13
April
2008
Key Point: Maintain a discipline of prayer even when God seems distant, silent, or unable to respond.
Common experience of Christians – what’s yours?
Models of effective ministry
“Via Negativa” Character of God - e.g. coin (3 sides)
Sovereignty = ___________
Openness = ___________
Link = ___________
Changes:
Us
Others
Circumstances
Via tears leads to Via consolation (cf. Psalm 30)
Persistent Prayer = stopping time
[Benedict of Nursia]
O gracious and holy Father,
Give us wisdom to perceive Thee,
Intelligence to understand Thee,
Diligence to seek Thee,
Patience to wait for Thee,
Eyes to behold Thee,
A heart to meditate upon Thee,
And a life to proclaim Thee;
Through the power of the Spirit
Of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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20
January
2008
7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Matthew 7:7-8
Key Point: As we ask, seek, knock, we will be given the gift of a personal, eternal experience of God
Ask -What would you ask of God to give you? What do you want to receive?
Seek - What is it that you seek? What have you lost? What do you want the most from God?
Knock -What would you be willing to do to experience God? Knocking on the door; having it open to you
Spirituality –
What it is NOT:
What it IS:
How to experience God?
#1 ASK - Requires ___________
#2 SEEK- Requires ___________
#3 KNOCK Requires ___________
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21
October
2007
Pastor Gary preaches on what it would be like if Paul were to preach today.
Recorded during the 2nd Service on September 16, 2007.
This was the first electronic recording of the service. Comments added to push the player to below the “Read the full story” cutoff.
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