Knowing God Every Day

At Olivet Baptist Church our vision is: KNOWING GOD EVERY DAY. We want to know God every day of our lives, and help others to know God every day of their lives. This is much more than simply attending church on Sunday, being a member of a certain denomination or having a positive feeling about spiritual matters; it is more than connecting to a mysterious power within ourselves; it is more than having and sharing an intellectual knowledge of religion or the Bible; and it is more than having an experience or being a part of a religious tradition.  

KNOWING GOD EVERY DAY begins by having a personal relationship with God, the Father, through his Son, Jesus Christ.  We grow in this relationship through daily fellowship with Him. This fellowship is developed as we seek to know him through worship, studying and meditating on Scripture, regularly spending time praying, doing what he instructs and equips us to do, being an active part of a local church, sharing his truth and grace with others, and developing a biblical worldview (i.e. applying his truth to all aspects of life).

Below are some scriptures which speak to us about KNOWING GOD: 

"And this is the way to have eternal life--TO KNOW YOU, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. I brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you told me to do…As you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself entirely to you so they also might be entirely yours. I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me because of their testimony" John 17:3-4,18-20 (NLT)

"Oh, that we might KNOW THE LORD Let us press on to know him! Then he will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring." Hosea 6:3 (NLT)

"Yes, everything is worthless when compared with THE PRICELESS GAIN OF KNOWING CHRIST JESUS MY LORD,  I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ and become one with him." Philippians 3:8 (NLT)

As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness! And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and the you will share in his divine nature." 2 Peter 1:2-4 (NLT)

"And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we are in God because we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life." 1 John 5:20 (NLT)

Our hope and prayer is that you will know and experience the presence and work of God in and through your life every day.  To begin this journey please go to the link on our main page, The Plan of Salvation (KNOWING GOD).   "May God bless you with his special favor and wonderful peace as you come to know Jesus, our God and Lord, better and better.

In Christ,
Members of Olivet Baptist Church