Your Next Steps: "A Daily Time with God"

Many times we wonder, "What's next for my relationship with God?" or even "What's missing in my relationship with Him?" In this message series, we explore some of the most important steps you can take in your walk with God. Your Next Steps: “A Daily Time with God” #1. We really need to spend time with God Psalm 27:4 Psalm 23:6 Psalm 16:11 #2. Many Christians have a daily time with God Mark 1:35 Daniel 6:10 I Thessalonians 5:17 Why should we spend time with God daily? #1. God calls us to spend time with Him Psalm 8:3-4 Psalm 46:10 Mark 6:31 Psalm 27:8 #2. We need to spend time with Him - being in God’s presence changes me Numbers 6:24-26 II Corinthians 3:18 - Jesus modeled it as a Godly example Mark 1:35 - I cannot do life without God, but with Him I can do all things John 15:5 Philippians 4:13 - I need protection & provision Ephesians 6:10-18 Matthew 6:33 - I am desperate & hungry Psalm 63:1 - I need focus & direction Psalm 25:4 *If I do not “come apart” for a while with God, my life will begin to “come apart”. #3. How to spend time with God every day I Timothy 4:7 the 2 main components of a quiet time with God… - be in the Word Psalm 119:105 what I am looking for in the Bible: an example to follow a sin to avoid a promise to claim a prayer to imitate a command to obey a condition to meet a verse to memorize a wrong direction to note a challenge to face (adapted from Howard Hendricks, Living By the Book, ch. 41) - pray