisis of Belief
The Crisis of Belief
“But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believ ethat he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11.6
The Crisis of Belief
A Turning Point Encounters with God require Faith Encounters with God are God-Sized What you do tells what you Believe True faith requires action
Adjusting Your Life To God
Adjusting your Life to God
“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14.33
Adjusting Your Life to God
Adjustments are Necessary in your circumstances, relationships, thinking commitments, actions and beliefs
Obedience is Costly Adjusting requires total dependence on God
Experiencing God Through Obedience
Experiencing God Through Obedience
“Jesus answered and said unto him, ‘If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.’” – John 14.23
Experiencing God Through Obedience
Experiencing God requires obedience God works through you We come to know God through obedience
God Will and the Church
God’s Will and the Church
“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”– Romans 12.5
God’s Will and the Church
The Church is the Institution that Christ uses in His work
We discern God’s will through the Local Body Body Life is where God’s work is
accomplished
Kingdom People
Kingdom People
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” – 1 John 1.7
Kingdom People
On Mission to the World The Parables of Jesus reveals the way of the
Kingdom The true meaning of Koinonia (fellowship)
Continuing Fellowship with God
Continuing Fellowship with God
God’s remedy for broken fellowship Essentials of Fellowship The importance of helping each other