2. Where is God?

3. Jeremiah 2:5–6, (NLT)
“This is what the Lord says: “What did your ancestors find wrong with me that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, only to become worthless themselves. They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us safely out of Egypt…?’”

4. Our First Call
“Jesus replied, “ ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’” (Matthew 22:37, NLT)

5. Desperate for God’s Character

6. A Hunger Worth satisfying
Desperate for God’s Character
A Hunger Worth satisfying

7. Matthew 5:6, (NIV84)
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

8. “Righteousness”
Living in alignment with the character and purposes of the holy God who has given us His character and graciously invited us into relationship with Himself.

9. “Righteousness”
God’s character put in us and His character lived through us.

10. Matthew 6:33, (NIV84)
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

11. Hosea 10:12, (NLT)
“I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’”

12. Desperate for God’s Character
A Work of the Spirit

13. Romans 1:17, (NLT)
“This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”

14. The Spirit’s Work
Character
Bible
Prayer
People
Problems

15. Desperate for God’s Character
in Our Hearts

16. Proverbs 4:23, (NLT)
“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”
Values
Motives

17. 2 Timothy 2:22, (NIV84)
“Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

18. Desperate for God’s Character
in Our speech

19. James 3:2, (NLT)
“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.”

20. Proverbs 18:21, (NLT)
“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.”

21. Matthew 12:36, (NLT)
“And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak.”

22. Ephesians 4:29, (NLT)
“Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.”

23. Proverbs 10:20, (NIV84)
“The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.” (Proverbs 10:20, NIV84)
Life
Builds

24. Desperate for God’s Character
in Our Bodies

25. Romans 6:13, (NLT)
“Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right [of righteousness] for the glory of God.”

26. Romans 12:1, (NLT)
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”
Holy
Active

27. Dimensions of God’s Character
BODIES
Holy
Active
TONGUE
Life
Builds
HEART
Values
Motives

28. “Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart and soul
“Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.” (1 Chronicles 22:19, NLT)