The Cup Communion, Passion For the King

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The Cup Communion, Passion For the King

• You only have time for one passion in life,
  choose it carefully.
• - Soren Kierkegaard

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Psalm 274, 8

• 4. One thing I have asked from the Lord, that
  will I seek, inquire for and require That I may
  dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of
  my life, To behold and gaze upon the beauty of
  the Lord and to meditate, consider and inquire
  in His temple.
• 8. You have said, "Seek My face," my heart says
  to You, "Your face, Lord, will I seek, inquire
  for and require."

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3 Important Questions

• Question 1 Seeking
• What is the most important thing on your agenda
  today?
• The Answer comes from Psalm 4610
• Be still, and know that I am God     I
  will be exalted among the nations, I will be
  exalted in the earth!

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The closer you live to God, The smaller
everything else appears. --Rick WarrenLuke
1038-42
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Philippians 313-14 NIV

• 13. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to
  have taken hold of it. But one thing I do
  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward
  what is ahead,
• 14. I press on toward the goal to win the prize
  for which God has called me heavenward in Christ
  Jesus.

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The past contains both victories and defeats.
The enemy will often try to divert our focus to
either, in an effort to withdraw our attention
from the Lord and our divine destiny. This
singleness of purpose is paramount in our pursuit
to know God and walk intimately with Him.
- Francis Frangipane
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• Truth Confession 1
• My God and King I want to know You more.
  Please take my desire and make it a burning
  passion.
• I confess that I want to seek You above all
  else and to make my time of communion with You
  the ultimate priority of my life.
• I know that though You are always with me, I
  believe that You will meet me in a special way
  during these times.

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Question 2 Gaze

• Where is your focus?
• One thing I have asked of the Lordto behold and
  gaze on the beauty of the Lord Ps. 274

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Definitions

• Behold to contemplate or to think about as you
  look upon in amazement
• Gaze to look at with fixed eyes
• The Beauty of the Lord this is His splendor,
  glory and majesty

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• Youll be upset if you look at people too much
  If you look around, youll be distracted If you
  look within yourself, youll be discouraged Only
  as you keep looking unto Jesus will you develop
  confidence and peace.
• - from Lifes Ultimate Privilege

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What do you see when you gaze?
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Truth Confession 2

• I believe that Jesus has all authority in heaven
  and on earth and that He rules over everything.
• I believe that as I keep my eyes on Jesus and my
  focus set on Him that I will endure and prevail
  for His Glory.

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Question 3 Dwell

• Are you soaking or just dipping?
• Dwell to abide, to remain, to stay
• John 154-5
• The secret of the sponge

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You have made us for yourself, and our hearts
are restless until they find their rest in You.
- Saint Augustine

• The motivator and driver for dwelling with God is
  and always will be LOVE!
• When we submerge ourselves in His love we
  literally get soaked with who He is. Are you
  dipping or soaking?

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• Seeking reveals our need for purity, passion and
  perseverance. (Jeremiah 2913)
• Gazing opens our eyes to His power, His
  perspective and His peace. (Isaiah 263)
• Dwelling positions us in His presence, under His
  protection and on the paths of His purposes.
  (Ephesians 317-19)

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• All of hell will militate against you becoming a
  man or woman of one thing. Satan will deploy
  whatever device will work anything to keep you
  from becoming a person of one thing. Because if
  you find this attainment, you will become a
  passionate firebrand for God, set ablaze with
  fiery bridal passions for your Lord and you will
  be a dangerous weapon in the hand of your God for
  end time exploits. -
  Bob Sorge

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Truth Confession 3

• In the strong name of Jesus Christ, my King, I
  stand against every force or influence that would
  seek to distract or detour me from the one thing
  I must do.
• I confess that my pursuit of Christ and my
  expression of passion for Him is my first
  priority. I choose this day to dwell and remain
  in Him.