“How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her...

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““How often How often I have longedI have longed to gather to gather your children together, as a hen your children together, as a hen

gathers her chicks under her wings, gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willingbut you were not willing.”.”

~ Matthew 23:37, NIV~ Matthew 23:37, NIV

““But the Pharisees and experts in the But the Pharisees and experts in the law law rejected God's purpose for rejected God's purpose for

themselvesthemselves…”…”

~ Luke 7:30, NIV~ Luke 7:30, NIV

"You stiff-necked people, with "You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: are just like your fathers: You always You always

resist the Holy Spiritresist the Holy Spirit!”!”

~ Acts 7:51, NIV~ Acts 7:51, NIV

““The function of setting up goals and The function of setting up goals and passing statements of value passing statements of value

transcends the domain of science.”transcends the domain of science.”

~ Albert Einstein~ Albert Einstein

““We must substitute the idea of We must substitute the idea of ‘finding God’s will’ with that of ‘finding God’s will’ with that of ‘following God’s program for ‘following God’s program for

guidance’.guidance’.

~ Dr. Bruce Walthe~ Dr. Bruce Walthe

““This book of the law shall not depart This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate out of your mouth; you shall meditate

on it day and night, so that you may be on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all careful to act in accordance with all

that is written in it. For then you shall that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then make your way prosperous, and then

you shall be successful.”you shall be successful.”

~ Joshua 1:8, NRSV~ Joshua 1:8, NRSV

How To Hear Our Coach…How To Hear Our Coach…

1)1) Scripture Scripture 4) Circumstance 4) Circumstance

2) Wise counsel 5) Delighting 2) Wise counsel 5) Delighting desires desires

3) Inner witness 6) Divine 3) Inner witness 6) Divine interventionintervention

““All Scripture is inspired by God and All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is teaches us to do what is right. It is God’s way of preparing us in every God’s way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good way, fully equipped for every good

thing God wants us to do.” thing God wants us to do.”

~ 2 Timothy 3:16-17, NLT~ 2 Timothy 3:16-17, NLT

““The Bible is fully sufficient to provide The Bible is fully sufficient to provide the guidance needed for a believer to the guidance needed for a believer to

know and do God’s will.”know and do God’s will.”

~ Garry Friesen~ Garry Friesen

““In the past God spoke to our In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at forefathers through the prophets at

many times and in various ways, many times and in various ways, 22 but but in these last days he has spoken to us in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made all things, and through whom he made the universe. the universe. 33 The Son is the radiance The Son is the radiance

of God's glory and the exact of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining representation of his being, sustaining

all things by his powerful word.”all things by his powerful word.”~ Hebrews 1:1-3, NIV~ Hebrews 1:1-3, NIV

““Now Jesus did many other signs in Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which the presence of his disciples, which

are not written in this book. are not written in this book. 3131 But But these are written so that you may these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that Messiah, the Son of God, and that

through believing you may have life in through believing you may have life in his name.”his name.”

~ John 20:30-31, NRSV~ John 20:30-31, NRSV

Knowledge = Knowledge = Intellectual Intellectual CaloriesCalories

““If anyone chooses to do God's will, If anyone chooses to do God's will, that person will find out whether my that person will find out whether my

teaching comes from God or whether I teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.”speak on my own.”

~ John 7:17, NIVi~ John 7:17, NIVi

““For it is God's will that by doing right For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of you should silence the ignorance of

the foolish.”the foolish.”

~ 1 Peter 2:15, NRSV~ 1 Peter 2:15, NRSV

““Whatever you eat or drink or Whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, you must do all for whatever you do, you must do all for

the glory of God.”the glory of God.”

~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT

““WhateverWhatever you eat or drink or you eat or drink or whateverwhatever you do, you must do all for you do, you must do all for

the glory of Godthe glory of God.”.”

~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT

““WhateverWhatever you eat or drink or you eat or drink or whateverwhatever you do, you must do all for you do, you must do all for

the glory of Godthe glory of God.”.”

~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT

““His letters contain some things that His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which are hard to understand, which

ignorant and unstable people distort, ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to as they do the other Scriptures, to

their own destruction.”their own destruction.”

~ Peter, speaking of Paul’s writings, ~ Peter, speaking of Paul’s writings, 2 Peter 3:16, NIV2 Peter 3:16, NIV

““In everything give thanks; for this is In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”

~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18, NASB~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18, NASB