Emmanuel God With Us

1
Emmanuel(God With Us)
Matthew 123
2
Isaiah 96

• For a child has been born for us, a son given to
  us authority rests upon his shoulders and he is
  named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
  Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. NRS

3
Our Advent Journey

• Wonderful, Counselor
• Mighty God
• Prince of Peace
• Everlasting Father

4
Another Name
"Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means,
"God is with us." NRS Matthew 123
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.
Look, the young woman is with child and shall
bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. Isaiah
714
5

• The Story of Three Inattentive Husbands

6
What Are the Wives Seeking? What Do They Want
From Their Husbands?
A Relationship
7
How Do the Husbands Respond?
1 Never comes home and never answers his phone.
He ignores his wife.
2 Home, but doesnt really hear. He is
preoccupied with himself. Wife is invisible.
3 Hears every word, but simply doesnt
understand. Not very interested. Not willing to
work at the relationship. No priority.
8
What's The Problem?
9
God With Us?
Why is God With Us? What Does God Want?
God Wants to Have A Personal Relationship With
Us!
Why Would We Want a Relationship With God?
10
You show me the path of life. In your presence
there is fullness of joy in your right hand are
pleasures forevermore. NRS Psalm 1611
11
The God With Us Story
Individuals Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Enoch, and
Noah.
12
Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and
named him Seth, for she said, "God has appointed
for me another child instead of Abel, because
Cain killed him.To Seth also a son was born, and
he named him Enosh. At that time people began to
invoke the name of the LORD. NRS Genesis 425-26
13

• Enoch Walked With God (Gen. 522)
• Noah Walked With God (Gen. 69)

14
A Family Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
The Lord spoke and appeared to Abraham many
times.
Abraham at Bethel and there he built an altar
to the LORD and invoked the name of the LORD. NRS
Genesis 128b
15
A People Moses, Joshua, Debra, Ruth, Samson,
Gideon, Samuel, David and Solomon
The Exodus God Told Moses Then the LORD said,
"I have observed the misery of my people who are
in Egypt I have heard their cry on account of
their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their
sufferings, NRS Exodus 37
16

• Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and
  the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. NRS
  Exodus 4034

In the Promised Land
The LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin
to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that
they may know that I will be with you as I was
with Moses. NRS Joshua 37
17

• Joshua then said to the Israelites, "Draw near
  and hear the words of the LORD your God. Joshua
  said, "By this you shall know that among you is
  the living God NRS
• Joshua 39-10a

18
The Time of the Judges
Israelites do evil in the sight of the Lord.
Israelites become servants to other nations.
Israelites cry out to the Lord.
God Responds and delivers Israel.
The people rest in the Lord.
19
The Time of the Kings
David Sang I call upon the LORD, who is worthy
to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
NRS 2 Samuel 224
O LORD, God of my salvation, when, at night, I
cry out in your presence, NRS Psalm 881
20
Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon,
"Concerning this house that you are building, if
you will walk in my statutes, obey my ordinances,
and keep all my commandments by walking in them,
then I will establish my promise with you, which
I made to your father David. I will dwell among
the children of Israel, and will not forsake my
people Israel." NRS 1 Kings 611-13
21
What Do We See?
At that time people began to invoke the name of
the LORD.
Walked With God
God said, I have heard their cry
22
"Draw near and hear the words of the LORD your
God.
Israelites cry out to the Lord.
David Sang, I call upon the LORD.
23
God Wants to Have A Loving, Caring,
Compassionate and Blessed Relationship With You
and Me.
24
God Will Not Bless Inattentiveness
God Wants a Relationship With You and With Me!
God Is With Us For a Reason.
God Wants to Deliver Us From the Oppression,
Bondage, Emptiness and Sin that Separates Us From
Him.
25
How Do We Get There?
Receive Gods offer of relationship. Take Hold
of Gods outstretched hand. Invoke the Name of
the Lord, in your life. Draw near to God through
Gods Word. Cry out to the Lord. Call upon the
Lord in your struggles. Seek God and God will be
with you.
26
I am a creature of a day, passing through life
as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come
from God and returning to God just hovering over
the great gulf, till, a few moments hence, I am
no more seen I drop into an unchangeable
eternity . I want to know one thingthe way to
heaven how to land safely on that happy shore.
God himself has condescended to teach the way
for this is the very end he came from heaven. He
hath written it down in a book.
27
O give me that book! At any price, give me the
book of God! I have it here is knowledge enough
for me. Let me be homo unius libri. John Wesley
God With Us! An Essential Relationship.
28
Let Us Pray