Transformed in His Presence, Part 1

Changing I have not gotten to know Dr. Tony Evans is true Christianity starts on the inside works its way outward what God is interested in transforming this is the alternative with Dr. Tony Speicher, pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas Texas and president of the alternative salvation can't be earned through good behavior, but that doesn't mean the two concepts are related. Let's join Dr. Evans in Exodus chapter 34 as he explores the connection. Any doctor will tell you that a loss consistently of appetite is a major indicator that something deeper is wrong. It is natural to be hungry to get hungry and to want to be satisfied with food that is natural. So when there is prolonged loss of appetite and no desire to eat.

That means something is not functioning properly in our bodies. It is natural for Christian to want to know God. It is natural for Christian to be hungry for God and to allow that hunger to drive them to eat. So when a Christian has lost her appetite and is not pursuing being satisfied with God.

It is an indication something else is wrong. Something is deeper something is out of whack because you're not hungry that one reason you might not be hungry in the physical realm is because there is an illness that has set in.

That is taking away or eating away at the natural inclination for food or another reason you may have lost her appetite is that so much energy has been spent on eating junk food that the desire for something that is nutritional and valuable has been lost. Something about junk food and that is, it usually tastes good.

It's fun, be quick to get at you can do it on the Ronald fly, but what it doesn't do is meet the needs consistently that the body craves for our lack of hunger for God because we become spiritually sick inside. Usually that means that sin has begun to dominate some aspect of our lives eroding the natural hunger for God or we become satisfied with junk religion we been satisfied with the Christian doughnut here in a religious big Mac over there and to get the real thing. We've lost interest in he's talking about entering into relational intimacy with him. Now that will involve information that will involve maybe there are some programmatic things, but you can have those things and still not know God, you can have a resume and never have an interview. How do you know when you are getting to know God. You know when this thing is catching know when this thing is clicking. How do you know that you are indeed knowing God coming into the knowledge of God. The proof that you are getting to know God is you are changing.

If you if I am not changing. I am not getting to know God. If the same it doesn't matter how much I shouted how many services gone to how many programs are been a part of family ministries. I serve in how much money I given all of those that played changing. I have not gotten to know God so far. The idea of getting to know God and some if you twilight zone metaphysical aspect of some kind. There is some ground level thing I'm changing. You know a child is growing and changing some little baby you notice the crawl, they thought what they are experiencing like because they are changing the moment that child stopped changing. Maybe the something is missing.

If that is the proof that I'm getting to know God were getting to know God, we must conclude most people who claim to be Christians don't know they are changing getting to know Dr. they're not changing getting to know God, because they're not changing. Children are getting to know God, because in that changing the distiller church. They still got Christian trees coming out of the mouth, but they're not changing Moses is up on the mountain with God in chapter 34. Last time let's return to begin with chapter 33 in chapter 34 you thought about what God and the Lord said to Moses, verse 27 write down these words for in accordance with these words. I made a covenant with you and with Israel so he was there with the Lord. 40 days and 40 nights did not eat bread and drink water anywhere on the tablets the words of the covenant, the 10 Commandments came about when Moses was coming down the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony Moses as he was coming up on the mountain.

He did not know that the skin of his face shone because he was speaking with Moses for 40 days and 40 nights have been in God's presence and here's what happened. God rubbed off… Pointing to the Bible describes God's will. Summary word light he exists. The Scripture says in unapproachable light. That's why there will be no night in heaven because the Bible says God will be the light God exists in the light.

Moses went up. As God in chapter 33. Show me your glory to display yourself to me and asking in God's presence. God only, and he began to glow like somebody spending time in a nuclear reactor to begin the glow. Now let's notice what led to the glow it says he has been spending time without food and drink for 40 days and 40 nights every day term he had extended uninterrupted time in God's presence. She had extended uninterrupted time in God's presence. Moses was not with the visitation. He wanted a habitation for God visits quick visit. We don't given the pleasantries we go to let them know we remember way lives we drafted only Moses spent expanded and extended on interrupted time in God's presence.

Notice re-saving God's word, the 10 Commandments, so he was in God's presence risks saving God's word says he was speaking with him so he got an extended time in God's presence. He is risks saving God's word is communicating with God and follow him. Thing about the folks thought before you know it was sought before Moses even knew starting with the skin of his right shoulder and they were afraid to come near him is called the delegates returned with the funds came in and he commanded them to do whatever God said Moses had finished speaking with him.

