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  HOW CAN BELIEVERS DEEPEN THEIR INTIMACY WITH THE LORD？
  by Don Longworth
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of deepening intimacy
with the Lord in prayer by recognizing His majesty as the King of Kings
and Lord of Lords. It encourages giving God the majority of the
conversation, listening in quietness, setting aside dedicated time for
Him, and seeking Him in nature and solitude. The sermon also highlights
the significance of praying together with trusted friends to bring light
into areas of life and find encouragement in seeking the Lord.

Topics: "Intimacy with God", "The Power of Prayer"
Scripture References: Psalm 46:10, Mark 6:31, Matthew 6:6, Ecclesiastes 4:9

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of deepening intimacy with the
Lord in prayer by recognizing His majesty as the King of Kings and Lord
of Lords. It encourages giving God the majority of the conversation,
listening in quietness, setting aside dedicated time for Him, and
seeking Him in nature and solitude. The sermon also highlights the
significance of praying together with trusted friends to bring light
into areas of life and find encouragement in seeking the Lord.

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I think one of the big keys about deepening your intimacy with the Lord
in prayer is that you understand that you're coming before a King of
Kings, you're coming before the Lord of Lords, and you don't, you don't
dominate the conversation. You're not as one who comes with a lot of
words and wearies the Lord with them. You come, if you were coming into
the presence of a King and you really wanted to know Him, you would give
the majority of the conversation to Him and be the receiver.

So when we come before the Lord and we want to seek Him, that's the
first thing, is give Him the majority of the conversation in quietness
and rest. Listen to the Lord. Set your heart on Him.

He will come and He will speak to you. That means times alone with Him,
making margins for quietness, just, you know, before even praying, you
should be spending a good amount of time in just silence before the
Lord. You should be taking walks with the Lord in nature alone.

You should be observing a Sabbath unto the Lord. You should be spending
time where even your family members and everyone knows that this time is
unto the Lord and it's set aside that you would be spending time with
Him and that you guard that time in a sense in a sacred, very sacred way
that people wouldn't trample that. I think of prayer as while waiting
upon the Lord, seeking Him, resting in His presence, listening is
probably the biggest key, and I think we all struggle in that regard, to
just be at rest, listen.

And the other aspect I think that is important is to pray together, not
just in secret, but with other brothers and sisters, maybe one or two or
three, because they can also bring light in areas in our life as we pray
together. It's very encouraging, so spending long seasons of prayer
together with some other trusted friends who are seeking the Lord is
really important.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/rcVvYaIZ59M.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/don-longworth/how-can-believers-deepen-their-intimacy-with-the-lord/
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