TCA-YWAM Austin March 4, 2018 Topic: Life-Giving Friendship with God  Sermon Assignment – Listen for and write your desire for the 3 questions: 1. How do you desire to become a deeper Friend of God? 2. What supernatural works would you like Papa God to do through you? 3. What will you do with God to help these happen? We will break up in small groups and share Intro: John 14 – One of the most profound portions of the Bible. 1. He has come to live and fellowship with us and INSIDE of us. One with us. 2. He wants to partner with us in supernatural, world-changing ways.  7 ways to go deeper in Friendship with God 1. Believe YOU are His House NOW in this life.  John 14:1-3 “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. (pic of mountain – Isa 2) -This is now, not just when we die and go to heaven.  2. God’s roadmap to Friendship with Him.  John 14:4-6 Jesus is the WAY, TRUTH & LIFE (pic with all 3) (3 pics of each) -WAY-what would Jesus do -Jesus’ Kingdom blueprint is only TRUTH -Jesus wants you to have ABUNDANT LIFE in Friendship with  Him READ HIS WORD asking Holy Spirit’s help.  3. Getting to know Jesus = knowing Papa God (pic “What is God like?”) John 14:7-11 4. Believe in Jesus = greater works than He did John 14:12-14 -The covenant NAME of Jesus (pic of India man healed = 40K Believers in 6 years) 5. If we love Him = He will MANIFEST Himself to us & through us 1 John 3:23 Simple Command - This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. (pic of Jesus & heart in sand)  John 14:15-24 -God sends Holy Spirit to help us BELIEVE in Him & LOVE -His Presence comes to live in us and MANIFEST His TRUTHS 6. Holy Spirit will make all of this REAL for us and through us. JUST BELIEVE HIM.  John 14:25-26 (pic of HS our Helper) 7. Jesus gives us unshakeable PEACE  John 14:27 (pic of peace) Sermon discussion questions: 1. How do you desire to become a deeper Friend of God? 2. What supernatural works would you like Papa God to do through you? 3. What will you do with God to help these happen? We will break up in small groups and share