THE GREAT INVITATION
Experiencing God – Part 4
Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
September 18, 2022
“You will never be satisfied merely to know about God.”
~ Henry Blackaby ~
Reality #1 God is always
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
Reality #2 God
37 “He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the greatest and most important command.” Matthew 22:37–38
Reality #3 God
“The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father. I also will love him and will reveal myself to him.” John 14:21
Four Keys To Knowing & Doing Will of God
Key #1:
“The one who has my commands…” John 14:21
“And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and fall away in a time of testing.” Luke 8:13
Key #2:
“No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.” Luke 13:3
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15
“This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.” Amos 7:7
Key #3:
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me and I in them, will produce much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (NLT)
“Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.” John 15:6 (NLT)
Key #4:
29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:29–30
If you say “I don’t have time to spend with God,” you don’t have a