October 21, 2026
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PASTOR'S PEN
From the desk of Pastor Paul
I continue to be hungry to experience the presence of God and desire to experience more than His everywhere presence (omnipresence), but His evident, noticeable presence. I hope we long for those times when God’s presence is close and evident in our lives.
In Exodus 33:11, we read, “The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.” The word for face is the same word (prosopon) as the word presence in the Greek language. So, when the Bible speaks of God’s face, it is speaking of His presence. For example, Psalm 27:8–9 says, “My heart says, ‘Seek His face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek. Do not hide Your face from me.”
To seek God’s face is not to find some place in space where God is located; rather, it is to have our hearts enabled by the Holy Spirit to sense His reality and His evident presence.
This brings new light to 2 Chronicles 7:14: “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
I encourage you, as we make this big move to Cemetery Creek, to seek God’s evident presence (face). Like Moses (Exodus 34:2), present yourself to God so that He may reveal His presence in your life. God shows up in powerful ways to the person who longs for Him and waits for Him.
Excited to see you this weekend!
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