9. Listening to God

Listening to God - learning to hear the Holy Spirit

Listening to God usually has a lower priority than speaking to God and singing about God.  Many congregations today would be bewildered if their leaders announced that they were going to spend the next twenty minutes listening to God - the people simply wouldn't know what to do. 

Listening to Almighty God is fundamental to the life of faith and to every form of spiritual service.  If we do not receive God's direction we cannot obey him; if we do not know how to recognise his voice we can be lead astray; if we do not know how to test revelation we can act foolishly; and if we rarely consciously listen to God, our relationship with him is bound to be distant and superficial.

By studying this topic, you will have a better understanding of God's purpose in speaking, the process by which he speaks, and the scriptural principles involved in dealing with revelation.  In particular, you will know his Holy voice, will be developing a hearing heart, and will be ready to act on his words.

Listening to God covers the following topics:

• Prophetic listening
• The communicating God
• The word of God
• The will of God
• Old Testament prophetic listening
• New Testament prophetic listening
• Prophetic listening today
• Judging revelation
• Developing prophetic listening