“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3 KJV).
What really is “eternal life?” Eternal life is knowing God. When you know Him through accepting Jesus as your Lord, He gives you eternal life.
But once you know Him and you have eternal life, the next step is to develop a relationship with Him. It makes good sense that if you are going to spend an eternity with someone, wouldn’t you agree that it is important to know who they are? After all, when you really know something about an individual and when you really find out who they are, then you can love them on a more intimate level.
Now prayer is the way that you get to know God.
For example, I preface this by saying that we teach at our church that for teens, male/female relationships should not exist, because they distract the individuals from getting a good start in life. But, eventually as adults you will have a male/female relationship with someone.
So, if you are going to have a relationship with someone there are certain things you do to develop that relationship. You spend time together. You talk to them on the phone. You can’t wait to see them. The result is a tight intimate relationship.
Now your focus today, as a teen, should be on developing your relationship with God. You do that by talking to Him first thing in the morning, spending time with Him in prayer, praise and worship. When you are on your way to school, you’re talking to Him and listening to Him. Why, because you love Him so. The result is a tight intimate relationship with the Father.
It is then that you can say, “Make heaven open in my life Father. Do everything that you can do in my life.” So now, instead of hearing about how good God is, you will experience for yourself that God is good to you. You won’t just know about God, you will know Him as your very own Father.
Scripture Reference: Philippians 3:10; John 17:21-22
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Pastor Sean R. Moore is the Senior Pastor of Faith Christian Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to his induction as Senior Pastor in 2004, he recognized the call of God on his life and attended the Word of Faith Bible Training Center (BTC) where he graduated in 1999 and was later ordained in June of 2000. Pastor Sean has served in campus, youth and singles ministries and also co-pastored a church with Bishop Keith A. Butler in Akron, Ohio.
While serving as Senior Pastor in AZ, Pastor Sean married the love of his life, Erica R. Moore on July 3, 2004. They now have four beautiful children: Heaven, Sean II, Isaiah and Hannah. Together, with his family, Pastor Sean is determined to raise up David's to stand up against the Goliath's of our day and age and remove the reproach from the church.
He founded Man Camp, an annual men's conference held in northern Arizona. Men travel from all across the country to attend. Pastor Sean's desire is to help raise up men who will serve as godly examples in the home, workplace and community. Pastor Sean has held prime time spots on AM radio, led FCC in acquiring land around the existing facility to help accomplish the vision and aired clips of his sermons online on "Faith on the Go". Pastor Sean's teaching is humorous, relevant, practical and full of passion. His intention is to empower you to be your best!