Acts 2:42-43 (NLT): “All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.”

Connect: A joining together. A joining together to provide Access, Communication and Connection to power or supply. One of Our Main Goals As Christians Is To Make Sure We Are Connected. 

We Are to be “Connected Vertically” (Hands Pointed Upward). A Strong Vertical Connection will Strengthen Your Life! We Are to be “Connected Horizontally” (Hands Outstretched Horizontally).

A Strong Horizontal Connection will Strengthen Other Lives! 

We Are The Light —-> Plug Illustration   

3 Supernatural Blessings Connecting To God Produces In Our Lives

Revelation, John 17:6 (NLT): “I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word.”

Protection, John 17:11 (NLT): “Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.”

Illumination, John 17:22 (NLT): “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one.” Doxa  = Glory, Splendor, Brightness, as in The moon illuminated by sun .

How To Strengthen Your Connection To God (The Father)

Desire To Know Him, Psalm 73:25 (NLT): “Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.” Strong Christians Carry Strong Desires for the Things of God.

Delight Yourself In Him, Psalm 27:4 (NLT): “The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.” David had a desire to know him and to spend the rest of his life with him!

David had such a love for God that he was delighted in all the beauty of the Lord. Delighting means to take great pleasure In. He took great pleasure in all the benefits and promises the Lord God had made!

Diligently Seek Him Out, Hebrews 11:6 (NLT): “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.”

5 Supernatural Blessings Connecting To Others Produces

Burdens Lightened, Galatians 6:2-3 (NLT): “Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.”

Healing and Help, James 5:16 (NLT): “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”

Motivation and Encouragement, Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT): “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” 

Sharpening and Strengthening, Proverbs 27:17 (NLT): “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT): “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” 

Fulfillment, Galatians 5:13-14 (NIV): “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself.’”