Virginia Hills Church
Join us this Sunday at 9:00 am and 11:00 am as Eric Reploeg preaches on Asking For A Friend: “Why Don’t I Always Feel Close to God?”
If you don’t _________ close to God’s presence, you are not __________.
Why don’t I always feel close to God?
Maybe you are over-_____________________ it.
Maybe you are just ___________________.
Maybe your heart is ___________________.
Maybe you have built up a wall of _________.
Here’s what God promises:
You will ________ God when you _________ Him.
You _______ do __________ with God’s presence.
You can experience God ________.
Genesis 28:16 NKJV
Psalms 88:13-14 NKJV
John 6:30 NKJV
John 7:28-29 NKJV
John 14:16-17 NKJV
Luke 10:38-40 NKJV
Matthew 13:14-15 NKJV
Isaiah 59:1-2 NKJV
Acts 17:27 NKJV
Community Group Study Questions:
Spend some time prayerfully answering the following questions
in preparation for this week’s Community Group discussion.
What is something that stood out to you from this week’s sermon? What did you learn that you need to apply?
Share a time when you felt the presence of God. Was it recent? What were the circumstances?
Would God ever intentionally not reveal Himself to you, or answer you? What would be some reasons why? (Psalm 88:13-14)
How does sin affect our relationship with God (Isaiah 59:1-2)?
How do we deal with our sin (I John 1:9)? How often should this be happening?
Do you know God? If so, when did your relationship with the Lord begin?
What does God promise in Jeremiah 29:13-14, and Psalm 145:17? What does that tell you about the Him?
What is the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of a believer? How do we (or can we) interact with Him on a daily basis (John 14:16-17)?
