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<div class="SSN_title">"HOW GOD SPEAKS"</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">I. "THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME SAYING..."</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. How do you suppose the Word of the Lord came?</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Oft repeated phrase through Jeremiah.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Do you think it was an audible voice?</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. Purpose of communication - revelation.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">C. There are many ways God communicates to man - <a onClick="return mV('Hbr',1,1);">Heb. 1:1</a> "God who at sundry times and in divers manners..."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. God can communicate in an audible voice.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Moses and burning bush.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. During Jesus' ministry, baptism, transfiguration.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">c. Paul on the Damascus Road.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. God spoke through prophets.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Inquired of the Lord.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. Urim and Thummin.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. God spoke through prophets.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. N.T. Agabus.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. <a onClick="return mV('Act',13,1);">Acts 13</a> - "And the Holy Spirit said separate unto me Paul and Barnabus."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">4. God sometimes communicated through angels.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Abraham - Lot.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. Peter in prison - Paul in storm.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">c. <a onClick="return mV('Rev',14,1);">Rev. 14</a>.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">d. "Be careful to entertain strangers."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">5. Through dreams and visions.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Vision is capacity to tune in on spirit world - time and space</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">relative.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">1. Peter on rooftop.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">2. Paul refers to heavenly vision.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">3. John "In the Spirit unto the day of the Lord."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">6. God has spoken through His Word.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">7. Through His Son.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">8. God speaks through still, small inner voice.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Elijah.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. "For the Spirit bears witness with our spirit."</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">1. Thought - impression - desire.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">2. My spirit then communicates to my psyche.</div>
<div class="SSN_level5">3. Here is where problem arises.</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">II. HOW CAN I TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY OWN THOUGHTS AND THOSE OF THE SPIRIT?</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. Peter's problem - <a onClick="return mV('Mat',16,1);">Matt. 16</a>.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. No simple answer.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Jeremiah a man to whom God spoke so often.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. In our text, "then I knew that this was the Word of the Lord."</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">C. We are told to judge the gift of prophesy, how?</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. See if it comes to pass.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Measure it with the written Word.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">D. What should you do if you have a question.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Ask God for confirmation and wait.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Might be confirmed through scriptures.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. Might be confirmed through Christian friend.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">c. Might be confirmed through circumstances.</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">III. HOW TO HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. I am certain that God has spoken to each of you.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. You may not have recognized or understood.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. He may be speaking to some of you now.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. The best place to begin is the Bible.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. As you read, clear understanding will come on a particular passage.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. If you come to difficult scripture, pause and ask for wisdom.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">C. So often He will speak while we are in prayer.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Do not look on prayer as a Monday.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Ask questions.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. Listen for answers.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">D. Lets open our hearts right now.</div>
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