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CONNECTING TO GOD: SPIRITUAL PATHWAYS

CONNECTING TO GOD: SPIRITUAL PATHWAYS. Oklahoma City International Church of Christ 2014 Midweek - Summer Series. Connecting to God: Spiritual Pathways. PURPOSE OF THESE CLASSES:. How can “I” better connect with GOD. How can “we” better connect with GOD.

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CONNECTING TO GOD: SPIRITUAL PATHWAYS

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  1. CONNECTING TO GOD: SPIRITUAL PATHWAYS Oklahoma City International Church of Christ 2014 Midweek - Summer Series

  2. Connecting to God: Spiritual Pathways PURPOSE OF THESE CLASSES: How can “I”better connect with GOD How can “we”better connect with GOD

  3. Connecting with the Creator • Genesis 4:1 (NIV) Adam made loveto his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. • “made love” from Hebrew word “YADA” • The word has no sexual connotation! • Only when combined with the Hebrew word WAHTAHAR do the NIV translators, based on context give the sexual interpretation.

  4. Connecting with the Creator • Genesis 4:1 (ESV) Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, . . .” • “knew” = “YADA” • “conceived” = “WAHTAHAR • Genesis 4:1 (HCSB) • Adam was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceivedand gave birth to Cain. • “intimate” = “YADA” • “conceived” = “WAHTAHAR • \

  5. Connecting with the Creator • Psalm 139:1-4 • 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you knowme. • 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. • 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. • 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, knowit completely.

  6. The Quiet Time Conundrum: • Here are 2 questions for you: • Is your “Quiet Time” currently helping you to have a closer relationship with God? • Or has your “Quiet Time” become more of a ritual?

  7. The Quiet Time Conundrum: • Here are a couple morequestions for you: • Do you feel like you have an “Intimate” (YADA) relationship with God? • Or let me ask it this way do you feel like your level of “Intimacy” (YADA) with God is growing?

  8. Your Spiritual High • Let’s think back to when you felt closest to God: • Was it always in your quiet times? • Was it when you were in the fellowship? • Or when you were praying out in nature? • Maybe it was when you were serving with HOPE? • Or possibly during a wonderful time of in-depth Bible study? • What was it for you?

  9. Survey Time!!! • Spiritual Pathway Assessment – Blue Sheet • Will be turned in • Spiritual Pathway Overview – Pink Sheet • Yours to keep

  10. Spiritual Pathway Assessment - Directions • Respond to each statement below according to the following scale: 3 = Consistently/definitely true of me 2 = Often/usually true of me 1 = Once in a while/sometimes true of me 0 = Not at all/never true of m Put the number in the blank before each statement

  11. Spiritual Pathway Assessment - Directions • Transfer the numbers you gave for each assessment statement to the grid on the back of the Blue Page. • Total each column. The highest number identifies your preferred spiritual pathway; the next highest number, your secondary pathway.

  12. Spiritual Pathway Assessment - Directions • Transfer the results from the assessment (Blue Page) onto the Spiritual Pathways Overview page (Pink Page). • The Assessment page (Blue Page) will be turned into the facilitator. • The Overview page (Pink Page) is yours to keep.

  13. The Seven Spiritual Pathways • Relational • Intellectual • Worship • Activist • Contemplative • Serving • Creation

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