Immanuel: Practicing Presence | Week One | Genesis 3:8-9 | May 10, 2026

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of 'Immanuel' and how God moves toward humanity, particularly in moments of hiding as illustrated in Genesis 3.

We often treat the term “Immanuel" as a seasonal word reserved for Christmas cards, but the concept of “God with us” is actually the fundamental characteristic of God from the first page of Scripture to the last. We began a new journey into Practicing Presence by looking at the three ways our Father moves toward us. First, He moves toward us when we hide. In Genesis 3, when humanity falls and hides in the trees, God doesn't stay on a distant mountain or wait for us to climb back up to Him. He...

Topics covered

• God's presence
• Genesis
• spiritual journey
• Christianity
• self-improvement

Keywords

• Immanuel
• God with us
• Genesis 3
• spirituality
• Christianity
• presence
• self-improvement

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Books & works: Immanuel

Places: Genesis

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