March 15, 2024
He Wants Us To Be Intimate
Send us a text If we are to become the church he is coming after, then we must get intimate with him. Not run away when he calls us but draw closer to him. In our latest podcast episode, we delve into the essence of what it means to be a "God chaser" and the profound impact this pursuit can have on our lives, especially during times of trial and uncertainty. The episode invites listeners to contemplate their personal relationship with the divine and encourages a spiritual journey towards a de...
If we are to become the church he is coming after, then we must get intimate with him. Not run away when he calls us but draw closer to him. In our latest podcast episode, we delve into the essence of what it means to be a "God chaser" and the profound impact this pursuit can have on our lives, especially during times of trial and uncertainty. The episode invites listeners to contemplate their personal relationship with the divine and encourages a spiritual journey towards a deeper and more resilient faith.<br><br>The concept of a "God chaser" is introduced as a beacon against the tide of complacency that threatens our spiritual vitality. It calls for a fervent relationship with God that transcends the need for religious figureheads. This notion draws inspiration from the early church's direct communion with the Almighty, prompting us to reflect on the intimacy of our own spiritual practices and to rekindle our personal connection with God.<br><br>The episode also touches on the transformative potential of shifting our perspectives on life's challenges. We are encouraged to embrace these trials not as obstacles but as opportunities to grow and deepen our faith. By viewing our hurdles as catalysts for spiritual development, we are empowered to forge an unyielding faith that stands firm in the face of adversity.<br><br>Moreover, the podcast discusses the impact of community and service, exemplified by an invitation to join a mission trip to Belize. This trip is not only about helping others but also about experiencing spiritual growth through service. The communal aspect of faith is highlighted as we are urged to come together in building and strengthening the bonds within our communities.<br><br>The episode further confronts the concept of "hot house Christians" – believers who thrive only within comfortable environments and struggle when faced with real-world adversities. In stark contrast, the resilience of persecuted believers is examined to inspire a faith that is not dependent on ideal circumstances but is deeply rooted in a relationship with God.<br><br>In summary, this podcast episode serves as a blueprint for building an unwavering faith. It stirs the soul and urges a personal revival that aligns with the collective resurgence of spiritual energy. Listeners are called to pursue God with passion and purity, to become true "God chasers" who seek a profound and transformative relationship with the divine.<br><br>The discussion in this episode is both timely and timeless, providing wisdom and guidance for anyone seeking to deepen their spiritual life. Whether you are facing personal trials, seeking to serve your community, or simply yearning for a closer relationship with God, this episode offers valuable insights into the heart's journey to deeper faith.<br><br>As we conclude, the podcast stands as an invitation to explore the depths of our spirituality and to actively pursue a faith that is vibrant, resilient, and intimately connected with God. It is a journey that promises to transform not only our spiritual selves but also the world around us, one step at a time.
00:01 - Reconnecting With God and Community
09:01 - Chasing God for Intimacy and Revival
22:02 - The Call for Intimacy With God
34:03 - Call to Intimate Relationship With God
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It's always a Plan B Bye Ambience.
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Hello, this is your host, glenn Kivitt, and welcome to today's episode of the Christian Cafe, where the bread is made fresh and delivered right from the Word of God.
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Guess what time it is.
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Hey, everybody, welcome back to the Christian Cafe.
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All my friends, my families, thank you for joining in.
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I do hope and pray that you haven't been waiting very long and, if you have my apologies, there has been so much going on in my life the last couple of months and it's been really hectic, but nevertheless I'm back.
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I'm back here spreading the good news, here at the Christian Cafe, to serve up the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Since our last visit, there's a lot going on in my life but, like I said, we're still doing what God wants us to do.
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We're still here delivering the Word of God.
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We're trying to do everything we can to get the Word out that Jesus is coming soon.
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I know last time we left left off in our book and we was talking about do we run in or go away?
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We're going to get back into that book, right back in there where we left off.
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I know we took a break and our last broadcast we talked about the kingdom for the 2024 seasons and what God has installed for his people is coming year.
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I tell you I've been seeing some great things and God's been doing some marvelous things in our local church and in our family and I'm so thankful for what he is doing.
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You know God is does what he says he's going to do.
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He is not, does not fail us, he does not say anything that he does not back up by the word and I'm thankful for that.
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But we do want to get back where we is in the book and see if we can't finish this thing out here in a few weeks.
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I hope nothing else comes up and then have some technical problems with my equipment I've had to change out my mics and stuff and but nevertheless we ain't defeated.
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We're still plugging along here and I'm excited.
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I hope you are.
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I hope this year has been a great year so far and you haven't been very sick, me and my wife.
