Meeting God: The Naturalist

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Meeting God: The Naturalist

August 6, 2023 • Pastor Steve Poole • Romans 1:18–23

MEETING GOD: The Naturalist

Pastor Steve Poole

THEME – Creation declares the glory of God!

TEXT – Romans 1:18-23

1. Prayer is Meeting With God

Romans 1:19-23

2. God Reveals Himself to Us Through Creation

Psalm 19:1-4

3. Praying in Nature Helps Us to be in Awe of Go

“Once, I went into the wild a dead man. Death had

broken my heart and I grieved… God’s words in God’s

pages made more sense to me in God’s wild. After a few

days I was a new man.” ~Murray Pura

NEXT STEP – Make time to go outdoors and meet God in prayer

this week.

Meeting God: The Sensate

September 3, 2023 • Pastor Kent Landhuis

Meeting God: The Sensate Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME – The sensate meets God with their whole being. TEXT - Psalm 141; Mark 12:30 1. Hearing God. “Whoever has ears, let them hear.” ~Matthew 11:15 2. Seeing God. “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.” ~ Matthew 6:22 3. Smelling God. “(Bring) spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.” ~Exodus 25:6b 4. Touching God. “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” ~ Isaiah 53:5 5. Tasting God. “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” ~ Psalm 34:8 NEXT STEPS Meet God now in this place. Keep exploring your pathways to meeting God.

Meeting God: The Activist

August 27, 2023 • Pastor Kent Landhuis

Meeting God: The Activist Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Activists meet God in their zeal for doing good. TEXT - https://www.bible.com/bible/111/rom.12.9-21.niv, https://www.bible.com/bible/111/jhn.2.13-17.niv OUTLINE 1. Zealous for good. · Romans 12:9-13. · Hate evil. · Cling to good. 2. Zealous for people. · Romans 12:14-20. · Matthew 5:43-45. · Love people. 3. Zealous for God’s Glory. · Romans 12:21. · Romans 12:1-2. · Matthew 15:29-31 · 1 Kings 18:19-39 · Praise God. NEXT STEPS 1. Intercede for people trapped by evil. 2. Fight for good.

Meeting God: The Contemplative

August 20, 2023 • Pastor Kent Landhuis

Meeting God: The Contemplative Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Contemplatives meet God with ideas and images, connecting with God in their minds. TEXT - https://www.bible.com/bible/111/2ti.1.1-7.niv , https://www.bible.com/bible/111/2ti.3.10-17.niv OUTLINE 1. Contemplatives meet God through curiosity. * All truth is God’s truth. * Love God with all your mind. 2. Contemplatives love words and images. * To know God is to love God. * Seek truth. 3. Contemplatives can love ideas too much. * Don’t love ideas more than people. * Don’t love ideas more than action. 4. Contemplatives need mental stimulation. * Study the word. * Grow in grace and knowledge. NEXT STEPS 1. Take the sacred pathways assessment: http://www.soulshepherding.org/sacred-pathways-survey 2. Meet God.