06-15-08 Service – Learning to Hear God's Voice: How to Hear God Speak
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Learning to hear God’s voice- I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to hear from God. The points Greg made were very practical: Cultivate an open mind, allocate time to listen, eliminate distractions, and cooperate with what He says. After the sermon, I went to Sunday school where our lesson affirmed what I had just heard and took it a step further. Our text was from Matthew where Jesus described us as a light- a city on a hill. I’ve sung “This little light of mine” since I was 3 years old, but Andy Stanley interpreted the scripture in a way I hadn’t heard before. He says that our purpose is not just to been seen as a positive light in a dark world. Jesus requires more than that. He says that we must
1. Embrace where God has startegically placed you at this moment in life- it may not be where you expected to be at this stage in life, but we cannot know God’s full purpose until we’re face to face in heaven.
2. Then, ask God what you can do where you are that will serve to bridge the gap between others and Christ. People not only need to see you and say, what a nice person… they need to see you and how you live and know beyond a shadow of a doubt what you believe. Only then can they get a clear and acurate picture of who Christ is. What a responsibility! If this is true then every day I need to ask myself, Are my activities today serving to bridge the gap between Christ and others? If not, should I listen closer to Him and maybe do things differently?
Greg said that when we hear from God, a response is required. And we all know that failing to respond is a response in itself. I love the idea of a response card in the bulletin- if nothing else, it makes me think… now what? In the past I ususally leave morning worship feeling as though it was an event with a beginning and a clear end. Now… it seems more like the end of morning worship is only the beginning.
Greg, I loved loved this sermon. It struck my heart deeply. Looking forward to the sequals. I’ve worked hard today to listen for God. I don’t know why it awes me so when I have those moments I feel extra close to Him…because its usually when I shut up and listen and spend time with Him. He’s always there…why do we allow ourselves to distance so easily??