Weds Night Bible Study 4-14-10

Practice:  "I'm listening, Lord!"

Prayer:  God open our ears to hear, eyes to see and a heart that is hungry for you.

Ask a few questions to get you thinking:
• Do you think God is involved on a day-to-day basis in running our lives?
• Does God really desire to be involved in the small details in our lives?
• Should we only approach God with the big stuff that we cannot handle ourselves?  (come to think of it probably everything is small stuff to God)

Study Goal:  We will be learning more about how to hear from God and be lead by the Holy Spirit!

 
Position Yourself:  We must know Jesus
John 3:16  We are invited into relationship w/ the Everlasting God
Acts 1:8  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be my witnesses.
   e.g. Peter the disciple--failure to honor Christ in the hard places;  would become the Rock of the church.  Transformed, not by Scripture, but by the Spirit--experiencing a new dimension in God.  This is an example of God's desire to supernaturally empower a servant for a task.
We have a mission and we need the power to accomplish it!!!  We must listen!

Luke 8:18   Does God expect us to listen? "I'm listening!"
• the Spirit brings truth, freedom, and power 
   Romans 8:15   "I'm listening!"
   Hebrews 4:12  "I'm listening!"

God is not bound by humanness, so it is possible for God to speak to us in many, many ways.  I am going to list of some of those ways.  Think about them and ask yourself if you have heard God in these ways.
• His Word
• nature (God created us to connect with creation) 
• people
• circumstances
• peace
• wisdom
• supernatural intervention
• dreams
• visions
• inner witness
• conscience
• desires
• audible voice

God speaks to people every day:
• Romans 1:19-21 "I'm listening!"
We can rebel against God; choose to not listen
Our decision must be to listen
Extend God an invitation

Are you expecting God to speak?
• John 14:26  Jesus is speaking  "I'm listening!"
• The Spirit edified--lifts up--Christ
• Know Jesus?  Invite the Spirit to live in you.
In Luke 11:13 Father gives good gifts; Father will give HS if asked
John 14:15-17 "I'm listening!"
• Requirement for our hearing--keep the commandments

Are you expecting to hear from God?
• God knows the number of hairs that are on our heads; God cares about everything in our lives
• God desires a relationship with you; people in relationship spend time together in communication

When God does a new thing:
• When God speaks to you; faith is released in you to accomplish whatever the task before you
Mary Haley Ministries

SO LISTEN, GOD JUST MIGHT BE TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION!