CLOSER YOU AND HIM

INTRO: HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO ANYONE OR SOMEONE?, HOW DID YOU BECAME CLOSE?. WAS IT ON THE
SPOT? - MAYBE BUT RARE, OR WAS ITBECAUSE YOU WERE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME. WHAT
ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING CLOSE? HOW ABOUT DISADVANTAGES IF THERES?

YOU SEE GOD, IN THE FIRST PLACE FOR A LONG TIME WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO US BUT WE NEGLECT
HIM, IN WHAT WAY? THROUGH OUR SINS - DISOBEDIENCE, LACK OF FAITH AND BELIEF, IGNORANT,
ARROGANT, BOASTFUL AND SELFISHNESS.

CLOSENESS- VERY FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP, AFFECTIONATE RELAYIONSHIP.

CLOSENESS IS DUAL, VICE VERSA, DONE BY BOTH PARTY/SIDES.

#GOD WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP.

PSALMS 37: 4

DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD AND HE WILL GIVE THE DESIRE OF YOUR HEART.

DELIGHT MEANS FIND YOUR JOY IN THE LORD, YOUR HAPPINESS.

MATTHEW 6: 33

BUT SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL THIS THINGS SHALL BE
ADDED UNTO YOU.

“NASA DOIS ANG AWA, NASA TAO ANG GAWA”

HOW WILL GOD BE ABLE TO WORK IN YOU, WITH YOU AND TO OTHERS THROUGH YOU IF YOU’RE NOT
CLOSE TO HIM.

SO HOW TO BECOME CLOSE TO GOD?

1. HAVE A QUALITY TIME/ SPENT QUALITY TIME

TIME IS ESSENTIAL FOR A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.

HOW WILL YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A QUALITY TIME/ WHERE CAN YOU SAY THAT YOU’RE HAVING
A QUALITY TIME?

-IN THE OLD TESTATMENT, GOD SPEAKS TO MAN THROUGH HIS VOICE, HIS ANGELS, VISION, DREAMS
AND PROPHETS. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, THROUGH JESUS, HIS DISCIPLES AND APOSTLES, TODAY HE
SPEAKS THROUGH PASTOR OR OTHER PREACHERS AND THROUGH HIS WORKS/BIBLE.
MATTHEW 4: 4

BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID, “IT IS WRITTEN, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY
WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.’”

BREAD – YOU SEE GOD IS CONCERN ABOUT OUR NEEDS HE RECOGNIZE IT, YET HE SAID THAT WE
SHOULD NOT LIVE BY IT ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD.

“EVERY WORD”- SPECIFICALLY, GOD STATED HERE THAT WE SHOULD LIVE IN EVERY WORD, NOT IN
SOME WORD. OFTEN TIMES MOST PEOPLE EVEN CHRISTIANS CHOOSE/ CHOOSES SOME OF THE WORDS
OF GOD WHICH IN CONTRADICTION TO WHAT GOD SAID.

EX. ASKED AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN, SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND, KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPEN.

WHERE IS YOUR BIBLE? HOW WILL YOU KNOW AND GET CLOSER TO GOD IF YOU DONT HAVE, WHY DO
WE NEED A BIBLE? IS IT GOING TO YG WILL NOT GET US CLOSER TO GOD? THE ANSWER IS NOT
ENOUGH.

2. DEDICATE YOURSELF TO GOD AND TO HIS MINISTRY

DEDICATE MEANS, TO COMMIT YOURSELF, TO OFFER YOURSELF

GOD HAS VESTED US SO MUCH TALENTS THAT IS WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED. POTENTIALS

THAT ARE WAITING TO BE EXPLODE. GOD WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP RIGHT? SO BY RENDERING
YOUR TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE YOU’LL GET TO WORK WITH GOD. OFFER YOURE LIFE FOR
HIM, LIVE THE WAY JESUS WANTS US TO LIVE AND NOT ACCORDING TO WANT WE WANT JESUS
TO CONFORM ON HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES.
1 TIMOTHY 5: 22 “ DO NOT LAY HANDS ON ANYONE HASTILY, NOR SHARE IN OTHER PEOPLES
SINS; KEEP YOURSELF PURE.

“ I HAVE RESOLVE TO GIVE GOD EVERYTHING I GOT, AND THEN LIVE ALL THE RESULTS TO HIM”

NEW PHILOSOPHY IN MY LIFE. “ IF I WIN I’LL PRAISE HIM, AND IF I LOSE, I’LL STILL PRAISE HIM. EITHER
WAY HE GETS ALL THE GLORY’

# WATCHOUT: DO NOT BE BOASTFUL, ARROGANT, BRAGART.

“YOUR ATTITUDE IS LIKE THE AROMA OF YOUR HEART, IF YOUR ATTITUDE STINKS MEANS YOUR HEART
IS NOT RIGHT”.

REMAIN HUMBLE AND SUBMISSIVE.

3. LEARN THE TRUTHS ABOUT JESUS

AGAIN, BIBLE IS NEEDED HERE, FOR GOD WANT US TO KNOW HIM PERSONALLY. LEARN THE TRUTH
ABOUT HIM, HIS CHARACTER, ATTITUDE, HIS WORKS AND HIS WAYS.
- ABOUT HIM- HE IS THE SON OF GOD
- HIS CHARACTER- MERCIFUL, LOVING, FULL OF GRACE
- ATTITUDE- SUBMISSIVE, PASSIONATE, DEDICATED
- HIS WORKS- HEALS, RAISE PEOPLE FROM THE DEAD, PROTECTS, BLESS AND SAVES
- HIS WAYS- RIGHT, HOLY AND PLEASING IN THE SIGHT OF GOD.