The Pursuit of God

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The Pursuit of God

• Chapter One

Following Hard After God
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Following Hard After God
The burden God had given A. W. Tozer was to
motivate people who claimed to be followers of
Christ but who had little knowledge of God and
little desire to know Him better.
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Following Hard After God
Rightwing Extremist
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Following Hard After God

• when the Son of Man comes, will He really find
  faith on the earth?"
• Luke 188 (NKJV)
• Psalms 638 (KJV)

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The Armor of God

• Belt of Truth
• Breastplate of Righteousness
• Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
• Shield of Faith
• Helmet of Salvation
• Sword of the Spirit

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Following Hard After God

• My soul followeth hard after thee thy right hand
  upholdeth me.
• Psalms 638 (KJV)

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Following Hard After God

• I cling to you your strong right hand holds me
  securely.
• Psalms 638 (NLT)

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Following Hard After God

• He Lives in Your Heart

He Knows Your Name
He Knows How Many Hairs Are On Your Head
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Following Hard After God
Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one
another, And the Lord listened and heard them So
a book of remembrance was written before Him For
those who fear the Lord And who meditate on His
name. Malachi 316 (NKJV)
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Following Hard After God

• How well do we Know God?

How much time in our day do we spend with God?
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Attributes of God

• Omnipotent All Powerful (Luke 137)
• Omnipresent All Present, He is Everywhere
  (Psalm 139 7-10)
• Omniscient All Knowing (Psalm 1475)
• Immutable Unchangeable (Malachi 36)
• Goodness He is Good (Psalm 348)

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Following Hard After God
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so
panteth my soul after thee, O God.  My soul
thirsteth for God, for the living God when shall
I come and appear before God? Psalms 421-2
(KJV)
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Following Hard After God
O God, You are my God Early will I seek You My
soul thirsts for You My flesh longs for You In a
dry and thirsty land where there is no water
Psalms 631 (NKJV)
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Following Hard After God
And this is eternal life, that they may know
You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You
have sent. John 173 (NKJV)
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Following Hard After God
And I give them eternal life, and they shall
never perish neither shall anyone snatch them
out of My hand. John 1028 (NKJV)
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Following Hard After God
Tozer said A limitless God means there is no
end to our pursuit of Him! What a paradox that
is To know God and yet still to pursue Him!

• A.W. Tozer

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Following Hard After God

• Moses

Exodus 3313, 17-18
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Paul

• Philippians 38,10

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Following Hard After God
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ
Jesus will suffer persecution. 2 Timothy
312 (NKJV)
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Following Hard After God
I press toward the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 314 (NKJV)
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Following Hard After God

God wants us to worship and love Him for Himself,
not for what He will do for us.