0855 Jesus - Present

Sunday school teacher: It's gray. It’s very short. It climbs trees. Eats nuts. Furry tail…the answer should be Jesus but it does sound like squirrel

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Matthew 1:23

YOU ARE LONGING FOR PRESENCE (fish/plant)

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. Genesis 1:11

Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” Genesis 1:20

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Genesis 1:26

JOKE: where did your family came from?

Water is the source, everything else is a supplement.

Disconnected leads to death.

God is not mad at you but at sin. Sin is the second most powerful force in the universe,

for it sent Jesus to the cross. Only one force is greater—the love of God.

YOU ARE LOOKING FOR POWER

Hunger of supernatural. Logan. Star Wars. Stranger things. Wonder women. Thor. It. Guardian of Galaxy. Justice League.

Gods present is His presence!

The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. Genesis 39:2-3

Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.” Judges 6:13

This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” John 3:2

Christmas is about miracles.

Angel in the temple. Elderly couple. Angel to Mary. Dream and angel to Joseph. Supernatural birth. Shepherds were notified by choir of angels. Wise man saw something in heaven. Dream warning. Joseph warned again. Divine directions. Impossible turns to incredible.

When his presence is with you, God adds His super to your natural.

His power with you does not mean there will be no challenges. Josh 1:9; 2 Kings 6:16; Is 43:2, 5; Ps.23:4; Mt 28:20; John 14:17

When you are with God - you experience His peace

When God is with you - you experience His power

When you are with God - you get RELATIONSHIP

When God is with you - you get RESULTS

When your with God, you IMPRESS people When God is with you, you IMPACT them

Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea Psalm 139:7-10

Are you with God? He does not hate you! No one tried to clean himself before he takes a bath.

Is God with you?