How do I know … God’s Voice (2)

How do I know … God’s Voice (2)
August 14th, 2022
John 10, 1 Kings 19

John 10:3-5
“The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do
not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

Why God Speaks

 God speaks to facilitate .

Exodus 33:11
The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as
one speaks to a friend.

 God speaks to give .

Proverbs 3:6 MSG
Listen for GOD’s voice in everything you do,
everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.

 God speaks to provide .

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
For we walk by faith, not by sight

The Whispers of God

1 Kings 19:11-12
The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in
the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the
wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

1. He whispers
Romans 8:16 (NLT)
The Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our heart
and tells us that we are God’s children.

Isaiah 55:3 (MSG)
Pay attention, come close now, listen carefully to
my life-giving, life-nourishing words. I’m making a lasting covenant commitment with you, the same that I made with David: sure, solid,
enduring love.

2. He whispers

Acts 16:6-7 (NKJV)
They were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to
preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.

(Isaiah 30:21) Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.

3. He whispers
(Luke 2:27)
Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts.

(Acts 20:22) “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to
Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there

4. He whispers

Job 33:14-15 (NLT)
For God speaks again and again… He speaks in
dreams, in visions of the night.

Acts 2:17
“In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on
all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men
will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.”