ON THE MOUNTAIN: "Knowing"

Here are the notes from the message at New Life Community Church for Sunday, April 21, 2013.  This is the third message in the series ON THE MOUNTAIN, and is entitled "Knowing".  If you would  like to listen to this message, you may do so by going to our website at www.newlifesite.com.  God bless!

On the Mountain, Part 3                                                        Sunday, April 21, 2013

 “Knowing”

So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”  Genesis 22:14 (NIV)

²⁸ Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹ As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. ³⁰ And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, ³¹ who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.  Luke 9:28-30 (NKJV)

A number of things happen on the mountain.  You find out what God wants you to do.  You see Jesus more clearly.

You also get power to handle the situations at the bottom of the mountain.

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”  Luke 9:35 (NKJV)

  

Steps up the mountain:

Step 1:

4.   Know ______ better

3.   Help me ____________

2.   Find God’s _______

1.     Get THINGS from God

Most people go to God in prayer to GET something from God.

This is real. 

Give us today our daily bread.  Matt. 6:11 (NIV)

You do not have because you do not ask God. ³ When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.  James 4:2-3 NIV)

Video:  Prayer Answererer.

Step 2:

4.   Know ______ better

3.   Help me ____________

2.   Find God’s _WILL___

1.     Get THINGS from God

Guidance

We want God to show us the way.

For You are my rock and my fortress; therefore, for Your name’s sake, lead me and guide me.  Psalm 31:3 (NLT)

Many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths.”  Isaiah 2:3 (NKJV)

Step 3:

4.   Know ______ better

3.   Help me _UNDERSTAND_

2.   Find God’s _WILL___

2.     Get THINGS from God

We need wisdom

We need God’s help make sense of life.

Healing

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.  James 1:5 (NLT)

Step 4:

4.   Know _GOD__ better

3.   Help me UNDERSTAND

2.   Find God’s WILL

3.     Get THINGS from God

⁵ Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. ⁶ And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, ⁷ maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”  ⁸ Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.  Exodus 34:5-8 (NIV)

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. ² Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. ³ And one called to another and said:  “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”  Isaiah 6:1-3 (ESV)