Learn to Listen
Notes
Transcript
Sermon Tone Analysis
A
D
F
J
S
Emotion
A
C
T
Language
O
C
E
A
E
Social
5 Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
6 Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he’s the one who will keep you on track.
THE MONTH OF JANUARY AS A CHURCH BODY.... WE FASTED AND PRAYED
HOW MANY OF YOU LEARNED THAT...
WHEN YOU DECREASE
HE INCREASES IN YOUR LIFE
WHEN WE WEAKEN OUR FLESH
OUR SPIRIT MAN BECOMES MORE ALIVE TO CHRIST
WHEN WE BEGIN TO REMOVE THE NOISE
WE BEGIN TO HEAR HIS VOICE LOUDER IN OUR MINDS
AND IN OUR HEARTS
WE HAVE TO LEARN TO LISTEN
SHUT UP AND LISTEN FOR HIS VOICE
PRAYER IS SIMPLY THIS.....
TALKING TO GOD ABOUT
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
PRAYER IS A CONVERSATION?
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT ME TALKING TO GOD
IT’S ALSO GOD TALKING TO ME
I WANT TO LEAN INTO THIS IDEA WITH YOU THIS MORNING OF....
LEARNING TO LISTEN
OPEN IN PRAYER
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE THAT FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO JUST…DOESN’T STOP TALKING?
WE ALL HAVE SOMEONE LIKE THIS IN OUR LIFE
THE PROBLEM IS….
MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THEY TALK
THEY NEVER CREATE THE SPACE NECESSARY TO HEAR YOUR VOICE
HERE’S THE QUESTION I WANT TO ASK YOU TODAY?
WHEN YOU PRAY, WHO’S VOICE DO YOU LOVE THE MOST?
IS IT YOUR VOICE OR GOD’S VOICE
ULTIMATELY WHAT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND TODAY IS THIS....
GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
THIS IS WHAT SEPARATES US FROM ALL OTHER RELIGIONS!
IN FACT, CHRISTIANITY IS JUST A RELIGION
ITS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
OUR GOD WANTS TO...
SPEAK TO YOU
TALK TO YOU
MEET YOU
GOD WANTS ENCOUNTER YOU
MY HOPE AND PRAYER FOR YOU IS...
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE A LIFE CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH GOD
THAT WHEN YOU COME HERE ON SUNDAYS
YOU WOULD LEAVE CHANGED
YOU WOULD LEAVE RENEWED AND REVIVED
OH COME ON...
THIS IS WHY BURSON CHURCH EXISTS
THAT YOU MAY KNOW AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
ACTUALLY…. WE REALLY EXIST FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW...
THAT YOU MIGHT COME TO KNOW
THAT GOD WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO YOU
WRITE THIS DOWN...
IF YOU DON’T LISTEN TO SOMEONE, YOU DON’T LOVE THEM.
BECAUSE LOVE, LISTENS
OH COME SOMEBODY…
WHEN I GO TO PRAYER...
I’M NOT JUST TALKING TO GOD
I’M CREATING SPACE FOR GOD TO SPEAK TO ME
I’M WAITING AND ANTICIPATING HIS VOICE
WE HAVE PRAYER EVERY TUESDAY MORNING @ 9AM HERE AT THE CHURCH
OFTEN TIMES WHEN I GO TO GOD IN PRAYER
I’M SILENT
WHY?
BECAUSE I’M CREATING SPACE FOR GOD TO SPEAK TO ME
I WANT TO HEAR HIS VOICE
I’VE HAD PEOPLE ASK ME IF I’VE EVER HEARD THE AUDIBLE VOICE OF GOD
I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT WE ALL WANT HIM TO SAY SOMETHING AUDIBLY
WE ALL LONG FOR THAT BUT THE TRUTH IS...
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER HEARD HIS VOICE AUDIBLY
I THINK GOD SPEAKS MORE OFTEN TO OUR MINDS
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT NOT EVERY THOUGHT THAT YOU HAVE COMES FROM YOU
MANY TIMES GOD WILL SPEAK TO US DIRECTLY TO OUR THOUGHTS
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE GET A GOD THOUGHT
WE CALL THAT…INSPIRATION
BUT, WE ALSO HAVE THE DEVIL SPEAKING TO OUR THOUGHTS
THAT’S CALLED TEMPTATION
GOD GIVES ME INSPIRATION
THE DEVIL GIVES ME TEMPTATION
AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS...
