Today: How We Connect

In Christ Alone

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Word Count?? In Christ Alone 224

Four Main Ways We Connect to God

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Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. 1 Corinthians 12:12-14

The Gift of Head (Intellectual) Spirituality

The Gift of Head (Intellectual) Spirituality Certainty

The Gift of Head (Intellectual) Spirituality Certainty Good Theological Writing

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. Psalm 19:7-9

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Good Good Father

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In Christ Alone 224

In Christ Alone 224 Good Good Father 381

In Christ Alone 224 Good Good Father 381(unique 120)

The Gift of Heart (Emotional) Spirituality

The Gift of Heart (Emotional) Spirituality Relationship

The Gift of Heart (Emotional) Spirituality Relationship Good Potlucks!!

They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Acts 2:46-47

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Here Again

The Gift of Mystical (Soul) Spirituality

The Gift of Mystical (Soul) Spirituality Awe - Reverence - Quiet HOLINESS!

The Gift of Mystical (Soul) Spirituality Awe - Reverence - Quiet HOLINESS! Good Devotional Writing

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Romans 11:33

God said to Moses: "I AM WHO I AM” Exodus 3:14

Moses raised a further difficulty Moses raised a further difficulty. How would he convince the Israelites that God had sent him to them? Vs 13–15, which focus on God’s identity, are difficult to interpret. Moses’ request for God’s name is important because the Israelites believed that the name reflected an individual’s essence. In Genesis, different aspects of God’s nature are highlighted by the names used to designate him: El Elyon (God Most High; Gn. 14:18–20), El Roi (God who sees me; Gn. 16:13), El Shaddai (God Almighty; Gn. 17:1), El Olam (the Eternal God; Gn. 21:33). Here God introduced himself by the personal name ‘Yahweh’, translated in most English versions as the LORD (15). The Hebrew divine name ‘Yahweh’ is closely related to the phrase in v 14 which may be translated in a variety of ways: I AM WHO I AM, ‘I will be who I will be’, ‘I will be what I was’. An abbreviated form of this phrase comes in the statement, ‘I AM has sent me to you’. Unlike previous names, ‘Yahweh’ does not limit God’s nature to any particular characteristic: he is what he is. Furthermore, his nature does not change. He is the God worshipped by earlier generations (the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob) and generations yet to come (this is my name for ever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation). New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition (4th ed., p. 97).

God said to Moses: "I AM WHO I AM” Exodus 3:14

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." Revelation 4:8

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." Revelation 4:8 Communion

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The Gift of Mission (Body) Spirituality

The Gift of Mission (Body) Spirituality Action!

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:16-18

The Gift of Mission (Soul) Spirituality Action! A Changed World

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