CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY
CM 3303
Experiencing God
Experiencing God Online
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http://www.lifeway.com/eg/eg_home/
God’s Will and Your Life
God’s Will and Your Life
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“I am the vine, ye are the branches; He that
abideth in me, and I in hime, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye
can do nothing.” John 15.5
God’s Will and Your Life
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Jesus is your way
Jesus is your model
Learn to be a servant of God
God works through his servants
Looking to God
Looking to God
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“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses:
but we will remember the name of the LORD
our God.” Psalm 20.7
Looking to God
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God-centered living
God’s plans versus our plans
God takes the initiative
God speaks to His people
God speaks with a purpose
God Pursues a Love Relationship
God Pursues a Love Relationship
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“Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind, this is the first a great commandment.’”
Matthew 22.37-38
God Pursues a Love Relationship
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Created for a Love Relationship with God
Walking with God
God Pursues a Love Relationship which is
real, personal, and practical
Love and God’s Invitation
Love and God’s Invitation
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“He that hath my commandments, and
keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he
that loveth me shall be loved of my Father,
and I will love him and manifest myself to
him.” John 14.21
Love and God’s Invitation
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Know God
Worship God
God Invites us to Join Him
Knowing where God is at Work
God Speaks
God Speaks
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God Speaks, or reveals Himself, in Different
Ways
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Holy Spirit
Bible
Prayer
Circumstances
Church
Spiritual Markers
The Crisis of Belief
The Crisis of Belief
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“But without faith it is impossible to please
him; for he that cometh to God must believ
ethat he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11.6
The Crisis of Belief
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A Turning Point
Encounters with God require Faith
Encounters with God are God-Sized
What you do tells what you Believe
True faith requires action
Adjusting Your Life To God
Adjusting your Life to God
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“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be
my disciple.” Luke 14.33
Adjusting Your Life to God
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Adjustments are Necessary in your
circumstances, relationships, thinking
commitments, actions and beliefs
Obedience is Costly
Adjusting requires total dependence on God
Experiencing God Through
Obedience
Experiencing God Through Obedience
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“Jesus answered and said unto him, ‘If a
man love me, he will keep my words: and my
Father will love him, and we will come unto
him, and make our abode with him.’”
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John 14.23
Experiencing God Through Obedience
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Experiencing God requires obedience
God works through you
We come to know God through obedience
God Will and the Church
God’s Will and the Church
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“So we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and every one members one of another.”
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Romans 12.5
God’s Will and the Church
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The Church is the Institution that Christ uses
in His work
We discern God’s will through the Local Body
Body Life is where God’s work is
accomplished
Kingdom People
Kingdom People
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“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin.”
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1 John 1.7
Kingdom People
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On Mission to the World
The Parables of Jesus reveals the way of the
Kingdom
The true meaning of Koinonia (fellowship)
Continuing Fellowship with God
Continuing Fellowship with God
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God’s remedy for broken fellowship
Essentials of Fellowship
The importance of helping each other