I USUALLY JUST CALL THAT DUMB, LOL
SO, WE HAVE THOUGHTS COMING IN FROM EVERYWHERE
AS BELIEVERS WE HAVE TO LEARN TO TAME OUR MIND, BECAUSE...
WE HAVE THOUGHTS THAT COME FROM GOD
THOUGHTS THAT COME FROM THE DEVIL
AND OUR OWN THOUGHTS THAT COME FROM DIFFERENT PLACES
BEING MINDFUL OF OUR THOUGHTS
IS IMPORTANT IN OUR LIFE
_____________________________________
DID EVERYONE WATCH THE SUPERBOWL?
WHAT ABOUT THE COMMERCIALS?
ONE OF THE MOST ADVERTISED THINGS DURING SUPER BOWL IS.....BEER
I NOTICE THE COMMERCIALS
BUT NOT FOR ONE MINUTE DO I MAKE PLANS TO GO AND BUY BEER
OK, PASTOR CHRIS WHY ARE YOU SAYING THIS?
I’M SAYING THIS BECAUSE....
WHEN THE THOUGHTS COME THROUGH
I NOTICE THEM
BUT I DON’T ENTERTAIN THEM
OH MY LORD.....
AS CHRISTIANS WE HAVE TO GET GOOD AT TAKING OUR THOUGHTS CAPTIVE
EVEN AS CHRISTIANS
WE HAVE DEMONIC THOUGHTS THAT ARE NOT FROM GOD
AND WE HAVE TO LEARN NOT TO ENTERTAIN THOSE THOUGHTS
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
WHAT I’M LISTENING TO AND
WHO I’M LISTENING TO......
WILL DETERMINE THE FUTURE THAT I’M STEPPING IN TO.
I LOVE WHAT THE APOSTLE PAUL SAYS....
4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
WHAT IS A STRONGHOLD?
A STRONGHOLD IS TYPICALLY A MINDSET
ITS A TACTIC OF THE ENEMY THAT HE USES TO GET US TO BELIEVE HIS LIES
5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
SO WHAT’S HE SAYING?
HE’S SAYING....
THE ADS AND COMMERCIALS WILL ALWAYS BE PRESENT
YOU EVER SEEN THOSE AIRPLANES THAT FLY BY WITH ADS?
IM TALKING ABOUT…THE ADS THAT SAY....
I’M NOT ENOUGH
I’M LESS THAN
YOU SHOULD GET OUT OF THIS MARRIAGE
YOU SHOULD STEAL THAT MONEY
YOU OUGHT TO SMOKE THIS OR DRINK THIS
OH COME ON......
THE THOUGHTS AND TEMPTATION WILL ALWAYS BE THERE
TRYING TO SET THEMSELVES UP AGAINST GOD AND HIS WORD
I NOTICE IT, BUT
I DO NOT ENTERTAIN IT....WHY?
BECAUSE I HAVE MADE A DECISION
THAT I AM GOING TO LISTEN EFFECTIVELY.
OH COME ON CHURCH....
YOU WILL NEVER STEP IN TO YOUR PROMISE LAND....
LISTENING TO THE WRONG VOICE.
______________________________
PROVERBS 3 IS SO BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE...
IT’S SAYING IF YOU WANT TO STEP INTO THE FUTURE THAT GOD HAS FOR YOU
IF YOU WANT TO STEP INTO YOUR DESTINY
IT SAYS....LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF GOD
IF YOU LOVE GOD, YOU’LL LISTEN TO HIM!
PRAYER IS NOT JUST TALKING TO JESUS
IT’S YOU LISTENING TO JESUS
I WANT TO ASK YOU TODAY.....
NOT SO MUCH WHO ARE YOU LISTENING TO BUT,
HOW ARE YOU LISTENING
WE SERVE A RELATIONAL GOD AND IT’S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT...
OUR GOD EXISTS IN 3 PERSONS
THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHEN HE COMES TO US HE COMES TO US AS ONE OF THESE 3 PERSONS.