He put a nail over his face. They were afraid they will go you child growing up you safe. Sure, I didn't mean that's because you see before they do. Just living when you see them changing God on him. God had had made his that time together that expanded time in his word and communication with God so that no God was rubbing off on him and Israel noticed she had been with God. We are not changing of the reason we are not changing because there is less within or junk food has taken away the appetite to put in everyday language were not hungry for God will hungry for God's blessing and I will be blessed. We may be hungry for choir sermon or program it says and God made compliment with him an agreement partnership companies were relational agreements God made an agreement with the minute she met with him and gave him the 10 Commandments rules to live by, and he went and spoke to the people with the glow on his face when Don driven's continues her message just a moment to talk about where we might have seen a glow like that one stay with us. Jesus said he came so that you can have life, and having more money so many Christians are missing out on this promise so much. The issue once the strategy living out your victory as a child of the King and Dr. Tony Evans knew the knowing, complete with DVD and study guide get your copy@tonyevans.org and discover full night made for and if we hear from you right away this entire package of resources is yours is or thank you gift for your contribution to make this listener supported ministry possible. As a special bonus will also include all eight full-length messages in Tony's current knowing God series both on CD and digital download. Just visit Tony Evans.org to get the details and make the arrangements before time runs out again@stonyavenueandis.org or call us at 1-800-800-3222 and speak with one of our friendly resource team members there ready to help you around the clock again at 1-800-800-3222. I'll have the contact information for you again after part two.

Today's message seen a woman was falling in love. So she's she's been in the presence of somebody and it has affected what God is after what God is interested in is transforming us by his presence and transforming also listening case can't change you. It can inform you but a sermon can change you. Some people are looking for Sunday morning to do some Sunday morning can change they can encourage it can inform you for convinced you, but what shall all waiting for you for you okay your church service with you unless you operating in his presence. There is no change the way you know you know God is he's rubbing off on you. He's rubbing off on me and Moses.

God was all over him because he dared to take extended time in God's presence with God's word communication and God had to rub off questions does not have the freedom rub off. Does God have the freedom to affect and infect you with his presence. I know we got enough serious Christians in the room today would say I really want that I want to know him and I want to know that I know him and the way you know that you know him is that he is rubbing off on you his thinking is becoming your thinking his feelings are becoming your feelings. His reactions are becoming your reactions. His attitude to becoming your attitude is rubbing off on you. Some things you used to like that he hates you now hate because you becoming full like him. He's rubbing off on you. So you beginning to react to things like he reacts. The things because he's rubbing off on you.

You beginning to do what he would do if he were here doing what you're doing because he's rubbing off on you is rubbing off. The question is what you want is what I want is what we want. Do we want God to us so that we are changing is a boy, I wish I wish I could have that. I wish I can have Moses and what God is rubbing off on me when I got good news for us. We can turn your Bibles to second Corinthians chapter 3, Paul in the New Testament get ready to reference what we just went over in chapter 34 the Exodus references in second Corinthians chapter 3 the follow me here because I don't want any of us to miss this you to letter written on our hearts. Know and read by all men being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, written not with ink but the spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of the human the 10 Commandments were written on tablets of stone. Paul says what I am writing now is not on tablets of stone. It's on the human heart sing with me. He said seven but if the ministry matters engraved on stone 10 Commandments, with glory. You gotta stay with talk about knowing God says God wrote on stone and gave the 10 Commandments to Moses. But guess what he says those Commandments were a ministry of death would you rate the 10 Commandments written negatively.

Thou shalt not, thou shalt not, thou shalt not 10 times thou shalt not end there was a nation.

If you did, so it was a negative statement with a condemnation. If it was violated. So it was called a ministry because there were quinces I to not fulfilling what the negative command was calling for came down the mountain glory faded as long as it was with his face is shining this extended time with God but God dammit close I got the people already began.

If I died Sunday morning the charts and you feel you but between the Allred's glory is it began to diminish as the God and went to deal with people sick with the ministry of the Spirit fail to be with glory. He said no. And Moses, it was a ministry but it still had glory.

How much will will ministry on the spirit be with glory in the New Testament is more and better than what Moses had in the Old Testament and testament to his face glow. So this phase glow when that was a ministry of death not too long faces glow when there is a ministry of life saving says for the ministry of nation which came with the 10 Commandments glory much Lord of righteousness and glory so you can get all Moses and Moses had a face glowing podium Moses thing on you and glory. Verse 10. In this case has no glory glory that is so you place things as opposed to the shadow put it another way, God is supposed to rob us for Moses. Therefore, verse 12, having central, we use great boldness in our speech like Moses used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at what was fading away when you watch this annexes 34 and I just feel some of you group and Moses because the goal is to see fading glory the pitbull with increasing glory for glory on decline since it was good that excited just reading straight for them and tell us what to say at the reading of the old covenant back there with Moses the same veil remains on the left.

Because it is removed in Christ people read the Bible, but they still have available. Dr. 2011 explaining how the presence of God in our lives transforms us from the inside out in a way to start that process is by committing to a real relationship with Jesus.

But what does that mean how do you do that Tony would love to tell you Mr. Tony Evans.org today and follow the link that says Jesus you find answers to your questions simple prayer can change your life and free follow-up resources while you're there check for details on getting a copy of today's message to review on your own or pass along to your friend. The title is transformed in his presence. Better yet, get it is a part of Tony's current teaching series. Knowing God right now for a limited time you can get all eight messages in this powerful series is her gift along with the brand-new the power of knowing God book study guide and companion DVD all in appreciation for your contribution to help us keep this program coming your way.

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