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Reading: John 17:1-19 \\ /Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
/John 17:3 (NIV)
!! I. God Reveals Himself to us
A. God Created us to know Him
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God walked in the Garden with Adam & Eve.
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This is the perfect example of the relationship God wants to have with us.
b.
Jesus says eternal life is knowing God — not knowing /about/ God — knowing Him.
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Our fall into sin corrupts our knowledge of God.
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Sin skews our ability to know God for Who He is.
b.
We mentally remake Him to fit our sinful outlook.
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God wants to renew our knowledge of Him
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He keeps revealing Himself to us through history.
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Much of that revelation is recorded in the Bible.
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God is at work in our hearts too.
\\ /We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true.
And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life.
/1 John 5:20 (NIV)
B.
God Made us for a relationship with Him
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All people go looking for God.
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As certainly as Eagles look for Salmon.
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Wherever there are people there is religion.
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If we can’t find God, we make one.
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God reveals himself to us.
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He shows himself to us in His creation, in History, and in His Word.
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God shows Himself to us in our own lives.
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God wants us to find Him
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He reveals that He wants to be our God and us to be His people.
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God tells us this about Himself: He loves us and wants our love in return.
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God is at work in Your life
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You could know nothing of Him unless He reveals Himself to you.
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If you know anything of God, it’s because God is showing Himself to you.
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Do you know the God of compassion, the God of provision, the God of power, the God of healing...?
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As surely as you are here, God is at work in your life.
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I know nothing about you with greater certainty than that God is up to something with you.
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He is carefully making Himself known to you to deepen your relationship with Him.
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What is He up to?
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Turn this paper over and write down this question: How is God revealing Himself in my life today?
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Before you go to bed tonight, try to have at least a partial but specific answer to that question.
!! II.
We know God as God
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*I AM* That is who I am
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God is more than our small minds can comprehend.
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God revealed this name “I AM” to Moses at the burning bush.
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Whoever~/whatever God is, that’s what he is.
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However we might describe Him, he’s more.
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Would you want a God you could fully understand?
— Could that be God?
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Would you want a God you could put in your pocket like a box of lozenges?
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Whatever God is up to in your life, if you think you understand it all, your fooling yourself.
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God comes on His terms, in His way, in His time.
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He doesn’t punch our clock.
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He’s got his own job description.
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God’s timing is perfect — from his perspective.
His actions are just — from his perspective.
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The Lord will Provide (Jehovah Jireh)
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God comes to provide when we think all is lost
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This is the name Abraham gave to God when he provided a Ram instead of Isaac for a sacrifice.
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God provides when we see no way of providing for ourselves.
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God reveals his loving care for his people.
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God provides for us in our spiritual poverty.
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Our deepest need is our spiritual need: our need for a restored relationship with Him.
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We have wilfully sinned ruining our hope of finding a loving relationship with God.
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