Hearing From God

The Big Idea: Walking with God is not only possible, it should be our expectation.

1 Samuel 10:6-9 (p. 236)

In the Old Testament, life IN THE SPIRIT is a rare thing, but in the New Testament, it is a COMMON thing.

- Acts 1:8 (p. 935)
- Acts 2:16-21 (p. 936)


Our ability to hear God is highly dependent on a CONVERSATIONAL relationship with God.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 (p. 543)


THREE COMMON MISTAKES:
1. The MESSAGE A MINUTE view.
2. The IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE view.
3. The WHAT-EVER COMES view.


THREE Lights That God Uses:
1. CIRCUMSTANCES
2. IMPRESSIONS OF THE SPIRIT
3. PASSAGES OF THE BIBLE

John 10:14-28 (p. 922)

Two great barriers for us:
1. The seeming unreality of the SPIRITUAL life.
2. The overwhelming reality of the VISIBLE world.


Waiting on God:
- ASSUME
- PURSUE
- DECIDE