03 Knowing and Being Known

John 10:14-15

"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me-- [15] just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep.

John 17:3

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

This is what the Lord says:“Let not the wise man boast of his wisdomor the strong man boast of his strengthor the rich man boast of his riches,[24] but let him who boasts boast about this:that he understands and knows me …

Hosea 6:6 NLT

I want you to show love,not offer sacrifices.I want you to know memore than I want burnt offerings.

Knowing Someone is a Complex MatterIt depends more on them than on us

Imagine meeting the

President

Met the President

Taught the President

Knows the President

Jeremiah 9:23-24

This is what the Lord says:“Let not the wise man boast of his wisdomor the strong man boast of his strengthor the rich man boast of his riches,[24] but let him who boasts boast about this:that he understands and knows me …

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. [7] So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. [8] The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. [9] For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

Knowing God involves …

Rejoicing in the love He has shown by drawing us into this fellowship

Accepting His invitation and doing what He commands

Recognizing God’s nature and character in His word and works

Listening to God’s word and applying it to ourselves

Relationship Analogies“Looking up to” and “looking out for”

John 14:6-9

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. [7] If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”[8] Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”[9] Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’

Mark 3:14

He appointed twelve–designating them apostles –that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

Matthew 16:13-16

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”[14] They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”[15] “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”[16] Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

John 6:66-69

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.[67] “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.[68] Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. [69] We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God

Our relationship differs from theirs

• His presence with us is spiritual and invisible

• We know what the disciples gradually learned

• He speaks to us through the Scriptures

Our relationship is different:

• He still walks with us• He still speaks to us• Discipleship still involves obeying him

Yet, it is just as definite as theirs:

Our relationship differs from theirs

• His presence with us is spiritual and invisible

• We know what the disciples gradually learned

• He speaks to us through the Scriptures

Our relationship is different:

• He still walks with us• He still speaks to us• Discipleship still involves obeying him

Yet, it is just as definite as theirs:

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me

I am

The bread of life

(John 6:35)

The light of the world

(John 8:12)

The door of the sheep (John 10:7)

The good shepherd

(John 10:14)

The resurrection and the life (John 11:25)

The way, the truth,

and the life

(John 14:6)

The true vine (John

15:1)

John 5:23-24

He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.[24] “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

Matthew 11:28-29

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

John 10:27-28

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. [28] I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.

Knowing and Being KnownTwo sides of the same relationship

Knowing God is a matter of …

Personal dealing

Personal involveme

ntGrace

Romans 10:14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?

Knowing God is a matter of …

Personal dealing

Personal involveme

ntGrace

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Knowing God is a matter of …

Personal dealing

Personal involveme

ntGrace

Galatians 4:9 … now that you know God—or rather are known by God …

1 Corinthians 13:12 Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

Exodus 33:17

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."

Jeremiah 1:5

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

John 10:14-15

"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me-- [15] just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep.

John 10:27-28

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. [28] I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.

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The Bigger Question:

Not “Do I know God?”

But “Does God know me?”