How To Hear God’s Answers

June 14, 2015Pastor David Kobelin

II. Introduction

WHEN HAVE YOU HEARD GOD ANSWER?

III.III. ASK AND BELIEVEASK AND BELIEVE

James 4:2-3 James 4:2-3 (NKJV)(NKJV)

2 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet You lust and do not have. You murder and covet

and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yetand cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do you do

not have because you do not ask. not have because you do not ask. 3 3 You ask and do You ask and do

not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may

spend it on your pleasures. spend it on your pleasures.

Matthew 21:22 Matthew 21:22 (NIV)(NIV)

22 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask

for in prayer.”for in prayer.”

IV. LISTEN

a. Through the Written Word of God

b. Through the Voice of the Holy Spirit

1 Kings 19:11-13 (NKJV)11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lordwas not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. 13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?

c. Godly People

Remember,d. Sometimes You Don’t Hear Correctly

e. Sometimes You Hear in Part

1 Corinthians 13:12 (NKJV)

12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly,

but then face to face. Now I know in

part, but then I shall know just as I

also am known.

f. Sometimes the Timing is Off

V. DO

Matthew 7:24-27 (NKJV)

24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine,

and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who

built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain

descended, the floods came, and the winds blew

and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it

was founded on the rock. 26 “But everyone who

hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do

them, will be like a foolish man who built his

house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the

floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that

house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Hebrews 3:7-11 Hebrews 3:7-11 (NIV)(NIV)

7 7 So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his

voice, voice, 88do not harden your hearts as you did in the do not harden your hearts as you did in the

rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness,

9 9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for

forty years they saw what I did. forty years they saw what I did. 10 10 That is why I was That is why I was

angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are

always going astray, and they have not known my always going astray, and they have not known my

ways.’ ways.’ 11 11 So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall

never enter my rest.’ ”never enter my rest.’ ”

WARNING!WARNING!

James 1:22-25 James 1:22-25 (NIV)(NIV)

22 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive

yourselves. Do what it says. yourselves. Do what it says. 23 23 Anyone who listens to Anyone who listens to

the word but does not do what it says is like someone the word but does not do what it says is like someone

who looks at his face in a mirror who looks at his face in a mirror 24 24 and, after looking and, after looking

at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what

he looks like. he looks like. 25 25 But whoever looks intently into the But whoever looks intently into the

perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—

not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—

they will be blessed in what they do.they will be blessed in what they do.

WHAT DO YOU HEAR GOD SAYING

TO YOU ABOUT TODAY’S MESSAGE?

SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND!