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Hearing God
Sister Sharon
October 20, 2015
Tonight Sister
Sharon gives an amazing Word from the Lord about How to Hear from God. Sister
Sharon speaks about spending quality time with God, it is a conversation,
comfortable time with one another. It is about putting God first, putting time
and effort into our relationship with God. Sister Sharon uses Dallas Willard’s
“Hearing God” as an outline for how we can hear God’s voice in our busy lives.
1.
A
phenomenon and a voice (Moses and the burning bush)
a.
Exodus
3:3-4à
Sometimes something in our lives happen out of the ordinary, some kind of event
may make us seek God more. It may be a good or serious event, it makes us stop
what we’re doing and pay attention to God more. In this case Moses was drawn to
the burning bush, it was an unnatural, unplanned event for sometimes, God works
in extraordinary ways to get our attention.
2. A supernatural messenger or an angel
(Zacharias)
a.
Luke 1:11-20à
In this passage when Zacharias saw an angel it scared him to death, and one
of the things an angel says is, “fear not,” if it is a true angel from God,
then angel will not have you worship the angel. An angel of the Lord gives all
the glory to God, a demon or fallen angel does not. God uses angels as
messengers of His Holy Word.
3.
Dreams
and visions (Cornelius)
a. Acts 10:1-15à Hear
we have two dreams and visions, sons and daughters will prophesize in the
latter days, young man will have visions and old man will dream of dreams.
Cornelius what makes him important is the fact that he believes in God and he
fears and honors men. Cornelius in a dream was told to send for Peter who was
in Joppa. Peter in his meditation had a vision of food, it was group of foods
Jewish people couldn’t eat, this was a metaphor for what Peter will be doing
and that is leading Gentile people (unclean people) to Christ.
i. Every
crazy dream may not be crazy. God uses dreams because sometimes we’re so busy
running around and the only way He can get ahold of us is when we’re sleep. When
dreams are frightening or there is a strong sense of fear, God does not work
through a spirit of fear.
ii. When
the time comes you will have the interpretation.
4.
An
audible voice (Samuel)
a. I Samuel 3:1-14à Samuel
was the child of the mother of Hannah. Hannah was a mother who gave her son
back to God as she promised. When God calls for us, Samuel was ready to do what
the Lord God wanted of Him. Samuel heard the voice of the Lord this indicates
his heart was ready to receive God.
b. John 5:30à
Needs to be about what we are hearing about God, about the will of God.
5.
The
human voice
a. Talk
to a variety of Christian counselors. Do you want to be “right or do you want
to be righteous,” righteous means right standing with the Lord God. God will
use people who knows you, or unexpected people some strangers in a store, even
a small child. God can use anyone to get his message across.
b. God
sends people to speak into their lives or for them to do the same.
i. God is not going to let you fall if your
heart is for Him.
6.
The
“still small voice”
a. It
is an impression, you just know. The impression is conceived through peace that
centers itself inside your heart. Your inner peace makes a decision, Satan can
attack your mind, every thought that comes into your mind is not yours.
Sometimes God may impress on you to speak kind words to someone, to call
someone, to give something to someone, or to help someone.
b. Actions
ordered by God are not always made in understanding hearing and then listening
to God takes obedience.
c. All leadings that come from God are
consistent with His Word, the Bible.
Remember these are all ways God speaks to
His children. What avenue God chooses for one person, He may choose differently
for another. God knows His children, we are all unique, and God wants to
communicate with all of us.
What ways does God communicate with you?
Why do you think He communicates with you in this manner?
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