Gods desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Hope church tupelo video for seeking the face of god, music. This religious consciousness that he evolved is based on seeking. Seeking gods face melds prayer and scripture into a companionable guide for becoming a participantboth listening and speakingin the great salvation conversation that is the. In this sermon, we learn how to have a connected heart like jesus. And the lord spake unto moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend exodus 33. Seeking the face of god kindle ebook nurturing faith. Seeking the face of god christian post ipost share. In an easily readable manner the author tells how the essential godfocus of worship has been.
Seeking god is a journal of a pilgrimage to the holy land. Recently, i have been talking with a very dear friend about god and our responsibility as believers. Presence is a common translation of the hebrew word for face. Since she wrote seeking god there has been a deluge of popular interpretations of benedictine life, prompted in large part by her work. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Karen wolff of shows us that we can learn a lot about worship simply through a relationship with god. Im seeking gods face in the simple, the mundane, the complex and the extraordinary. Christmas reveals a seeking god, who endeavour to speak to us, and a sacrificial god, who is willing to sacrifice for our good. But it is worth the effort, for its product is life not just physical existence. A covenant to seek gods face family research council. Seeking gods grace is a blog on stories about life, passion, spiritual, inspiring experiences in finding ourselves and god in daily living and practice. Seeking god, then, is an ongoing responsibility and privilege for all christians. We can do so through listening to god through his word, practicing gods presence in prayer, and seeking gods face in.
Seeking the face of god is a challenge to engage in worship that is actually about god. In an easily readable manner the author tells how the essential god focus of worship has been blurred among evangelicals by confusing worship with evangelism, entertainment, and emotions. But we also know that seeking god is not always an easy thing to do, not because god is elusive. Devotion seeking the face of god joan rono seeds of. The devotional follows the traditional church year, starting with advent. Im trying to see god in the ordinary, in the things i see every day, and the things i may take for granted. He unites the study of scripture, church history, and the. Those who seek god with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss. She finished an account of her own personal spiritual journey with. Humans were created for relationship with god and relationship with one another.
Each prayer addresses an issue critically important to revival, spiritual power and kingdom expansion. A covenant to seek gods face prayers that embrace christs heart by dr. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Jacob had seen the face of god at peniel, for he was in the presence of the lord where he wrestled with a man all night. Each office includes a psalm of praise, a passage of scripture, and a brief set of prayers. With an embossed imitation leather cover, and ribbon marker, seeking gods face makes an attractive and inspiring gift. Seeking the face of the lord psalm 27 introduction. Seeking good, or seeking god verse 4, is an act that we have to set ourselves to do. When seeking the face of god our stringent timetables of wanting to limit the time at church so we can get to things we like more will be seen as idolatry. From our very beginnings, we have understood that fixed daily prayer is just as necessary to the fully realized christian life as water and food are to the bodys sustenance.
Consider the contrast drawn in the scriptures between these two ways of pleasing god. Seeking the face of god transforms us minute by minute as we love and serve him with our whole heart with our lives and through the gift of prayer. Seeking gods face ebook, epub praying with the bible through the year. Bible verses about seeking god bible verses related to seeking god from the king james version kjv. We modern day folks find this to be strange i think at best. Is it possible to talk with god as moses didface to face. Examples coming into the face of godpresence of god. We have found that using seeking gods face as a congregation has led us into a deeper. Rev patrick rogers, mdiv united church of christ pensacola october 19, 2014. Gregory frizzell herein are twentyone different prayers of key importance to revival and kingdom expansion. Gary thomas is a bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to christ and closer to others. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face. Whether you are just beginning to seek out god or you have been a christian for years, we should never stop seeking to know god better.
A second but not readily apparent reason why these warnings are important to us is that seeking after god truly does not begin until after he reveals himself to us and we make. Anyway, were simply exhorted to do what the bible says, to seek god. In a process of bridging the gap between two great religions namely hinduism and islam, he evolved a very powerful revolutionary and reformatory thesis of his own. Seek gods face the goal is to strengthen your relationship with him, to discover and understand who he is, to find out. You will find truth and love here always and the desire to please the father, son. What does that mean, god is spirit, you cant see his face. Part of its genius was the seamless integration of scripture and prayer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading seeking god s face. Seeking gods face is designed to help you meditate and pray passages from the bible once a day. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading seeking gods face. This ancient practice, called the daily office, has experienced a resurgence of use in our time. All christians face struggles, doubts, and temptations. In the word that came in a vision to solomon, he heard god say, if my people which are called by name will humble themselves, pray, and seek my face, and.
Praying with the bible through the year kindle edition by reinders, philip f, peterson, eugene h. Yet we read today in matthew 4, that jesus came and called his disciples from their fishing boats, and they followed him. Gods call is not to hollywood, washington, or the media, but to us. Inspired in every sense of that word and masterfully compiled, seeking gods face is a prayer book always and everywhere to be treasured. It is seeking the face of god, to realize his presence, behold his glory, be made sensible of his majesty, holiness and loving kindness. Guru nanak was a great champion of love and brotherhood in humanity. Many will be deceived and start preaching a jesus of their own imagination, because they quit seeking god and became engrossed in new theologies of radicalism. Inspired in every sense of that word and masterfully compiled, seeking god s face is a prayer book always and everywhere to be treasured. Seeking gods grace stories about life, faith and passion. Seeking gods face is a userfriendly approach to this form of prayer and devotion. Seeking the face of the lord psalm 27 clover sites. No reason to secondguess the motivation here or mince gods words. Jesus the one we call emmanuel, god with us, they saw.
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