The Closer I Get to You!
Summer at The Bayou - Part 3
July 13, 2025
“But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 (ESV)
3 Soils to Build our Spiritual Roots/Foundation: Intimacy, Service, and Community
Prioritize the Love (John 15)
Understanding the Call!
“And He said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’” Matthew 4:19 (ESV)
Prioritize His Presence
Eliminate the Preference
Emotional Touch or Feelings
“Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.” Psalm 22:3 (NLT)
“But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship Him that way.” John 4:23 (NLT)
“8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’ 10Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.”’” Matthew 4:8-10 (NIV)
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 (NIV)
“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever.” Roman 1:25 (NIV)
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will praise you.” Psalm 63:3 (NIV)
“17I will pray morning, noon, and night, pleading aloud with God; and He will hear and answer. 18Though the tide of battle runs strongly against me, for so many are fighting me, yet He will rescue me.” Psalm 55:17-18 (TLB)
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