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Presence and Power | (Re)acquainted with his presence and power | April 2, 2023Logan Holloman | NextGen Pastor\nWhy did you come this morning?\n1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (NIV)And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit\u2019s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God\u2019s power.\n1 Corinthians 2:10b-12 (NIV)The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person\u2019s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.\nThe Holy Spirit moves our faith from head knowledge to heart knowledge.\n\u201cThe Spirit makes the heart of Christ real to us: not just heard, but seen; not just seen, but felt; not just felt, but enjoyed. The Spirit takes what we read in the Bible and believe on paper about Jesus\u2019 heart and moves it from theory to reality, from doctrine to experience."Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly\n\u201cThe first practice of resilient discipleship we uncovered in our research among exemplar, young adults (the group we labeled resilient disciples) is a transformational experience of Jesus. Most Americans say they are Christians, but few follow that up with deep, heart-level, life-directing commitments. This is true of all generations, and it remains true of young adults.\u201dFaith for Exiles, David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock\nIn our qualitative interviews, we discovered that people don\u2019t learn to follow Jesus simply by having lots of great head knowledge about him (although having the right beliefs matter, as we\u2019ll see). Experiencing Jesus is found along a relational pathway with family, friends, and other people who love and experience Jesus. We are loved into loving Jesus.Faith for Exiles, David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock\nPracticing expectancy\nLuke 23:18-27; 32-34 (NIV)\nReflection Questions:1) Studies have shown that the primary reason believers and nonbelievers alike come to church is to \u201cmeet with God and experience his presence.\u201d What is the primary reason you come to church?\n2) Have you experienced the Holy Spirit? If so, how have you experienced him?\n3) What is the foundation of your faith? How is that foundation? Is it rock solid? Shaky?\n4) What would it look like for you this week to be \u201cexpectant\u201d of God?\nNext Steps: Complete the Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any question: http://journeyweb.net/connectcard\nWant to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeyweb.net/giveDownload our app: https://journeyweb.net/app Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozemanGet your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeyweb.net/childrenOur Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeyweb.net/studentsSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozemanNotes Pa...