The Lord Is There
Chris Seidman
Part of This Is Us
October 1, 2023

This Is Us

The Lord Is There
October 1, 2023
Chris Seidman, Lead Minister, The Branch


Genesis 3:8 (NIV)
… the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day … .


Exodus 33:15-16 (NIV)
“If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”


Exodus 40:34-35 (NIV)
… and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.


1 Kings 8:10-11 (NIV)
When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord. And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled his temple.


Ezekiel 48:35b (NIV)
“And the name of the city from that time on will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”


Zechariah 8:23b (NIV)
“‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you!’”


John 1:32-34 (NIV)
… “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”


Ezekiel 36:26-27, 37:14 NIV)
“‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you … . And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees … .’”

“‘I will put my Spirit in you and you will live … .’”


Joel 2:28-29 (NIV)
“… I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.”


1 Corinthians 14:25 (NIV)
… “God is really among you!”


Ezekiel 48:35 (NIV)
“… THE LORD IS THERE.”

Fruit of His Presence …

  • Things happen that only He can do.

  • Fresh convictions and confessions regarding the Lordship of Jesus.

1 Corinthians 12:3b (NIV)
… no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

  • Ever-increasing freedom and transformation into the image of Jesus.


2 Corinthians 3:17-18 (NIV)
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Communion

  • How might you cultivate a greater awareness of the Lord’s presence in your life this week?

  • Pray for a fresh outpouring of His presence in our church and lives.