Discipline of Desire 2

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

What does experience of God actually consist of? How does it happen? And how do I know if I’m experiencing God? Psalm 63 shows several principles of what a real experience of God is and consists of. Each principle can be used as a test on your own heart. And each principle is also a discipline—a practical handle for what to do to draw near to God. We’re going to look at two of these principles: 1) you develop a spiritual appetite and, 2) you are capable of a new sense of God. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on January 26, 1997. Series: Lessons in Drawing Near. Scripture: Psalm 63. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel and Life.
0:06.0	Who is God to you?
0:08.0	Is he a boss, a concept, a cypher?
0:11.0	Is it possible to really know and experience him?
0:14.0	Today on Gospel and Life, Tim Keller continues to explore
0:17.0	how Christians can practically experience God in their lives.
0:21.0	May I ask you to turn to the place in the Scripture
0:24.0	and part of me in the bulletin' where we have the Scripture passage written?
0:28.0	Psalm 63.
0:31.0	I'm going to look at it as we did last week.
0:35.0	This is the new international version.
0:38.0	Some of you, if you're familiar with it in other versions,
0:41.0	you'll know that in the very beginning,
0:45.0	it says, oh God, you are my God, early will I seek you.
0:51.0	There's a Hebrew word that's hard to translate.
0:54.0	It's a Hebrew word that means primacy.
0:58.0	It's difficult sometimes to know whether an ancient Hebrew word has to do with temporal primacy
1:03.0	or qualitative primacy, which means some people have translated it.
1:08.0	Oh God, you are my God, early will I seek you.
1:11.0	That's the reason why we sing the song Step by Step,
1:14.0	which we'll sing tonight later, which is based on Psalm 63.
1:17.0	That's the reason why I will seek you in the morning.
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