Life In

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Life In The Liquid
Part 5
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1. Foundational Thoughts

• A. Definitions of Gods Church
• 1. Holy City Of God Zion New Jerusalem
• We are part of that city now
• Were to seek those things above
• i. To experientially enter into them
• 2. At the heart of this city is Gods river

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II. Liquid Is A Metaphor And A Reality

• A. Christ is
• 1. food to us
• 2. Drink to us
• 3. Liquid to us

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Rev 221-2

• 221 Then the angel showed me the river of the
  water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from
  the throne of God and of the Lamb

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• 2 down the middle of the great street of the
  city. On each side of the river stood the tree of
  life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its
  fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are
  for the healing of the nations. NIV

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Questions

• Where is the rivers source?
• a. Gods Throne
• i. Throne is a place of moisture
• ii. Throne is a place of surrender
• 2. What does river produce?
• Part of the environment for the tree of life to
  grow
• Jesus is the tree of life
• Two elements for things to grow
• Good Soil
• Life giving water

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Life Giving Water

• Produces two things in the tree
• Continual Fruit
• Healing leaves

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We are also like trees

• Were to bear fruit we must be planted by the
  river
• But to be planted by the river you have to move
  from the desert
• Its a transplanting process
• Its like roots seeking out moisture
• Its a quest of trust

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Healing Leaves

• What are these leaves?
• a. The the growing edge wings
• What purpose do they serve?
• a. They provide healing in several ways
• - We are to function as these leaves

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We function as leaves when we

• Release the breath of life
• Provide shade
• Become medicine to people (medicinal herbs)

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How Can We Live In The Liquid?

• Refuse Libel
• Speak the Bible

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Questions

• Where is the rivers source?
• 2. What does river produce?
• 3. Where does it flow?

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Where does it flow?

• Down the middle
• The great street
• The city

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1. Down The Middle

• To find life you must come to the center

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Gen 28-9

• 8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the
  east, in Eden and there he put the man he had
  formed. 9 And the LORD God made all kinds of
  trees grow out of the ground--trees that were
  pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the
  middle of the garden were the tree of life and
  the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. NIV

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1. Down The Middle

• To find life you must come to the center
• God dwells in the midst of His people

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Num 21-2

• 21 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron 2 "The
  Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting
  some distance from it, each man under his
  standard with the banners of his family." NIV

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Num 217

• 17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall
  set forward with the camp of the Levites in the
  midst of the camp as they encamp, so shall they
  set forward, every man in his place by their
  standards.KJV

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1. Down The Middle

• To find life you must come to the center
• God dwells in the midst of His people

i. Those who wanted to meet with God came to
the tabernacle Where the moisture was the
Liquid
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Ex 4036-38

• 38 So the cloud of the LORD was over the
  tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by
  night, in the sight of all the house of Israel
  during all their travels. NIV

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Ps 464-5

• 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall
  make glad the city of God, the holy place of the
  tabernacles of the most High.5 God is in the
  midst of her she shall not be moved God shall
  help her, and that right early.KJV

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1. Down The Middle

• To find life you must come to the center
• God dwells in the midst of His people
• Those who wanted to meet with God came to the
  tabernacle Where the moisture was the Liquid

ii. We must keep the life of God at the center
of our fellowship
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We must keep the life of God at the center of our
fellowship

• - Because real spiritual life comes from Him

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John 155

• 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches He that
  abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth
  forth much fruit for without me ye can do
  nothing.KJV

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We must keep the life of God at the center of our
fellowship

• Because real spiritual life comes from Him

• Because the thirsty are coming and we must
  have the reality

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Rev 2217

• 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let
  him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty,
  let him come and whoever wishes, let him take
  the free gift of the water of life. NIV

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1. Down The Middle

• To find life you must come to the center
• God dwells in the midst of His people

c. We need to keep pressing in towards the
center coming closer to His life
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Ex 3315-18

• 15 Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does
  not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16
  How will anyone know that you are pleased with me
  and with your people unless you go with us? What
  else will distinguish me and your people from all
  the other people on the face of the earth?"

