• We were created to live in fellowship with our Father.

Matthew 27:51

Hebrews 4:16, Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence – the part that was behind the curtain – so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

  • From the beginning, God wanted a family.

 

  1. Personal – God Knows Us.

Psalm 139:1-3, 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

  • He knows us best and loves us most.

John 4:18, The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.

Revelation 3:20, Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person and they with me.

  • His wisdom is daily at our Door. Proverbs 8:34

 

2. Perception – We Can Know God.

  • Our perception of God will determine our Trust of God.

John 4:24-26, 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” 25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” 26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”

Psalm 124:8, Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of Heaven and earth.

  • Faithful and True – Revelation 19:11
  • Father to the Fatherless – Psalm 68:5
  • The Everlasting God – Isaiah 40:28-31
  • The God who sees me – El Roi – Genesis 16:13
  • Banner or Victory – Jehovah Nissi – Exodus 17:8-15
  • He’s the Lord our Provider – Jehovah Jireh – Genesis 22:9-14
  • The Lord our Healer – Jehovah Rapha – Exodus 15:26
  • The Lord our Deliverer – Psalm 70:4
  • The Lord our Peace – Jehovah Shalom – Judges 6:11-24
  • The Lord our Righteousness – Jehovah Tsidkenu – Jeremiah 23:5-6
  • The Lord our Sanctifier – Jehovah M’Kaddesh – Exodus 31:13a
  • The Lord our Shepherd – Jehovah Rohi – Psalm 23
  • Wonderful Counselor – Isaiah 9:6

 

3. Power – God wants to Strengthen Us.

John 4:39, Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

  • God has called us all to have Eternal Fruit.

John 15:5, . . . apart from me you can do nothing.

  • Where there is Intimacy there is Impact.

John 21:22, Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”

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