Verses Used:

• 1 Samuel 3:1-10
• Amos 8:11-12
• 1 Kings 19:11-13

• We are constantly hearing, but not always listening.

• His written word
• Circumstances
• Other people
• The impressions of the Holy Spirit

• If we don’t believe he is speaking, we probably won’t hear him.
• God is powerful and his very words are more powerful than we can even comprehend.
• Before you can learn to listen to God speak, you must first have the faith that he does still speak and that he wants to speak directly to you.

• God desired for Samuel to know him personally, and he desires that for us too.
• God designed us to hear and know his voice. God gave us the needed equipment to hear him.

• Is it biblical? Does what I am hearing square with God’s word?
• Does it reflect the character of Christ? Loving, gracious, and true.
• Does it move me to love God and others?
• Do others in Christian community affirm what I am hearing?

• Having trusted, godly people in our lives can help us learn to listen
• We need wisdom to discern what God is really saying to us. Josh uses the examples of giving your car away or having the faith to walk on water.

• Why could it be important to hear God speak to us on a regular basis? What might he want to say?
• What kinds of competing voices might we hear when trying to hear God? Where do they come from?
• Who are some of the people in your life you can include in discerning God’s voice?
• What is keeping you from hearing God?