{"id":14219,"date":"2025-09-10T12:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14219"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:43:24","slug":"in-his-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/09\/in-his-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"In His Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Title: In His Presence<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Scripture: Ezekiel 43-Hosea 7<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I. GOD\u2019S PRESENCE IS IN HIS TEMPLE <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Ezekiel 43-48)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Purpose emphasized in Ezekiel: (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God\u2019s holiness)<\/strong><\/span> matters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">What was God expecting?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>To put everything away that was (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>unholy<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Closeness to God comes with a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>cost<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Diligently seek to obey God\u2019s (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>statutes and laws<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>II. GOD\u2019S PRESENCE IS IN HIS PEOPLE <\/strong>(Daniel)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Three stories in Daniel:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>The Hebrew boys in Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s court<\/li>\n<li>The 3 Hebrew boys and the statue<\/li>\n<li>Daniel defying the king\u2019s order<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>III. HE IS A SHEPHERDING GOD<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Hear about this NEXT WEEK!<\/p>\n<p>Next week: week: God&#8217;s Unfailing Love<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Hosea 1-Nahum 3<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: In His Presence Scripture: Ezekiel 43-Hosea 7 I. GOD\u2019S PRESENCE IS IN HIS TEMPLE (Ezekiel 43-48) Purpose emphasized in Ezekiel: (God\u2019s holiness) matters. What was God expecting? To put everything away that was (unholy). Closeness to God comes with a (cost). Diligently seek to obey God\u2019s (statutes and laws). 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