He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God. John 8:48 Today, read Genesis 15-16 Genesis 28:10-19, Exodus 28:30, Jeremiah 18:1-10, 1 Kong’s 19:12, Exodus 8:20-25 How did God speak to his people in the Old Testament? What scripture spoke to you? Write a summary of how God spoke to His people during Jesus life time? read the gospel books if need be!! How did God speak to His people through the Holy Spirit? John 1:1, 14; 1 John 1:1-4; John 14:8; John 14:9-10; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19 God reveals himself to draw us…
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God Speaks Through Prayer
The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the spirit, because the spirit intercedes for the Saints in accordance with God’s will. Romans 8:26-27 Do you use a journal to write down what God speaks to you? The Holy Spirit reveals truth. Truth is just not a concept to be studied. Truth is a person. Jesus stated in John 14:6. I am the truth. When God gave you eternal life, he gave you himself. And the Holy Spirit…
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God Speaks Through The Bible
The man without The spirit does not except the things that come from the spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are not spiritually discerned. The spiritual man makes judgments about all things. 1 Corinthian’s 2:14-15 Do you ever will see if God is speaking to you? Fo you ever will see how He is speaking to you? Do you think it’s will be in an audible voice? God speaks to us uniquely as individuals. He can do it in any way that pleases him. As we walk in an intimate relationship with God, we will come to recognize his voice.…
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God Invites You To Join Him
“My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working. . . . I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. John 5:17, 19-20 Do you enjoy and love reading the bible and finding nuggets and “ah -uh” moments? Do you enjoy learning who God is? The Bible reveals that God has been and is involved in the world. He has never been absent from it or what is…
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God Pursues a Relationship of Love
Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.” Matthew 22:37-38 Do you ever feel like there are times in your life when God doesn’t love you? Have you ever been accused of not loving someone in your life just because of the circumstances that a person is in? It’s not that you don’t love them unconditionally or that your love for them has changed, it is just that you are loving them differently. This is the same way we might feel towards God. However, that is not a true feeling.…
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God Speaks With A Purpose
“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Matthew 25:21 Do you often think or feel that when God speaks to you, that it should always make you feel good? When God spoke to His people, He usually up to something. The moment God speaks to you is the moment you need to respond to Him. When God speaks to you, this is His timing. He speaks to His servant when He is ready to move. If we want to join Him, we better be ready. God is developing…
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God Speaks To His People
In the past, God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by His Son.” Hebrew 1:1 Do you ever feel like God doesn’t talk to you? What are other thoughts about God speaking to us today? God spoke in the Old Testament many times and in various ways to His people. In the New Testament, He spoke through Jesus to His people in His lifetime. God speaks through the Holy Spirit when Jesus left the earth. The Holy Spirit speaks to us about all truth, recalls things to our memory, He will teach…
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God Takes The Initiative
It is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Philippians 2:13 Are you willing to allow God to work in your life for his good purposes? God takes the initiative. God reveals himself and his activity when he goes to us. This is an invitation to join God and adjust our life to Him. In the Bible, when God encountered the people, they were never the same. They made major adjustments in their lives to be obedient to Him. That is true of today also. When we encounter God and obey, we will never be the same. God is the Pacesetter. We…
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How To Be A Servant Of God
Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 Are you a servant of God? Do you know how to be a servant of God? Do you think that God tells you what He wants you to do and then leaves you to do it on your own? God does not leave you to do His will. He is right there with you the whole time. You are joining him in His work. Not the other way around. God used Moses to work through His plan. God was already at work around Moses. God pursued a continuing love relationship with Moses that…
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Jesus: Our Model
My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working. I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these.” John 5:17, 19-20 Are there times in your life when you respond to things from your own experience or wisdom? How do things turn out for you when you do this? Relying on our own experiences or wisdom…