The Key to True Friendship with God | Lesson 5 of Drawing Near | Study with John Bevere

Although God can be found, He’s often left hiding.
In this lesson, I talk about the most important way to approach God while also giving us insight into why many don’t experience God’s Presence like they want to.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Lesson Teaser
0:12 - What Hinders True Intimacy
1:11 - The Foundation of an Intimate Relationship with God
3:00 - What Is the Fear of the Lord?
11:01 - Have We Made a Knock-Off Jesus?
14:11 - A Lack of the Fear of the Lord
18:04 - Modern Day Idolatry
21:23 - My Challenge to You
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[@faithisrising]

I’m celebrating 7 years of walking with the Lord next month. I remember being concerned when I read about the fear of the Lord in my early days of reading his word. I prayed about it and the next morning I “heard” him say that fear means respect. He melted my heart that day as I had a lot of trauma as a child. That same trauma he is healing me of all those scars now so I can be in closer relationship with him. So yes I want the real Jesus that sits at the right hand of our Father. He is worthy of all my love and devotion. Thank you so much for this series.

[@samuelrajan7757]

That's really nice 🔥🔥

[@debbiebramwell]

Amen! Glory to God! So good! 7 years is definitely worth celebrating! 4 years for me!🥰✝️🙏🏽🤍

[@faithisrising]

@@debbiebramwell Rejoicing for your 4 years Debbie! 🙌🏻 I can’t imagine my life without him now.

[@George-yl1re]

Awe that's so sweet

[@StoneCold-797]

Beautiful testimony🙏🏽

[@timothyjackson4285]

Convicting. I needed to hear this and I need to repent. Thank you!

[@proviah4770]

JESUS✝️REIGNS FOREVER MORE, HALLELUJAH!!!!!!! AMEN!!!!!!! CELEBRATE, PRAISE, WORSHIP, MAGNIFY AND GLORIFY JESUS EVERY DAY AND FOREVER MORE, HALLELUJAH!!!!!!! AMEN. REPENT, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND. Lord Jesus✝️have mercy on you🙏 I LOVE YOU JESUS✝️

[@elisehill3574]

Wow. First time I'm understanding the fear of God. Thank you

[@valeciab.9949]

Thank you Pastor!!! Love ALL your teachings!!!

[@chevyvette8923]

I'm listening and praying as I'm listening to Mr Bevere on the lawn mower this evening and it gave me that "wilderness" time to really draw close and hunger for God in ways I don't even know or understand, asking God to draw close knowing my worst is as filthy rags so we all know I can't handle certain levels of glory but I want them truly bc as I pray I ask God to search my heart and I know with all my heart I just want God ....the King of Glory hallelujah. And it's so in my face as just last night I'm studying Who is this Melech HaKavod? Hashem Tzva'os, He is Melech HaKavod. Selah Tehillim (Psalms)24:10 TOJB2011 translated Who is this King of glory? The Lord of armies, He is the King of glory. Selah NASB2020 I've been meditating on all this for the last 24 hours and tonight I get the opportunity to hear this lesson being taught in such a way it speaks directly to my spirit with understanding even bringing revelation to the eyes of my heart. Hallelujah thank you Jesus, and thank you Lord for Mr Bevere's love and fear and willingness to share. Bless him and his family and ministry and help me to share this message with others in Jesus name Amen

[@cnaz8709]

Great to see John offering some free online teachings. Prior to this, his materials were expensive and not everyone could afford it as much as they would have loved to listen to him

[@space2079]

Jesus is the LORD!!

[@charlenejulius8501]

So many Christians struggles with this. Thank you for this message. I love being in the presence of God. I strive to live the life God prefers for me. Sadly my fellow Christian brethren thinks my Godly lifestyle is very boring. They have no idea the joy I have in my life. I ask God everyday to lead me and guide me in the way I ought to live. God is faithful. The things of this world has become strange to me. We serve such a Good Good God.

[@j310513]

Celebrating that me and the lord have had such a impact with or relationship

[@proviah4770]

INTIMACY WITH GOD IS EVERYTHING!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU, AND THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR LOVING ME, THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR SAVING ME, CELEBRATE, PRAISE, WORSHIP, MAGNIFY, AND GLORIFY JESUS EVERY DAY AND FOREVER MORE, HALLELUJAH!!!!!!! AMEN. GLORY BE TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST FOREVER AND EVER, HALLELUJAH!!!!!!! AMEN.