IF I CAN, l WANT TO USE THE TRINITY TODAY
TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE POSTURE WE NEED TO BE IN….
TO LISTEN EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO HOW GOD IS SPEAKING TO ME
WHAT IS THE POSTURE I CAN TAKE ON SO THAT I CAN LEARN TO LISTEN????
IF YOUR TAKING NOTES…WRITE THIS DOWN....
LISTEN LIKE A CHILD
IN LUKE 11 WE SEE THE DISCIPLES SAYING TO JESUS...
TEACH US HOW TO PRAY
CHURCH...
PRAYER IS MORE NATURAL AND NORMAL THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE
WE WERE DESIGNED TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR CREATOR, BUT
ALL THROUGHOUT HISTORY IS SEEMS LIKE HUMANITY....
HAS THIS DESIRE TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TALK TO GOD ON THEIR BEHALF
I DON’T KNOW WHY....
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE CONTINUE TO COMPLICATE THAT WHICH IS SIMPLE
WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WHO WE WERE CREATED TO BE AND THAT IS...
A CHILD OF GOD WHO WOULD SIMPLY COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FATHER.
IT’S NOT COMPLICATED, YET....
WE OVER COMPLICATE IT
SOME OF YOU DON’T LIKE PRAYING IN FRONT OF OTHERS BECAUSE....
YOU THINK YOU SOUND SILLY OR DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
JESUS SAYS IN HIS WORD THAT WHEN WE PRAY...
WE SIMPLY COME TO HIM AND SAY....
OUR FATHER, WHO IS IN HEAVEN
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS ELABORATE AND INTELLECTUAL SPEECH
WE SIMPLY HAVE TO COME TO HIM AS...
A CHILD
MY KIDS DON’T COME TO ME AND CALL ME PASTOR CHRIS....
THEY CALL ME.....DAD.....WHY?
BECAUSE I AM THEIR FATHER
I DON’T KNOW WHAT RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND YOU HAVE THIS MORNING
I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT BY OTHER MEN OR MINISTERS
WHEN YOU COME TO GOD
YOU COME TO HIM AS YOUR FATHER
YOU COME LIKE A CHILD
WE HAVE TO LEARN TO LISTEN LIKE A CHILD.....
I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF HUMANITY
HAVE SOME SORT OF FATHER WOUND
I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT...
YOU GREW UP WITH A DAD WHO ABUSED YOU
OR HURT YOU IN SOME WAY
OR MAYBE HE WASN’T EVEN PRESENT
BUT YOUR EARTHLY FATHER IS NOWHERE NEAR PERFECT.
ALL OF OUR NEEDS WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE FULFILLED BY AN EARTHLY FATHER
WE WERE DESIGNED TO ONLY BE COMPLETELY FULFILLED...
BY OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
ONCE I REALIZE THIS.....
IT ALLOWS ME TO FORGIVE MY FATHER FOR WHATEVER TRANSGRESSION HE DID AGAINST ME
AND ONLY THEN AM I ABLE TO EMBRACE THE FULLNESS OF THE FATHERS LOVE
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HEAVENLY FATHER....
WE QUICKLY NOTICE THE TONE AND POSTURE HE HAS TOWARD HIS SONS
16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
THIS TEXT SHOWS US
THE POSTURE
THE HEART
AND THE TONE OF THE HEAVENLY FATHER FOR THE SON
SO THE GOSPEL IS…
US PUTTING OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN THE SON
AND NOW WHEN WERE IN THE SON
WE KNOW THAT EVERY PROMISE
EVERY AFFIRMATION
AND EVERY DECLARATION THAT GOD MAKES TOWARD HIS SON, JESUS
NOW BECOMES OUR PROMISE AS WELL
WHAT WE DISCOVER QUICKLY ABOUT THE HEAVENLY FATHER IS THAT HE IS A GOD....
WHO IS FULL OF…ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
HE STOPS AND SAYS.....
