A key to cultivating a life of hearing God is to think about when you hear Him and make an effort to listen at those times. Not everyone will be the same, so this is not intended as a formula, but I am going to describe the times I hear Him best. -When I am …
Continue reading Hearing God’s Voice (Part 5 of 7): Cultivating a Hearing Lifestyle
"We do not need the sign-gifts today because inspiration and revelation have ceased with the death of the last apostle." Well! I laid aside the Sword and Trumpet magazine, and laughed. Inspiration and revelation have ceased! Where in the Bible does it say that? As long as humanity exists, we need inspiration and revelation from …
Continue reading Hearing God’s Voice (Part 4 of 7): Learning to Listen
What do you imagine when you think of a prophet? A rheumy-eyed, wild-haired old man raging while spit dribbles down his long white beard? A preacher smacking his fist into the podium and declaring judgment on sinners? A church brother telling you in no uncertain terms that you are on the wrong track? Someone who …
Continue reading Hearing God’s Voice (Part 3 of 7): What is Prophecy?
Several years ago I sat in a class in which the teacher was expounding on the story of Gideon in Judges. As his talk went on, I found myself more and more perplexed with the interpretation of the story. Gideon was humble, the speaker said, that's why he didn't believe God when God called him …
Continue reading Hearing God’s Voice (Part 2 of 7): A God Who Communicates
I can't pinpoint a moment when I first started hearing God, but I know even as a young child I already heard Him. It could be that the limits imposed on me by my handicap developed a spiritual sensitivity in me. I remember when I was only six or seven years old my dad asked …
Continue reading Hearing God’s Voice (Part 1 of 7): an introduction
I decided not to do any more major blogging until I get my series on Hearing God finished. It's taking hours of time I don't have while we are trying to remodel and move into our next house. Evenings after the children are in bed or Sunday afternoons are about the only time I can sneak in a …
God's gifts are many and varied, spread all over creation with His lavish hand. In this post, I am going to focus a bit on spiritual gifts. Often we Christians have this complex about spiritual gifts. Salvation, we say, is truly a good gift of God given to people who don't deserve it. But spiritual …
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