I've put another sermon up on the Today and That Day podcast. This was actually the first sermon I heard when I came back to IHOP-KC for Fire in the Night Track 2 and it made a huge impression on me. I've been thinking a lot about Christology and the personality of the Lord Jesus recently, and I hope to post some of those meditations soon, but time to blog continues to be hard to find. This talk helps to lay the foundation for why that pursuit is so significant.

Stephen Venable - Growing in Intimacy

Stephen Venable, a professor at the Forerunner School of Ministry gave this message at an Encounter God Service in April '08. It is an excellent teaching on what intimacy with God really is and how we grow in it. He discusses the distinction between the invitation to intimacy (God wants you to know Him), the overflow of intimacy (the joy and peace and pleasure of knowing God), and the actual substance of intimacy (relational knowledge of God).

I believe this is the most concrete and practical teaching on intimacy with God that I've heard. (hint: it's all about Jesus!)