THIS IS MY SON
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM
WHO CARRY PAIN BECAUSE NO ONE HAS EVER ACKNOWLEDGED YOU
YOU NEVER HAD AN EARTHLY DAD WHO CALLED YOU OUT BY NAME
HE NEVER PUT IDENTITY ON YOU
OR SPOKE LIFE OVER YOU
YOU’VE NEVER HAD ANYONE SAY.....THIS IS MY BOY.....THIS IS MY GIRL
IT’S NOT JUST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IT’S AFFECTION
HE SAID.....”THIS IS MY BELOVED SON”
A GOOD DAD LOVES HIS CHILDREN
A GOOD DAD IS AFFECTIONATE WITH HIS CHILDREN
THIS IS SOMETHING I STRUGGLE WITH OFTEN
I DON’T KNOW WHY....MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN’T HAVE IT GROWING UP
BUT I KNOW THIS....
I AM CONSTANTLY TRYING TO GET BETTER IN THIS AREA OF AFFECTION WITH MY KIDS.
SO HE SAYS...
THIS IS MY BELOVED SON
WHAT ELSE DOES HE SAY???
IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED
AFFIRMATION
OH MY LORD......
PASTOR CHRIS WHY ARE YOU TELLING US THIS...
BECAUSE YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT...
THE FATHER LOVES YOU
HE ACKNOWLEDGES YOU
HE IS AFFECTIONATE TOWARD YOU
HE AFFIRMS YOU
HE HAS DECLARED LIFE OVER YOU!
16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
HE’S SAYING WHEN YOU COME TO HIM
COME WITH CHILD LIKE FAITH
THERE IS A LOT WE CAN LEARN FROM KIDS....LET ME GIVE YOU JUST A COUPLE THINGS….
CHILDREN ARE NOT IN A HURRY (EXPLAIN)
IF YOUR GOING TO HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD...
YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO SLOW DOWN
I TRULY BELIEVE THIS...
THE BIGGEST THING PREVENTING YOU FROM HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD IS NOT HIS SPEECH, IT’S YOUR SPEED
OH COME ON....I CAN PREACH HERE FOR AWHILE.....
WERE ON THE GO…..ALL THE TIME
IT’S NOT THAT GOD ISN’T SPEAKING
IT’S THAT OUR SPEED IS TOO FAST
IF YOU WERE TO TAKE AN AIRPLANE RIDE OVER MONTEREY
- YOUR GONNA SEE SOMETHING
BUT YOUR GONNA MISS A LOT ABOUT MONTEREY
YOU CAN GET IN A CAR AND DRIVE THROUGH MONTEREY,
YOU’LL SEE MORE THEN WHAT YOU SAW IN THE PLANE
BUT, YOUR STILL GONNA MISS A WHOLE LOT
NOW IF YOU CHOOSE TO WALK
OH COME ON
NOW YOUR GONNA START TO HEAR THINGS AND SEE THINGS THAT OTHERWISE YOU WOULD HAVE MISSED
WHY?
BECAUSE THE DETAILS REQUIRE A CERTAIN SPEED
UNDERSTAND THIS....
IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER WHO GOD REALLY IS....
YOU GOTTA SLOW DOWN
2. CHILDREN TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD
YOU CAN TELL A CHILD ANYTHING AND THEY WILL BELIEVE YOU
WHY BECAUSE AS A FATHER
I GIVE THEM TRUTH
GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
TO GIVE YOU TRUTH
SO THE FIRST PERSON IN THE TRINITY IS...
GOD THE FATHER
THE SECOND ONE IS...
GOD THE SON
SO I WANT TO TEACH YOU TODAY HOW TO
LISTEN LIKE A SPOUSE
MAYBE I SHOULD CALL THE POINT
LISTEN LIKE A SPOUSE SHOULD LISTEN, LOL
JESUS CHRIST (THE SON OF GOD) IS THE SECOND PERSON OF THE TRINITY....
HE CAME AND PAID THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS
WENT TO THE CROSS
DIED SO WE WOULDN’T HAVE TO DIE
ONE OF THE ANALOGIES THAT IS USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN SCRIPTURE IS...
JESUS IS THE GROOM OF THE BRIDE
THE BRIDE IS THE CHURCH
YES, WE ARE THE BRIDE OF CHRIST
WE ARE THE CHURCH
WE KNOW THAT JESUS (THE GROOM) WHO DIED FOR US
IS COMING BACK FOR THE BRIDE
OH COME ON SOMEBODY...
