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God Works
Experiencing God Part 1.......................................... 1
G o d
W o r k s
Experiencing God Part 1
May 20, 2012
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II. God works.
When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled
from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian.... Years passed, and the king
of Egypt died. But the Israelites still groaned beneath their burden of
slavery. They cried out for help, and their pleas for deliverance rose up
to God. God heard their cries and remembered his covenant promise to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He looked down on the Israelites and felt
deep concern for their welfare.
Exodus 2:15,23-25 (NLT)
Reality 1: God is ______________________ at work around you.
But Jesus replied, My Father is always working, and so am I. I tell you
the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees
the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. For the
Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing.
John 5:17,19-20 (NLT)
2. ...saving ____________________.
It is God who saved us and chose us to live a holy life. He did this not
because we deserved it, but because that was his plan long before the
world beganto show his love and kindness to us through Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:9 (NLT)
3. ...sending _______________.
Then Jesus explained: My nourishment comes from doing the will of
God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
John 4:34 (NLT)
G o d P u r s u e s
a n d I n v i t e s
Experiencing God Part 2
May 27, 2012
I. God pursues
When the Lord saw that he had caught Moses attention, God called to
him from the bush, Moses! Moses! ... Then he said, I am the God of
your ancestorsthe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob.
Exodus 3:4,6 (NLT)
Reality 2: God pursues a continuing love ______________________
Jesus replied, You must love the Lord your God with all your
heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest
commandment.
Matthew 22:37-38 (NLT)
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2. ...indicated by my ____________________.
Jesus: Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love
me. And because they love me, my Father will love them, and I will love
them. And I will reveal myself to each one of them. John 14:21 (NLT)
3. ...impaired by _______________________.
Dont love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the
world, you cannot love the Father.
1 John 2:15 (CEV)
God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has
created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us
to do.
Ephesians 2:10 (GNB)
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Gods invitation...
1 ...announces _____________ God is at work.
Then the Lord told [Moses], You can be sure I have seen the misery
of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries for deliverance from
their harsh slave drivers. ... So I have come to rescue them from the
Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own ... land.
Exodus 3:7-8 (NLT)
G o d Sp e a k s,
C a u s i n g a C r i s i s
o f B e l i e f
Experiencing God Part 3
June 3, 2012
God does speaksometimes one way and sometimes anothereven
though people may not understand it.
Job 33:14 (NCV)
Reality 4: God speaks by the ____________ ______________
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2. ...the ______________.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and
to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. ... It is Gods way of
preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants
us to do.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT)
3. ..._________________.
If you need wisdomif you want to know what God wants you to do
ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking.
James 1:5 (NLT)
4. ..._______________________.
Paul: I have a great opportunity to do effective work here, although there
are many people who oppose me.
1 Corinthians 16:9 (GW)
... James stood and said, Brothers, listen to me. Peter has told you
about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people
for himself. And this conversion of Gentiles agrees with what the
prophets predicted.
Acts 15:13-15 (NLT)
5. ...the ____________________.
And we will never stop thanking God for this: that when we preached to
you, you didnt think of the words we spoke as being just our own, but
you accepted what we said as the very Word of Godwhich, of course, it
wasand it changed your lives when you believed it.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 (TLB)
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Reality 5: Gods invitation for you to work with Him always
A Crisis of Belief...
1. ...results from an assignment beyond my ____________.
Before the Lord God does anything, he tells his plans to his servants....
Amos 3:7 (NCV)
A d j u s t i n g t o
O b e y a n d
E x p e r i e n c e G o d
Experiencing God Part 4
June 10, 2012
I. Major Adjustments
Then Moses went back home and talked it over with Jethro, his
father-in-law. With your permission, Moses said, I would like to go back
to Egypt to visit my family. ...
Go with my blessing, Jethro replied.
Exodus 4:18 (NLT)
... Moses and Aaron went to see Pharaoh. They told him, This is
what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go....
That same day Pharaoh sent this order to the slave drivers and
foremen ...: ... Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! ... ...
So Moses went back to the Lord and protested, Why have you
mistreated your own people like this, Lord? ... Since I gave Pharaoh your
message, he has been even more brutal to your people. You have not
even begun to rescue them!
Exodus 5:1,6,8-9,22-23 (NLT)
Then the Lord said to Moses, Go back to Pharaoh, and tell him to
let the people of Israel leave Egypt.... But I will cause Pharaoh to be
stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land
of Egypt. ... When I show the Egyptians my power and force them to let
the Israelites go, they will realize that I am the Lord.
So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them.
Exodus 6:10;7:1,3,5-6 (NLT)
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Reality 6: You must make major ______________________ in your
Kinds of Adjustments:
1. ___________________ my life to God.
Then [Jesus] said to all, Anyone who wants to follow me must put aside
his own desires and conveniences and carry his cross with him every
day and keep close to me! Whoever loses his life for my sake will save it,
but whoever insists on keeping his life will lose it; Luke 9:23-24 (TLB)
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My Obedience...
1. ...demonstrates my ____________ for God.
Jesus: The one who obeys me is the one who loves me; and because
he loves me, my Father will love him; and I will too, and I will reveal
myself to him.
John 14:21 (TLB)
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3. prepares me for ________________ responsibility.
Jesus: His master praised him for good work. You have been faithful
in handling this small amount, he told him, so now I will give you many
more responsibilities. Begin the joyous tasks I have assigned to you.
Matthew 25:21 (TLB)
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R e a l i t i e s
5. Gods invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a
crisis of belief that requires faith and action.
6. You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what
He is doing.
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N a m e s , T i t l e s
a n d D e s c r i p t i o n s
o f G o d
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Note: For a complete listing of Names, Titles and Descriptions of God, see
Experiencing God by Richard Blackaby
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a n s w e r s
God Works Experiencing God Part 1
(Pages 1 - 2)
work, relationship, involvement, speaks, Himself, belief, action, adjust, always,
obey, through, world, people, Jesus, join
God Pursues and Invites Experiencing God Part 2
(Pages 3 - 5)
relationship, personal, Him, obedience, unfaithfulness, personal, practical,
eternity, involved, work, where, timing, plans, availability
God Speaks, Causing a Crisis of Belief Experiencing God Part 3
(Pages 6 - 8)
Holy Spirit, Himself, Holy Spirit, Bible, prayer, circumstances, Church, belief,
action, ability, beliefs, faith, actions
Adjusting to Obey and Experience God Experiencing God Part 4
(Pages 9 - 12)
adjustments, join, circumstances, relationships, thinking, commitments, actions,
beliefs, life, dependence, wait, know, obey, love, belief, greater, intimacy
Scriptures cited are from the Contemporary English Version (CEV), New Living Translation (NLT), Gods
Word (GW), New Century Version (NCV), Good News Bible (GNB), and The Living Bible (TLB).
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