God Speaks
House of Prayer • Week 5
When we picture hearing God speak, we often think of a powerful, audible experience similar to Moses and the burning bush. But the powerful, audible, voice of God is not the only way He speaks, and is actually the rarest of ways we hear Him. To conclude our House of Prayer series, Dave Brown reminds us of this fact and encourages us to slow down and listen for God's voice in multiple ways.
MESSAGE NOTES
God Speaks
House of Prayer | Week 5
January 31, 2021 | Dave Brown
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God speaks to us Powerfully, Softly, and Biblically
God Speaks Powerfully
Exodus 3:1-4 NIV
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.”
God speaks powerfully to engage us in His mission.
God Speaks Softly
1 Kings 19:11-13 NIV
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
God speaks softly to give us personalized guidance.
God Speaks Biblically
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Dallas Willard //
Bible memorization is absolutely fundamental to spiritual formation. If I had to choose between all the disciplines of the spiritual life, I would choose Bible memorization, because it is a fundamental way of filling our minds with what it needs.
God speaks biblically to engage us in a relationship with Him.