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God Is a God of Experiences

God wants to know us by experience, not only by foreknowledge, and Christ became one of us

10 sermons6 speakers8 hr 30 min total

David Gooding points out that God could foresee us without our ever existing, but He was not content with that kind of knowledge; He wanted us to be real, so that He could know us by experience. These talks follow that thought through the Son of God becoming man, learning obedience by what He suffered, and now able to feel with us as our high priest.

Sermons

  1. Sermon 113 - Justification by WorksDavid GoodingGooding on "now I know" in Genesis 22: God knew Abraham by foreknowledge but wanted to know him by experience, and so made us real.1 hr 15 min
  2. Sermon 23 - The Humanity of ChristDavid GoodingThe incarnation as something new for God: the Son learned obedience by experience as a man, not from His divine omniscience.54 min
  3. Sermon 3The Gospel Of John-04 ~ John 1:14-18-Word Of God In History Among BelieversS Lewis JohnsonS. Lewis Johnson on John 1:14: the Son took a real human nature so He could understand and experience genuine human life.57 min
  4. Sermon 4Jesus Christ Our High Priest And Dull Christians ~ Littleton Bible ChapelAlexander StrauchStrauch on Hebrews 5: in Gethsemane Jesus knew pain and agony, and learned by experience the cost of obeying God.47 min
  5. Sermon 56 - The Rise of the Hebrew Nation From Among the Gentiles, Part TwoDavid GoodingGooding again on Abraham: God was glad not to stop at foreseeing us, and chose to know by experience what it is to bear with us.56 min
  6. Sermon 6Able To Save To T/Uttermost 01 ~ Because Of His CharacterJames R CochraneCochrane on Hebrews 2:17: an outsider never fully understands, but Christ was made like His brethren and went through our experiences.42 min
  7. Sermon 7Greatness of the Lord JesusJim McCollMcColl on Hebrews 4:15: Christ did not need to sin to sympathize, because He shares our real humanity.33 min
  8. Sermon 86 - The Table of ShewbreadDavid GoodingGooding on the shewbread: the Lord asks us to feed Him with our love so that He might enjoy us, which is what we were made for.1 hr 11 min
  9. Sermon 9God's Purpose In Creation 01 ~ Revelation 4;Phil BombergerBomberger on Revelation 4:11: God created all things for His pleasure, and redemption restores us to bringing Him pleasure.31 min
  10. Sermon 101 - Life's IdealsDavid GoodingGooding on knowing about God versus knowing Him personally, as you might know a composer's music but not the man.44 min