Pray – Speak to me
Jesus enjoyed the presence of his Father and prayed heaven down to people
Messy Prayer: Pray your feelings, desires, trust
Power of praying together
1 Sam. 3:1-4 Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God. Suddenly the Lord called out, “Samuel!”
1 Sam. 3:10 And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”
God speaks
Hebrews 10:12 But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
1 Corinthians 1:30 God has united you with Christ Jesus… Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
John 10:3-4 He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.
Nehemiah 7:5 So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles.
How to hear God?
Anticipate him
STAR
Speak Lord, your servant is listening
Most often through the Bible
Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.
Where do we hear him?
Through his people
In listening prayer
What might he say?
Love
Matt. 3:17 This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.
Repent
Acts 10:15 “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.”
Service
Acts 8:29 The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.
When in prayer Anticipate (Love, Repentance, Service)
When in prayer Anticipate (Love, Repentance, Service)
Col. 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving
When in prayer Anticipate (Love, Repentance, Service)