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New Years Day 2023: Experience God in 2023

Experience God in 2023

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What are your God stories?  

2. GOD IS ALWAYS AT WORK AROUND YOU.

“In His defense Jesus said to them, ‘My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I too am working…Jesus gave them this answer: ‘Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. Yes, and He will show Him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed.’” John 5:17, 19-20 (NIV)

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (NLT)

2. GOD PURSUES A LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. 

“There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. Romans 3:10-12 (NIV)

“Long ago the Lord said to Israel: ‘I have loved you, My people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to Myself.” Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT)

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 (NIV)

3. GOD INVITES YOU TO JOIN HIM IN HIS WORK. 

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 (NIV)

  • The greatest thing God is doing right now might be in the hardest place.

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS: 

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This week’s Reading Plan and blog/podcast:

  • YouVersion® Bible App Reading Plan:
    “Experiencing God” (7 days)   

  • Our blog and podcast will start back next week.

New Years 2023Dr. John Gerlach