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The VoiceThe Voice
DirectionDirection
(The gospel…God's first voice(The gospel…God's first voiceThe gospel…it continues)The gospel…it continues)
(What might happen if you(What might happen if youDecided to listen hard to God?)Decided to listen hard to God?)
The "eye-roll"The "eye-roll"
He laughs at her…He laughs at her…
You can tell the You can tell the Depth of a relationshipDepth of a relationship
By the quality of the By the quality of the communicationcommunication
What if it were onlyWhat if it were onlyAbout me…About me…
What I can get from it?What I can get from it?When I feel I need something?When I feel I need something?
"I only need you"I only need youFor adviceFor advice
That I mayThat I mayOr may not take"Or may not take"
God is more interestedGod is more interestedIn relationship with youIn relationship with you
Than direction for youThan direction for you
If you seek God's willIf you seek God's willOutside of seeking JesusOutside of seeking Jesus
You'll find neitherYou'll find neither
If you seek JesusIf you seek JesusYou'll find GodYou'll find God
And his will for youAnd his will for you
God speaks:God speaks:
- Word and Prayer- Word and Prayer- Internal Sense- Internal Sense- Other Believers- Other Believers- Circumstances- Circumstances
AlwaysAlways confirms confirms
"God saids" and harder roads"God saids" and harder roads
God's God's firstfirst communication communication
Who he isWho he isHis love for youHis love for youThe GospelThe Gospel
God's God's continualcontinual communication communication
Who he isWho he isHis love for youHis love for youThe GospelThe Gospel
To Hear God's VoiceTo Hear God's Voice3 Things: 3 Things:
HeartHeartHandsHandsFeetFeet
Heart: Pledged to the KingHeart: Pledged to the King
My affections, desires=My affections, desires=God firstGod first
Heart: Pledged to the KingHeart: Pledged to the King
Why?Why?
God wants more for us God wants more for us Than we want Than we want
For ourselvesFor ourselves
Us- Satisfaction in thingsUs- Satisfaction in thingsGod- Satisfaction in Him God- Satisfaction in Him
So that we can fully enjoySo that we can fully enjoyThe things to His gloryThe things to His glory
God knows us better than God knows us better than
We know ourselvesWe know ourselves
God knows more aboutGod knows more aboutHow we should live How we should live
Than we doThan we do
Heart, Heart, Hands,Hands, Feet Feet
To hear God's voiceTo hear God's voiceHands= Ready for ActionHands= Ready for Action
To hear God's voiceTo hear God's voiceHands= Ready for ActionHands= Ready for Action
When God leadsWhen God leadsI follow…immediatelyI follow…immediately
- Because I believe - Because I believe he knows it allhe knows it all- Because I trust that - Because I trust that he is goodhe is good- Because I know - Because I know his ways are his ways are greatergreater
Spiritual Law:Spiritual Law:Obedience= LoveObedience= Love
If If you love me, you love me, you will obey you will obey what I command. And I will ask what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you the Father, and he will give you
another Counselor to be with another Counselor to be with you forever- you forever- the Spirit of truththe Spirit of truth
- John 14:15- John 14:15
When..the Spirit of truth When..the Spirit of truth comes, comes, he will guide he will guide
you into all truthyou into all truth- John 16:13- John 16:13
Obedience= loveObedience= love- With God, obedience is - With God, obedience is alwaysalways
in advancein advance
Obedience= loveObedience= love- With God, obedience is - With God, obedience is alwaysalways
in advancein advance
If you show my If you show my heartheartI'll act with my I'll act with my handshands
Hey King: Hey King: "Tell me what you want"Tell me what you want
And I'll decide if I'm willing"And I'll decide if I'm willing"
Why would I agreeWhy would I agreeIn Advance?In Advance?
Why would I agreeWhy would I agreeIn Advance?In Advance?
- Because I believe - Because I believe he knows it allhe knows it all
Why would I agreeWhy would I agreeIn Advance?In Advance?
- Because I trust that - Because I trust that he is goodhe is good
Why would I agreeWhy would I agreeIn Advance?In Advance?
- Because I know - Because I know his ways are greaterhis ways are greater
Do I want to know God's willDo I want to know God's willSo that I can consider it?So that I can consider it?
Or so that I can follow it?Or so that I can follow it?
The answer determines The answer determines whether or notwhether or not
I'll hear from GodI'll hear from God
Pearls and Swine, Anyone?Pearls and Swine, Anyone?
