Text: ‭‭‭‭ Matthew 4 (NKJV). 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.’ ”. The Message The Pursuit of God: Living by His Word V. One of the best ways to pursue God is to learn from Him by listening, meditating and doing everything in His word. It is our yielding to His teaching and leading in order to do His will that legitimate our followership. We cannot pursue God without knowing and living by His word. The word of God is the inspiration of

Text: ‭‭‭‭2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (NKJV). 14 If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place. The Message The Pursuit of God: Seeking the Face of God I. Seeking the face of God implies pursuing a close and personal relationship with God and seeking to abide in His presence continually. It is to be intentional in seeking

Text: ‭‭‭‭ Hebrews 9:27-28 (TPT). 27 Every human being is appointed to die once, and then to face God’s judgment. 28 But when we die we will be face-to-face with Christ, the One who experienced death once for all to bear the sins of many! And now to those who eagerly await him, he will appear a second time; not to deal with sin, but to bring us the fullness of salvation. The Message The Inevitable Appointment The only thing that is certain in life is death. It is an appointment that is both not voidable nor avoidable. The tricky part is that

Text: ‭‭‭‭ Luke 10: 17-21 (NKJV). 17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” 21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said,

Text: Jeremiah 1:4-5 (NKJV). 4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; Before you were born, I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” The Message The Big Plan We are wonderfully and carefully made. (Psalm 139:14). The bigger a project, the longer and more detailed the plan will be. Man is God’s biggest project. God spoke every other creature into existence, but when it came to making man, He called for a meeting to plan for him. (Genesis 1:26). God has a good plan for