[@mcdeenation273]

so much wisdom. i just came across these series of knowledge. and i am inspired to stop reading the Bible but to study it. and i went on a 21 days water fast this year but still couldnt feel God and i thought i did the fast wrong, but listerning to your teachings i realise that seeking God is a lifestyle and not an event. wow my spirit is enjoying this so much.

[@doriaenamorado6797]

I think when he said that we should spent time with God maybe you need to spend more time with God to be more like him and so that others can see that❤

[@madalinaerimia9219]

I am so grateful for all you guys are doing for us 🙏 I was thinking how to get closer to God because I am facing a difficult situation about my health and I didn't want that this would affect my relationship with my Lord and these explanations of your book they are exactly what I need it to understand more about how I need to relate to my relationship with my God 🙏 God bless you 🙏

[@notnotsyaj]

So much to unpack here! Thank you very much!

[@OLopez1984]

To love God is to fear God

[@pleaedppp6780]

Great teaching, Bless You Sir

[@ashamcdonnell]

This lesson has been a blessing to me!! It answered questions I had! Thank you!

[@hrafnhildurlarusdottir6671]

Deep🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Please Lord Jesus, help me and my family to be filled with the holy fear of the Lord 🩸🩸🩸🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭

[@blessingaliyu2243]

God Bless you sir. Thank you from a daughter of God listening from Russia.

[@saint_dreamm]

This is insight for my prayer life

[@sandyh3655]

I want the real Jesus, the one who loves me unconditionally.

[@deejay3776]

That’s deep. Very good!

[@mianaomipost9885]

My question with this-was the smoke still at the top of the mountain when they decided to make this calf? How did they go from fear and asking Moses to speak to God after hearing His voice and seeing His presence in the smoke 💨 of the cloud to making an calf and wild lewdness right at the bottom of the Mt? I’m not acting like we don’t do this with the Spirit of God literally living in us, but was always wondering about this moment in study. Thanks for teaching and bringing us into Abba’s holy presence! We have just forgotten that he’s holy in a world so saturated with fleshly gain and desires. I’m over the 10 point gospel and Jesus that makes my life “prosperous” and no real fire 🔥 of God! I pray we all hear and see what the Spirit is saying! We’re in a critical time!

[@doriaenamorado6797]

I desire God more when I tell myself who God is and little of what he has done for me. For example, God loves you so much that he wants to spend time with you and it's like I'm falling more in love with God.

[@lambchop9020]

Thank you for all that you and team do for us!

[@flowergirl52]

This was excellent, thank you!!

[@jamesspicer-er4eu]

When the video mentioned Exodus 20:21, The Catholic setup for the word "confession" came to mind because they have to where the people go to the priest for "repentance" instead of God, who is the ONLY ONE who can forgive. That is what the Holy Spirit revealed to me through that message.

[@Cavewomantron]

Wow amen !!!!!

[@doriaenamorado6797]

Distracting is not necesarly a sin❤

[@Capt_Ron]

Thank you, John!

[@bacchaed2430]

❤ thank you.

[@goodgracepatience6799]

Thank you so much, may God continue blessing you and leading you as your pour into us 🙏🏾

[@luki247wor]

Amen. Thank you for this series . May God bless you Glory unto his name

[@hannahcoffey57]

I'm reading his book from yearsss ago. The Fear of the Lord The bait of Satan and it's SOooo good!

[@jareya]

These videos are such a blessing. Thank you

[@STAR-RADIANCE]

Awesome!!!

[@letsdiscusslifematters]

Absolutely enjoying your enthralling discourse on my favourite topic...thank you for making my day!!! Blessings dear 😍👍🌟💯💥🙌❤️

[@erinhopeministries]

John bevere- To revere rhymes, thank you for you and your familys deep reverence to God, im learning so much on how to be intimate in the presence of GOD, i am going to watch all your videos and learn all that i can in jesus name, as your teachings are so crucial and substantial i am blessed and beyond greatful to watch and learn from you, reflecting the kabad x

[@MubarakaInusah]

this is really good to hear

[@jquintero462]

Beautiful! Thank you Lord! ❤

[@Iamconverted]

Bless the Lord for you brother 🙏🏾

[@mulungijoshuajonathan2628]

Love, love this

[@yeshuaisisaiah9650]

