1. Steeping in God-Realities
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Steeping in God-Realities

2. SOAK IT UP!!!!!! The Message Bible: Luke 12:22-32
He continued this subject with his disciples. “Don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or if the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your inner life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the ravens, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, carefree in the care of God. And you count far more.

3. The Message Bible: Luke 12:22-32
“Has anyone by fussing before the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? If fussing can’t even do that, why fuss at all? Walk into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They don’t fuss with their appearance—but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them. If God gives such attention to the wildflowers, most of them never even seen, don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?”

4. The Message Bible: Luke 12:22-32
“What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Don’t be afraid of missing out. You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself.

5. Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions.
THE KEY TO RELAXING IS NOT
ESCAPING REALITY
BUT RATHER DISCOVERING
THE LARGER GOD-REALITY!!!

6. TRUE REALITY NEEDS TO BE “STEEPED IN” AND “SOAKED UP”!
Flavors DEVELOP!!!!!

8. Leave you steeping…
2 Corinthians 13:14 “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” Soak Up the Trinity!

9. Fellowship of Holy Spirit
God Realities
Grace of Jesus
Fellowship of Holy Spirit
Love of God

10. Trinity Steeping
“Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion…” Phil. 2:1
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Rom. 14:17

11. Grace of Jesus
John 1:16, “For from His fullness, we have all received and grace upon grace.”
Eph. 2:8, “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God”
2 Cor. 5:21, “God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Phil. 3:9, “and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.”

12. Love of God
1 John 3:1, “Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are!”
1 John 4:16, “We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”
Eph. 3:17, “…Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong.”
2 Cor. 5:19, “For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them…”

13. Fellowship of Holy Spirit
1 John 2:27, “And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.”
Romans 8:14-16, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.”

14. Fellowship of Holy Spirit
John 16:13-15 “…However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.…

15. SEEDS IN YOU NEED TO GERMINATE!!!
The sower sows the Word…..(Mark 4:14)

16. Sower sows the Word (Van Gogh: Sower with setting sun)

17. II Peter 1:4
…He has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature…