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Yahweh- Shammah : God Is Present. Names of God Series – Part 9 Ezekiel 48:35, Rev. 21:3, Ps. 22:1, Heb 13:5 Anthony Grove Baptist Church Rev. Dennis E. Bean November 2, 2008. Ezekiel 48:35 .
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Yahweh-Shammah: God Is Present Names of God Series – Part 9 Ezekiel 48:35, Rev. 21:3, Ps. 22:1, Heb 13:5 Anthony Grove Baptist Church Rev. Dennis E. Bean November 2, 2008
Ezekiel 48:35 • 35 “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. “And the name of the city from that time on will be: THE LORD IS THERE.” (NIV)
Revelation 21:3 • 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. (NIV)
Psalm 22:1 • My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? (NIV)
Hebrews 13:5 • 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (NIV)
Contentment 1. The _____________ of His Provision. • Hebrews 13:5 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (NIV) • Discontentment = Not having what you _________. • Contentment = Wanting what you _________. Want Have
A. Contentment is a __________________. Learned Behavior • Philippians 4:11 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. (NIV)
B. Contentment Is Extremely _____________. Valuable • 1 Timothy 6:6 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. (NIV)
Companionship 2. The __________________ of His Presence. • Hebrews 13:5 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (NIV)
Discouraged A. When _______________ His Presence Lifts Me. • Deuteronomy 31:8 8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (NIV)
Psalm 116:8 • 8 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, (NIV)
Lonely B. When ___________ His Presence See Me Through. • Hebrews 13:5 5 … “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (NIV)
Psalm 27:10 • 10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. (NIV)
Worried C. When ___________ His Presence Calms Me Down. • 1 Peter 5:7 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (NLT)
2 Corinthians 7:6 • 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, (NIV)
Tempted D. When __________ His Presence Helps Me Out. • Hebrews 13:5-6 5 … “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” (NLT)
Confidence 3. The _______________ of His Promise. • Hebrews 13:5 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (NIV)
Psalm 33:4 • 4 For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. (NLT)
Comfort 4. The _________ oh His Protection. • Romans 8:31 31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? (NIV)
Daniel 3:22-25 • 22 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 23 and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, O king.” 25 He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” (NIV)