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Knowing God

Topic: Knowing God
Text: Phil.3
Memory verse: Hos.6:3

Introduction
            Knowing God goes beyond having knowledge about who he is, it includes to be aware of, think of, reflect upon and be mindful of who he is.
            It is to have an experiential knowledge of God as against mere intuitional knowledge about him.
            The desire to know the Lord is the greatest priority a man can ever set for himself. This is because it is God’s heartfelt desire for all his children to truly come to know him. It is for this purpose that we have been given the Holy Spirit, by whom we are enabled to know the Lord (I Cor. 2:16).
            In coming to truly know the Lord, we must have a proper understanding of the subject of righteousness, we must begin to count loss certain gains in our lives for the sake of the gospel and we must press on to know him the more.

Evaluations
  1. Understanding Righteousness (vs. 9)
-          That it is a gift from God, based on the finished work of Christ.
Rom. 5:15-19, II Cor. 5:21
-          That we are made righteous by faith in Jesus, not by works.
Rom. 3:22, 28, 4:3-5, 5:1, Gal. 3:21
-     That once we are made righteous we must bring forth fruit meet for righteousness. Matt. 7:15-20, 3:8-10, Jam. 2:14-26

      2.   Counting loss your gains (vs.7-8)
                  -     Your qualifications/achievements. IICor.11:22-33.
                  -     Your right and privileges. I Cor. 9:1-23, I Cor. 6:12

      3.   Pressing on to Know (vs.14)
                  -     Forget the past. Phil 3:13
                  -     Lean towards the future. Phil. 3:14, Hos. 6:3

Conclusion
            Having an experiential knowledge of God will cause our anchors to hold in times of challenges and storms of life.
            Keep on pressing to know the Lord all the more, for it is in following to know that you will truly come to know. The pursuit of God is the most noble quest you can ever embark on.
            Remember pursuit is the proof of desire.


Shalom!

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