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Manifestation of God’s Presence Needed Today:

1. “Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your ________.” Is64:1

2. “So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long will you ______ between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. But the people answered him not a word.”1Ki18:20-21

3. “Then Elijah said to the people, “I _____ am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Therefore, let them give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it.” 1Ki8:22-23

4. “Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who answers by fire, He is God. “So, all the people answered and said, It is well ______.” 1Ki8:24

5. “So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they _____ about the altar which they had made.”1Ki8:26

6. “And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is ____, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 1Ki8:27

7. “So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. 29 And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one ________, no one paid attention.” 1Ki8:28-29

8. “Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the _____ of the Lord that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” 1Ki8:30-31

9.“And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, “Fill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the _____ sacrifice and on the wood.”  Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time; and he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.” 1Ki8:33-34

10. “And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the _______ sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.” 1Ki8:36-37

11. “Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!” 1Ki8:38-39

ANSWERS:

1. Presence 2. Falter 3. Alone 4. Spoken 5. Leaped 6. Busy 7. Answered 8. Alter 9. Burnt 10. Evening

II. God did come down among His people.

1. “Then the Lord came down upon Mount _____, on the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.” Ex19:20

2. “And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the Lord, and many of them ______.” Ex19:21

3. “Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain ______ greatly.” Ex19:18

4. “Then He said, Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind ____ into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;” 1Ki 19:11

5. “Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the _____ also quaked and were shaken, because He was angry.” Ps18:7

6. “Smoke went up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were _______ by it.” Ps18:8

7. “He _____ the heavens also, and came down with darkness under His feet.” Ps18:9

8. “And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.” Ps18:10

9. “As fire burns brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may ______ at Your presence!” Is64:2

10. “For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.” Micah1:3

11. “The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like ___ before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.” Micah1:4

12. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with _________ and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.” Heb12:28-29

ANSWERS:

1. Sinai 2. Perish 3. Quaked 4. Tore 5. Hills 6. Kindled 7. Bowed 9.Tremble 11. Wax 12. Reverence

Manifestation of God’s Presence Needed Today  March 2021

1. “Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your ________.” Is64:1

2. “So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long will you ______ between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. But the people answered him not a word.”1Ki18:20-21

3. “Then Elijah said to the people, “I _____ am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Therefore, let them give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it.” 1Ki8:22-23

4. “Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who answers by fire, He is God. “So all the people answered and said, It is well ______.” 1Ki8:24

5. “So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they _____ about the altar which they had made.”1Ki8:26

6. “And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is ____, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 1Ki8:27

7. “So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. 29 And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one ________, no one paid attention.” 1Ki8:28-29

8. “Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the _____ of the Lord that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” 1Ki8:30-31

9.“And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, “Fill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the _____ sacrifice and on the wood.”  Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time; and he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.” 1Ki8:33-34

10. “And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the _______ sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.” 1Ki8:36-37

11. “Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!” 1Ki8:38-39

ANSWERS: 1. Presence 2. Falter 3. Alone 4. Spoken 5. Leaped 6. Busy 7. Answered 8. Alter 9. Burnt 10. Evening

I. ISAIAH SAW GOD IN HIS UNIVERSALITY 

The seraphim not only said "Holy, Holy, Holy," But also "The whole world is full of His glory." Is6:1

Saw a God of all nations, and colors, and tribes 

18."Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the _____ of My rest?" Is66:1

He gave His Son to bring salvation to all men

19. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not ______ but have everlasting life." Jn3:16

God cannot be confined to one nation, 

20." And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their ___________ times and the boundaries of their dwellings Acts17:26

II. ISAIAH SAW A VISION OF HIMSELF

The man who sees God best, sees himself best. The better he knows God, the better he knows himself.

