Relationships – More or Less Part 1

1. More Present, Less Distant

2. More Kind, Less Critical

3. More Selfless, Less Selfish

4. More Aware, Less Oblivious

“We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.” ~C.S. Lewis

God the Father is OVER US

Hebrews 13:5

God has said, “never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.

God the father is over us FOR PROVISION

Jesus was WITH US

Matthew 1:23

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him IMMANUEL (which means “God with us”).

Jesus was with us FOR SACRIFICE.

The Holy Spirit is IN US

John 14:16-17

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever… He lives with you and will be in you.

The Holy Spirit is in us FOR EMPOWERMENT.

God the Father is over us for provision

God the Son is with us for sacrifice

God the Spirit is in us for empowerment

You can’t be present without being available.

You can’t be available without being vulnerable.

PROSTHESiS – to attach.