By Pastor Roy Esposito
1. The moment you realize you are valuable and deeply loved by God — The “Abba” moment
2. The moment you realize that the life you’re presently living is pointless and empty until you experience the first moment.
Both are needed as counterpoints for spiritual growth.
Bible – Not just a source of information but a vehicle to transformation: An encounter instead of an explanation!
Goal: To encounter God as “Abba” and receive the comfort, trust balance, guidance and direction that goes beyond information.
Isaiah 26:3 – “Perfect peace”
Moment 1 – connects to peace, energy, and the joy of the “Ultimate Source”
Moment 2 – sets limits and boundaries for proper humility keeping us seeking the Source
“Small Self” – You in you “Big Self” – God in you
Teresa of Avila – ” We will find God in ourselves when we find ourselves in God.”
Therapy – a series of moments of surrender to truth shared with another.
Humility – the essential position of a soul looking to unlock the door to spiritual maturity
1 Corinthians 13:11-12 (Passion) – (NKJV) ” Then I shall know just as I am also known.”
“Knowing” and “being known” are correlated.
The “Loop of Dialogue and Disclosure” begins with humility.
Philippians 4:6-7
“Being known to the Lord must begin with knowing yourself: OWN YOUR STUFF!” — PR
1 Peter 4:8 (Proverbs 10:12) — “Love covers a multitude of sin.”
Ephesians 3:20 (Passion)
Psalms 84:2 (Passion) — We were born with the desire for God
1 John 3:2
Revelation 14:2-5
The “144,000” – The first fruit of God’s people set apart to be the further expression of Christ to the Earth
Isaiah 60:1- 5