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Experiencing God involves the Right Attitude (14-15) Ill-submission~/humility
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Submission, Adoration, humility (14)
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Kneel: They stood more but it was not uncommon.
-it is a sign of submission and humility
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Before: Coming into his presence, being able to face him.
We need to come to God in submission and adoration, with every knee bowed and every tongue confessing his majesty.
Through Christ we have access to God.
We are able to come before him, face to face.
We are able to be in his presence, not as outsiders and interferers but as his Children.
As his children we come not in fear, but we call him our loving father.
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Member of God’s Family (15)
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Whole Family: Refering to Christians.
-As believers we share our common father
-As believers our faith makes us related as family
Every Christian as one family receives his or her identity from the relationship we have with God.
Our purpose, significance, life and every breath comes from God. Without him we can never experience his power and his love.
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Experiencing God Involves the Right Conditions (16-19) ILL-focus: helicopter
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Through God’s power, Christ indwells in us through faith (16-17a)
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Glorious Riches: His mercy through his love ref. 2:4.
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Power: The same power he used to raise Jesus from the dead
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Strengthen: In the greek it is the opposite of the word discouraged
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Inner being: Holy Spirit penetrates deep within our soul
v. Dwell: Christ’s presence is a continual, living, vibrant action
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Hearts: It is the focus of the mind, feelings and will-entire person
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Faith: Trusting in Christ is the key to his continued indwelling
\\ Christ’s presence in our lives is connected to our faith.
If we keep our trust and focus on him, he stays the center of our lives and continues to dwell.
It would seem his “indwelling” is a condition of our faith.
If we focus on other things they become the indwelling of our hearts.
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The resulting Love of Christ through faith may be understood (17b-18)
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Rooted and Established: References to nature and architecture.
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Love: The result from Christ that comes from his indwelling
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Power to Grasp: This comes from the love in Christ’s indwelling.
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Full scope of Christ’s love ILL-Christ’s love unexplainable
\\ The indwelling of Christ roots us in his love.
The concept here is of a tree with its large network of roots firmly sustaining the life of the tree.
Without the roots the tree would not be fed.
Without the roots the tree would be suseptable to wind and forces of nature that would destroy it.
The indwelling of Christ also establishes us in his love.
The imagery here is of a building, built upon a firm foundation.
It is secure against the conditions of life because it has been built with care and skill on a solid base.
Through his love he wants us to have ability to grasp how large his love really is.
It is wide enough to reach the whole world and beyond.
It is long enough to stretch from eternity to eternity.
It is high enough to lift all people from every race, ethnic group and every geographical location to heavenly places.
It is deep enough to rescue all people from the depths of their sin and depravity.
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The knowledge of this love results in the fullness of God (19) ILL-maturity
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To Know: to have an intimate relationship with this love
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Surpasses Knowledge: It is knowing it in a way that cannot be explained
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Fullness of God: becoming mature in our relationship with the Father
\\ The love talked about is beyond comprehension.
We can at some human level understand love, but never at the level that God embodies it.
To know something that surpasses knowledge such as love, it is known in a way that defies explanation.
It is something tangible and real but beyond words.
It is word defying, a mystery that is eagerly embraced but never understood.
It is the love that would cause the king of kings and Lord of lords to exit his throne, embrace humanity and endure the cross.
To die for a friend, a brother, and loved one but for a stranger, a sinner undeserving of grace.
It is a love eargerly sought, but never understood.
Through Christ we have access to be made mature in God.
It is by Christ’s love, covering us that we can even begin to experience all that God is.
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Experiencing God involves the right response (20-21) ILL-Worship
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Awe-God’s power in us is more than we can envision (20)
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To Him: All credit is to be given to God
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Immeasureably: It does not have limits or can be contained
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Ask or Imagine: It is beyond our ability to comprehend
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Power: The mercy of the cross, Christ’s resurrection
v. Within us: Christ’s presence and love
God is able to do much more that we could ever think possible.
This goodness, power, love, glory are beyond our finite imaginations.
There is never anything that we could ask that would even begin to scratch the surface of God’s resources.
All of this comes by way of his power.
It is this indescribable God that deserves our awe and worship.
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Perpetual worship-He is worthy of praise forever (21)
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Glory: Praise and adoration
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Church: The people through whom God is to be exalted
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Christ Jesus: The one through whom we have access to God
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