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January 1, 2006
S/S
Heather Stetser
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Developing
Your
Friendship With God
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nbsp;“Draw close to God, and God =
will draw close to you.” NLT
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Developing Your Friends=
hip
With God
“We Are As Close To God As We Choose To Be!”
–In
every relationship … whether with
•God
•Family
•Friends
•Strangers
•Significant
other
•Spouse
–We
have to work at developing that relationship. It doesn’t become dee=
per
by accident
… it takes
•Time
•A
desire to be closer
•Energy
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Developing Your Friends=
hip
With God
•There are four things we can do <=
span
style=3D'position:absolute;top:31.37%;left:6.39%;width:91.77%;height:37.25=
%'>to develop a deeper
relationship with God
–<=
/span>1- Be honest with God
–<=
/span>2- Obey God in faith
–<=
/span>3- Value God’s values
–4-
Desire a friendship with Him above all else
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Developing Your Friends=
hip
With God
Be HONEST With God
•<=
/span>God does not expect perfection from us=
3;
•<=
/span>Some examples from OT
–Abraham
–David
–Job
•<=
/span>Real, true friendships are based on <=
/span>disclosure
<=
/div>
–Let it out!
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Developing Your Friends=
hip
With God
OBEY God In Faith
–<=
/span>Whenever you trust in what God asks of you, you are strengthening your relations=
hip with him
•<=
/span>The closer we follow God the deeper our <=
/b>friendship becomes
=
•John
15:9-11 “ 9"I have loved you even as the =
Father has loved me. Remain in my love.=
10=
When
=
you
obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love. =
11=
I
have =
told
you this so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!”
NLT
–=
We
can make God smile!
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hip
With God
VALUE What God Values
•=
As
our friendships grow, we are more and more interested in what the other <=
/b>person is interested in
=
•=
Care
•=
Grieve
•=
Rejoice
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hip
With God
Desire a Friendship With=
God ABOVE ALL ELSE
•=
Psalm
27:4 “The one thing I ask of the LORD -- the thing I seek most--
is to live in the ho= use of the LORD = all the days of my life,
delighting in the LO= RD's perfections = and meditating in his Temple.” NLT
is to live in the ho= use of the LORD = all the days of my life,
delighting in the LO= RD's perfections = and meditating in his Temple.” NLT
•=
Psalm
63:3 “Your unfailing love is better to me than life itself;
ho= w I praise you!” NLT
ho= w I praise you!” NLT
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With God
Wrestling With God
•=
Philippians
3:10 “As a =
result,
I can really know =
Christ
and experience the =
mighty
power that raised =
him
from the dead. I can =
learn
what it means to =
suffer
with him, sharing =
in
his death,” NLT
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hip
With God
•=
C.S.
Lewis once said …
•“=
;Pain
is God’s megaphone”
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hip
With God
TO Review:
•<=
/span>1- Be honest with God
•<=
/span>2- Obey God in faith
•<=
/span>3- Value God’s values
•<=
/span>4- Desire a friendship with Him above all else
–=
Have
you been missing out on the most important thing in life?
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