Let's reflect on timestamp 7:30-10:30 and meditate on that and how it parallels Christmas with all it's non Biblical tradition saying "JESUS is the Reason ......." just like the Israelites in Exodus, and renaming Passover with the name of the fertility goddess Easter. I'm very keen to minded, and normally don't confront believers with this truth because it's really not the main thing. But John bevere brought it up and I think it's worth looking into for every believer who has the fear the Lord

[@edwardking1312]

It’s sweet intimacy. The Hebrew word “sod” - intimacy, secret counsel, the mystery of Christ in us the Hope of Glory. We feel Him joy and His grief pain pangs inside ourselves. And we know corrections is part of real love. As we heed we get more !

[@fightthegoodfightoffaithmi8676]

Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

[@doriaenamorado6797]

I think John was referring that when you really want something that is not accord to the will of God is idolatry but if you want something that you know God doesn't like and you wanna get rid of it because you know God doesn't like that is not idolatry

[@TitanicAssociation]

Me before and through this video: “please help me understand fear of you” 22:49 - “OHHHHHHH”

[@snezana7486]

This is deep! 😢

[@rebaonemaele7019]

I need to know God I really want to be like king David, Apostle Paul, Jobe, John Bevere, Because of the relationship they have with God

[@MERCY-tk5fn]

Hallelujah ❤❤❤✝️

[@vanderwaltswart536]

Oh my I just love this my brother

[@hoseamatavao1208]

Nice 1 pastor 👍💙👍

[@sion7492]

God bless you

[@brianchore9382]

The Fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride & arrogance and the evil way & perverse mouth which God hates Proverbs 8:13.

[@overhaul1531]

15:50 true GOD did say in the last days he would pour out his spirit so we are seeing huge revivals in todays age yes the enemy is increasing his forces but even greater will GOD increase his spirit on the earth.

[@MERCY-tk5fn]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥

[@Natalia-nx5nu]

I never heard a legalistic person say they hate the person.

[@karengeers3338]

Wow…..

[@MubarakaInusah]

my problem is that i hear a very good message and try to to following then I will and up getting more confused than then before

[@carmelapeate9657]

Thank you so much for the teaching, and being Spirit-led. God bless you and yours

[@seerjeou]

The think is how do you get the fear of the lord

[@scottsponaas]

5:05 John, I’ve got to respectfully push back on your assertion that God hates the sin but loves the sinner. God loves the repentant sinner, not the unrepentant one. Psalm 5:5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity. The beautiful thing about God is that He foreknew who would repent and openly receive His gracious gift. So in Romans 5:8, when Paul says: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Notice “while we WERE still sinners.” God knew we would repent and made a a sacrifice for us. That sacrifice does not apply to unrepentant sinners. Jesus made clear the conditions of God’s love multiple times in John’s Gospel especially in John 15:9-14: 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. -Notice these are conditional statements( “if you do what I command,” “if you keep my commands.”) The implication is that IF you repent and obey Him, you remain in His love, but if you fall away and choose to go back to willful unrepentant sin, you cease to be in His love.

[@scottsponaas]

@@joematt-tk9ob Brother, simply believing something doesn’t make it the case. I shared Scripture that clearly states that His love is conditional. Love requires conditions. Think about the man who loves a woman that doesn’t love him back. She wants nothing to do with him. Is it loving then, for him to continually express his love to her? Absolutely not. God does desire everyone to be saved. Not everyone will make that choice. Jesus did not die for those who reject Him. If that was the case, then they would be saved. Jesus’ sacrifice is available to everyone, but it has conditions and God knows who those are that will reject it. Available to all, but not applicable to all. Only those who choose to do the will of the FatherS. You can’t tell me that He loves the people He sentences to burn for eternity. He hates them with a passion according to Psalm 11. Psalm 11:5-7 5 The Lord examines the righteous,
 but the wicked, those who love violence,
 he hates with a passion. 6 On the wicked he will rain
 fiery coals and burning sulfur;
 a scorching wind will be their lot. 7 For the Lord is righteous,
 he loves justice;
 the upright will see his face. 1 Corinthians 13:15 tells us love keeps no record of wrongs. God keeps a record of their wrongs and rightfully so. This idea that God’s love is unconditional is not listed anywhere in Scripture. Psalms 103:17-18 ESV 17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
 and his righteousness to children's children, 18 to those who keep his covenant
 and remember to do his commandments.

