How to

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How to
Hear

• A
• FROM

God!
WORD
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Mark 423-24

• 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

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Mark 423-24

• Just because you have ears, it doesnt mean
  theyre working right!

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In the Hebrew culture
"to RESPOND!"

• To hear and act accordingly

Hear
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In the Hebrew culture
Hear Respond
Not Hear Ignore
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Mark 423-24

• 24 Then Jesus said to them, Take heed what you
  hear!

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Mark 423-24

• Not everything that can be heard should be
  responded to!

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Mark 423-24

• 24 Take heed what you hear!

"Be Very Careful!"
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It is important to

• Hear the
• RIGHT THINGS!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• Gods LOGOS WORD!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• LOGOS THE Divine
• Expression

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• LOGOS
• Christ or
• The Bible

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Psalms 11911

• 11 Your Word I have hidden in my heart,
•     that I might not sin against You.

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John 11

• 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
  was with God, and the Word was God.

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Hebrews 412

• 12 The Word of God is full of living power. It
  is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep
  into our innermost thoughts and desires.

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Hebrews 412

• 12 It exposes us for what we really are. 13
  Nothing in all creation can hide from Him.

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• Gods RHEMA WORD!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• Rhema
• Inspired
• Utterance

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS
Biblical Counsel

• Gods RHEMA WORD!

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Acts 1044

• 44 While Peter was still speaking these words
  inspired utterances, the Holy Spirit came upon
  all those who heard the Word The Divine
  Expression.

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS
Biblical Counsel
WARNING!!!

• Do Not IGNORE!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS
Divine Impressions

• Gods RHEMA WORD!

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Luke 32

• 2 When Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests,
  a word inspired utterance from God came to John
  son of Zechariah, who was living out in the
  wilderness.

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS
Divine Impressions
WARNING!!!

• Do Not IGNORE!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• Gods RHEMA WORD!

PROPHECY
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Luke 54-6

• 4 When Jesus had stopped speaking to the crowd,
  He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and
  let down your nets for a catch of fish.

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Luke 54-6

• 5 But Simon answered Him, Master, we have been
  fishing all night and havent caught anything
  nevertheless, at Your word inspired utterance I
  will cast my net once more.

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Luke 54-6

• 6 And when the fishermen did as Jesus told them,
  they caught so many fish that the nets began to
  break.

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS
Prophecy
WARNING!!!

• Do Not IGNORE!

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Mark 423-24

• 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
• 24 Then Jesus said to them, Take heed what you
  hear!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• Jesus
• The Bible
• Biblical Counsel
• Divine Impressions
• Prophecy

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Luke 817-18

• 17 Nothing is secret that will not be revealed,
  nor anything hidden that will not be made
  known. 18 Therefore, take heed how you hear.
  Because whoever has managed well what he was
  entrusted, to him even more will be given and
  whoever has neglected what he was given, even
  what he thought was his will be taken from him.

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It is important to

• Hear the
• RIGHT THING
• In the
• RIGHT WAY!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS

• To bubble up!
• To geyser forth!

PROPHECY
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1 Thes. 519-21

• 19Do not hinder the work of the Holy Spirit. 20Do
  not treat prophecy as if it were unimportant. 
• 21But test everything. Hold on tightly to
  whatever is good! 

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• Listen
• HUMBLY!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• Pride makes you deaf to Gods voice!!!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• Listen
• OBEDIENTLY!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• Disobedience makes you deaf to Gods voice!!!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• Listen
• In HOPE!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• Hopelessness makes you deaf to Gods voice!!!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• 4. Listen
• In FAITH!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• UNBELIEF
• makes you deaf to Gods voice!!!

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Hebrews 42

• The promises God gave to Israel did them no good
  at all, because they never mixed them with faith
  in their hearts! 

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• Listen
• PATIENTLY!

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• IMPATIENCE
• makes you deaf to Gods voice!!!

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Hebrews 611-12

• Be diligent, and keep hoping for the best right
  up to the very end! 12 And dont get lazy or
  complacent! Instead, follow the good example of
  all those who have inherited Gods promises to
  them through their
• faith and patience! 

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Listening the RIGHT WAY

• In Humility!
• In Obedience!
• In Hope!
• In Faith!
• In Patience!

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Samuels Response

• 1 Sam 39
• Speak, Lord, for I will listen and respond!

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Listening to the RIGHT THINGS in the RIGHT WAY
PROPHECY
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How to
Hear

• A
• FROM

God!
WORD