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Memory VerseMemory Verse Heb 13:5, “Make sure that Heb 13:5, “Make sure that

your character is free from the your character is free from the love of money, being content love of money, being content with what you have; for He with what you have; for He

Himself has said, “I will never Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever desert you, nor will I ever

forsake you.”forsake you.”

John 14:18-21, John 14:18-21, The basis for fellowship The basis for fellowship

with God and with God and understanding His Word!understanding His Word!

The Indwelling of The The Indwelling of The Lord Jesus Christ to every Lord Jesus Christ to every

Church Age believer.Church Age believer.

John 14:21John 14:21, “T, “The one (believer) that he one (believer) that keeps on having and holding My keeps on having and holding My mandates (Bible Doctrine), and mandates (Bible Doctrine), and

guards what belongs to him is the guards what belongs to him is the one who loves Me (TLJC). And the one who loves Me (TLJC). And the one loving Me will be loved by My one loving Me will be loved by My

Father, aFather, and I will love him, and I nd I will love him, and I will make Myself known to him.will make Myself known to him.””

This is not just a visible This is not just a visible manifestation of the Lord manifestation of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is speaking Jesus Christ. It is speaking of the intimate relationship of the intimate relationship between the Godhead and between the Godhead and

the positive believer.the positive believer.Compare with Ex 33:18-23Compare with Ex 33:18-23

PrinciplesPrinciples::1) This mutual indwelling 1) This mutual indwelling is made personal in verses is made personal in verses

21 through 23.21 through 23.

2) This does not teach a 2) This does not teach a “works” religion, but rather “works” religion, but rather that the one who believes that the one who believes and obeys Christ’s Word, and obeys Christ’s Word,

is loved by the Lord and by is loved by the Lord and by the Father.the Father.

3) In verse 19, “see” is not 3) In verse 19, “see” is not intended in its natural / intended in its natural / physical sense. In verse physical sense. In verse

20, “knowing” is the 20, “knowing” is the intended sense.intended sense.

4) You and I will “see” 4) You and I will “see” Jesus, and thus know His Jesus, and thus know His presence with us, despite presence with us, despite

the fact that He is the fact that He is physically present with the physically present with the

Father, 14:2-3.Father, 14:2-3.

5) It is obvious in context 5) It is obvious in context that Jesus is speaking of a that Jesus is speaking of a spiritual presence with us.spiritual presence with us.

6) It is also clear Jesus 6) It is also clear Jesus intends this spiritual intends this spiritual

presence to be as real to presence to be as real to His disciples as His His disciples as His

physical presence was.physical presence was.

7) Somehow we will see 7) Somehow we will see Him. Somehow we will Him. Somehow we will

know Him. Somehow we know Him. Somehow we will experience Him as real will experience Him as real and vital, as if He were by and vital, as if He were by

our side.our side.

8) The Holy Spirit is the 8) The Holy Spirit is the One who establishes the One who establishes the

link between Christ and the link between Christ and the believer which makes our believer which makes our

experience of the Lord experience of the Lord possible.possible.

9) What must we do to 9) What must we do to actually experience Jesus’ actually experience Jesus’

presence? presence?

9) What must we do to 9) What must we do to actually experience Jesus’ actually experience Jesus’

presence? presence? Vs 21 & 23, “Learn His Vs 21 & 23, “Learn His

Word” motivated by your Word” motivated by your love for Him.love for Him.

10) Our love for Christ 10) Our love for Christ motivates obedience to His motivates obedience to His teaching, and Jesus shows teaching, and Jesus shows Himself to the one whom Himself to the one whom love motivates to respond.love motivates to respond.

a) The world does not love a) The world does not love Jesus, and thus will not be Jesus, and thus will not be moved from the heart to moved from the heart to

obey Christ’s words. obey Christ’s words.

b) But you and I, who do b) But you and I, who do love Jesus, and want to love Jesus, and want to

please Him, will sense His please Him, will sense His presence - as we obey.presence - as we obey.

Grace Fellowship ChurchGrace Fellowship ChurchTuesday, September 15, 2009

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Indwelling of the Lord Jesus Christ, Part 5 Upper Room Discourse, Part 295

John 14:21; Ex 33:18-23   

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009