Hearing the Holy Spirit

If God is supposed to be talking to us all the time, how can we actually hear it?

1. What are we expecting to happen when we ask God to speak to us?

2. What are some of the different ways that God speaks to us?

How do we listen?

How often do we listen?

Confirmation through other people

Audibly

Promptings/Impressions in our spirit

Through His Word

What are we expecting to happen when we ask God to speak to us?

3. How do we listen?

Get rid of the noise

Get rid of the distractions

4. How often do we listen?

5. Who are we listening for?

Who is the Holy Spirit? (; 12-13)

Is it the Spirit of God or is He God?

How often do we listen?

God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit -

English Standard Version Chapter 16

13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth

- How many of us would show up here to youth every week, if we knew that Jesus was going to physically be here?

How can we know that it is the Holy Spirit speaking to us?

He will never contradict Himself.

Men wrote Scripture through the Holy Spirit:

English Standard Version Chapter 14

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

How Do We Hear

How Do We Hear

 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Talk to Him

Listen

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.