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You Cannot Encounter the Presence of God without Being Changed!
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- Abraham encountered God.
- Genesis 12:1 – The LORD had said to Abram
- Genesis 15:17, 18 – The LORD showed up to cut the covenant.
- Genesis 18:1 – The LORD Jesus appeared as a man.
- Genesis 22:16-18 – The LORD blessed him for passing the test to offer Isaac.
- Moses encountered God.
- Exodus 3:2, 5, 6, 10 – God spoke to Moses from the burning bush.
- David encountered God.
- 1 Samuel 16:13 – Anointed by Samuel & and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him
- Solomon encountered God.
- 1 Kings 3:5 – The LORD came to him in a dream.
- Twelve Disciples – Specifically chosen and called by Jesus
- Matthew 4:18-22
- Matthew 9:9
- Mark 1:16-20
- Mark 3:14-19
- Luke 5:1-11
- John 1:40-46
- Paul – Specifically chosen and called by Jesus
- Acts 9:4 – Jesus appeared to him on the road to Damascus.
- Jesus is still available to us today for an encounter that will change us!
Luke 4:17 – And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”
Acts 10:38 – “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Hebrews 13:8 – Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- When those who needed healing encountered Jesus, they were healed.
- A man with a withered hand
Mark 3:1-5
1 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward.”
4 Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.
5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
- A deaf and mute man
Mark 7:31-35
31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee.
32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.
33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue.
34 Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”
35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.
- A blind man
Mark 8:22-25
22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him.
23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
24 And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.”
25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.