Do you know and encounter a living God on a daily basis?
- What are you doing in the name of Jesus? Is He pleased with the way you use His name?
- What does it mean to know God?
Word pictures for Jesus
- Rabbi (teacher, mentor)
-Do we love out Rabbi’s words? (Joshua 1:8 )
-How far will we go to know the story?
-How far are we willing to follow our Teacher? - Shepherd
-Do we recognize the guiding voice of our shepherd? - Father
-What is your image of a father?
-What is your image of the Father?
-How far will you go to find rest in your Dad’s arms?
- In the Bible, we are shown two instances where Jesus weeps.
-Over the people at Lazarus’ funeral (John 11)
-More bitterly over Jerusalem because they were so lost in religion that they missed Him. (Luke 19:41-44) - Are you missing Jesus?
- Is the living God really the one behind all the “good” things you are doing?
Have you become so busy with “stuff?”
with school?
with church?
with work?
with doing good?
with ministry?
Have you become so involved in seeking religion and a pure way of living that you have missed the true, loving, and living God who is the center of all those thing?
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