21.Isaiah saw his impossibility: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the _____ of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” Is:6:5

22. " I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. " 1Cor2:3

23. " So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are ______, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do." Lk17:10

24. "I am the ____, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."Jn15:5

25. Isaiah saw the possibility of self, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” Is6:8

But only after he had seen self and was touched by fire. 26. "Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a ____ coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it, and said:

27. “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, and your ____ purged.” Is5:6-7

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Phil4:13

29. "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the _____    things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;"1Cor1:27

30. "and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has  , and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence."1Cor1:28-29

III. ISAIAH SAW A VISION OF OTHERS

Also, “I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, here am I! Send me.’"Is6:8 God was calling for a volunteer, to take His message to the people.

31.When we have a confrontation with God, we have a burden for others. Paul said " So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do Then the Lord said to him, “_____ and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”  Acts9:6

Isiah saw the people like Christ saw them: "As sheep having no shepherd," Matt9:36 

32."Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest" truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matt 9:37:38

"For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Phil 1:21

33. "He who gathers in summer is a ____ son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame." Prov10:5

Conclusion: 34."Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." Ps126:5-6

ANSWERS:

18. PLACE    19. PERISH   20. PREAPPIONTED   21. MIDST   23. COMMANDED    24. VINE   26. LIVE                          27. SIN   29. WEAK     30. CHOSEN   31. ARISE    33. WISE

Introduction: In many ways there is a parallel between Isaiah’s day and ours. Two sad facts face us, a sinful world and a powerless Church. The Church looks for better machinery and better methods; God looks for better servants. We like Isaiah, have a work to do. We, like him, live in difficult times. And, like him, before we can go out on this mission, we need a vision as only the Lord can give. This vision is threefold. 

ISAIAH SAW A VISION OF GOD.

A. Isaiah saw the Lord.

1. “In the year that King ______ died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up.” Is6:3

A vision is vital-the essential thing-for it changes our entire perspective.

2. “Where there is no revelation, the people ____ off restraint;” Prov29:18

The question naturally arises, how did Isaiah see Him.” It all began there for Isaiah and it must begin there for us. 

B. Isaiah saw God in His holiness.

3. ”Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he ____.” Is6:2

4. "And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole _____ is full of His glory!” Is6:3

5. “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods?
Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing _______? Ex15:11

6. “Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His holy ___;
For the Lord our God is holy.” Ps99:9

He saw the surrounding glory and was aware of an awful and solemn holiness. The seraphim covered their faces at the holiness of God. We need to see that vision, for it is only in the light of that holiness can we realize the sinfulness of sin. In both the Old and New Testament God testified.

7. “For I am the ____ your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; Lev11:44

8,” because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” 1Pet1:16

C. Isaiah saw God in His power

9. “I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His ____filled the temple.” Is6:1a

10. “The princes of the people have gathered together,
The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.” Ps46:9

11.” Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.” Ps57:11

12. “Praise the Lord, call upon His name;
declare His deeds among the peoples,
make mention that His name is exalted.” Is12:4

13. “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” Matt28:18

14. “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Lk10:19

ANSWERS:

1.Uzziah 2. Cast   3. Flew  4. Earth    5. Wonders 6. Hill     7. Lord 9. Robe

D. Isaiah saw God among His people

9. “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, ____ and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.” Is6:1

This text signifies God’s presence in His house. Every person in the house of God felt His presence and experienced His manifestation.

10. Moses saw the presence of God “And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a _____ of fire from the midst of a bush. So, he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” Ex3:2-3

11. “So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the _____ of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses! And he said, “Here I am.” Ex3:4

12. “Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”  _______ He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.” Ex3:5-6

13. “And the Lord said: “I have surely ____ the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.” Ex3:7

14.Soloman saw Gods glory “When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord ______ the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.” 2Chron7:1-2

15. Presence of God was real at Pentecost “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a _______ mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Acts2:1-2

16. “Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were ___ filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts2:3-4

17. Church has its faults, but God is with us. “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never _____ you nor forsake you.” Heb13:5

ANSWERS:

9. High   10. Flame  11. Midst   12. Moreover 13. Seen 14. Filled  15. Rushing 16. All  17. Leave