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• 17 And the LORD said to Moses, "I will do the
  very thing you have asked, because I am pleased
  with you and I know you by name." 18 Then Moses
  said, "Now show me your glory." NIV

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Where does it flow?

• Down the middle
• The great street

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2. The Great Street

• This is the Boulevard of Life
• Streets are places where we have to interact with
  others

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2. The Great Street

• This is the Boulevard of Life
• The Nature of the Street Whats it take to get
  Street Creds?
• i. Transparency

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Rev 2121

• 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate
  made of a single pearl. The great street of the
  city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.
  NIV

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2. The Great Street

• This is the Boulevard of Life
• The Nature of the Street Whats it take to get
  Street Creds?
• Transparency

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i. Transparency Means

• openness
• approachableness
• sincerity
• a pure heart

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Ex 249-10

• 9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the
  seventy elders of Israel went up 10 and saw the
  God of Israel. Under his feet was something like
  a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky
  itself.NIB

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Zech 83

• 3 Thus saith the LORD I am returned unto Zion,
  and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem and
  Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth and
  the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy
  mountain.KJV

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Ps 243-4

• 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?Who may
  stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean
  hands and a pure heart,who does not lift up his
  soul to an idol or swear by what is false. NIV

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Pure Heart

• Pure Heb bar (bar) empty
• KJV - choice, clean, clear

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Song 69-10

• 9 My dove, my undefiled is but one she is the
  only one of her mother, she is the choice one of
  her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and
  blessed her yea, the queens and the concubines,
  and they praised her.10 Who is she that looketh
  forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as
  the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?KJV

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What Color Is The Sun?

• Golden

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2. The Great Street

• This is the Boulevard of Life
• The Nature of the Street Whats it take to get
  Street Creds?
• Transparency
• How is gold purified?
• - in fire

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Dan 79-10

• 9 "As I looked, "thrones were set in place,
  and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His
  clothing was as white as snow the hair of his
  head was white like wool.

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• His throne was flaming with fire, and its
  wheels were all ablaze. 10 A river of fire was
  flowing, coming out from before him. NIV

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Where does it flow?

• Down the middle
• The great street
• The city

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3. The city

• The Christian life must be lived in community
• i. When I come close to the river I come close to
  others who love it also

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Ps 11618-1171

• 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the
  presence of all his people,19 In the courts of
  the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O
  Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.KJV

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3. The city

• The Christian life must be lived in community
• When I come close to the river I come close to
  others who love it also
• The Bible begins with man in a garden but it
  ends with man in a city with a garden

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3. The city

• The Christian life must be lived in community
• Im walking in the light and The Light is
  walking in me

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1 John 17

• 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
  light, we have fellowship with one another, and
  the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all
  sin. NIV

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Rev 113

• 13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one
  like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment
  down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a
  golden girdle.KJV

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Heb 212

• 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my
  brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing
  praise unto thee.KJV

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3. The city

• The Christian life must be lived in community
• Im walking in the light and The Light is
  walking in me
• Community means Community Co- Unity

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Co-Unity Means

• i. Im not a lone ranger
• ii. I dont have my own agenda
• iii. Im not a loner and a rebel
• iv. Im working with others to see the blessing
  of the Lord

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Ps 133

• How good and pleasant it is when brothers live
  together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil
  poured on the head,running down on the
  beard,running down on Aaron's beard,down upon
  the collar of his robes.

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• 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on
  Mount Zion.For there the LORD bestows his
  blessing,even life forevermore. NIV

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Co-Unity Means

• iv. Im working with others to see the blessing
  of the Lord
• - coming to my world

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Mic 57

• 7 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of
  many peoples like dew from the LORD, like
  showers on the grass, which do not wait for man
  or linger for mankind. NIV

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