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In Your Bible Read This
John 10, 1-16, Psalm 29, Matthew 4.4
Here Is Your Memory Verse
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your
own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3, 5-6
Afterwards Talk About
This
How do people normally find guidance before deciding what to
do?
Compare your answer with the lessons points to find the
best way forward.
Something To Do Before
Next Time
Begin a journal to record all the things that God is saying
to you.
Verses, happenings, provisions should all be written down
and reviewed to discover the total revelation.
Written Diploma Work
Look at the list of supernatural ways of receiving guidance,
then in one page find and list where such things happened in the
Bible.
Meditate Word By Word On
This Verse
Revelation 19, 9-10
- Spend
a Minute to Change the World
- Pray For Tibet - 2,200,000
loyal to the Dalai Lama
- Invaded by China,
maybe 1m dead. strongly Buddhists, few believers
- Be sure to
teach this lesson to others.
- Always pray
and prepare well adding
- your own verses and stories to
bring it to life.
1. Will God Guide Me?
Many people foolishly turn to spiritism for
guidance, see Isaiah 8.20, but no-one is better at guiding his
people than God. See Prov. 3, 3-5, Romans 12, 1,2 and Psalms 25,
9; 32, 8-9; 37, 23-24; 48.14.
Which Way?
Jesus is the Way, and the Truth and the Life. He says
"Follow me," John 14.6; Luke 1.79 and Rev. 7.17. If
you want to know all about Gods ways then look at Jesus
because he and the Father are One. John 6.38, 10.30, Hebrews
1.3.
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What did Abraham's servant say?
Genesis 24.27.
Why were lost people happy? Psalm 107,7.
Why were the kings overjoyed? Matthew
2.9-12.
Who told Peter to go in Acts 10, 9-19?
Who said send in Acts 13, 1-3?
Who is guiding Paul in Acts 16, 6-10?
Who will speak to you and
guide you even in your daily problems?
"On a journey in France there was
a strike and all the roads were blocked by trucks. A man
came and spoke to us in Spanish and gave us detailed
instructions about how to reach Spain using country
tracks. I wrote the details, looked up and he was gone.
That day we were the only car to cross the border. Who
was that man? How did he know that I understood Spanish?"
God Is Not Silent,
In fact he has been speaking since the
very beginning. Hearing Gods voice is the first
step to knowing Gods guidance. Genesis 1.3, Hebrews
1.1,2.
2. How Does God Speak To
Us?
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God
Speaks Through His Word
You will be surprised at how much you
will hear with your heart as you read with your eyes.
Psalm 119,105, Hebrews 4.12. Always remember that God who
gives you the revelation should also be asked for the
interpretation and the application.
God Speaks Through His Spirit
He lives in you, John 14,17
He brings Gods word to life.
Genesis 1.2-3; Zechariah 4,6,
He speaks to us deep within, Romans 8.16
What Else Does The Spirit Do?
He leads the sons of God, Romans 8,14
He speaks in worship times, Acts 13,2
He speaks through prophecy, tongues
and interpretation, words of knowledge, wisdom and
discernment. Luke 2, 25-38
He opens and closes doors, Acts 16,10
Listen To The Voice In Your Heart
Some Christian businessmen were
interviewing an experienced manager, for an important job.
They all knew in their spirit that the man was a liar but
no-one dared to say so. Months later the manager brought
ruin. When the others met again they confessed one by one
that they had all been warned by God's voice, but no-one
obeyed!
God Speaks In Prayer Times
If you call to God he will tell you
great things you did not know. Jeremiah 33.3
David made a habit of asking God what
to do, 2 Samuel 5.19
God Speaks In Supernatural Ways
God sends dreams, visions, audible
words, warnings and distresses. He provides signposts
like pillars of cloud or fire, burning bushes, even stars,
and storms, Job 3,14-28; Exodus 13.21, 3.2; Matthew 2.2.
Jonah 1.12.
Juanita was going on a missions trip
to West Africa passing through Senegal. One night the
Lord spoke to her in a dream saying, "You need a
visa for Senegal." She rang the airline who said,
"No, you do not." She phoned the embassy who
said, " Yes, you do." The trip was saved by the
Lord's dream.
God Speaks Through Angel Visitors
Gabriel and the angels still bring us
messages from God as they always have done. Daniel 10, 4-21,
Luke 1, 11-20; 1, 26-28, 2.10-15, Hebrews 13.2,
Revelation 19, 9-10
God Speaks Through People
Fellow believers particularly mature
brothers and sisters, elders and ministers often bring us
Gods word through preaching, teaching, counsel and
the gifts of the Spirit. Acts 15.28,
God Speaks Through Confirmations
If you are not sure of the source of
your guidance, never be afraid to ask God to confirm his
wisdom to you. James 1.5-7, 1 John 4.1. Never move
without the confirmation of God's referee, the gift of
his peace in your heart and conscience. Col. 3.15
God Speaks Through Providence
The word pro in pro-vision means
for, that is something for the
vision. God encourages you to go on by providing open
doors, men, money or materials. Ezra 1, 5-7.
3. How Do We Receive God's
Guidance?
Its like an aeroplane searching for
the runway. From far away it uses radar to generally locate its
home. Then radio signals show the route until the pilot sees
lights pointing the way in. Precise lights show him the runway
itself and finally a man with a torch tells him where to park. In
other words guidance comes in many ways, and it does not come all
at once, but increases and gets more detailed as the journey of
faith progresses. Prov. 16.9
God sometimes delays showing you his will
until exactly the right time to display his glory. Be patient,
you may well get much more than you expected as Lazarus' sisters
did! John 11, 5-44 Dare you really risk following Gods
revelation? Do not worry because God has a big safety net. If we
want his will, Gods voice will always confirm, correct or
even cancel our plans, Isaiah 30.21.
To Close Pray For The
World's Most Unreached Peoples By Name
Taken from the
Joshua Project Unreached Peoples List these
people have no churchand as yet no cell, church or mission has committed themselves
to prayer, adoption or church planting among this people.
Ghana
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People Name |
Language |
Population
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Nabra (Nabt) |
Nabt |
46,000
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