Os Hillman - Hearing the Voice of God

Os mentioned that a lot of the information that he presented came from a book he wrote, "Making Godly Decisions - How to Know and Do the Will of God?"

Os mentioned that we could download the presentation from his website at www.marketplaceleaders.org.

As of Friday, May 15th, the presentation had not been posted on the website.  Keep checking periodically for this update.

Hearing God Daily - The Way God Speaks

·         Devotional time (logos and rhema word)

·         Intercessor – prophetic

·         Psalm 32:8-9 - "I will instruct you..."

·         Isaiah 48:17 - "Who teaches you to profit..."

·         Psalm 25:12, 14

·         John 8:46-47

·         If you belong to God and want to know God, there has to be a two-way relationship.

Why the Peanut?

·         George Washington Carver (1861-1943)

·         300 marketable products came from the peanut

·         Lord, why did you make the peanut?

George Mueller - Hearing God

·         No will of my own on the matter

·         Seek God in Word and Spirit

·         Take into account providential circumstances to confirm what He sensed God leading.

10 Ways God Speaks

1.           Word of God

·         Psalm 119:105

·         Isaiah 45:3

·         Daniel 2:22

2.           Inner Voice - pictures, thoughts, "knowing"

·         John 10:27-28

·         I Thessalonians 5:24

·         Shepherd in the pen analogy - the sheep know the voice of the shepherd

·         David and Balsam Trees - 2 Samuel 5:24

·         David never lost a battle - heard God so clearly

·         Proverbs 3:5-6 (Do we really trust?)

Quote:      "95% of today's church activities would continue if the Holy Spirit were removed from us.  95% of the early church would have stopped if the Holy Spirit had the Holy Spirit been removed."

3.           Audible voice

·         1 Sam 3:45 - Samuel heard the voice of God

·         Genesis 4 - Moses burning bush

·         John 14:21

4.           Angels, visions, dreams

·         Genesis 15, 16, 28:10

5.           Relational accountability

·         Eph 5:21

6.           Prayer

·         James 5:16

7.           Authority Figures

·         Romans 13:1-3

8.           Words of Knowledge

·         1 Corinthians 12:8

9.           Prophecy

·         1 Corinthians 14:1-2

·         1 Corinthians 14:31-32 (Gift vs. Office of Prophet)

10.       Circumstances

·         Paul on road to Damascus - divine setups

Greek vs. Hebraic Mindset
Greek – cognitive

Hebrew - appeals to heart, intimacy, relationship

Psalm 111:10

Isaiah 5:21