A cry for revelation

Eph 1:15-19;Isaiah 6:1-8

Ephesians 1:15-19 (ESV)

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

Ephesians 1:15-19 (ESV)

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope towhich he has called you,

Ephesians 1:15-19 (ESV)

what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might

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The need for revelation

A cry for revelation

The need for revelationWhat is it?

A cry for revelation

The need for revelationWhat is it?Why do we need it?

A cry for revelation

The need for revelationThe experience of revelation

Isaiah 6:1-4 (ESV)

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with twohe flew.

Isaiah 6:1-4 (ESV)

And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelation

He is!

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelation

He is!He is greater

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelation

He is!He is greaterHe is holy

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelation

He is!He is greaterHe is holyHe is worthy of praise

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelationThe effects of revelation

Isaiah 6:5-8 (ESV)

And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"

Isaiah 6:5-8 (ESV)

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sinatoned for."

Isaiah 6:5-8 (ESV)

And 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."

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelationThe effects of revelation

Conviction

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ConvictionCleansing

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelationThe effects of revelation

ConvictionCleansingDesire to do his will (calling)

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The need for revelationThe experience of revelationThe effects of revelationWhy don’t we have it?

A cry for revelation

The need for revelationThe experience of revelationThe effects of revelationWhy don’t we have it?

We’re not willing to seek for it

A cry for revelation

The need for revelationThe experience of revelationThe effects of revelationWhy don’t we have it?

We’re not willing to seek for itWe want our sin more

A cry for revelation

The need for revelationThe experience of revelationThe effects of revelationWhy don’t we have it?

We’re not willing to seek for itWe want our sin moreWe’re not willing to obey