2- Living out what God has2- Living out what God hasAlready revealed paves the Already revealed paves the
Path to Path to greater revelationgreater revelation
Well done, good and faithful Well done, good and faithful servant! servant! You have been faithful You have been faithful with a few things; with a few things; I will put you I will put you in charge of many thingsin charge of many things - Matthew 25:23- Matthew 25:23
Sorry about the book…Sorry about the book…
Sorry about the bookSorry about the book
Can I borrow your iPad?Can I borrow your iPad?
God speaksGod speaksAs I followAs I follow
In RelationshipIn RelationshipWith no "eye rolls"With no "eye rolls"
Obedience yesterdayObedience yesterdayPuts me in the position Puts me in the position
To hear from God todayTo hear from God today
His mercies are newHis mercies are newEvery morning…- GodEvery morning…- God
"Every passing minute is "Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all another chance to turn it all
around"- Vanilla Skyaround"- Vanilla Sky
Some believers are on the Some believers are on the precipice of what God has for precipice of what God has for
them- and they've been there for them- and they've been there for months (or longer). months (or longer).
Because they refuse to obey Because they refuse to obey in smaller things.in smaller things.
Spiritual Breakthrough is found Spiritual Breakthrough is found in trusting God and taking in trusting God and taking
steps of obedience steps of obedience
In the places he has In the places he has Already shownAlready shown
"Show me the next step"Show me the next stepAnd I'll take this one"And I'll take this one"
"Take this one"Take this oneAnd I'll make the next one clear"And I'll make the next one clear"
--In advanceIn advance obedience obedience--Acting on what God has Acting on what God has
Already shown Already shown (Hands)(Hands)
Heart= PledgeHeart= PledgeHands= Hands= Hands= Ready for ActionHands= Ready for Action
Feet= Run to where he speaksFeet= Run to where he speaks
Jesus Jesus oftenoften withdrew to lonely withdrew to lonely places and prayedplaces and prayed
- Luke 5:16- Luke 5:16
- All night - All night before choosing disciplesbefore choosing disciples
- All night- All night after losing after losing John the BaptistJohn the Baptist
- Daily- Daily during the "normal" timesduring the "normal" times
"I tell you the truth, the Son "I tell you the truth, the Son can can do nothing by himself;do nothing by himself; he can do he can do only what he sees his Father only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does…Father does the Son also does…
For the Father loves the For the Father loves the Son and shows him Son and shows him
(reveals)(reveals) all he does" all he does" - John 5:19-20- John 5:19-20
God speaks by the God speaks by the Holy Spirit through:Holy Spirit through:
The Ancient Scriptures, PrayerThe Ancient Scriptures, Prayer
Circumstances and the ChurchCircumstances and the Church
If I want to hear from GodIf I want to hear from God
I need to put myself I need to put myself In the path of God's voiceIn the path of God's voice
An unwillingness to put myself An unwillingness to put myself In the path of God's VoiceIn the path of God's Voice
Does not obligate GodDoes not obligate GodTo use alternate methodsTo use alternate methodsTo get the message to meTo get the message to me
Hunger, Cats and Asthma=Hunger, Cats and Asthma=BlessingBlessing
Heart=Heart= Pledged because I trustPledged because I trust
Hands= Hands= Obedient in advance andObedient in advance andObedient to what he's shownObedient to what he's shown
Feet=Feet= Put myself in the Put myself in the Path of his voicePath of his voice
God wants relationship God wants relationship forfor you you
God speaksGod speaksCan I hear?Can I hear?
Do I honestly believe God Do I honestly believe God Knows more about how I should Knows more about how I should
liveliveThan I do?Than I do?
Is my heart pledged toIs my heart pledged toGod's will?God's will?
Have I decided to obey in advanceHave I decided to obey in advanceWhatever he shows me to do?Whatever he shows me to do?
Am I living outAm I living outWhat I've already been shown?What I've already been shown?
Am I in the pathAm I in the pathof God's voice?of God's voice?
As a churchAs a church
His DesiresHis DesiresIn AdvanceIn Advance
Constantly listeningConstantly listening
1 Chapter a Day…1 Chapter a Day…
God forced a blessingGod forced a blessing
For For my Father’s willmy Father’s will is that is that everyone who looks to the everyone who looks to the
Son and believes in him shall Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise have eternal life, and I will raise
them up at the last day”them up at the last day”- John 6:40- John 6:40