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Jesus is watching you
Designed for Descipleship
July 2 2017
Rev Shawn C. Lund
· Jesus is watching you
A burglar broke into a home and was looking around.
He heard a soft voice say, "Jesus is watching you".
Thinking it was just his imagination, he continued his search.
Again the voice said "Jesus is watching you".
He turned his flashlight around and saw a parrot in a cage.
He asked the parrot if he was the one talking and the parrot said, "yes."
He asked the parrot what his name was and the parrot said, "Moses."
The burglar asked, "what kind of people would name a parrot Moses?"
The parrot said, "the same kind of people who would name their German Shepherd Jesus".
Golf during church
The Pastor woke up Sunday morning and realizing it was an exceptionally beautiful and sunny early spring day, decided he just had to play golf.
So.... he told the associate pastor that he was feeling sick and convinced him to preach for him that day.
As soon as the associate pastor left the room, the Pastor headed out of town to a golf course about forty miles away.
This way he knew he wouldn't accidentally meet anyone he knew from his church.
Setting up on the first tee, he was alone.
After all, it was Sunday morning and everyone else was in church!
At about this time, Saint Peter leaned over to the Lord while looking down from heaven and exclaimed,
"You're not going to let him get away with this, are you?"
The Lord sighed, and said, "No, I guess not."Just then he hit the ball and it shot straight towards the pin, dropping just short of it, rolled up and fell into the hole.
IT WAS A 435 YARD HOLE IN ONE! Saint Peter was astonished.
He looked at the Lord and asked,
"Why did you let him do that?"The
Lord smiled and replied,
"Who's he going to tell?"
· Today I want to discuss a very important topic
· It’s what I would call a foundational message, so I’m glad you’re here today!
· If we don’t gather an understanding of this, everything we do will be done in vain
· Life will be dull and mundane,
· Or It will feel like you’re going 100 miles an hour but getting no where!
· What am I referring to?
Practicing the presence of God
· What does it mean to practice the Presence of God?
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Brother Lawrence
· He began life as Nicholas Herman, born to peasant parents in Lorraine, France.
As a young man, his poverty forced him into joining the army, and thus he was guaranteed meals and a small stipend.
During this period, Herman had an experience that set him on a unique spiritual journey; it wasn't, characteristically, a supernatural vision, but a supernatural clarity into a common sight.
· In the deep of winter, Herman looked at a barren tree, stripped of leaves and fruit, waiting silently and patiently for the sure hope of summer abundance.
Gazing at the tree, Herman grasped for the first time the extravagance of God's grace and the unfailing sovereignty of divine providence.
Like the tree, he himself was seemingly dead, but God had life waiting for him, and the turn of seasons would bring fullness.
At that moment, he said, that leafless tree "first flashed in upon my soul the fact of God," and a love for God that never after ceased to burn.
· Sometime later, an injury forced his retirement from the army, and after a stint as a footman, he sought a place where he could suffer for his failures.
He thus entered a monastery in Paris as Brother Lawrence.
In this weeks email we included a link to a audio book of brother Lawrence’s book
I’d encourage you to take a listen
10 things to understand about God’s presence…
1) His Presence is Everywhere
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And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory Amen, and Amen.
2) Holy Spirit is with us forever
2) Holy Spirit is with us forever
O.T. Gods presence dwelt in His tabernacle/temple
NT God’s presence dwell in His people
Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
3) Seek will find
3) Seek will find
4) We can Hide/ignore His Presence
5) His presence is Mandatory for Success
6) In His presence we find Rest
6) In His presence we find Rest
7) In His presence Fullness of Joy
8) In His presence is Provision
9) In His presence there is No Fear
10) In His presence His Love is made perfect
10) In His presence His Love is made perfect
How do we practice His Presence?
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