2018 SCHOOL OF PRAYER SERIES. With Dick Eastman and Jesse Engle THE SECRET OF INTIMACY WITH GOD

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1 2018 SCHOOL OF PRAYER SERIES With Dick Eastman and Jesse Engle THE SECRET OF INTIMACY WITH GOD

2 EVERY HOME FOR CHRIST THE SECRET OF INTIMACY WITH GOD (Part 1) Hosea 6:1-3, 6 (NLT) Come, let us return to the Lord! He has torn us in pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds. In just a short time, he will restore us so we can live in his presence. Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him! Then he will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring I want you to be merciful; I don t want your sacrifices. I want you to know God; that s more important than burnt offerings. 2 Peter 1:2-3 (NLT) May God bless you with his special favor and wonderful peace as you come to know Jesus, our God and Lord, better and better. As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness! Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

3 DEEPER SECRETS OF PRAYER Hebrew word for ways: DEFINITIONS: 1. A, a, a of action or of life 2. Undertakings or Dictionary definition of way: 1. A affording from one to another. 2. A usual or habitual or of being, living or. Hebrew word for acknowledge: KNOWING GOD: Five Biblical Definitions 1. Summary: Observe defined: To carefully with attention to for the purpose of forming a.

4 EVERY HOME FOR CHRIST From the Latin observare: To or Psalm 34:4-5 (NIV) I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Psalm 27:4 (NIV) One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. 2. Summary: Reflect defined: To think or

5 DEEPER SECRETS OF PRAYER From the Latin reflectere: To back. Reflection defined: Careful consideration of some subject, idea or. Hebrews 3:1 (NLT) And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are bound for heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God s Messenger and High Priest. Psalm 48:9 (NLT) O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple. Psalm 27:4 (KJV) Note what follows to behold the beauty of the Lord to enquire in his temple. The NLT uses the expression meditating in his Temple. The NIV says, to seek him in his temple. PRAYER APPLICATION Pray for specific areas or situations where you need to cultivate more trust in the Lord. Pray that God will help you lean not to your own understanding in matters that affect you.

6 EVERY HOME FOR CHRIST THE SECRET OF INTIMACY WITH GOD (Part 2) 3. Summary: Experience defined: 1. Something personally or 2. Having been by or gained through direct or participation. From the Latin experientia: The of. Ephesians 3:19 (NLT) May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Philippians 4:7 (NLT) If you do this, you will experience God s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

7 DEEPER SECRETS OF PRAYER 4. Summary: Investigate defined: To by close and systematic. From the Latin investigare: To From vestigium: Psalm 63:1 (NLT) O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 119:2 (NLT) Happy are those who obey his decrees and search for him with all their hearts. 5. Summary: Jeremiah 13:11 (NLT) As a belt clings to a person s waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me, says the Lord. They were to be my people, my pride, my glory an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me.

8 EVERY HOME FOR CHRIST Hebrews 4:14 (NLT) That is why we have a great High Priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of God. Let us cling to him and never stop trusting him. Daniel 11:32b (KJV) but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. Strong: and Exploits: Bold and daring Genesis 4:1 (NKJV) Now Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived... Knew: PRAYER APPLICATION Ask God to help you develop a greater intimacy with Him in personal prayer. Pray that you will know the Lord in such intimacy that you will be firm and durable in your Christian walk.

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12 NOTES 2018 by Dick Eastman International President Every Home for Christ 640 Chapel Hills Dr. Colorado Springs, CO ehc.org THIS TEACHING MAY BE DUPLICATED WITHOUT PERMISSION. SOP0118

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