[@scottsponaas]

@@joematt-tk9ob That all sounds right. I’m specifically responding to the statement “God hates the sin, but loves the sinner.” No, God loves any person who repents and turns from sin and accepts the offer His Son died to provide for. He will forgive them. I just feel like telling unrepentant sinners that God loves them unconditionally, but just hates what they’re doing gives them a false sense of confidence that they’re safe. I think it’s better to tell them they are at enmity with God, and forgiveness is available. This gives them the sense of urgency they should have. God’s love just is not unconditional that’s all.

[@scottsponaas]

@@joematt-tk9ob I apologize if my original response came across as though I was condemning you or calling your views heretical. That wasn’t my intent. Just slightly disagreeing with John is all. Not a huge issue. God bless!

[@stephanieCl]

@@scottsponaasThank you The true gospel of truth and like to said not let sinners be comfortable knowing that God loves them without turning their ways . May the Holy Spirit enlighten us so the Church will wake up and we won’t be self deceived

[@scottsponaas]

@@stephanieCl Amen! 🙏

[@fightthegoodfightoffaithmi8676]

2 Peter 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

[@wilhelminaseif5718]

Question- what does it mean “the word of the Lord is not as strong today as it was in the day of Peter”? Thank you!

[@ruantristancarlinsky3851]

I can't find lesson 1....

[@caminandoensuverdad]

“You are my friends if you do what I command. “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.” (John‬ ‭15‬:‭14‬, ‭18‬-‭21‬ ‭NIV‬‬) “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.””John‬ ‭14‬:‭21‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

[@DavidPavlovich2]

Question why do we say God loves the sinner when the word says God hate’s all who do iniquity since it is enmity against him just I get it sounds good but it’s not really accurate

[@gordonlarsson7993]

Together whit Lisa in episod 218, You talk about Womens right to teach. But You close for comentary. I just want You to read David Pawsons book, Leadership is male. What does the Bibel say. I belive this is werry importent in the last days before Jesus Christ come back to go right. And all the Bibel is realy true. NO doubt. It's Gods word, everything. C S Lewis said : When Women become Pastors, we get another religion.....ok, You say it's not religion, It's felloship whit God to be a true beliver. I agree. Reed it, especisly Lisa. Manny Women have been blessed of that book. God bless You bouth 🙏.

[@danielsolie7117]

Im confused. Around the 15 minute mark, you talk about God's word not being as strong today as it was in the day of Peter and his presence not being as strong today as it had been back then. But isn't God all powerful and unchanging? Isn't His omnipotence and holiness the same then, now and forever? Are you saying that God is not as great today. Or simply that our view of Him is not as great?

[@anthonyadendorff4539]

This session was pretty good I was blessed to visit it at a group. But around 15:20 you say the word of the Lord is not as strong today as it was back then, the revalation of the Lord is not as along today. The glorious presence of God is not as great in the times of today. But I got to say I disagree strongly with this because Hebrews 13:8 says he is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and or old testament Malachi 3:6 For I the Lord do not change. While I do also believe he will become stronger I do not believe he is weaker. Now you could say that you are referring to the 'word' or 'revelation of God' but in Luke 1 it says in the beginning was the Word and the Word was God. The Word is one with God. So could you elaborate more on what you mentioned. (Also I really did enjoy the teaching it was just this part.)

[@vladdragos501]

God hates sinners, if you Repent you can no longer be called a sinner, thats my opinion

[@AlexanderBrown77]

♥️ God was the first person in the Bible to repent. Genesis 6 kJV 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. ♥️ repentance is a change of mind. If repentance means, stop sinning, then what sin did God commit? ♥️ I hope you change your mind, repent, and put your faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. ✝️🩸 Romans 3 kJV 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

[@vladdragos501]

@@AlexanderBrown77 I knew that but thank you, God bless ❤🙏

[@AlexanderBrown77]

@@vladdragos501 ♥️

[@RJ-vq1iv]

Yes we have came or made up a false JESUS many false Jesus’ , it’s so very scary, 2peter-ch.2 …. Many will follow their depraved ways,& the way of truth(Jesus) will be maligned because of them. They will exploit you in their greed with “made up stories. Many made up Jesus’ we have made to be who we want him to be. So not the Biblical Jesus.HolySpirit help us

[@archiebarnett2526]

😠 "PromoSM"