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Both we've been dealing with some healthy shoes and for the longest time there we both was kind of the weather and it took for a few months to get us back on our feet.
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But we're back there and we're striving along, still dealing with some back issues and right shoulder issues.
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But you know we can't let that keep us down.
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We've got to keep going on for Jesus and doing what he wants us to do.
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Like I said, a lot been going on.
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I've changed jobs since then.
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Now I'm still teaching CDL structures, but with another company, and got to open that door and it's been a blessing to us and I'm thankful for that.
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But we're going to take a short break and when we come back we're going to get right back into our book and pick right back up where we start off.
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Start left off at.
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Excuse me, I'll get it out in a minute, kind of tongue tied tonight, but we're going to start back in.
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The part of our future depends on our outlook.
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We'll be right back.
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I'm thrilled to share some exciting news with you this summer.
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From July 27th to August 4th, I'll be going on a mission trip to Belize with a team from the rising church.
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We've got some amazing plans lined up and I love for you to be a part of it.
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During our time in Belize, we'll be focusing on making a positive impact in the community.
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We'll be working closely with the wonderful children at Hearthouse, where we'll be spending time with them and providing a special lunch for both the children and their moms.
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Additionally, we'll be running a basketball count for teens and young adults, aiming to foster friendships and teamwork.
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One of the highlights of our trip will be a community outreach event at the future home of Harvest Praise Church Belize, the rising church.
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This one day won't just be bringing awareness to the future church.
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It also an opportunity for us to provide much needed items to families and share the love of Jesus with the local community.
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I'm reaching out to ask you for your support in making this mission trip possible.
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We are working towards a financial goal of $2,000 and any contribution, big or small, will mean the world to me.
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Your donations are tax deductible and every penny counts towards helping us make a difference in the lives of those who will be serving.
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If you're unable to contribute financially.
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I completely understand your prayers for our team as we prepare and embark on this journey will be incredible.
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I appreciate it.
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If you would like to sponsor me financially, you can send a check to the post off to the rising church at PO Box 3116, morganton, north Carolina, 28680.
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Again, that is the rising church at PO Box 3116, morganton, north Carolina, 28680, addressed to Wesley Glenn Kivett.
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Or you can donate online at HopeRisingMinistriescom.
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You can also cash out me at dollar sign WGKIVETT.
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Thank you so much for considering supporting me on this journey.
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It truly will be not be possible, for without amazing people like you.
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I'm excited for the opportunity to serve others and witness the incredible work that God will do through our efforts and believes.
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Welcome back, my friends.
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This book has been nothing but amazing.
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I hope you've enjoyed it.
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As I've said before, you're welcome to have a free copy of this book.
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All you have to do is just jot me an email at the Christian Cafe 2022 at gmailcom and I'll be glad to send one out to you free of charge.
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It seems like it no deeper we get in this book, the more Of revelation we get on what God means, about us being a God chaser and I believe in this day and time that we're in, we need to be Chasing God.
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More than ever, he desires us to chase him, and every step we get closer, the more greatly God can enrich our lives.
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The closer we get to him, the better off we are, because we think we're fighting a battle now.
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The battle's just begun and the battle's gonna get worse, but we know that in the back of the Bible that we win, and Jesus Christ is Victor, is Victor over death, helen grave already and he takes his children home.
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But in the meantime, we have to tarry here and what we can learn about God and what he wants us to do is only going to help us Continue on in our fight Over the enemy, because the enemy is getting ready to Start a war.
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Well, he's already started the war, but he's getting ready by the more he can chew.
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We're seeing this happening in our government, we're seeing it happening and all over the world.
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And as a Child of God, we need to be prepared.
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We need to be ready to take the battle to him and not be afraid to stand up and call, seeing what it is, and Call out the devil when he's trying to defeat our families, our children, our country, our communities, even in our churches.
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So much corruption going on in our churches today.
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It's just unreal things that back in my day you didn't hear a lot of, but you hear a lot of now.
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So we need to need to be prepared.
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I Promise you.
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It's just begun.
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It's only gonna get worse from here.
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So let's get back into our, our Bible, but into our book, the God chasers we're gonna start talking about.
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Our future depends on our outlook.
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Frankly, our future depends on our outlook in this hour of decision.
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If our outlook is well, we've done pretty well, then this is probably all we'll do.
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But our futures will look totally different if we say Thank you, lord, but where's the rest?
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There's got to be more.
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Show me your glory.
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Satan's most successful trick is to get us to race to false finish lines.
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He works tirelessly, tirelessly to get us to stop short and say we made it.
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He delights when he sees us fall or pull over to the wayside, only to notice that at the last moment that the finish line is still ahead.
