Hearing God Speak (2 of 2)
Series: Hearing God
Jeff Ecklund
John 10:27
What is the most prominent voice in your life? The loudest (most influential voice in your life?)
ONCE THERE WAS A MAN...
Once there was a man who dared God to speak.
Burn the bush like you did for Moses, God. And I will follow.
Collapse the walls like you did for Joshua, God. And I will fight.
Still the waves like you did on Galilee, God. And I will listen.
And so the man sat by a bush, near a wall, close to the sea and waited for God to speak.
And God heard the man, so God answered.
He sent fire, not for a bush, but for a church.
He brought down a wall, not of brick, but of sin.
He stilled the storm, not of the sea, but of a soul.
And God waited for man to respond.
And he waited. . .
And he waited. . .
And waited.
But because the man was looking at bushes, not hearts; bricks and not lives, seas and not souls, he decided that God had done nothing.
Finally he looked to God and asked, 'Have you lost your power?'
And God looked at him and said, 'Have you lost your hearing?'
- Max Lucado in his book, Gentle Thunder
John 10:27 (ESV)
27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
One of the important fundamentals of being a disciple, walking in a relationship with God...is learning how to hear when God is speaking with you.
Relationships are impacted by communication from the beginning.
Even in silence a message can be sent.
Think about the communication necessary to keep a marriage healthy.
Think about the dynamics of a long marriage. The dialogue. The hours of conversation, sharing dreams, concerns, challenges. You learn to communicate verbally, you read the signs physically (is it time to go etc?)
You grow so close that you don't need to know what to buy her for her birthday or where she would like to go on vacation.
I remember something my son said years later after he had been at college. If he would get into a difficult or cha ...
Series: Hearing God
Jeff Ecklund
John 10:27
What is the most prominent voice in your life? The loudest (most influential voice in your life?)
ONCE THERE WAS A MAN...
Once there was a man who dared God to speak.
Burn the bush like you did for Moses, God. And I will follow.
Collapse the walls like you did for Joshua, God. And I will fight.
Still the waves like you did on Galilee, God. And I will listen.
And so the man sat by a bush, near a wall, close to the sea and waited for God to speak.
And God heard the man, so God answered.
He sent fire, not for a bush, but for a church.
He brought down a wall, not of brick, but of sin.
He stilled the storm, not of the sea, but of a soul.
And God waited for man to respond.
And he waited. . .
And he waited. . .
And waited.
But because the man was looking at bushes, not hearts; bricks and not lives, seas and not souls, he decided that God had done nothing.
Finally he looked to God and asked, 'Have you lost your power?'
And God looked at him and said, 'Have you lost your hearing?'
- Max Lucado in his book, Gentle Thunder
John 10:27 (ESV)
27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
One of the important fundamentals of being a disciple, walking in a relationship with God...is learning how to hear when God is speaking with you.
Relationships are impacted by communication from the beginning.
Even in silence a message can be sent.
Think about the communication necessary to keep a marriage healthy.
Think about the dynamics of a long marriage. The dialogue. The hours of conversation, sharing dreams, concerns, challenges. You learn to communicate verbally, you read the signs physically (is it time to go etc?)
You grow so close that you don't need to know what to buy her for her birthday or where she would like to go on vacation.
I remember something my son said years later after he had been at college. If he would get into a difficult or cha ...
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