Living from the Presence Teaching Series with Heidi Baker and Rolland Baker

Truth is the gateway to experience. To fully experience God, it's best to start with a foundation of truth. Then, based on the parameters of that truth, you can press in to actually experience the reality that truth claims is available.

The joy of the Lord is a gift that flows from intimacy with the Giver. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit and the outcome of the Christian life; it is what you get when you get Jesus. His very Presence brings delight. As we live in His glorious Presence, joy will bubble out of us in an unprecedented manner until it becomes a river gushing from the rushing waters of His love.

From being in His presence, we can live from His presence-going out of the house, out of the church, out of Bible studies and going into the marketplace, the workplace, the mission fields, the hospitals, the retirement centers, and every place God urges us to go.

There are kairos moments when you can experience the Presence of God in a unique way. To encounter His Presence in this way is a lifestyle-a lifestyle of drawing away with God.

Living in God's Presence is all about being in His embrace. When we are in His embrace, life's challenges give way to His mighty Presence.

The weapon we want walk in with is our big God, knowing that His Presence will manifest in the perfect way for the situation because He promised us. When you live in His Presence, promises come to pass. All you need to do is accept the promises in faith.

Without Jesus we are lost, unable to be reunited with the heavenly Father. With Him we have purpose-His purpose. In Him we find identity, knowing who we are in Christ.

It is important to have a dedicated, yielded time in the secret place when we say to the Lord, "I must encounter Your Presence! I yield my mind, heart, emotions, my entire life to connect to You, the living God." Living from His Presence requires a lifestyle of learning. God is a willing teacher.