I SAID HE IS COMING BACK FOR HIS BRIDE
ANYBODY EXCITED FOR THAT DAY?
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
NOW,
EPHESIANS 5 IS A REALLY INTERESTING TEXT
IT’S ALL ABOUT GROUND RULES FOR YOUR HOME
THINGS LIKE “WIVES SUBMIT TO YOUR HUSBANDS”
NOW DAYS GIRLS ARE LIKE.....THAT’S CRAZY, SO ARCHAIC, NO WAY.
I KNOW THAT SUBMITTING CAN BE DIFFICULT BUT,
THE GREATER COMMAND IS TO THE HUSBANDS
“HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES LIKE CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH”
DO YOU KNOW HOW CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH????
HE DIED FOR THE CHURCH
SO THE HIGHER COMMAND IS NOT SUBMITTING,
IT’S DYING
I TOLD MY WIFE THIS WEEK,
“THE MORE I STUDY AND THE MORE I READ, THE MORE I REALIZE HOW BAD I’M MISSING THE MARK AS YOUR HUSBAND”
I WOULD SAY TO ALL THE MEN WHO ARE COMPLAINING THAT YOUR WIFE ISN’T SUBMITTING TO YOU.
ARE YOU BLEEDING YET
YOU CAN’T EXPECT YOUR WIFE TO SUBMIT TO YOU
UNTIL YOU’VE BLED FOR THEM
31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.
THE ANALOGY THAT’S GIVEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN
IS ABOUT HOW GOD WANTS TO EXPRESS HIS LOVE FOR HUMANITY
AND HE USES A GROOM AND A BRIDE
WHY?
BECAUSE WE SERVE A RELATIONAL GOD
AND HE’S TRYING TO BREAK IT DOWN IN OUR MINDS....
HOW MUCH HE LOVES US
HOW HE SPEAKS TO US
WE MUST LEARN TO LISTEN LIKE A SPOUSE
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS....
A SPOUSE HAS INTIMACY
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ALL TYPES OF FREQUENCIES AND AIR WAVES RUNNING THROUGH THE AIR OF THIS SANCTUARY
THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU WOULD KNOW THIS IS....
IF YOU GOT A RADIO AND TUNED IN TO A SPECIFIC CHANNEL
IT’S ONLY WHEN YOU TUNE IN THAT..
YOU BEGIN TO HEAR WHAT’S BEING TRANSMITTED
IT’S THE SAME THING WITH GOD’S VOICE
PROXIMITY MATTERS WHEN IT COMES TO LISTENING TO GOD
WE SAY....WELL GOD’S NOT SPEAKING
NO, HE’S SPEAKING
YOUR JUST NOT TUNED IN
YOU HAVEN’T POSITIONED YOURSELF
YOUR NOT IN PROXIMITY
WRITE THIS DOWN:
PROXIMITY BREEDS INTIMACY
THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT
WHEN I DRAW CLOSE TO GOD
HE DRAWS CLOSE TO ME
A HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE INTIMACY AND PROXIMITY
I’VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS THIS YEAR
I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE FIGHTING TO STAY IN CLOSE RELATIONAL PROXIMITY WITH MY WIFE
WHY?
BECAUSE THERE IS THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING AGAINST US...
TRYING TO KEEP US FROM STAYING CONNECTED AND INTIMATE
AS A SPOUSE I WANT TO CONSTANTLY BE FIGHTING TO STAY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MY WIFE
9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
WHAT WE SEEN IN THE BEGINNING WAS SIN
SEPARATING HUSBAND AND WIFE
ADAM AND EVE
AND TOO OFTEN TODAY WE SEE THE SAME THING CONTINUING TO HAPPEN
THE ENEMY COMES IN AND DISTRACTS US AND SIN SNEAKS IN AND CAUSES DIVISION
IT CAUSES SEPARATION
GOD IS SAYING.....LET NO ONE SEPARATE, WHAT I HAVE JOINED TOGETHER.
WAS HE’S ESSENTIALLY SAYING IS...
