Foundational We must believe God Speaks Gods voice
Foundational We must believe God Speaks
God’s voice is: • Constant (Gen 1: 3, Col 1: 16 -7) • Heard in nature (Rom 1: 20, Gen 3: 8, Ps 19: 1 -4)
¹God’s splendour is a tale that is told, His testament is written in the stars. Through the marvels of the heavens. His truth is on tour in the starry-vault of the sky, Showing His skill in creation’s. .
…day echoes its secret to the next, Night with night sharing its revelation-knowledge…
. . . ³Without a sound, without a word, Without a voice being heard, …
… ⁴Yet all the world can see its story, Everywhere its gospel Is clearly read so all may know.
• Revealed in the Bible (2 Tim 3: 16, 2 Pet 1: 21) • Promised with the coming of the Holy Spirit (John 16: 13, Acts 13: 2, Rom 8: 14) • In the community of the church (Acts 15: 28)
Point One: God is always speaking to us
Secondly God’s voice has a distinct tone
John 10: 1 -5 1“Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep…
… 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
… 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice. ”
John 10: 27 -8 … My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 27
2. 1 The tone of the Holy Spirit’s voice is one of peace (Jn 14: 27) • “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. ”
2. 1 The tone of the Holy Spirit’s voice is one of peace (Jn 14: 27) 2. 2 The tone of Jesus is one of Love
Point Two: God speaks in the distinct tones of Peace and Love
Lastly God speaks in soft whispers
Point Three: The softness of God’s tone requires us to remain close to Him
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