The Presence of God
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🗓️ 6 January 2021
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As we near the end of our week getting back to the basics of a quality time alone with God, we’re going to take time today to look simply at the presence of God. As mysterious as it may sound, God’s presence is meant to be a regular part of all our lives. Just as we experience the nearness of those we do life with every day, and the fruit of them simply being with us, God wants us to experience his nearness as well. My hope is that today the presence of God is demystified a bit, and becomes a regular part of every day we set aside to meet with him. He’s done so much to be close to us, and I can’t wait to see how he fills the space we set aside for him today.
Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 139:7, and today's worship is Near to Us by Sixteen Cities.
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| 0:00.0 | As we near the end of our week, getting back to the basics of a quality time alone with God, |
| 0:10.0 | we're going to take time today to simply look at the presence of God. |
| 0:15.0 | As mysterious as it may sound, God's presence is meant to be a regular part of all of our lives. |
| 0:21.6 | Just as we experience the nearness of those we do life with every day, |
| 0:25.6 | and the fruit of them simply being with us, |
| 0:28.6 | God wants us to experience his nearness as well. |
| 0:32.6 | My hope is that today the presence of God is demystified just a bit and becomes a regular part |
| 0:39.0 | of every day we set aside to meet with him. |
| 0:42.0 | He's done so much to be close to us. |
| 0:45.0 | And I can't wait to see how he fills the space we set aside for him today. |
| 0:49.8 | Welcome to the first 15 podcast. |
| 1:08.9 | Our verse for today comes from Psalm 139, verse 7. |
| 1:15.1 | Scripture says, where shall I go from your spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? One of the most important pieces of spending time with God |
| 1:23.2 | is encountering His presence. His presence is meant to be at the core of all that we do. |
| 1:30.3 | God so hated separation from us |
| 1:33.3 | that Jesus was sent to pay the ultimate price. |
| 1:37.3 | And at Jesus' death, the curtain separating the Holy of Holies from mankind was torn into, |
| 1:47.9 | signifying that God's presence was no longer contained, |
| 1:50.5 | but made available to everyone. |
| 1:54.2 | Psalm 139, 7 through 8 says, |
| 1:56.6 | Where shall I go from your spirit? |
| 1:59.4 | Or where shall I flee from your presence? |
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