How You Can Know God Personally

Love Worth Finding | Audio Program37mApril 9, 2026

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Pastor Adrian Rogers delivers a powerful, biblically grounded message on how anyone—regardless of intellect or background—can know God personally. He dismantles the myth that atheism is a sign of intelligence, citing that 90% of astronomers believe in God and that history’s greatest philosophers largely affirmed divine existence. Drawing from Psalm 19, he outlines three ways God speaks: through creation (the heavens), through Scripture (the hand), and through the Holy Spirit (the heart). Rogers argues that while the universe’s vastness and complexity point to a Creator, true personal knowledge of God requires more than intellectual assent—it demands a heart transformed by the Holy Spirit. He shares a deeply moving testimony of a former Satanist and Nazi sympathizer who found salvation through a simple prayer, proving that no one is beyond redemption. The message culminates in a call to personal surrender: not waiting to be 'ready,' but coming to Jesus just as you are, trusting in His sacrifice and inviting Him into your life. The episode challenges listeners to move beyond abstract belief to intimate communion with God. Rogers emphasizes that salvation isn’t earned through intelligence or morality, but received through faith in Christ. He warns against the danger of presumptuous sin—knowing right from wrong yet choosing to disobey—and calls for daily dependence on the Holy Spirit for conviction, cleansing, and control.

Key Takeaways
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You don’t need a PhD to believe in God—God reveals Himself to the humble, not the 'wise and prudent.'

2

The heavens declare God’s glory, power, and goodness, making disbelief a matter of will, not intellect.

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The Bible is not just a book—it’s God’s perfect, converting, and life-changing Word, more valuable than gold.

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True knowledge of God requires the Holy Spirit to convict, cleanse, and control your heart, not just your mind.

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No one is beyond redemption: even a former Satanist and Nazi sympathizer was saved through a simple prayer.

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Chapters
0:00
2 min

The Atheist Tract and the Myth of Intellectual Superiority

You can be an intellectual and believe in God. Did you know that? You certainly can be. And I want to say something else. You need not be an intellectual to believe in God.

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1:50
7 min

God’s Word in the Heavens: Creation as Divine Revelation

The heavens declare the glory of God. Look in verse one, the heavens declare the glory of God. Go out some night, some starry night and just look upward at that candelabra in the sky and think about all of that.

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8:20
17 min

God’s Word in the Hand: The Bible as Divine Authority

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. You cannot know God through creation alone. You can know about God. But friend, you have to have the Bible to truly know the heart and mind of God.

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25:00
17 min

God’s Word in the Heart: The Holy Spirit’s Conviction and Control

When the Holy Spirit of God speaks to you, that's the convicting word of God. That's the reason this morning before I walked out here, I got on my knees and prayed.

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41:40
20 min

A Testimony of Radical Transformation: From Satanism to Salvation

I had been living together with my boyfriend. He saw the change in me too. He got saved and we finally got married. We both love the Lord so much because we can see the love of the Lord through your church.

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High-Impact Quotes
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. You cannot know God through creation alone.
Adrian Rogers20:29
Viral: 90.0
First of all, the glory of God. Look in verse one, the heavens declare the glory of God.
Adrian Rogers5:28
Viral: 88.0
When the Holy Spirit of God speaks to you, that's the convicting word of God.
Adrian Rogers28:46
Viral: 87.0
Speakers

Host

Adrian Rogers
Topics Discussed
knowing god personally95%salvation for sinners92%evidence for god in creation90%redemption of the worst sinner90%the authority of the bible88%the work of the holy spirit85%atheism and intelligence78%presumptuous sin75%
People & Brands

Psalm 19

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15xPositive

Adrian Rogers

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12xPositive

Charles Darwin

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6xNegative

Hitler

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4xNeutral

Frederick Nietzsche

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3xNegative

Romans 1:19-20

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2xPositive

American Atheist Association

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2xNeutral

Stalin

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2xNeutral

J.B. Phillips

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2xNeutral

First John 1:9

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1xPositive

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