Pastor Rob Paech - 23 May 2010

1. www.princeofpeace.org.au Part 2 – “Fill er up”

2. “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

3. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

4. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

5. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

6. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

7. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13) “Whoever believes in me . . . streams of living water will flow from within him” Jn 7:38

8. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God

9. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God Ourselves

10. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God Ourselves Family + Friends

11. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God Ourselves Family + Friends Community

12. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God Ourselves Family + Friends Community World

13. “It is always shocking to meet life where we thought we were alone. ‘Look out!’ we cry, ‘it’s alive.’ And therefore this is the very point at which so many draw back – I would have done so myself if I could – and proceed no further with Christianity.

14. An ‘impersonal God’ – well and good. A subjective God of beauty, truth, and goodness, inside our heads – better still. A formless life-force surging through us, a vast power which we can tap – best of all. But God himself, alive, pulling at the other end of the cord, perhaps approaching at infinite speed, the hunter, King, husband – that’s quite another matter.

15. There comes a moment when the children who have been playing at burglars hush suddenly; was that a real footstep in the hall? There comes a moment when people who have been dabbling in religion (‘man’s search for God’) suddenly draw back. Supposing we really found him? We never meant it to come to that! Worse still, supposing he found us?” C S Lewis

16. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God

17. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God casual observer

18. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God critic casual observer

19. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God critic casual observer fan

20. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God critic casual observer fan acquaintance

21. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God critic casual observer fan acquaintance friend

22. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God critic casual observer fan acquaintance intimate partner friend

23. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God critic casual observer fan acquaintance intimate partner friend lover

24. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. You think of him regularly

25. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. You think of him regularly 2. You enjoy spending time with him

26. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. You think of him regularly 2. You enjoy spending time with him 3. You want to please him

27. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. You think of him regularly 2. You enjoy spending time with him 3. You want to please him 4. Your heart starts to beat in tune with his

28. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. Be THIRSTY for him

29. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. Be THIRSTY for him 2. Be OPEN to him

30. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. Be THIRSTY for him 2. Be OPEN to him 3. SPEND TIME with him

31. A Personal, Authentic relationship with God 1. Be THIRSTY for him 2. Be OPEN to him 3. SPEND TIME with him 4. STEP OUT in FAITH with him

32. (Silent Reflection on where you are at in your relationship with God.)

33. Lord God, give me the courage this week to honestly examine my personal relationship with you. Reveal to me clearly what I need to see so that I can be more thirsty for you, more open to you, more connected with you, more trusting of you.

34. Lord God, on this Pentecost Sunday, pour our your Spirit on me so that I may be filled with his power. May streams of living water fill me and flow though me to touch the lives of family and friends and those in my communities. This I ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

35. Welcome to Prince of Peace Our Mission is www.princeofpeace.org.au to live and share the grace of God so our communities experience His transforming love and peace