US | US AND GOD

Sermon Series: “US - Loved People Love People” Sermon #1: “Us And God”

1 John 4:19 (NIV) “We love because He first loved us.”

John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”
  A.W. Tozer (The Knowledge of the Holy)

Exodus 33:18 “And he said, ‘Please, show me Your glory.’”
I need to know what makes you, you. God reveals himself.

Exodus 34:6-7 (NET) “The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin…”

The Lord Yahweh:— Self Existent One, whatever I am, I will be. In other words, whatever this God is like, he’s that way consistently…24/7.” Whatever he is, he always is.

Colossians 1:15 (AMP) “He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.”

John 14:9 “He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?”

John 10:30 “I and the Father are one.”

1 John 4:8 “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”

John 13:23 “Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.” Jesus Loves Me!!!

John 19:26-27 “When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, ‘Woman, behold your son!’ Then He said to the disciple, ‘Behold your mother!’ And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.”

Tertullian (The Prescription of Heretics) Spoke of John being publicly boiled in oil by Emperor Domitian at Rome and suffering nothing from it. It is said that all in the audience of the Colosseum were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle.

1 John 1:1-4 “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life —the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us— that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.”

1. Jesus Was God Manifest
John 1:14 (NLT) “So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.”

John 1:18 (NLT) “No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.”
Jesus is the clear revelation of God! He was personally revealed to me.

2. We Experienced Him Fully
“we have heard” (akouō):— to attend to, consider what is or has been said, to understand, perceive the sense of what is said.
He didn’t talk like anyone else.    He turned things around.
He was gracious and kind.    He prayed to His Father.

“we have seen” (horaō) :— to stare at, to discern clearly, to see with the mind, to perceive, know.
He did some amazing things:
Turned water into wine. Fed thousands!!! Walked water and calmed storms. 
Miraculous catch of fish. Walked through walls.

“we have looked upon” (theaomai):—to behold, look upon, view attentively, contemplate, look with admiration.
Gave widow back her son. Restored Samaritan woman.
Touched lepers. Healed all comers! Loved sinners. Zacheaus 

“hands have handled” (psēlaphaō) :— to handle, touch and feel.
I used to lean on Him to eat. His hand fed me breakfast.
We jumped around together. He washed my feet!
Thomas touched his nail scared hand!

3. Enjoy The Same Fellowship
(koinōnia) :—intimacy, communion, joint participation, intercourse.
Be a part of the family of God. Enter complete union with the greatest community ever!
Forever experiencing UNOIN with CHRIST!!!

4. Be Overwhelmed With Joy
(chara) :— gladness, cheerfulness to experience exceeding great joy.
A living abiding relationship with Jesus will give you JOY on the inside that will never fail no matter what is happening in your life!!!

John isn’t arguing a doctrine — he’s inviting us into a relationship with his best friend.
Fellowship is not something you earn—it’s something you enter. 

Jesus totally manifest God. I have fully experienced Him.
You can have the same intimacy. It will fill you with great JOY!!!

Come on and join the family!!!