Hearing God: The Voice of God Matthew 14:26-29 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried.

Hearing God: The Voice of God

Matthew 14:26-29 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said.


• How does God speak to us?

• How can we know it is His voice?


Hebrews 3: 7-8 …the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness.

•To hear God’s voice we must navigate through many competing voices and distractions.


Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

• There is no excuse for not hearing.


Six Primary Intonations• THE VOICE OF GOD ABOVE US• THE VOICE OF GOD BENEATH US• THE VOICE OF GOD WITHIN US• THE VOICE OF GOD BEHIND US• THE VOICE OF GOD BEFORE US• THE VOICE OF GOD AROUND US


THE VOICE OF GOD ABOVE: Numbers 7:89 When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law. In this way the LORD spoke to him.


• Supernatural encountersSupernatural encounters • Mark 9:7 Then a cloud appeared and Mark 9:7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”Listen to him!”


THE VOICE OF GOD BENEATH: THE VOICE OF GOD BENEATH: Luke 6:46Luke 6:46 These words I speak to you are These words I speak to you are not mere additions to your life, not mere additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundation standard of living. They are foundation words, words to build a life on. (The words, words to build a life on. (The Message)Message)

• Biblical foundation, memorized Biblical foundation, memorized Scripture.Scripture.


THE VOICE OF GOD WITHINTHE VOICE OF GOD WITHIN: : • Rom 7:22 (NIV) …in my inner being I Rom 7:22 (NIV) …in my inner being I delight in God's law… delight in God's law… •Proverbs 20:27 (NIV)Proverbs 20:27 (NIV) The human spirit is The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being…one’s inmost being…


•Proverbs 20:27 (AMP) The spirit of man Proverbs 20:27 (AMP) The spirit of man [that factor in human personality which [that factor in human personality which proceeds immediately from God] is the proceeds immediately from God] is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts…innermost parts…


• Luke 6:45 (NIV) A good man brings good Luke 6:45 (NIV) A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

• Our human spirit, the Holy SpiritOur human spirit, the Holy Spirit


THE VOICE OF GOD BEHIND: THE VOICE OF GOD BEHIND: Galatians 1:15-16 But when God, who set Galatians 1:15-16 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult immediate response was not to consult any human being. (NIV)any human being. (NIV)

•Does it line up with your created Does it line up with your created purpose.purpose.


THE VOICE OF GOD BEFORE: THE VOICE OF GOD BEFORE: Habakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me Habakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by. Amplifiedquickly] as he hastens by. Amplified

• The call from what is ahead.The call from what is ahead.


THE VOICE OF GOD AROUND: THE VOICE OF GOD AROUND: Romans 15:14 I myself am convinced, my Romans 15:14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another.and competent to instruct one another.

• Parents, pastors, mentors, coaches, Parents, pastors, mentors, coaches, teachers, professionals, friendsteachers, professionals, friends..



Hearing God: The Voice of God Matthew 14:26-29 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried.

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