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Brother Lawrence, a 17th-century Carmelite lay brother, learned to “practice the presence of God” while washing dishes and working…
Presence · Prayer · Love
Lawrence
Analogy
The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company – Dutch Sheets
Dutch Sheets writes about cultivating a genuine friendship with God rather than a merely functional relationship. Many believers approach God primarily for what He can do — guidance, provision, protection, power. Sheets calls us to desire God for who He is, to enjoy His presence the way we enjoy being with someone we love. The shift is from using God to enjoying God.
How you’d preach it
Warm material for sermons on intimacy with God or recovering delight in prayer.
- Presence
- Love
- Prayer
Sheets