Session One: What God Wants in Relationship

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Session One: What God Wants in Relationship 

Introduction: 

God created us for relationship with Him and each other.  When God created the first man Adam, he was called a “son of God” (Luke 3:38).  So it was God who designed relationship and defines what it is to be.   

A. What God is looking for

1. Real ____________  (John 17:3) 

a. eternal life, the God kind of life 

b. know, to experience God 

2. Divine Connection   (John 4:22-24) 

a. Father ______, shows the Father’s priority 

b. True worshipers, connect at the spirit level  

c. In spirit and truth, Holy Spirit__________, living life God’s way 

3. A _______ for himself  (Jeremiah 31:33)    

4. A Family, sons and daughters  (Romans 8:19, 8:29) 

5. A people who will rule with Him  (Revelation 12:11) 

Summary: God is looking for real relationship, divine connection, a 

people for Himself, a family and a people who will rule with Him. 

B.  A Review of God’s Interaction with Man Shows How God Wants Believers to Relate to Him. 

1. Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:8) 

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2. Enoch (Genesis 5:21-24) 

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3. Abram (Genesis 15:1-6, James 2:23) 

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4. Moses (Numbers 12:6-8) 

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5. David  (Acts 13:22) 

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6. Mary and Martha  (Luke 10:41-42) 

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7. Jesus  (Matthew 3:16-17) 

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8. The believer  (Romans 8:29) 

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C.  Conclusion

God is looking for a relationship with you that is like a walk in the park. It’s a relationship He had with Enoch that went on for 300 years. It’s a relationship where you can dialogue with Him and where you become His friend. It’s the kind of relationship where He talks to you face to face. It’s the kind of relationship where the things that are important to God are important to you. It’s the kind of relationship that affirms you as a son or a daughter. It’s the kind of relationship where you become the brother or sister of Christ.  

D.   Group Exercise

Instructions 

1. Meditation -  Read 1 John 4:7-12 

7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. (NIV) 

2. Highlight a key thought in the above passage. 

3. React to the thought as if you were talking to God. Start by greeting God and telling Him what you think of Him. 

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4. Write down the thoughts that come to you. Write them as if they were coming from God. You will check later to make sure. Don’t try too hard. Write down whatever thoughts you get. Start what you write down with your own name. 

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5.  Check what you wrote. 

a. Does it agree with the Bible? 

b. Does it connect you with God? 

c. Read it to someone else and get their feedback. 

d. Would it cause you to change to become like Christ? 

6. Discuss the following: 

      a. What do you think Adam and Eve lost?  Why? 

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b. Why were Enoch, Abraham, Moses, and David concerned about a relationship with God? Why are you?
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c. Which of the following aspects of relationship with God have you experienced? Share how. 

      1). Saved by God        _____________________________________________ 

      2). Talked with God   _____________________________________________       

      3). Baptized in water____________________________________ 

 4). Baptized in the Holy Spirit_______________________________ 

 5). Obedient to God___________________________________________ 

6). Partnered with God  ______________________________________ 

7. After studying this lesson, what does it mean to you that you have eternal life?  ____________________________________________________________________

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