Experiencing God Part 2

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MORE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE THAN EVER BEFORE… BUT LESS INTIMACY WITH GOD
WE MUST KNOW GOD IS
PHARISEES WERE ALL ABOUT HEAD KNOWLEDGE
YOU DILIGENTLY STUDY THE SCRIPTURES BECAUSE YOU THINK IN THEM YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
John 5:39–40 NIV
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
QUOTE BY JON BLOOM:
study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them there is lifeWE MUST KNOW GOD IS
Biblical knowledge is far better than gold when it fuels our trust in God, because it fuels our intimacy with God (). But when biblical knowledge replaces our trust in God, it only fuels our pride ().

1. MUST KNOW GOD IS

WE MUS FIX OUR EYES ON WHAT IS UNSEEN Fix eyes on unseen
2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
MUST BELIEVE THAT HE SIMPLY IS...
HE IS EVERYWHERE— ALWAYS PRESENT..  Must believe that he is.
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US..  Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.
JESUS SAID, I WILL BE WITH YOU TO THE END…  I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:19–20 NIV
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:20 NIV
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
GOD IS EVER PRESENT...   God is our refuge and strength, and ever present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 NIV
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
THE LORD IS CLOSE  The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 NIV
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
STICKS CLOSER THAN ANY BROTHER  A friend that sticks closer than any brother
Proverbs 18:24 NIV
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
JESUS IS ALWAYS INTERCEDING FOR US   He always lives to intercede for us
  He always lives to intercede for us
Hebrews 7:23–25 NIV
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25 NIV
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
SOME TELL GOD TO LEAVE THEM ALONE… BECAUSE HE IS ALWAYS THERE  
Job 21:14 NIV
Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.
HE IS SO INTIMATE WITH YOU, HE ALWAYS KNOWS THE NUMBER OF HAIRS ON YOUR HEAD
Matthew 10:30 NIV
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

2. WE MUST KNOW WHO GOD IS

1. GOD IS LOVE

GOD IS LOVE .... HIS VERY NATURE IS LOVE
1 John 4:8 NIV
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:7–8 NIV
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
GOD IS ABOUNDING  God, abounding in love and faithfulness
Exodus 34:6–7 NIV
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

7227. רַב rab, rab; by contr. from 7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound (-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great (-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, [time]), (do, have) many (-ifold, things, a time), ([ship-]) master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply (-tude), officer, often [-times], plenteous, populous, prince, process [of time], suffice (-ient).

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound (-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great (-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, [time]), (do, have) many (-ifold, things, a time), ([ship-]) master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply (-tude), officer, often [-times], plenteous, populous, prince, process [of time], suffice (-ient).

7227. רַב rab, rab; by contr. from 7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound (-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great (-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, [time]), (do, have) many (-ifold, things, a time), ([ship-]) master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply (-tude), officer, often [-times], plenteous, populous, prince, process [of time], suffice (-ient).

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound (-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great (-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, [time]), (do, have) many (-ifold, things, a time), ([ship-]) master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply (-tude), officer, often [-times], plenteous, populous, prince, process [of time], suffice (-ient).

7227. רַב rab, rab; by contr. from 7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound (-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great (-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, [time]), (do, have) many (-ifold, things, a time), ([ship-]) master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply (-tude), officer, often [-times], plenteous, populous, prince, process [of time], suffice (-ient).

. רַב
Strong, J. (2009). A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible (Vol. 2, p. 106). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
STRONGS GREEK #7227 רַב 1 rab
STRONGS GREEK #7227 רַב 1 rab abound (-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great (-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, [time]), (do, have) many (-ifold, things, a time), ([ship-]) master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply (-tude), officer, often [-times], plenteous, populous, prince, process [of time], suffice (-ient).
IN   KING DAVID QUOTES ....ABOUNDING IN LOVE
Psalm 86:15 NIV
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
APOSTLE PAUL: THE GOD OF LOVE AND PEACE  God of love
2 Corinthians 13:11 NIV
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE , GOD... Because of his great love, God made us alive with Christ
Ephesians 2:4–5 NIV
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:4 NIV
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
BOUNDLESS, LIMITLESS, UNSEARCHABLE RICHES OF CHRIST  
Ephesians 3:8 NIV
Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ,
Ephesians 3:8 NIV
Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ,
GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS OWN LOVE FOR US.....WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US  
Romans 5:8 NIV
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
HOW PRICELESS IS YOUR UNFAILING LOVE!!!
Psalm 36:7 NIV
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

2. GOD IS FORGIVING

 Forgiving and good
GOD IS FORGIVING AND GOOD  
 Forgiving and good
Psalm 86:5 NIV
You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
IN CHRIST, WE HAVE REDEMPTION, FORGIVENESS OF SINS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RICHES OF GOD’S GRADCE...  
Ephesians 1:7 NIV
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
 Redemption and the forgiveness of sins 
REDEMPTION ACCORDING TO WEBSTER’S 1828 DICTIONARY
Redemption is: 1. Repurchase of captured goods or prisoners; the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent; ransom; release; as the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo.
GOD IS GOOD  Forgiving and good
REDEMPTION IS:  Repurchase of captured goods or prisoners; the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent; ransom; release; as the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo. Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

3. GOD IS GOOD

GOD IS FORGIVING AND GOOD  Forgiving and good
GOD IS LIGHT  God is light
Psalm 25:8 NIV
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
Psalm 86:5 NIV
You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
STRONGS GREEK 2895 טוֹב “TOB” OR “TAWB”
MERRY, PLEASANT, DESIRABLE, IN ORDER, USABLE, EFFICIENT, FRIENDLY, KIND, MORALLY GOOD.
KING DAVID SAID, YOU ARE GOOD, AND WHAT YOU DO IS GOOD!
Psalm 119:68 NIV
You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
GIVE THANKS FOR HE IS GOOD, HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER
Psalm 106:1 NIV
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

4. GOD IS LIGHT

THERE IS NO DARKNESS IN GOD  God is light
1 John 1:5 NIV
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION
Psalm 27:1 NIV
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
WITH YOU IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE, IN YOUR LIGHT WE SEE LIGHT
Psalm 36:9 NIV
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
JESUS LIFE IS THE LIGHT OF ALL MANKIND
John 1:4 NIV
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
John 1:9 NIV
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
John 1:9 NIV
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
John 1:4 NIV
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
John 1:9 NIV
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
John 1:4–9 NIV
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
John 1:4 NIV
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
WHOEVER FOLLOWS JESUS WILL NEVER WALK IN DARKNESS
John 8:12 NIV
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

5. GOD IS YOUR HEALER

I AM THE GOD WHO HEALS YOU
Exodus 15:26 NIV
He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”
BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED
Isaiah 53:4–5 NIV
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 NIV
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED EMOTIONALLY
1 Peter 2:24 NIV
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
EMOTIONAL WOUNDS ARE THE BIGGEST REASON FOR SICKNESS.
THIS WAS TO FULFILL WHAT THE PROPHET SPOKE
Matthew 8:16–17 NIV
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
PRAYER OFFERED IN FAITH WILL MAKE THE SICK PERSON WELL
James 5:14–15 NIV
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
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