ADVANCE: Essential factors for advancing

Essential factors for advancing

God Speaks

"Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness of the Way of the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke to me, and we skirted Mount Seir for many days. 2 "And the LORD spoke to me, saying: 3 `You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward” (Deut. 2:1-3 NKJ)

1 Sam. 3:1-7

NOTE: Hearing God brings you:

• To a place of deep, personal intimacy with Him

• To a place of personal accountability before God

NOTE: Hearing God brings you:

• To a place of authority, power, and assurance

I. HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO ME TODAY?

Heb. 1:1-2

1. The Bible 
2. Circumstances 
3. Counsellors 
4. in Prayer 
5. Dreams, vision, trance 
6. Audible voice 
7. Inner still, small voice 

II. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO HEAR GOD CLEARLY?

• Your mind is designed by God to listen and understand what you hear 

“The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart” 

(Pro 20:27 NKJ)”

4 Voices that You Hear:

• Your mind = cognitive, logical 
• Your flesh = lusts and pride 

4 Voices that You Hear:

• The Enemy = Satan, demons 
• God 

2 Voices to delete:

• Your flesh = lusts and pride
• The Enemy = Satan, demons

2 Voices to heed:

• Your mind = logical, cognitive
• God

• Enter into agreement with God to worship, pray, read the Bible, and listen for and to his voice

• Jesus said in John 10:4 “My sheep hear my voice.” Desire in your heart to hear God and by constant practice know his voice

• Jesus said in John 8:47 “Everyone who belongs to God hears what God says.” The special, singular way of belonging to God is by salvation. You need to be born again.