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Dr. Mike Franklin is a renowned Legacy Pastor at The Torch, a church widely acclaimed for its deep commitment to pastoral care and spiritual leadership. With years of experience guiding church communities towards a closer relationship with God, Dr. Franklin is celebrated for his insightful teachings and ability to connect individuals to their spiritual core. His leadership and sermons have made significant impacts on many lives, bringing deeper understanding and intimacy with the divine.

Welcome to another enriching episode of "Morning Light with Mike Franklin" on My Country 99.3 WCON, where spirituality takes center stage in our daily lives. In this episode, Legacy Pastor Dr. Mike Franklin unravels the distinction between an esoteric God and an existential God, guiding listeners on how to foster a deeper, more intimate relationship with their Creator. The episode invites listeners to examine the nature of their spiritual connection, emphasizing the transformative power of feeling God's presence in every aspect of life.

Dr. Mike Franklin navigates the concept of developing a personal closeness with God, drawing on Biblical examples such as Jesus and King David to illustrate a model of spiritual intimacy. By integrating terms like "existential God" and "esoteric God," the discussion provides an enlightening perspective on how one might experience God in day-to-day existence. Dr. Franklin argues that intimacy with God involves a profound emotional and spiritual connection, going beyond conventional understandings to embrace a more personal, fulfilling dialogue with the divine. This episode serves as a practical guide, offering listeners actionable steps—referred to as desire, discipline, and delight—to cultivate and sustain this vital relationship.

• Distinguish between an esoteric God and an existential God; the former being distant and the latter intimately involved in everyday life.

• Foster spiritual intimacy by developing a personal, emotional, and spiritual closeness with God through prayer and Bible reading.

• Reorganize life priorities to nurture a relationship where God is actively involved in daily experiences.

• Embrace the progression from desire through discipline to delight in the pursuit of a deeper relationship with God.

• Use Biblical role models, such as Jesus and King David, as blueprints for experiencing spiritual closeness and hearing God's voice.

• "Are you listening? Maybe we need to develop that art... where he speaks into our hearts."

• "Being intimate means being emotionally, spiritually, in every regard of your life, just bare before God."

• "We're as close to God as we want to be... You have to choose how much you're going to open up your life."

• "Delight yourself also in the Lord and He'll give you the desires of your heart."