3. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR FROM GOD? IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? QUESTIONS:

4. JOHN 10:1-4 1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR FROM GOD? Hearing God is not something you do, Hearing God is someone you are.

5. JOHN 10:16 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR FROM GOD? JOHN 10:27 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

6. 1. It’s Innate IS IT POSSIBLE TO HEAR FROM GOD? 3 things about our ability to hear God: Born to hear in the natural; Born-again to hear in the super-natural 2. It’s Learned 3. It’s Matured Prayer is a two-way conversation: Speaking to God and hearing God speak to you.

7. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? God comes to a prepared atmosphere! Exodus 19:10–11 10 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. 11 And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. Exodus 19:19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God

8. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God Psalm 46:10 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! 2. Be Still and Worship Exodus 14:13 13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.

9. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God 2 Chronicles 20:17 17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.” 2. Be Still and Worship

10. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God 2 Chronicles 20:21-24 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the LORD,For His mercy endures forever.” 22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. 2. Be Still and Worship

11. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God 2 Chronicles 20:21-24 23 For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 24 So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped. 2. Be Still and Worship

12. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God Acts 13:2 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 2. Be Still and Worship

13. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God Mark 1:35 35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. 2. Be Still and Worship 3. Pray and Read Psalm 119:147 147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.

14. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God Psalm 45:1 (MSG) 1 My heart bursts its banks, spilling beauty and goodness. I pour it out in a poem to the king, shaping the river into words: 2. Be Still and Worship 3. Pray and Read 4. Listen and Write 1 Chronicles 28:19 19 “All this,” said David, “the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans.”

15. 1. Set an Appointment IF SO, HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD? 4 steps to position ourselves to hear God 2. Be Still and Worship 3. Pray and Read 4. Listen and Write Habakkuk 2:2 2 Then the LORD answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.