FIGHT FOR INTIMACY
FIGHT TO STAY CONNECTED
FIGHT FOR CLOSE PROXIMITY
WHEN I’M NEAR MY WIFE
I’M GONNA HEAR THINGS THAT OTHERS WILL NOT HEAR
A SPOUSE HAS INTIMACY
HOW DO I HAVE INTIMACY WITH GOD?
PRAYER AND FASTING
STUDYING HIS WORD
HEARING HIS WORD....KEEP GOING TO CHURCH
GO TO PRAYER MEETING
CONNECT WITH GOD’S PEOPLE THROUGH LIFE GROUPS
MAKE YOUR LIFE REVOLVE AROUND HIM
LISTEN I’VE BEEN MARRIED 20 YEARS
I DON’T ALWAYS HEAR MY WIFE
I CERTAINLY DON’T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND MY WIFE
THERE ARE 2 THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WOMEN....
I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT THOSE 2 THINGS ARE…YET
I’M LEARNING TO LISTEN TO MY WIFE
THE MORE I LISTEN AND AND CONNECT WITH MY WIFE....
THE MORE INTIMATELY I KNOW HER
IF MY WIFE CALLS ME ON THE PHONE
I CAN PICK IT UP AND I DON’T NEED HER TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO ME
I IMMEDIATELY KNOW HER VOICE
WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY IS WHEN YOU LISTEN LIKE A SPOUSE....
YOUR FIGHTING FOR INTIMACY
YOUR CHECKING YOUR SCHEDULE
I NEED TO LEARN TO PRIORITIZE MY WIFE
I CAN’T BE TOO BUSY FOR MARIA
WHEN IT COMES TO LISTENING TO GOD’S VOICE
YOU WON’T ALWAYS HEAR IT
YOU WON’T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND IT
BUT YOU CAN LEARN TO KNOW HIS VOICE
WHEN YOU HEAR GOD’S VOICE...
RESPOND WITH OBEDIENCE
IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE GOD’S VOICE IN YOUR LIFE
YOU OBEY
…………WORSHIP TEAM COME……….
LISTEN LIKE A FRIEND
THE 3RD PERSON IN THE TRINITY IS
THE HOLY SPIRIT
25 “I’m telling you these things while I’m still living with you. 26 The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you.
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE A GREAT FRIEND IN YOUR LIFE?
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HAVING A FRIEND
WHO GENUINELY CARES FOR YOU
A TRUE FRIEND DOESN’T REQUIRE SPACE TO BE FILLED
THEY DON’T REQUIRE A LOT OF HIGH MAINTENANCE (YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING)
FRIENDS ENJOY THE SILENCE
GOOD FRIENDS DON’T ALWAYS REQUIRE ENTERTAINING
THEY’RE CONTENT WITH JUST BEING WITH YOU
THEIR PRESENCE IS LOUDER THAN THE SILENCE
AMEN? LISTEN LIKE A FRIEND
...............STAND TO YOUR FEET............
DAN RATHER, A FAMOUS NEWS ANCHOR ONCE HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH MOTHER TERESA, HE ASKED HER.
“WHEN YOU PRAY, WHAT DO YOU SAY?”
SHE SAID, NOTHING, I JUST LISTEN!
HE SAID TO HER,
WELL THEN, WHAT DOES GOD SAY TO YOU?
SHE SAID, NOTHING, HE JUST LISTENS!
HE SAID WELL THAT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SINCE.
SHE SAID, IF THIS DOESN’T MAKE SINCE TO YOU THEN I DON’T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.
DAVID TELLS US IN PSALMS,
DEEP CALL TO DEEP
THERE IS A MYSTICAL RELATIONSHIP
AND OUR RELATIONSHIP IS FOUND IN THE LISTENING OF ONE ANOTHER
CHURCH MANY OF US IN THIS ROOM ARE...
TOO BUSY
OR IN A HURRY
AND WE NEVER GET SILENT
SO WE CAN LISTEN TO HIS VOICE
DID YOU KNOW THE WORD SILENT IS THE SAME LETTER THAT ARE USED TO SPELL THE WORDS....LISTEN
SILENT
LISTEN
