Jeremiah: Part 3

Message: Know God (Jeremiah 9:23-24)

· Intimates = ordinary people with an extra-ordinary passion to know God.

· Do not boast of these three values (good things, but not the main thing):

a. Wisdom

b. Might

c. Riches

· What does it mean to know God?

a. Know God’s ways, voice, and character.

b. Knowing God is the glory of human life.

c. This is a heart matter.

d. Your vision for life is to know God. That is why we were made.

· Only God can satisfy your soul.

· How do you become an intimate of God?

a. It is a gift that you can ask for. Nurture and respond to the gift.

b. Surrender 100% of your life to Jesus.

c. Seek the Lord with all of your heart everyday.

Questions

1. Tozer said, “God doesn’t have favorites, but He does have intimates.” Have you been waiting to be a “favorite” and missed out on being an “intimate”?
2. What roles and levels of importance do wisdom, might, and riches play in your life? Is there a specific area that you have not fully surrendered to God?
3. How have you dedicated wisdom, might, and/or riches to God?
4. You were made to know God. Does this bring new meaning to your life and priorities?
5. In what ways can you nurture and respond to your gift of intimacy with God?
6. Oswald Chambers said, “…let other things go, but don’t neglect Him.” What do you need to let go of today?