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It's still ahead.
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The apostle Paul knew of what he spoke when he said I Press toward the mark for getting those things that are behind.
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We need to learn from the events at Mount Sinai.
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It was there that the Israelites built the tabernacle according to the instructions God gave to Moses.
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It was on Mount Sinai that God gave to Moses the great revelation of his law in the Ten Commandments, but other Equally important things happened there as well.
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It was also there, at a goal, that a golden calf of idolatry was created.
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First of all, god revealed on Mount Sinai that he wanted to begin dealing with the people directly and personally.
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Until that day, moses had always relay related to the Israelites everything that God said.
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That was a time of transition, a period in which God was saying Okay, it's time to grow up.
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I want to talk to you directly from now on, as an entire nation of holy priest.
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I don't want to have any more Intermediaries.
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I love Moses, but I don't want to have to speak through him to reach you.
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I want to deal with you directly as my nation, as my people.
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The God wants to deal with us directly.
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He longs to communicate with us, but if we do not communicate with him, how do we know what he wants from us?
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How do we know what else is there?
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How do we know where the finish line is.
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In NASCAR you have so many laps that you race and Sometimes you don't finish and you get Wrecked or motor blows or something like that.
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You never reached a finish line.
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Oh, you go around the finish line several times, but the race is not over until they drop the checker flag.
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Saints, our race is not over Until the checker flag is dropped, until Jesus calls us home.
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That's when our race is over.
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We can't stop now.
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We gotta keep going.
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Many have become milk babies, impatted pews.
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Unfortunately, the Israelite suffered from the same problem many Christians do today.
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We have become addicted to the nointing, the relayed word of God, preaching and teaching.
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Too many of us have become milk babies who want to sit on padded pews in our air conditioner, climate controlled Building where someone else will pre, digest what God has to say and then regurgitate it back to us in a halfway digested form.
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We're afraid of getting spiritual indigestion for messages we think are too rough to handle.
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Ender timings are unused to tough truth.
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The solution is Hunger and desperation for God himself, without intermediaries.
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We need to pray, god.
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I'm tired of everybody else hearing from you.
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Where is the lock on my prayer closet?
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I'm going to lock myself away until I hear from you for myself.
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We make a great deal out of reading the word, and that is important, but we need to remember that the early church didn't have access to what we call the New Testament.
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For many years they didn't even have the Old Testament scriptures, because those expensive scrolls were locked up in synagogues.
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The only scriptures they had were the verses from the law, the Psalms and the prophets that had been passed down orally from grandfather's and grandmother's, and that only if they were Jewish believers.
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So what did they have?
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They walked and talked with him in such a rich level of intimacy that it wasn't necessary For them to pour over dusty love letters that were written long time ago.
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They had God's love notes freshly written on their hearts.
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The Holy Spirit is saying look, I know it's great that I Brought you out of the sin and your clothes aren't wearing out.
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You are living in a measure of blessing and you have my precious presents revealed in the cloud and the fire every day.
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I know you've got good leadership, but what I really want is this I Want to grow you up and I want to pull you close in a new level of intimacy.
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No true revival has ever occurred simply because people sought revival.
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They were birthed when people sought him and our presumptuous thinking.
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We have said, okay, we're going to hold a revival.
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You might as well try to hold a hurricane.
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If you can hold it, then it ain't no revival.
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If you can contain it or control it, then it ain't revival either.
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We need to call it what it is a series of good meetings complete with whipped cream, preaching and marciano cherries of man on top.
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We may love it and lick our lips through every minute of it, but it isn't revival.
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We have to face the fact that we have become addicted to all the things that accompany church, like the choirs and the music, but they are not what God calls church and they are not the true revival either.
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I have a strong sense that God is about to strip all that away.
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To ask us now who loves me, who wants me?
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It's time to seek the revival instead of the revival.
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God is tired of having long distance relationships with his people.
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He was tired of it thousands of years ago in Moses' day, and he is tired of it today.
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He really wants to have intimate, close encounters with you and me.
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He wants to invade our homes with his abiding presence in a way that will make every visitor begin to weep with wonder and worship the moment they enter.
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I was thinking I was as I was reading this.
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You know how a lot of our churches today are so big on praise and worship and I don't have a thing against praise and worship, because I can worship along with the best but we're so concentrating on the sound and the lights and the smoke and all those things that were taken away the most important part of the reason we worship, and that's the presence of God.
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Without the presence, there is no one being saved, there is no one being healed, no one delivered.
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But yet we go to church and we have a what we call a good service.
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You know, people are in order, people worshiping God, and we call it revival, we call it church.
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God doesn't call that church.
