MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR NEXT BIG EVENT: SATURDAY MARCH 20 10:00AM - NOON (WALK OF THE CROSS)
1:00PM - 3:00PM(LUNCH AT SAKE BLUE)
YOU'LL REALLY ENJOY THIS MARCH ACTIVITY.
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Seeing Him at Sinai....Igniting Intimacy
read pages 81-84 One in a Million Priscilla Shirer
read Ex. 34:14
Whether we are in the middle of a desert experience or enjoying the pleasures of plenty, God's purpose is to develop passionate hearts in us. When you get home after being away for awhile, do you want your loved one to look forward to being with you more than receiving the gifts you bring home? Of course you want their passion to be towards the giver of the gift and not the gift. Ask yourself: What is the heat level of your passion for God right now? Would those who know you best agree with your answer?
Read Ex. 19....the story of Sinai.
Ex. 3:1 and 24:13 What holy name was given to this site?
Parallel this high point of the exodus of the ancient Hebrews to the high point in our lives....your own mountain of God.
This is where the children of Israel would:
hear His voice; see an outward manifestation of His glory; be called into full commitment to Him; be established as His chosen people; be invited into covenant relationship.
Why is Ex. 19:4-6 often described as the heart of the Old Testament?
*****God's entire relationship with Israel can be summed up in three distinct proclamations from this verse:
1. a delivering from
2. a lifting up
3. a bringing unto
Deut. 32:9-11...consider the term "on eagles' wings".
How does our relationship with God compare with the eagle and her young?...needy and dependent eaglets, eagle stirring the nest, eagle protecting her young while they learn to fly.....
If God desires true intimacy with us, how have we given other things precedence over this desire?
The Lord wants to bring you to a Sinai so your encounter with Him will forever mark and radically change you. He wants your wilderness experience to bring you to remember what Christ did for you, acknowledge what He currently is doing , and recommit to personal intimacy with Him.
Shirer quotes Sam Pascoe:
"Christianity began in Palestine as a fellowship (a relationship) then moved to Greece and became a philosophy (way to think). Afterward, it moved onto Rome and became an institution (a place you go) and then to Europe where it became a culture (a way of life). Finally it settled in America where it has become an enterprise (a business)."
How do you see the truth of this statement reflected in modern American Christianity? In your own life?
Do you desire a fresh passion for God? Tell Him. Ask Him to draw you to a mountain of God moment. He will stir our hearts to desire Him above His gifts and to seek His friendship over His blessings.
Seeking Him,
Becky
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