CST 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Youth With A Mission, God Speaks
Hearing God
God communicated with his people-he speaks, are we listening.
Why Hear His Voice?
He is pursuing you
Misunderstanding should not hinder your relationship with God or man as it makes no sense
to hear God’s voice if you don’t want a relationship
As God will not be Googled you have to hear with the heart
Three Voices
1. God’s voice and angelic voice
2. Your voice and your conscience
3. The enemy’s voice
Ways God Speaks
1. Impressions
2. Scripture and illuminations
3. Visions, pictures, dreams and trances
4. Creation
5. Angels and other people
Inhibitions From Hearing
1. Sin and disobedience
2. Distractions
3. Wrong view of God or self
4. Close mindedness
Practical Tools and Methods
YWAM style:
Praise God for who he is with a clean heart.
Acknowledge the need for the Holy Spirit’s guidance.
Deal with the enemy.
Die to your own imagination.
Praise God for the remarkable prayer message you’re about to have.
Wait in silence but with expectancy.
Say what God brings to mind-with faith.
Listen for any guidance from the Bible.
Thank God for what He has done.
Simplification of Tools and Methods
1. Look up
2. Clean up
3. Bind up
4. Listen up
5. Speak up
Surrender
Nothing has been taught until something is learned
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Document Summary
God communicated with his people-he speaks, are we listening. Misunderstanding should not hinder your relationship with god or man as it makes no sense to hear god"s voice if you don"t want a relationship. As god will not be googled you have to hear with the heart. Three voices: god"s voice and angelic voice, your voice and your conscience, the enemy"s voice. Ways god speaks: impressions, scripture and illuminations, visions, pictures, dreams and trances, creation, angels and other people. Inhibitions from hearing: sin and disobedience, distractions, wrong view of god or self, close mindedness. Praise god for who he is with a clean heart. Acknowledge the need for the holy spirit"s guidance. Praise god for the remarkable prayer message you"re about to have. Simplification of tools and methods: look up, clean up, bind up, listen up, speak up. Nothing has been taught until something is learned.