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God sees churches when people are getting delivered, when they're getting set free, when they're seeking Him.
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He says it seek Him first, not everything.
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If our churches was to do away with all the music and all of the the lights and all that, what do you think our church was to be?
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How many people do you think would come to the house of God or say, really we have to have those things for young people to bring them in.
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God didn't use in His day, when Jesus was preaching on the Mount, he didn't have music.
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He didn't have the drums and guitar and all this fine equipment we got today to bring people in.
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My goodness, he fed 5,000 plus.
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Why?
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Because he was teaching the Word of God.
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He was teaching about Himself, how to be delivered, how to be set free, how to be what he said is here to be.
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That's what draws people.
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It's time that we seek the revival and not a revival.
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We're going to take a short break and we'll come back and get right back into the book.
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Hello, everyone, everybody.
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Would you like to be put on my prayer list?
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I would love to pray for you.
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Whatever needs you have, I would love to pray for you.
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Just drop me an email at the Christian Cafe 2022 at gmailcom and I'll be glad to put your prayer list and pray for you.
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It doesn't matter the need, it doesn't cost you anything.
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I don't believe in charging nobody for my prayers.
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I want to pray for you that God will meet your need right where you're at.
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I don't care what it is.
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Feel free to drop me an email.
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I would love to hear from you, love to hear where you're listening from, because I know I'm reaching a lot of places, but I would like to hear from you.
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Send me a letter, send me an email.
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Let me know where you're from.
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Give me your prayer request.
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God bless you.
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Welcome back, guys.
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We're going to continue back here in our book.
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You know this is very interesting, that you know God is telling us that he does not want a long distance relationship with us.
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He wants to commune with us intimately.
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I'm so thankful that we serve a God that desires to be intimate with us.
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You know, when we fall in love with Jesus, we really fall in love with him.
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We desire that more than anything, and I hope today that you're in love with Jesus and you're really want to get intimate with him, because he desires to be intimate with you.
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We're going to continue on.
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We're going to try and finish this chapter tonight, in this episode, and so we can start a fresh one next time.
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So I hope you're getting something from this.
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Like I said earlier, you know I'd love to hear from you.
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Just drop me an email if you would.
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I'd appreciate it.
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Let me know what you think about this and how God has touched your life through this.
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I'd love to hear from you.
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Let's continue.
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Run away or go in.
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And all the people saw the thunderings and the lightnings and the noise of the trumpet and the mountain smoking.
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And when the people saw it, they removed and stood afar off.
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And the people stood afar off and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
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That's in Exodus 20, 18 through 21.
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What a divine, what a divine dichotomy.
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One ran in, the other ran away.
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God was calling the people to intimacy and they ran the other way.
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They told Moses Let not God speak with us lest we die.
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They understood that only things that matched the charter of God as depicted in the Ten Commandments would stand to live in His presence.
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By running away, they were saying Look, we don't want to live up to that.
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Don't let God talk to us right now.
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All God wanted them to do when he gave Moses the Ten Commandments was to clean up their act, so he could do more than just see them from a distance.
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He wanted to walk with them once again in the cool of the desert.
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He wanted to sit with them and share His heart in intimate communion.
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Nothing has changed, my friend.
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He wants to do the same thing now with you and me.
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Our proper response is Please, god, speak with us, even if we have to die.
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The sad reality may be that most Christians in America don't have a real sense of the abiding presence of God because they refuse to clean up the clutter in their lives, and many of us who attempt to clear the clutter tend to get stuck in the logjam of legalism.
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When the Israelites told Moses that they were afraid, he tried to explain to them Fear not, god is only trying to prove you that thunder and lightning reminds you of His awesome hour so that you won't sin.
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You see, he's just wanting you to come clean so he can talk with you.
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Isn't it amazing how ponderous and heavy your parents' footsteps seem to be when you heard them come in the direction, especially at those times when you were doing something you shouldn't have done been doing.
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The Israelites were hearing father's footsteps.
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Do you remember that time when you heard your father walking down the hallway?
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Because you know he's done something wrong and he was coming to get you, to chastise you?
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That was a scary feeling, so you can imagine how the children of Israel were feeling when they heard the thunder and the lightning and saw his power.
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They were afraid.
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That's why they didn't want to go in, because they didn't want.
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They were afraid they were going to die.
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Because, you know, in the temple the only ones that was allowed behind the veil was the priest and they had to have no sin.
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If they went behind the curtain with sin, they died.
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So that's what they were thinking.
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I'm glad we serve a merciful God today.
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Amen.
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The Bible says.
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And the people stood afar off while Moses drew near, unto the thick darkness where God was.
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What a picture.
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