HEAVENLY COMMUNICATION 101

HEARING FROM GOD

GOD IS EVER TALKING TO MAN…ONLY THAT MAN OFTEN TIMES DON’T LISTEN!

GOD REALLY WANTS YOU TO HEAR HIS VOICE

SIMPLE TRUTHS!

WE ARE ENTITLED TO HEAR GOD EVERY SECOND OF OUR LIVES

GOD DOESN’T SPEAK TO US THROUGH QUIVERS IN THE LIVER.

HEARING GOD’S VOICE IS AS NATURAL AS HEARING A FRIEND TALK TO YOU! (JOHN 10: 3-5)

SIMPLE TRUTHS!

WE HAVE ALL HEARD FROM GOD AT

DIFFERENT POINTS IN OUR LIVES, ONLY THAT WE DID NOT

TAKE NOTE!

SIMPLE TRUTHS!

COMMUNICATION IS A TWO-WAY AFFAIR. OFTEN TIMES WE PRAY AND DON’T LISTEN! POST YOUR REQUESTS AND WAIT FOR A REPLY!!!

WE USUALLY RUN TO GOD WHEN WE FEEL LIKE, NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE A STEADY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM! ONLY HIS SHEEP WILL IDENTIFY HIS VOICE

COMMON ERRORS!

THE STATE OF THE HEART/MIND, HOW CONFUSED ARE YOU? WHY DO YOU WANT TO HEAR HIM? (doing the right things for the wrong reasons)

DON’T GET STEREOTYPED ABOUT GOD, HE IS A DYNAMIC AND VERSATILE GOD! E.G BALAAM (num 22:20-32)

COMMON ERRORS!

DISCLAIMERIT IS NOT EVERYTIME THAT

YOU MUST HEAR A VOICE SPEAKING GOD SPEAKS TO

US IN DIVERSE WAYS!

THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED LINKS ARE OUR FOCUS

THROUGH THE WORDPRAYER IS OUR WAY OF REACHING

GOD, GOD REACHES US THROUGH HIS WORD, ALLOW HIM TALK! 2 TIM 3:16

JUMPING SCRIPTURES

HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO US?

THE STILL SMALL VOICE (1ST KINGS 19:11-13)

IN PRAYERS DURING INTENSE MEDITATION

(THOUGHTS)A VOICE IN YOUR EAR (ISAIAH

30:21)

HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO US?

THE HOLY SPIRIT(ROMANS 8:14)BEING LED BY THE SPIRITBEING CONVICTED BY THE SPIRIT JOHN 16:8

HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO US?

When talking about the Holy Spirit, Jesus employed imagery taken from the courtroom. The Holy Spirit within us, he said will be like a lawyer - sometimes acting as a prosecutor and sometimes acting as a defense advocate.

1. The Holy Spirit in prosecutor mode comes to us in order to gently "convict" us where we are falling short of what God requires. Ever had a pang of conscience? That was the action of the Holy Spirit in your life.

2. But most of the Holy Spirit's activity is as our advocate who comes alongside us, stands alongside us and defends us. What a friend he can be. One of the other names given to the Holy Spirit is counselor: he counsels us when we need not just support but also insight, good judgment and wisdom.

CONVERSATION WITH OTHERS

THROUGH HIS SERVANTSSERMONSEVEN ‘CASUAL’ DISCUSSION WITH FRIENDS

HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO US?

CIRCUMSTANCES

CASE STUDY BALAAM -NUMBERS 22: 20 – 31

MOSES AND THE ISRAELITESJOBSIGNS…(Israelites in the desert)

HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO US?

ANY OTHER

MEANS???

DEBATE

DREAMS: HOW RELIABLE ARE

THESE?

BE OPEN TO

ANY

AVENUE GOD CAN USE TO TALK TO YOU

CONCLUSION

WHAT THEN DO I NEED TO DO?

GET BORN AGAIN/ REDEDICATE YOUR LIFE

MONITOR YOUR MIND CONDITION

ENGAGE IS EDIFYING CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE

CONCLUSION

DEVELOP A CONCIOUS RAPPORT WITH THE HEAVENS

STUDY THE BIBLE MORE (WITH PURPOSE AND EXPECTATION)

PRAY MORE AND MORE WITH PURPOSE. 1ST THESSALONIANS 5:16 - 23

CONCLUSION