Reality of God

Experiencing the reality of God (Continued…), August 12

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Experiencing the reality of God (Continued…)

What do Christians mean, when they talk about a relationship with God? Do they always experience the reality of God’s presence? To be honest, they often struggle with this question. How can we experience joy in God while we feel so imperfect and impure?

Last Sunday we focused on Psalm 4 – a cry for God’s presence. We discovered that there are so many ways to hide from God in trying to sort out life challenges. This Sunday we continue reading this psalm. What about God’s appearing absence? What about the desire for the experience of joy in God, can it truly be satisfied? Here is an invitation to leave our hiding place (whatever it may be) and to enter into the sunshine of an unexpected, eternal love.

Hear, see more on Sunday 12th of August, Génestetchurch, Oude Delft 102, 12 hrs 15.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Pastor Niek Tramper

Experiencing the reality of God?, August 5

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Experiencing the reality of God?

If God is there, why do not most people experience the reality of his presence? No wonder many people say: ‘Why should we believe in a God, Creator and Redeemer, as there is no evidence of his existence at all?’ (nor for his non-existence by the way…).

What then do Christians mean, when they say that they have a relationship with God? If you ask them, they honestly admit that they often struggle with the question of experiencing God as well.

The struggles and the questions about God’s presence are frequent in the Psalms. If we have questions about God’s appearing absence and long for the experience of the reality of his presence, we must read (and sing!) the psalms. This Sunday (5 August) we focus on Psalm 4. This psalm moves from ‘religion’ to ‘relation’, and shows that the joy of God’s presence isn’t a cheap experience. It is a real one, but it is prepared in the deep of sorrow and distress.

Hear, see more on Sunday 5th of August, Génestetchurch, Oude Delft 102, 12 hrs 15.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Pastor Niek Tramper