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Intro:
As we begin the year with the prayer, [Lord, Take Me Deeper], the subject of my third message out of is, [Connection].
For the month of January, we are praying and fasting that God will take us Deeper in Him.
As I have prayed, I keep telling God, there is so much you have available, I want to go deeper in You!
I still remember a clock hanging in our living room.
It was oval shaped, made of wood, and it had the face of Jesus.
I will be honest, I love Jesus, but I couldn’t stand that clock.
It was pretty scary to see in the middle of the night, for some reason the eyes followed us everywhere we went.
But since my parents and grandparents spoke of God so much,
As long as God has us on this earth, He wants us to go to go deeper in Him.
Therefore, we must not look at our Christian experience as a list of accomplishments.
If the doors were open, we were at church.
However, they taught us that it is not just about going to church, we have to live for Jesus every day.
For some, getting saved
As a child, I always wanted to see God.
I always wondered how He looked.
We would sing about Him in our services, and I was always curious what it would be like to see God.
As a child, I always wanted to see God.
I always wondered how He looked.
We would sing about Him in our services, and I was always curious what it would be like to see God.
As a child, I always wanted to see God.
I always wondered how He looked.
We would sing about Him in our services, and I was always curious what it would be like to see God.
As I reflected on the word Deeper, I remembered my first summer in Salem, MO.
I had some friends and we went swimming.
The pool had two diving boards, a low-dive and a high-dive.
Quickly my dreams were stifled as I was informed that no one could see God and live.
So, I realized that I couldn’t see God, but I thought maybe I can see Jesus.
From my earliest memories in Sunday School, there was always some picture of Jesus in our lesson.
I recently told my sister I was proud that she was in church.
She replied, well I’ve gone for a while now.
I answered, you know what I mean, you frequented church, but you didn’t really get involved.
Salvation- It is not, I am saved, now I wait to go to heaven.
When we repent, sin no longer separates us from God.
I jumped off the low-dive a couple time.
I then decided to tackle the high dive.
I watched children and teenagers jump off with ease.
I climbed the steps to the top, it was probably 12-15’ in the air.
Holy Spirit Baptism- we are not finished with spiritual development when we speak in tongues.
No, God sent the Holy Spirit to empower to do more for Him!
I walked to the end and looked down.
Instead of jumping, I shook my head no and turned around.
Looking up at me was a line of children.
She answered, well, you get out of church what you put in to church.
But it confused me because every picture of Jesus looked different.
So I was still convinced that I hadn’t seen God.
Until one day mom came home and told us that she received an email.
In the email was a picture, at first glance if was a big black inkblot that didn’t look like much of anything.
But there were three dots in the center of the picture.
I went back, shook my head, and repeated the process a few times.
By this time, people are beginning to laugh.
To stop any future shaming, I plugged my nose and jumped!
If we looked at the three dots for thirty seconds, and looked away, we would be able to “see” Jesus.
I tried and it really did work.
It wasn’t a picture, but in front of me, I saw an image of Jesus.
To my surprise, I loved it, and it is something I love to do.
It always takes time to build up the courage, but when I finally take the plunge and jump in the deep water, it is wonderful!
I was so excited, that I went to the bathroom and took the picture with me.
I filled the bathtub up with six inches of water and I looked at the picture for thirty seconds.
Once I saw the face of Jesus, I stepped in the bathtub fully expecting to walk on water.
I thought about this when I got to this part of .
We’ve established that God wants to take us deeper in Him.
The question I have wanted to answer is, how do we go deeper?
Guess what?
I sunk.
I am just glad it was six inches and not six feet of water!
It begins with confession.
We announce our need for Jesus.
When we do this, He takes residence in our hearts and lives.
Peter did this when he declared, you are the Christ the Son of the Living God.
Once Peter and the other disciples confessed Jesus as Messiah, the Lord showed them what comes next.
He informed them, confession is vital, but if you really want to follow me, take up your cross.
In our walk with God, there are two roads before us.
One road is a life of seeming ease.
It consists of casual church attendance, occasional prayer, limited bible ready, in other words inconsistency.
People who take the other road are fully commited to God.
They pray every day, not just rushing through, but spending time with God in His presence.
Those traveling this road consecrate their schedule.
They do not allow circumstances to determine their faithfulness to God’s house or time in God’s word.
I trust we have all made a confession of our faith in Christ.
If not, today is a day to accept Him as Savior.
Then we regularly confess our need for God’s help, power, and strength, living a consecrated life.
When we confess our
What benefits follow consecration?
When we live a consecrated life there is a connection with God that is otherwise unavailable.
If we could see in the Spirit, something supernatural happens when we get serious about the Lord.
When we then consecrate our self, schedule, and shame, there is
There is the connection between God and us.
There is a supernatural dimension we can enter.
When we have this connection, we will come to church expecting God to meet with us.
When we have this connection, we will feel His presence in our services, because we’ve spent time with Him every day.
When we have this connection, there is a faith and confidence that rises in our heart that enables us to do all things through Christ.
When we have this connection, encounters with the God of heaven are not rare, but will happen often.
Who wants a closer connection with God?
The let’s take the jump and dive in deep to the Spirit.
What else accompanies this connection?
Let’s study the story of the Mount of Transfiguration.
I have three points, [A Supernatural Conversation], [A Supernatural Communication], and [A Supernatural Connection].
Let’s begin
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A Supernatural Conversation
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