Dangerous Prayers: Discerning the Voice of God

Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

 

1 Samuel 3:7
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

Hearing from God is _____________________ to living a life of Following Jesus.

 

John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me.

 

Jeremiah 17:9
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

 

Genesis 3:8-13

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze,[a] and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard you[b] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.” 11 Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.” 13 So the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Right now, there are Spiritual Forces devising Plans to attempt to  ____________ you away to places you DO NOT want to go!

 

Several areas/times where you can EXPECT the devil to show up

1.______________Expectations.
2.When ________________come into your life.
3. When your physically/emotionally/spiritually _________________.


Some Fundamental ways God Speaks today:

First, God does _________________!


Hebrews 12:1-2
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in different ways. In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son. God has appointed him heir of all things and made the universe through him.

The Foremost Way God speaks today is Through His ______________.

Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.

 

God Speaks by way of His HOLY ___________________.

Ephesians 1:13-14
 In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. 14 The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

 

Hebrews 11:6a
And it is impossible to please God without faith.

 

God speaks through other Godly ______________________.

 

God speaks by way of Situations and __________________________.

Revelation 3:7b
This is the message from the one who is holy and true,the one who has the key of David.What he opens, no one can close;and what he closes, no one can open.

 

What did God say to you today and what do you need to DO with what you heard?

 

Series Challenge: Begin a regular time of prayer. Prayer is spending time talking to God and listening to Him. Starting small is ok! Just start! Whether 5 minutes as a beginner or upping your time in prayer, spend time in prayer praising and thanking God, talking to Him, and listening for His voice. Remember, it’s Mary before Martha.
Main Truth: God DOES speak.
Next Steps:
-Start each morning with this prayer, “God, help me to listen for and know Your voice.”
-How can I grow in recognizing the voice of God?
-Read Psalm 139:23-24 asking, “God, show me what offends you, forgive me for those things, help me to turn away from those things, guide and direct me in Your ways.”
-Read John 10:27 asking, “God, help me to recognize Your voice and listen to you above all other voices. Lead me and help me to follow You.”

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