HEARING GOD (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Ecklund
Scripture: Proverbs 23:7, Isaiah 55:8-9
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Title: Hearing God (1 of 3)
Series: Where Did You Hear That?
Author: Jeff Ecklund
Text: Proverbs 23:7, Isaiah 55:8-9
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
This series may be one of the most important ones we tackle this year for a number of reasons;
First of all, the things you hear are powerful and the information you ingest so to speak, form decisions and actions that impact you and your family & the community around you.
Thoughts are powerful and we take some and meditate on them. Nurture them, even nurse them and they can become bigger!
We come to conclusions, make decisions and take action on the thoughts and information we have seen/heard/read...and we can be trapped by those thoughts at times.
Have you ever been a child and someone you look up to, a coach or parent, tells you something negative about yourself?
Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV)
7For as he thinks in his heart, so is he...
It speaks to the power of words that then can become thoughts with either positive or negative results
Just as God desi ...
Series: Where Did You Hear That?
Author: Jeff Ecklund
Text: Proverbs 23:7, Isaiah 55:8-9
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
This series may be one of the most important ones we tackle this year for a number of reasons;
First of all, the things you hear are powerful and the information you ingest so to speak, form decisions and actions that impact you and your family & the community around you.
Thoughts are powerful and we take some and meditate on them. Nurture them, even nurse them and they can become bigger!
We come to conclusions, make decisions and take action on the thoughts and information we have seen/heard/read...and we can be trapped by those thoughts at times.
Have you ever been a child and someone you look up to, a coach or parent, tells you something negative about yourself?
Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV)
7For as he thinks in his heart, so is he...
It speaks to the power of words that then can become thoughts with either positive or negative results
Just as God desi ...
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