Elijah Anointing for Northamptonshire

Hey Church... I just want to spend the next couple of hours stating the case for intimacy. Tomorrow you will hear some teaching on how, and you will hear some encouragement on our response to the call to intimacy, but I want to outline to you briefly why this Father wants an intimate relationship with you. I may cover some things you will hear tomorrow, but that's ok. We sometimes need to hear things repeated to allow them to seep in. A definition of intimacy is 'close familiarity or friendship'. It is that place where two people share a closeness that allows for vulnerability and knows no shame. When I was young... Lady in the cafe with the toddler... Intimacy is born either out of desire or necessity... Hazel and toothbrush... I want to show you that intimacy with Christ is both desirable and required. God wants you to know Him. And tonight we begin a shift, as a church in this town and for this town, from knowing about him to knowing him. A church that knows about him will produce religion. 'I know Jesus d