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