Waiting for You - The Joy of Presence Joy is a product of presence - His and ours!

1) The Arrival

Jn 1:14

Simeon

- Luke 2:25-32

Anna

- Luke 2:36-38

2) The First Encounters

Mary - Luke 1:46-47 J

ohn - Luke 1:43-44

Isa 7:14

3) The Activation of Joy

Luke 2:10-11

Ps 16:11

4) The Pursuit of Presence Pursuing His presence requires us to BE PRESENT

Psalm 100

1) Make a joyful shout

2) Serve the Lord

3) Sing

4) Position yourself in Him

5) Choose thanksgiving

6) Choose Praise

7) Meditate

Waiting For You - HOPE

ADVENT: adventus - the coming or the arrival 

Jn 1:14

1Thess 4:16-17

Advent:

a) Jesus came

b) He dwell among us by the Holy Spirit

c) He is returning and we will see Him face to face 

1) Anticipation

Isa 9:2&6

Micah 5:2

Jn 3:16&17

Luke 2:30-31

2) Assessment

“You look forward by looking backward, trusting nothing but God’s character” The Bible Project 

Ps 42:5

3) Acceptance 

Jn 1:10-12

Rom 15:13

Rom 4:17-21

4) Action

Heb 11:1

1Pet 1;13

People Problems - The Jesus Way

Jn 3:16

Eph 5:1-2

Jn 15: 12-13

Gal 2:20

“Walking the narrow path - by an empowered stride” Tyler Staton

1) Sort it Out

Mt 5:21-26

Gal 5:15

2) Love your enemies

Mt 5:43-48 NKJV

Mt 5:43-48 MSG

3) Don’t Judge

Mt 7:1-5

2Cor 5:10

It Is Well | The Jesus Way

Jer 17:7

Rom 10:9-11

Oxford University dimensions of Inner Peace:

1) Acceptance

2) Transcendence 

3) Inner Balance

Phil 4:13

Matthew 6:9-13 The Lord’s Prayer ( The Model Prayer) 

Diagram of Prayer Hexagon 

1) The Father’s Character

2) The Father’s Rulership

3) The Father’s Heart to Provide

4) The Father’s Heart to Forgive

Mt 6:14-15

5) The Father’s Guidance 

James 1:13-14

6) The Father’s Protection

Jn 14:27

The Jesus Way - Sacred Solitude 

Ps 42:1

Ps 91:1-2

Mt 6:5-8 ( main text)

Mt 11:29

1) Jesus lived FROM the secret place

 Mk 1:35

Mt 14:22-23

Luke 5:15-16

2) What the Secret Place is NOT 

Ps 45:10

3) What the Secret Place IS

Jer 29:13

“Prayer, in the broader scope of the word, is the medium through which we commune with God” John Mark Comer

4 Basic Levels/Dimensions of prayer

A) Talking TO God

B) Talking WITH God 

C) LISTENING to God 

D) BEING WITH God 

“The purpose of stillness is CONSENT. It is the daily practice of consenting to the work of God’s Spirit, which is deeper than understanding or words. It’s deep calling to deep, from our soul to His” Tyler Staton 

Gen 3:7-11 

“Every move of God - begins with people who seek the face of God” Jono Hall 

Eternal Investment 

1 Thess 5:18

Wealth: Treasure - Time - Talent

1) Jesus Way Investment

Mt 6:19-21

2) The Jesus Way is About Increase 

Luke 2:52

Gen 1:28

Mt 6:24

Luke 12:15-21

3) The Jesus Way is a currency exchange

2 Tim 4:6-8

Col 3:23-25

“One of the greatest tragedies of life is we keep forgetting who we are” Henri Nouwen 

Mt 5:17-20

1) The Commandments of God are hard 

James 1:10

“Humanly speaking, it is possible to understand the sermon on the mount in a thousand different ways. But Jesus knows only one possibility: simple surrender and obedience. Not interpreting or applying it but doing and obeying it. That is the only way to gear His words. He does not mean for us to discuss it as an ideal. He really means for us to get on with it” Dietrich Bonhoeffer 

2) Jesus came to FULFILL the law 

Matt 5:17

Gal 3:24-26

Col 2:13-15

3) The WAY is NARROW and NON-NEGOTIABLE

Mt 7:13-14

Jn 14:6

Jn 10:9

4) The WAY is a guided tour 

Jn 10:14

Jn 10:27-28